Cableway station with continuous conveyor

Abstract

In order to provide a cableway station (S1) which requires little space and is easy for passengers to reach boarding and alighting zones, a first station floor (E1), in which an in-station conveyor (5) and a continuous conveyor (SF) are arranged, and a second station floor (E2), which continuous conveyor (SF) has a conveying track (FS) for connecting the station floors (E1, E2), at least one support element (M), the invention relates to an in-station conveyor (5) for conveying at least one load-bearing element (M), comprising a conveyor device for continuously moving the at least one load-bearing element (M) along a conveying track (FS), the at least one load-bearing element (M) being designed to grab a cableway vehicle (2), which is moved in a first station floor (E1) by means of the in-station conveyor (5), at a transfer point (UP) of the in-station conveying track (5S) and to carry it to a second station floor (E2), the conveying track (FS) runs at least partially transversely to a gravity plane (SE) which is tensioned in the transfer point (UP) by a gravity direction (GR) of gravity acting on the cableway vehicle (2) and an in-station conveying direction (SR) at the transfer point (UP).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a cableway station having a first station level and a second station level. In the first station level, an internal conveyor with an internal transport track is provided for moving cableway vehicles along the internal transport track in the internal transport direction. Furthermore, this invention relates to a cableway system and a method for operating the cableway system. Background Technology

[0002] In known cableway systems with cableway stations and cableway vehicles that connect to supporting, traction, or towing cables, passenger boarding and alighting areas are typically located at a height above the surrounding terrain. One reason for this is that the terrain around the cableway station doesn't need to be used for the operation of the cableway system, meaning it can be used for passenger access, road space, parking, etc. Cableway stations are usually designed with two levels: the lower level houses the entrance hall, assembly room, etc., and the upper level contains the passenger boarding and alighting areas. This typical spatial arrangement of cableway stations means that passengers can only reach the boarding and alighting areas of the cableway system via stairs, elevators, or ramps. Since passengers must carry sports equipment and often wear bulky and uncomfortable ski boots, this often results in a loss of comfort.

[0003] The problem of accessing boarding and disembarking areas at different heights from the entrance area of ​​the cable car station for boarding and disembarking is known in the prior art. EP 1 878 631 B1 discloses a cable car station with two vertical conveyor wheels for connecting a lower and upper level, where passengers can board and disembark the cable car via boarding and disembarking areas on the lower level, and where the cable car is transported to another cable car station by a circulating traction cable. However, a major drawback of the vertical conveyor wheels from EP 1 878 631 B1 is their large size and the significant space required.

[0004] US 5,069,140 A describes a cableway station for a cableway system having upper and lower levels, each with boarding and disembarking areas for passengers. Cableway vehicles move between levels via inclined or vertical transport tracks. However, a drawback of the method described in US 5,069,140 A is that the cableway vehicles must stop before being taken over by the transport tracks, resulting in reduced throughput and decreased comfort due to the required braking and acceleration processes. Furthermore, the solution according to US 5,069,140 A also requires a significant amount of space. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a cableway station that, while requiring only a small amount of space, provides easily accessible boarding and alighting areas for passengers, and also enables uninterrupted transportation of cableway vehicles.

[0006] For the aforementioned cableway station, this objective is achieved by providing a continuous conveyor within the station, comprising a conveyor track fixed relative to the cableway station, at least one carrying element, and a conveying device for continuously moving the at least one carrying element along the conveyor track. According to the invention, the conveyor track connects a first level of the cableway station to a second level, wherein an alighting area and / or boarding area through which the conveyor track passes is advantageously provided in the second level, and at least one carrying element is designed to grab cableway vehicles moving along the intra-station conveyor track in the first level at a transfer point within the station, and to carry them along the conveyor track to the second level. According to the invention, the conveyor track of the continuous conveyor travels at least partially in a transverse direction to the plane of gravity, and the plane of gravity is tensioned at the transfer point by the direction of gravity acting on the weight of the cableway vehicles and the intra-station conveying direction at the transfer point.

[0007] By arranging the conveyor rails of the continuous conveyor at least partially along a transverse direction to the gravity plane, and tensioning the gravity plane at the transfer point by the gravity direction acting on the cable car vehicle and the in-station conveying direction at the transfer point, the various levels of the cable car station to be connected are connected with particularly small space requirements compared to methods known in the prior art. The design of the continuous conveyor with continuously rotating load-bearing elements also allows for uninterrupted transport of cable car vehicles between levels, which improves the efficiency of the continuous conveyor compared to known solutions, thereby improving the efficiency of the cable car station using the continuous conveyor according to the invention, and ultimately improving the efficiency of the entire cable car system.

[0008] Preferably, the lateral direction travels relative to the plane of gravity at a predetermined lateral angle, preferably between 30 and 150 degrees, more preferably between 60 and 120 degrees, and particularly preferably between 80 and 100 degrees. As can be inferred from the geometry of the cableway station according to the invention, the closer the lateral angle is to 90 degrees, the smaller the space requirement of the continuous conveyor. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, a lateral angle of 90 degrees is provided.

[0009] Preferably, the continuous conveyor is further configured to transport cable cars carried in sections traveling laterally along the conveyor track away from and / or toward the plane of gravity, enabling cyclical movement of cable cars carried along the conveyor track between the first and second stations within the continuous conveyor. For this purpose, the continuous conveyor can be designed to lift cable cars at transfer points when picking them up from the in-station conveyor track, preferably vertically along the direction of gravity.

[0010] Within the scope of this invention, the cable car is carried by at least one load-bearing element, which is advantageously designed to carry the cable car to a second station level while maintaining the relative position of the cable car with respect to the load-bearing element at the transfer point. Providing a constant relative position allows the carried cable car to be fixed to the load-bearing element during transport, which saves on components, particularly mechanical components, that would otherwise be necessary to achieve relative movement, especially bearings, such as ball bearings. In methods of relative movement known in the prior art, rotational relative movement occurs particularly in this case, which negatively impacts the wear of the components used. The presence of relative movement also makes the control and manageability of the resulting movement more difficult.

[0011] In another advantageous embodiment, the continuous conveyor is designed to pick up cable car vehicles using at least one carrying element while maintaining the continuous movement of the cable car vehicles from the in-station conveyor and carrying them to the second station level. For this purpose, the continuous conveyor can be designed as a circulating conveyor, wherein the conveying device can be designed as chain-driven, belt-driven, or cable-driven. To enable seamless transfer of cable car vehicles initially moving in the in-station transport track to the continuous conveyor track, it can be advantageously stipulated that the continuous movement of at least one carrying element along the transport track can be synchronized with the movement of the cable car to be carried along the in-station transport track, so as to maintain the continuous movement of the cable car to be carried and ensure that the carrying element and the cable car to be carried meet simultaneously at the aforementioned transfer point, allowing the carrying element to pick up and carry the cable car without delay or impairing the movement of the cable car.

[0012] To enable the reconnection of cable car vehicles to the station's conveyor rails, it is advantageous to establish a second transfer point on the first or second station level, where the cable car can be connected to or disconnected from the station's conveyor rails. For reconnection, the continuous conveyor can be designed to lower the cable car at the second transfer point for connection to the station's conveyor rails, preferably vertically or at least nearly vertically along the direction of gravity. This method also allows for a space-saving lowering operation.

[0013] Typically, multiple cable car vehicles move simultaneously along a transport track using multiple carrier elements. These carrier elements are always spaced sufficiently far apart to prevent collisions between cable car vehicles carried by adjacent carrier elements. The spacing between adjacent carrier elements—that is, carrier elements along the transport track with no other carrier elements between them—can preferably correspond to at least half of the maximum longitudinal extension of the carried cable car in the transport track direction. However, for increased safety, larger spacing can be provided, for example, corresponding to the full longitudinal extension of the carried cable car in the transport track direction, or to a multiple of the full longitudinal extension of the carried cable car in the transport track direction, such as two, three, four, etc.

[0014] The cableway station according to the invention is preferably provided as part of a cableway system. Such a cableway system advantageously includes a cableway station according to the invention, equipped with a continuous conveyor according to the invention as described above, and at least one other cableway station, wherein the cableway station and the other cableway station are connected by a circulating traction cable for transporting cableway vehicles between the cableway stations. In such a cableway system, the other cableway station may also have two levels connected by a continuous conveyor according to the invention for the continuous transport of cableway vehicles, but it is also possible that only one of the cableway stations is equipped with the continuous conveyor according to the invention.

[0015] In addition to the cableway station and the cableway system according to the invention, the aforementioned objective is also achieved by the aforementioned method for moving cableway vehicles within the cableway station. In this case, the cableway vehicle is moved from the first level to the second level within the cableway station by means of a continuous conveyor, the continuous conveyor having a transport track fixed relative to the cableway station, at least one carrying element, and a conveying device for continuously moving the at least one carrying element along the transport track. The at least one carrying element of the continuous conveyor grabs the cableway vehicle at a transfer point on the transport track within the station and carries it along the transport track to the second level. As described above, the transport track of the continuous conveyor travels at least partially in a transverse direction to the plane of gravity, and the plane of gravity is tensioned at the transfer point by the direction of gravity acting on the weight of the cableway vehicle and the transport direction within the station at the transfer point. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The following is for reference. Figures 1 to 4 The invention is described in more detail here, and these figures illustrate, by way of example, illustrative and non-limiting advantageous embodiments of the invention. In the figures:

[0017] Figure 1 A cableway station with vertical conveyor wheels for connecting two levels, according to the prior art, is shown.

[0018] Figure 2A 3D view of the continuous conveyor according to the present invention is shown.

[0019] Figure 3 A cross-sectional view of the area enclosed by the first cableway station along the transport track is shown, and

[0020] Figure 4 A top view of a cableway system with a first cableway station and a second cableway station is shown. Detailed Implementation

[0021] Figure 1 A cableway station S1 of cableway system 1 is shown, such as that known in EP 1 878 631 B1. Cableway station S1 has a self-supporting support and traction cable 3 for transporting cableway vehicles 2 between two cableway stations S1, S2, such as a valley station and a mountaintop station. The support and traction cable 3 can advantageously be designed to have two pairs of strands, each pair moving in the same direction. Each cableway vehicle 2 can be connected to the support and traction cable 3 by means of at least one pair of clamps, in one design by means of strands connected to strands moving in the same direction. Typically, the cableway vehicle 2 is designed with a running gear, as known in the prior art.

[0022] According to Figure 1 In the exemplary cableway station S1 shown, the support and traction cable 3 is guided downwards via a vertically aligned first guide pulley 31 and then through another guide pulley 32. The cable 3 then passes through a third guide pulley 33 and then returns via a fourth guide pulley 34, achieving a cyclical movement of the cable 3. As is known, this enables the transport of the cableway vehicle 2 to and from the cableway station S1. In the illustrated case, the guide pulley assembly is designed with a tensioning weight 30, by means of which the support and traction cable 3 is tensioned.

[0023] Cableway station S1 is designed with a first station level E1 and a second station level E2. In the first station level E1 of cableway station S1, the extension of the horizontally traveling section of the traction cable 3 is equipped with two support rails of the first guide rail 51, which are fitted with a reduction wheel set 50 and a conveyor wheel set 51. Using these wheel sets, the cableway vehicle 2 in the first station level E1 of cableway station S1 is moved to the first vertical conveyor wheel HR1. The vertical conveyor wheel HR1 is located at the end of station S1 opposite to the entrance of cableway station S1. The reduction wheel 50, conveyor wheel 51, etc., form an internal conveyor 5 with an internal conveyor track 5S for moving the cableway vehicle 2 along the internal conveyor track 5S in the internal conveyor direction SR, as described above, from the entrance of cableway station S1 to the first lifting conveyor wheel HR1 and back. For this purpose, the internal conveyor track 5S can have two parallel sections with opposite internal conveyor directions SR for supply and removal transport.

[0024] Using the vertical conveyor wheel HR1, cable car 2 moves from the first station level E1 to the second station level E2. In the first station level E1, cable car 2 is, for example, moved into cable car station S1. In the second station level E2, passengers can conveniently board or disembark from cable car 2. However, regarding... Figure 1 The structure shown allows for other designs for cableway station 1, such as boarding and / or alighting at higher levels, and entry or exit at lower levels. Combinations of entry and boarding or exit and alighting at each level are also conceivable; such concepts could be particularly useful in intermediate stations connecting valley and mountaintop stations. At the second level E2, a second guide rail 52, formed by two support rails and associated conveyor wheels 52, connects to the vertical conveyor wheel HR1, by which the cableway vehicle 2 can, for example, move through the passenger boarding or alighting area 20. Regarding… Figure 1 Further details of the illustrated structure can be found in EP 1 878631B1. Within the scope of this invention, it is also conceivable that the cable car 1 could be transferred not only to another station level for boarding and alighting, but also for other purposes, such as transferring the cable car 1 to a parking area and parking it there, or returning the cable car 1 from the parking area and reactivating it for transporting passengers between cable car stations. Cable car stations with parking areas are well known in the prior art, for example from EP 0 369 981 A2 or WO 2010 / 082125 A1.

[0025] As mentioned above, Figure 1 The drawback of the cableway station S1 shown is that the vertical conveyor wheel HR1, used to connect station levels E1 and E2, occupies a significant amount of space. Therefore, according to Figure 1 The vertical conveyor wheel HR1 can only be used within a limited scope, specifically in cableway station 1, which provides the required space. If the vertical conveyor wheel HR1 is to be provided in the newly planned cableway station S1, the aforementioned space requirements must be considered from the planning and design stages. Therefore, cableway stations with insufficient space resources cannot be used according to… Figure 1 A vertical conveyor wheel HR1 is added. To address this and other issues, and particularly to provide a more space-saving possibility for transporting cableway vehicle 2 between different stations E1 and E2, this invention proposes an alternative transport concept, as described below. Figure 2 As described.

[0026] Specifically, Figure 2 A 3D view of the continuous conveyor SF according to the invention is also shown in an exemplary and illustrative manner, as it can be used according to... Figure 1 The cableway station S1 uses a replacement for the aforementioned vertical conveyor wheel HR1, which saves space and enables efficient transportation between station levels E1 and E2.

[0027] First of all, Figure 2 In, such as Figure 1 Thus, the first station level E1 is shown. In the first station level E1, according to... Figure 1 The structure shown includes an in-station conveyor 5 with an in-station transport track 5S for moving the cableway vehicle 2 along the in-station transport track 5S in the in-station transport direction SR. However, according to the present invention, in Figure 2 In the section of cableway station S1 shown, a continuous conveyor SF is provided, having a conveyor track FS fixed relative to cableway station S1, at least one carrying element M, and a conveying device (not shown) for continuously moving the at least one carrying element M along the conveyor track FS, in place of a vertical conveyor wheel HR1. The conveyor track FS connects the first station level E1 to the second station level E2 of cableway station S1. According to the invention, at least one carrying element M is designed to grab the cableway vehicle 2 moving along the intra-station conveyor track 5S in the first station level E1 by means of the intra-station conveyor 3 at the transfer point UP of the intra-station conveyor track 5S, and carry it along the conveyor track FS to the second station level E2, wherein the conveyor track FS of the continuous conveyor SF travels at least partially in a transverse direction QR transverse to the gravity plane SE, and the gravity plane SE is tensioned at the transfer point UP by the gravity direction GR acting on the gravity of the cableway vehicle 2 and the intra-station conveying direction SR at the transfer point UP.

[0028] The tension plane should be understood in its usual mathematical or geometric sense. As is well known, a (Euclidean) plane is typically an infinitely extending, flat two-dimensional object. It is also known that a plane can be defined by a point in space (the support vector, in this case the transfer point UP), and two tension vectors, which in this case originate from the directions appearing at the transfer point UP, namely the direction of gravity GR and the in-station transport direction SR. (This is in contrast to...) Figure 1 Compared to the vertical conveyor wheel HR1, the key difference is that the continuous conveyor SF according to the present invention does not continue the movement of the cable car 2 until the transfer point UP without changing direction, but changes direction in a space-saving manner.

[0029] As previously mentioned, the conveyor track FS of the continuous conveyor SF is arranged at least partially along the transverse direction QR, which is transverse to the gravity plane. The gravity plane is tensioned at the transfer point UP by the gravity direction GR acting on the gravity of the cable car 2 and the in-station conveying direction SR at the transfer point UP. This allows for the connection of the cable car station S1 to the connecting levels E1 and E2 with minimal space requirements, particularly with… Figure 1Compared to the concept shown in EP 1878 631B1, the design of the continuous conveyor SF with a continuously rotating load-bearing element M also allows the cable car 2 to be transported uninterruptedly between levels E1 and E2, which improves efficiency compared to known solutions. The motion profile of the continuous conveyor SF is designed to achieve a high circulation rate and prevent collisions between vehicles 2. Compared to prior art solutions, speed variations can be completely or at least largely avoided by properly synchronizing the motion in the station conveyor and the motion in the continuous conveyor.

[0030] Therefore, compared to known concepts in the prior art, the present invention enables vertical transport of the cable car 2 at a high circulation rate. A key advantage of the invention is its flexibility, which allows it to be used in various cableway architectures, such as dual-cable or triple-cable systems or combinations thereof, and in cableway stations 1 for various architectures, as described above, providing parking areas on one level, or, as in intermediate stations, the system entering on one level and exiting on another. Parking areas can also be located in intermediate stations, entering via a continuous conveyor according to the invention. The continuous conveyor according to the invention particularly enables the efficient movement of the cable car 2 into and out of the parking area.

[0031] Due to its small space requirements, the existing system, i.e., the existing cableway station 1, can be easily modified. In a particularly advantageous manner, the invention allows cableway vehicle 2 to be taken over without stopping the transport technology used, with minimal speed fluctuations, and subsequently lowered at another level, i.e., another level E1, E2, without stopping. For picking up and lowering cableway vehicle 2, rollers guided on tracks can be advantageously used.

[0032] like Figure 2 As shown, the gravity plane SE is relative to the lateral direction QR with a given lateral angle α. The lateral angle α is typically between 30 and 150 degrees, preferably between 60 and 120 degrees, or particularly preferably between 80 and 100 degrees. As can be directly inferred from the geometry of the cableway station according to the invention, the closer the lateral angle is to 90 degrees, the smaller the space requirement of the continuous conveyor. In particular, the longitudinal extension of the cableway station S1 is reduced in this manner. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, a lateral angle of 90 degrees is provided as precisely as possible.

[0033] In another advantageous embodiment, the continuous conveyor SF according to the invention is further designed to transport cable car 2 carried by a section traveling along the conveyor track FS in the lateral direction QR away from and / or toward the gravity plane SE. The continuous conveyor SF can be designed to lift the cable car 2 at a transfer point UP when it is picked up from the in-station conveyor track 5S, preferably vertically along the gravity direction GR. The at least approximately vertical section of the conveyor track FS, preferably at or near the transfer point UP, allows for a simple picking-up and lifting of the cable car 2.

[0034] To reconnect the cable car 2 to the station transport track 5S of the station conveyor 5, a second transfer point UP2 is advantageously provided in the first station level E1 or the second station level E2, at which the cable car 2, transported by means of the continuous conveyor SF according to the invention, is returned, first to the aforementioned station conveyor 5, and then to the traction cable 3 for further transport between different cable car stations. Specifically, the continuous conveyor SF can be advantageously designed to lower the cable car 2 at the second transfer point UP2 for reconnection to the station transport track 5S, preferably vertically along the direction of gravity GR.

[0035] For the specific implementation of the continuous conveyor SF, it can be specified that the continuous conveyor SF is designed as a circulating conveyor, for example, with chain drive, belt drive or cable drive as the conveying device, wherein the conveying device, such as chain, belt or cable, travels along the conveying track FS and moves the carrying element M.

[0036] How the continuous conveyor SF according to the present invention is related to Figure 1 Other components of station S1 are used in combination. Figure 3 This is further illustrated in the text. From Figure 3 It can be seen that the continuous movement of at least one carrying element M along the conveyor track FS is advantageously synchronized with the movement of the cable car 2 to be carried along the in-station conveyor track 5S, so as to maintain the continuous movement of the cable car 2 to be carried. In this way, while maintaining the continuous movement of the cable car 2 from the in-station conveyor 5, it is possible to grab the cable car 2 with at least one carrying element M and carry it to the second station level E2. Avoiding the stopping and / or bumpy movement of the cable car 2 increases passenger comfort.

[0037] If multiple cable car vehicles 2 move simultaneously along the transport track FS, as is the case during normal cableway operation, it can be advantageously stipulated that the moving carrier elements M are always spaced at least sufficiently far apart to prevent collisions between the cable car vehicles 2 carried by the carrier elements M along the entire track. As previously explained, for this purpose, a distance can be provided between adjacent carrier elements M that corresponds at least to the minimum longitudinal extension of the transported cable car vehicles 2 along the transport track of the continuous conveyor. It is well known that the distance between cable car vehicles 2 decreases at curves and increases at straight sections. Particularly in the area of ​​the transfer point UP, a smaller distance may occur between cable car vehicles 2, allowing the distance around the transfer point UP to be used as a measure of the spacing between the carrier elements M, thereby specifying that at least the longitudinal extension of the cable car vehicles 2 should be maintained in the area of ​​the transfer point UP.

[0038] According to the invention, the cableway station is typically provided as part of a cableway system, such as Figure 4 The diagram is presented in an abstract manner and from a top view. This cableway system preferably includes a first cableway station S1 according to the invention, and at least one other cableway station S2, wherein the first cableway station S1 and the other cableway station S2 are connected by a circulating traction cable 3 for transporting cableway vehicles 2 between cableway stations S1 and S2. In such a cableway system, the other cableway station S2 may also have two levels E1 and E2 connected by a continuous conveyor SF according to the invention for continuous transport of cableway vehicles 2, but it is also possible that only one of the cableway stations S1 and S2 is equipped with the continuous conveyor SF according to the invention.

Claims

1. A cableway station (S1), said cableway station (S1) having a first station level (E1) and a second station level (E2), wherein, An in-station conveyor (5) with an in-station transport track (5S) is provided in the first station level (E1) for moving cable car vehicles (2) along the in-station transport track (5S) in the in-station transport direction (SR). The cable car station (S1) is characterized by a continuous conveyor (SF) comprising a transport track (FS) fixed relative to the cable car station (S1), at least one load-bearing element (M), and a transport device for continuously moving the at least one load-bearing element (M) along the transport track (FS). The transport track (FS) connects the first station level (E1) of the cable car station (S1) to the second station level (E2). The at least one carrying element (M) is designed to grab the cable car (2) moving along the station transport track (5S) in the first station level (E1) by means of the station transport machine (5) at the transfer point (UP) of the station transport track (5S), and carry it to the second station level (E2) along the transport track (FS), wherein the transport track (FS) of the continuous conveyor (SF) travels at least partially in a transverse direction (QR) transverse to the gravity plane (SE), and the gravity plane is tensioned at the transfer point (UP) by the gravity direction (GR) acting on the gravity of the cable car (2) and the station transport direction (SR) at the transfer point (UP).

2. The cableway station (S1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gravity plane (SE) forms a given lateral angle (α) with the lateral direction (QR).

3. The cableway station (S1) according to claim 2, characterized in that, The lateral direction angle (α) is between 30 degrees and 150 degrees, preferably between 60 degrees and 120 degrees, and particularly preferably between 80 degrees and 100 degrees.

4. The cableway station (S1) according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that, The continuous conveyor (SF) is designed to transport cable car (2) carrying a section traveling in the transverse direction (QR) along the conveyor track (FS) away from and / or toward the gravity plane (SE).

5. The cableway station (S1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The continuous conveyor (SF) is also designed to lift the cable car (2) at the transfer point (UP) when picking it up from the in-station transport track (5S), preferably vertically along the direction of gravity (GR).

6. The cableway station (S1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The at least one carrying element (M) is designed to carry the cable car (2) to the second station level (E2) while maintaining the relative position of the cable car (2) with respect to the at least one carrying element (M).

7. The cableway station (S1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The continuous conveyor (SF) is designed as a circulating conveyor, wherein the conveying device is designed to be chain-driven, belt-driven, or cable-driven.

8. The cableway station (S1) according to claim 7, characterized in that, The continuous conveyor (SF) is also designed to grab the cable car (2) by means of the at least one carrying element (M), while maintaining the continuous movement of the cable car (2) from the in-station conveyor (5) and carrying it to the second station level (E2).

9. The cableway station (S1) according to claim 8, characterized in that, The continuous movement of the at least one carrying element (M) along the transport track (FS) can be synchronized with the movement of the cable car (2) to be carried along the station transport track (5S) in order to maintain the continuous movement of the cable car (2) to be carried.

10. The cableway station (S1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, A second transfer point (UP2) is provided in the first station level (E1) or the second station level (E2), where the cable car vehicle (2) can be reconnected to the station conveyor track (5S) of the station conveyor.

11. The cableway station (S1) according to claim 10, characterized in that, The continuous conveyor (SF) is also designed to lower a cable car (2) at the second transfer point (UP2) for connection to the in-station transport track (5S), preferably vertically lowered along the direction of gravity (GR).

12. The cableway station (S1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, A disembarkation area and / or boarding area (20) are provided in the second station level (E2), and the transport track (FS) passes through the disembarkation area and / or the boarding area.

13. The cableway station (S1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, The carrier elements (M) that move simultaneously along the transport track (FS) always maintain a distance between each other that is at least sufficient to prevent the cable car (2) carried by the carrier element (M) from colliding.

14. A cableway system (1) comprising a cableway station (S1) according to any one of the preceding claims and at least another cableway station (S2), characterized in that, The cableway station (S1) and the other cableway station (S2) are connected by a circulating traction cable (3) for transporting cableway vehicles (2) between the cableway stations (S1, S2).

15. The cableway system (1) according to claim 14, characterized in that, The other cableway station (S2) also has two levels connected by a continuous conveyor (SF) for the continuous transport of the cableway vehicle (2).

16. A method for moving a cable car vehicle (2) in a cable car station (S1), the cable car station having a first station level (E1) and a second station level (E2) and an in-station conveyor (5) having an in-station transport track (5S) for moving the cable car vehicle (2) along the in-station transport track (5S) in an in-station transport direction (SR), characterized in that, The cable car vehicle (2) moves in the cable car station (S1) by means of a continuous conveyor (SF), the continuous conveyor including a conveyor track (FS) fixed relative to the cable car station (S1), at least one carrying element (M), and a conveying device for continuously moving the at least one carrying element (M) from the first station level (E1) to the second station level (E2) along the conveyor track (FS), wherein the at least one carrying element (M) of the continuous conveyor (SF) grabs the cable car vehicle (2) at a transfer point (UP) of the in-station conveyor track (5S) and carries it to the second station level (E2) along the conveyor track (FS), wherein the conveyor track (FS) of the continuous conveyor (SF) travels at least partially in a transverse direction (QR) transverse to the gravity plane (SE), and the gravity plane is tensioned at the transfer point (UP) by the gravity direction (GR) acting on the gravity of the cable car vehicle (2) and the in-station conveying direction (SR) at the transfer point (UP).

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