Cableway Station Having a Safety Barrier

Abstract

To simplify the operation of a cableway and at the same time ensure safe operation, it is provided that, in a cableway station, at least one openable safety barrier is provided, wherein a sensor for detecting an opening state of the at least one safety barrier is provided in the cableway station, which sensor transmits a sensor signal to a control unit of a cableway drive as a function of the opening state, wherein the control unit controls the cableway drive as a function of the obtained sensor signal, wherein the control unit is provided to stop the cableway drive or to reduce a drive speed of the cableway drive, when a sensor signal corresponding to an open position of the safety barrier is received, wherein the safety barrier has a remotely-operable actuating unit which can be activated, by means of a remote control unit, to reset the safety barrier from the open position, in which the cableway drive is stopped or the drive speed is reduced, into a closed position, in which the cableway drive can be activated again or the drive speed can be increased again.

1 . A cableway station for at least one cableway in which station at least one openable safety barrier is provided, wherein a sensor for detecting an opening state of the at least one safety barrier is provided in the cableway station, said sensor transmitting a sensor signal to a control unit of a cableway drive as a function of the opening state, wherein the control unit controls the cableway drive as a function of the obtained sensor signal, wherein the control unit is provided to stop the cableway drive or to reduce a drive speed of the cableway drive when a sensor signal corresponding to an open position of the safety barrier is received, wherein the safety barrier has a remotely-operable actuating unit which can be controlled by means of a remote control unit in order to reset the safety barrier from the open position, in which the cableway drive is stopped or the drive speed is reduced, into a closed position, in which the cableway drive can be activated again or the drive speed can be increased again. 
     
     
         2 . The cableway station according to  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured, after the remote reset of the safety barrier from the open position into the closed position by the actuating unit, to automatically activate the cableway drive again or to increase the drive speed again when a sensor signal corresponding to the closed position is received. 
     
     
         3 . The cableway station according to  claim 1 , wherein an alarm unit is provided in the cableway station and/or outside the cableway station in order to trigger a preferably visual and/or acoustic alarm, when the open position of the safety barrier is detected by the sensor. 
     
     
         4 . The cableway station according to  claim 1 , wherein the actuating unit of the safety barrier can be controlled wirelessly and/or by wire via at least one stationary and/or portable remote control unit, wherein preferably at least one stationary and/or portable remote control unit is arranged in the cableway station, preferably in an operation room, and/or outside the cableway station, preferably in a central operation room for several cableway stations. 
     
     
         5 . The cableway station according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensor is connected to the control unit in a wireless or wired manner. 
     
     
         6 . The cableway station according to  claim 1 , wherein a camera system with at least one camera and with an evaluation unit is provided as the sensor, wherein the at least one safety barrier is arranged in the capture range of the at least one camera, wherein the evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the images captured by the at least one camera in order to detect at least the opening state of the safety barrier and to transmit the sensor signal to the control unit. 
     
     
         7 . The cableway station according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one camera is provided in the cableway station, wherein the at least one safety barrier is arranged in the capture range of the at least one camera, wherein a display unit for displaying images and/or videos captured by the camera is provided in the cableway station, preferably in an operation room, and/or outside the cableway station, preferably in a central operation room for several cableway stations. 
     
     
         8 . The cableway station according to  claim 1 , wherein a mechanical contact switch, inductive sensor, capacitive sensor, light barrier, laser sensor, magnetic sensor, or ultrasonic sensor arranged in the region of the safety barrier is provided as the sensor. 
     
     
         9 . A safety system for a cableway station, having an openable safety barrier with a sensor for detecting an opening state of the safety barrier and for generating a sensor signal as a function of the opening state, wherein the safety barrier has a remotely-operable actuating unit so that the safety barrier can be reset from an open position into a closed position by a remote control unit. 
     
     
         10 . The safety system according to  claim 9 , wherein the safety system has an alarm unit in order to trigger a preferably optical and/or acoustic alarm when the open position of the safety barrier is detected by the sensor. 
     
     
         11 . The safety system according to  claim 9 , wherein the safety system has a stationary and/or mobile remote control unit for controlling the actuating unit of the safety barrier. 
     
     
         12 . The safety system according to  claim 9 , wherein a camera system with at least one camera and with an evaluation unit is provided as the sensor, wherein the at least one safety barrier is arranged in the capture range of the at least one camera, wherein the evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the images captured by the at least one camera in order to detect the opening state of the safety barrier and to generate the sensor signal. 
     
     
         13 . The safety system according to  claim 9 , wherein the safety system comprises at least one camera and a display unit for displaying images and/or videos captured by the camera, wherein the at least one safety barrier is arranged in the capture range of the at least one camera. 
     
     
         14 . The safety system according to  claim 9 , wherein a mechanical contact switch, inductive sensor, capacitive sensor, light barrier, laser sensor, magnetic sensor, or ultrasonic sensor arranged in the region of the safety barrier is provided as the sensor. 
     
     
         15 . A method for operating at least one cableway with at least one cableway station in which an openable safety barrier is arranged, wherein an opening state of the safety barrier is monitored, wherein a cableway drive of the at least one cableway is controlled by a control unit as a function of the opening state, wherein the cableway drive is stopped by the control unit or a drive speed of the cableway drive is reduced if the safety barrier is moved from a closed position into an open position, wherein the safety barrier, by means of a remote control unit, is reset from the open position, in which the cableway drive is stopped or the drive speed is reduced, into the closed position, in which the cableway drive can be activated again or the drive speed can be increased again. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the cableway drive is automatically re-activated by the control unit, or the drive speed of the cableway drive is increased again, when the safety barrier has been reset into the closed position by means of the remote control unit. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein, when the safety barrier is opened, a preferably visual and/or acoustic alarm is triggered in the cableway station and/or outside the cableway station. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the safety barrier is controlled via a stationary remote control unit preferably arranged in an operation room of the cableway station and/or in a central operation room outside the cableway station for several cableway stations, or via a portable remote control unit, and preferably a mobile telephone or a portable computer. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the opening state of the safety barrier is monitored using a camera system, wherein images of the safety barrier arranged in the capture range of the camera are captured by at least one camera, and wherein the images are evaluated by an evaluation unit by means of image recognition in order to detect the opening state. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein images and/or videos of the safety barrier arranged in the capture range of the camera are captured by at least one camera and are displayed on a display unit preferably arranged in an operation room of the cableway station and/or in a central operation room outside the cableway station.