ROPEWAY WITH TRANSFER APPLIANCES COUPLED WITH HAULAGE ROPE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B61B7/00 B61B1/00 B61B11/00 B61B12/02 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to ropeways. Proposed ropeway comprises one lower station and at least one upper station and haulage rope (3) running in guide disks (30) arranged at said stations. Note here that at least one of disks (30) revolves. It comprises transfer appliances (31, 32) intended for passengers boarding, transfer and detraining. Said appliances are uncoupled from haulage rope (3), transferred in guide rails (4, 41, 42, 4a) on stations to be coupled, again, with said haulage rope (3). It comprises also two points (40, 43) mounted along guide rails (4, 41, 42, 4a) to allow first transfer appliance (31) to move along first boarding/detraining zones (1, 1a) and second transfer appliance (32) to move along second boarding/detraining zone (2). First boarding/detraining zones (1, 1a) are located inside second transfer appliance (32) motion trajectory. First transfer appliances are formed by passenger seats (31) with skis fastened thereto while second transfer appliances are formed by ropeway passenger cabs without said skis. Seta (31) are driven through first boarding/detraining zone (1, 1a) at least double speed cabs (32) pass through second said zone (2).

EFFECT: increased capacity of ropeway.

7 cl, 7 dwg