Cableway system for transporting persons

Abstract

A cableway system for the transport of persons has one or a plurality of vehicles, such a gondolas, that are moved along a route between stations. En route the vehicles are coupled to a conveying or traction cable. In the stations the vehicles are decoupled from the conveying or traction cable, moved through the station, where they are moved past or halted at one or more embarkation or disembarkation points adjoining an entry or exit region for the passengers, where the passengers board or vacate the vehicles. Then the vehicles are once more coupled to the conveying or traction cable and moved out of the station. In at least one of the stations there is provided a screen or wall between the movement path of the vehicle and the entry or exit region for the passengers. The wall is formed with a passage opening for the passengers at the embarkation or disembarkation point.

1 . A cableway system for transporting persons, the cableway system comprising:
 at least one vehicle to be coupled to a conveying cable or a traction cable for moving the vehicle along a traveling route between stations with the vehicle being coupled to the conveying cable or the traction cable, and wherein the vehicle is decoupled from the conveying cable or the traction cable while being moved through a station along a movement path, and the vehicle is once more coupled to the conveying cable or the traction cable for moving out of and away from the station;   a station building formed with an entry or exit region for the passengers where said at least one vehicle on moving through the station is moved past, or briefly stopped, at an embarkation or disembarkation point adjoining said entry or exit region for the passengers, where said vehicle is boarded or vacated by the passengers;   said station building having a screen disposed between said movement path of said vehicle and said entry or exit region for the passengers, said screen having at least one passage opening formed therein for the passengers at said embarkation or disembarkation point.   
     
     
         2 . The cableway system according to  claim 1 , wherein said screen is a wall. 
     
     
         3 . The cableway system according to  claim 1 , wherein said screen has first and second passage openings formed therein, said first passage opening being provided for the passengers boarding a vehicle and said second passage opening being provided for the passengers alighting from the vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The cableway system according to  claim 1 , which comprises first and second doors disposed to selectively close said first and second passage openings, respectively. 
     
     
         5 . The cableway system according to  claim 4 , wherein said doors are controlled to assume an open or closed position in dependence on a position of the vehicle. 
     
     
         6 . The cableway system according to  claim 1 , which comprises a door disposed to selectively close said at least one passage opening. 
     
     
         7 . The cableway system according to  claim 6 , wherein said door is controlled to assume an open or closed position in dependence on a position of the vehicle. 
     
     
         8 . The cableway system according to  claim 1 , which comprises a tunnel-shaped housing annex adjoining said station building and enclosing said movement path of cabins of said vehicles.