Rescue vehicle for a cable railway
AssigneeGaraventa Holding AG
InventorsErnst Egli, Maurice Andrey
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Abstract
A rescue vehicle 1 for a cable railway is conveyed above the passenger cars 2.sub.B, 2.sub.T on cable 4 in the direction of travel F. Its cabin 3 is hung on suspension tackle 5 which rides on the cable 4, and which can swing in the manner of a pendulum (5.sub.1). The rescue cabin 3 can be released from the suspension tackle 5 and lowered on at least three triangulated hoisting cables (6) to a rescue position at the level of a stranded passenger car 2.sub.B in order to pick up its passengers. A cable winch 7 with a single shaft and winches is mounted on the roof of the cabin, to synchronously wind in and pay out the hoisting cables.
Claims11
A rescue vehicle (1) for passenger cars (2) of a continuous cable railway, including:
- a) a discrete rescue cabin (3) which can be conveyed on at least one rescue cable (4) in a driving position (F) above the passenger cars,
- b) suspension tackle (5) riding in pendulum fashion on the rescue cable and coupled to the rescue cabin by at least three triangulated hoisting cables (6), and
- c) a cable winch drive (7) for synchronously paying out and winding in the hoisting cables to lower the entire rescue cabin to a position alongside a stranded passenger car for the direct transfer of passengers therein, and to thereafter raise the cabin into abutment with the suspension tackle for conveyance to an end terminal.
In a cable car system for conveying passengers between two spaced points, including at least one support cable extending between the points, a passenger car suspended from the cable, and drive means for moving the car thereon, a rescue apparatus, comprising:
- a) a rescue cable suspended above the support cable and laterally thereof,
- b) suspension means slidably and driveably depending from said rescue cable,
- c) a discrete rescue cab moveably coupled to and depending from the suspension means, and
- d) traction means controllable from the rescue cab for lowering the entire cab from a transport whereat said cab vertically abuts the suspension means to a rescue position horizontally adjacent a stranded passenger car for the direct transfer of passengers therein, and for raising said cab back up to the transport position,
- e) wherein the rescue cab is coupled to the suspension means by at least three triangulated hoisting cables, and the traction means includes winch means for synchronously winding in and paying out said triangulated hoisting cables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.