Cableway System for Sand Dunes and Similarly Non-Stationary Structures

Abstract

A cableway has at least one valley station, a mountain station, a hoisting cable between the valley station and the mountain station, and transport devices for transporting persons and/or goods from the valley station up to the mountain station. The mountain station is supported on a carrying construction and is displaceable thereon in the horizontal and/or vertical direction. This construction allows the cableway to be used also in sand dunes.

1 . A cableway, comprising:
 at least one valley station and a mountain station;   a hoisting cable extending between said valley station and said mountain station and supporting traveling means for transporting persons or goods between said valley station to said mountain station; and   wherein said mountain station is disposed to be displaceable in a horizontal direction and/or in a vertical direction.   
   
   
       2 . The cableway according to  claim 1 , wherein said mountain station is displaceably mounted on a carrying construction. 
   
   
       3 . The cableway according to  claim 2 , wherein said carrying construction comprises supports and at least one mounting cable between said supports, and wherein said mountain station is displaceably attached to said mounting cable. 
   
   
       4 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , wherein said mounting cable extends continuously from one of said supports to another one of said supports, and said mountain station is displaceable on said mounting cable. 
   
   
       5 . The cableway according to  claim 2 , wherein said carrying construction comprises supports, at least one mounting cable between said supports and having said mountain station fixedly secured thereto, and a drive for displacing said mounting cable. 
   
   
       6 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one mounting cable are mounting cables fastened to opposing sides of the mountain station extending to a respectively adjacent said support. 
   
   
       7 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , which comprises at least one rail fastened to said at least one mounting cable and on which said mountain station is displaceably arranged. 
   
   
       8 . The cableway according to  claim 7 , wherein mounting cables fastened to opposing ends of said rail extend to a respectively adjacent said support. 
   
   
       9 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one mounting cable is one of two mounting cables and wherein, as viewed in a direction of a longitudinal extension of said mounting cables, one side of said mountain station is displaceably mounted on a first one of said two mounting cables and another side of said mountain station is displaceably mounted to a second one of said two mounting cables. 
   
   
       10 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one mounting cable is one of a plurality of mounting cables which, as viewed in a direction of a longitudinal extension thereof, are disposed in pairs extending next to one another. 
   
   
       11 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , wherein an effective length of at least one mounting cable is variable. 
   
   
       12 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , which comprises a traction cable for displacing said mountain station along said mounting cable. 
   
   
       13 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , which comprises a motor-driven drive associated with said mountain station for displacing said mountain station along said mounting cable. 
   
   
       14 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , wherein said supports are fixed to foundations. 
   
   
       15 . The cableway according to  claim 14 , wherein at least one support is pivotably fastened to a respective said foundation. 
   
   
       16 . The cableway according to  claim 15 , wherein said supports are pivotably fastened to the respective said foundations. 
   
   
       17 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , which comprises bracing cables fastening said supports. 
   
   
       18 . The cableway according to  claim 17 , wherein an effective length of at least one said bracing cable is variable. 
   
   
       19 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , which further comprises a guy cable fastened to said mountain station. 
   
   
       20 . The cableway according to  claim 19 , which comprises a lever arm mounted to said mountain station and having said guy cable fastened thereon. 
   
   
       21 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , which comprises a lever arm fastened to said mountain station and connected to said mounting cable. 
   
   
       22 . The cableway according to  claim 1 , which comprises at least one counter-balancing weight connected to said mountain station. 
   
   
       23 . The cableway according to  claim 22 , which comprises a lever arm fastened to said mountain station and having said counterbalancing weight fastened thereto. 
   
   
       24 . The cableway according to  claim 22 , wherein said counterbalancing weight or a lever arm carrying said counterbalancing weight is adjustably fastened to said mountain station. 
   
   
       25 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , wherein said mountain station is vertically adjustable relative to said mounting cable. 
   
   
       26 . The cableway according to  claim 25 , wherein, as viewed in a direction of a longitudinal extension of said mounting cable, the two sides of said mountain station are vertically adjustable relative to said mounting cable. 
   
   
       27 . The cableway according to  claim 26 , wherein the two sides of said mountain station are adjustable independently of each other. 
   
   
       28 . The cableway according to  claim 10 , wherein said pairs of cables enclose an angle greater than 0° with one another. 
   
   
       29 . The cableway according to  claim 10 , wherein said pairs of cables enclose an angle greater than 3° with one another. 
   
   
       30 . The cableway according to  claim 1 , which comprises roller batteries disposed on said mountain station for deflecting said hoisting cable. 
   
   
       31 . The cableway according to  claim 30 , which comprises at least one rail on which said mountain station is displaceably arranged, and wherein said roller batteries for deflecting said hoisting cable are mounted to said rail. 
   
   
       32 . The cableway according to  claim 1 , wherein said mountain station includes a device for attaching said mountain station to a supporting substrate thereof. 
   
   
       33 . The cableway according to  claim 32 , wherein said device has at least one anchoring rod. 
   
   
       34 . The cableway according to  claim 33 , wherein said anchoring rod has a thread formed on an end thereof. 
   
   
       35 . The cableway according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one valley station is one of two valley stations and said hoisting cable extends to said valley stations from both sides of said mountain station in the direction towards said supports. 
   
   
       36 . The cableway according to  claim 35 , wherein a single hoisting cable extends from one of said valley stations via said mountain station to the other one of said valley stations and vice versa. 
   
   
       37 . The cableway according to  claim 1 , wherein said hoisting cable extends to a valley station from said mountain station only on one side in a direction toward a respective said support, and a tensioning cable is disposed to brace said mountain station in a direction toward the other said support. 
   
   
       38 . The cableway according to  claim 2 , wherein said carrying construction includes a boom, and said mountain station is displaceably connected to said boom. 
   
   
       39 . The cableway according to  claim 38 , wherein said carrying construction includes a base in the region of said valley station and said boom is arranged at an end of a carrying arm connected to said base. 
   
   
       40 . The cableway according to  claim 39 , wherein said base is formed by a foundation of said valley station. 
   
   
       41 . The cableway according to  claim 39 , wherein said boom is articulated to said carrying arm. 
   
   
       42 . The cableway according to  claim 39 , which comprises a bracing cable supporting said carrying arm. 
   
   
       43 . The cableway according to  claim 39 , which comprises a bracing cable supporting said carrying arm via a support arm. 
   
   
       44 . The cableway according to  claim 2 , which further comprises a deflection sheave for said hoisting cable mounted on said carrying construction. 
   
   
       45 . The cableway according to  claim 38 , which further comprises a deflection sheave for said hoisting cable mounted on said boom. 
   
   
       46 . The cableway according to  claim 1 , which comprises a deflection pulley for said hoisting cable disposed on said mountain station. 
   
   
       47 . The cableway according to  claim 1 , disposed on a sand dune.