A ropeway or cable system comprises two cable loops (1, 20, fig. 9b) that form a track. The first loop extends directly between two end stations and the second extends at least partly between the two end stations via intermediate stations or turning towers. A vehicle 2 has a gripping mechanism (fig. 7) which can switch attachment of the vehicle between cable loops to change the loop that carries the vehicle. Another ropeway vehicle comprises a suspension system with two powered slide gripping actuators, operating perpendicularly to the line of travel and in opposition to each other, each comprising an independent gripping system. While the vehicle is suspended by a gripping system, the other can extend and attach to another cable. A further ropeway vehicle comprises a counterweight, tilt sensor and a controller, to reduce or cancel unwanted roll or tilt of the vehicle. A network of ropeway loops comprises a first set of substantially parallel loops and a second substantially parallel set, with the first and second sets being substantially perpendicular to each other, but at differing operating heights. It further comprises a set of nested loops enclosed by the adjacent loops of the first and second sets.


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    Title :

    Ropeway Transport System


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2021-12-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61B RAILWAY SYSTEMS , Eisenbahnanlagen



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