Bypass for the cars of a circuit cable railway system

A method for moving a car of a circuit cable railway system about a turn-about station of the system between the incoming and outgoing lines of at least one revolving conveying cable, comprising the steps of:

• decoupling the car from the at least one conveying cable when the car enters the station and recoupling the car to the at least one conveying cable when the car exits the station;
• conveying the car, which has been decoupled from the at least one conveying train cable, at a feeding velocity around the station on a station track, and accelerating movement of the car on the station track to enable the car to recouple with the at least one conveying cable when the car exits the station, the station track having an incoming portion at the location where the car enters the station and an outgoing portion at a location where the car exits the station;
• turning the at least one conveying cable around to allow the at least one conveying cable to enter and exit the station;
• controlling a rotary switch, disposed on the station track, to optionally direct the car to continue on the station track or to enter a side track which is disposed between the incoming and outgoing portions of the station track;
• dividing the station track into a plurality of zones;
• sensing movement of the car in the zones;
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• controlling movement of the car on the station track, rotary switch and side track based on the Sensed movement of the car.

A bypass for a car of a circuit cable railway system, positioned at a turn-about station of the system between incoming and outgoing lines of at least one revolving conveying cable, comprising:

• coupling points, disposed on incoming and outgoing portions of a station track in the station, at which the car is decoupled from the at least one conveying cable when entering the station and coupled to the at least one conveying cable when exiting the station;
• a conveying apparatus which moves the car, which has been decoupled from the at least one conveying cable, at a feeding velocity around the station on the station track, and which accelerates movement of the car on the station track to enable the car to recouple with the at least one conveying cable at the coupling point when exiting the station;
• at least one tUrn-about wheel that turns the at least one conveying cable around to allow the at least one conveying cable to enter and exit the station;
• a side track disposed between the incoming and outgoing portions of the station track;
• a rotary switch, disposed on the station track, which is swivelable to optionally direct the car to continue on the station track or to enter the side track, the rotary switch comprising a lifting device which raises the car to an upper position to allow the car to be removed from the station track or the side track, and lowers the car to a lower position to allow the car to be moved onto the station track or the side track;
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• a control device which controls the conveying apparatus and the rotary switch.

A bypass for a car of a circuit cable railway system, positioned at a turn-about station of the system between incoming and outgoing lines of at least one revolving conveying cable, comprising:

• coupling points, disposed on incoming and outgoing portions of a station track in the station, at which the car is decoupled from the at least one conveying cable when entering the station and coupled to the at least one conveying cable when exiting the station;
• a conveying apparatus which moves the car, which has been decoupled from the at least one conveying cable, at a feeding velocity around the station on the station track, and which accelerates movement of the car on the station track to enable the car to recouple with the at least one conveying cable at the coupling point when exiting the station;
• at least one turn-about wheel that turns the at least one conveying cable around to allow the at least one conveying cable to enter and exit the station;
• a side track disposed between the incoming and outgoing portions of the station track;
• a rotary switch, disposed on the station track, which is swivelable to optionally direct the car to continue on the station track or to enter the side track;
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• a control device which controls the conveying apparatus and the rotary switch;
• the conveying apparatus, rotary switch and side track each including individual drives, symmetrically disposed thereabout, to facilitate movement of the car as controlled by the control device, the individual drives each comprising pneumatic wheels which frictionally engage the car to advance the car along the station track, rotary switch and side track.

A method for moving a car of a circuit cable railway system about a turn-about station of the system between the incoming and outgoing lines of at least one revolving conveying cable, comprising the steps of:

• decoupling the car from the at least one conveying cable when the car enters the station and recoupling the car to the at least one conveying cable when the car exits the station;
• conveying the car, which has been decoupled from the at least one conveying cable, at a feeding velocity around the station on a station track, and accelerating movement of the car on the station track to enable the car to recouple with the at least one conveying cable when the car exits the station, the station track having an incoming portion at the location where the car enters the station and an outgoing portion at a location where the car exits the station;
• turning the at least one conveying cable around to allow the at least one conveying cable to enter and exit the station;
• controlling a rotary switch, disposed on the station track, to optionally direct the car to continue on the station track or to enter a side track which is disposed between the incoming and outgoing portions of the station track;
• when the car is positioned on the rotary switch, raising the car to an upper position to allow the car to be removed from the station track or the side track;
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• when the car is positioned on the rotary switch, lowering the car to a lower position to allow the car to be moved onto the station track or the side track.