A railway car stab parking garage

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a cul-de-sac garage for cable car vehicles with a feeder track connected to a first cul-de-sac and a second cul-de-sac, wherein the first cul-de-sac and the second cul-de-sac each terminate at the end opposite the feeder track, wherein a first cul-de-sac conveyor is provided on the first cul-de-sac and the second cul-de-sac, each extending from the feeder track to a transfer point on the first cul-de-sac and the second cul-de-sac, and wherein a second cul-de-sac conveyor is provided on the first cul-de-sac and the second cul-de-sac, each extending from the transfer point to the end of the first and second cul-de-sac, wherein the first cul-de-sac conveyor and the second cul-de-sac conveyor of each cul-de-sac overlap in the area of ​​the transfer point.The invention also relates to a method for emptying cable car vehicles from such a dead-end parking garage and a method for storing cable car vehicles in such a dead-end parking garage.

[0002] Circulating cable cars typically consist of several stations, several cars, and a haul rope for moving the cars between the stations. The haul rope runs between the stations (e.g., a valley station and a mountain station), for example, around pulleys in the stations, with at least one pulley being driven. Circulating cable cars are also known in which the cars are uncoupled from the haul rope at a station using a rope clamp. In this uncoupled state, they move through the station independently of the circulating haul rope, usually at a speed lower than that of the circulating haul rope. Before exiting the station, the cars are, if necessary, accelerated back up to the speed of the circulating haul rope and coupled to it using the rope clamp.This allows for high transport capacity due to the high speed of the haul rope, while simultaneously reducing the speed of the cable cars within the station, thus facilitating passenger boarding and alighting, or more generally, loading and unloading. Typically, at least one guide rail is provided within the station, along which the cable cars, detached from the haul rope, are guided. Rollers are usually attached to the cable cars, for example, on the suspension, which allow them to roll along the guide rail. A station conveyor is used to transport the detached cable cars within the station.The station conveyor can be designed as a conventional tire conveyor, where driven tires arranged along the guide rail in the cable car station interact with a friction lining on the cable car vehicles to propel them. The friction lining can be located, for example, on the suspension of the cable car vehicle. The cable clamp for coupling and uncoupling is also located on the suspension. However, the station conveyor can also be designed differently, for example, as a continuous mechanical conveyor with a traction element (such as a belt or chain) on which lugs are provided that interact with a section of a cable car vehicle to move it at the speed of the traction element. All cable car vehicles connected to the traction element are thus moved at the same speed.

[0003] Such circulating cable cars with detachable cabins often also feature a storage facility where the cabins can be garaged when not in operation. This allows for maintenance work on the haul rope or the cabins, and protects them from the elements, such as snow, ice, and storms. A number of cabins can also be stored in the storage facility during operation, for example, during periods of low passenger demand. Such a storage facility is typically located within or near one of the cable car stations, for example, on the same level as the passenger boarding and / or disembarking area, or in a garage below the operating area.To transfer the cable car vehicles to their designated parking positions in the storage area, a parking conveyor is generally provided, which may include one or more conveying units. The parking conveyor is usually connected to the station conveyor to transfer cable car vehicles from the station conveyor to the parking conveyor, or vice versa. Switches may also be provided to move cable car vehicles from the station conveyor to the parking conveyor, or vice versa. Examples of parking conveyors are known from EP 711 696 A1 or AT 392 766 B.

[0004] The movement of cable car vehicles within the storage area often occurs on so-called gravity tracks, acting as parking conveyors or as part of a parking conveyor system. A gravity track is essentially designed analogously to the guide rail of the cable car station, but with a specific, predetermined gradient. The movement of the cable car vehicles along the gravity track to their parking position is achieved solely by gravity due to the defined gradient, without any external drive. The gravity track can be connected to the guide rail of the cable car station via a switch, allowing the cable car vehicles to be diverted from the guide rail onto the gravity track for parking. The return transport of the cable car vehicles from the storage area to the operating area can be accomplished, for example, using a tire conveyor, similar to the drive system for the cable car vehicles along the guide rail in the operating area of ​​the cable car station.However, a gradient track has several disadvantages. Firstly, it is prone to malfunctions, as insufficient gradient and / or unevenness, foreign objects, dirt, ice, etc., on the track or on the cable car vehicles can lead to unintended movement, such as unwanted stopping, excessively slow or fast movement, or even blockage. Secondly, excessive gradient can cause the cable car vehicles to collide at high speeds, potentially damaging them. Furthermore, the construction effort for the cable car station is relatively high due to the required difference in elevation for the gradient track, and the installation of the track itself is also relatively complex because, for the reasons mentioned above, precise gradient adjustment is essential.

[0005] Parking garages often include parallel parking tracks, which are accessed via a connecting track. This connecting track is, for example, linked to a station conveyor. The parking tracks terminate at the end opposite the connecting track. Such parking garages are also referred to as spur parking garages, and the parking tracks as spur parking tracks. Examples are described in WO 2010 / 082125 A1, AT 392 766 B, and EP 369 981 A2. In a spur parking garage, the cable car vehicles on the spur parking tracks are typically powered in some way for storage and / or for loading the cable car system.

[0006] In AT 392 766 B, a continuous conveyor is provided on the feeder track, and the cable car vehicles are moved on the spur parking tracks by self-propelled cable car vehicles. However, this design is very complex because there must be a cable car vehicle vehicles with their own drive for each cable car vehicle.

[0007] In EP 369 981 A2, the spur parking tracks are designed as gradient tracks, with the gradient being adjustable for garage access and loading. However, this requires the entire spur parking track to be height-adjustable, which is complex to implement.

[0008] In WO 2010 / 082125 A1, a tire conveyor is provided on the feeder track and a continuous conveyor on the dead-end parking track, with the continuous conveyor being driven by the movement of the cable car on the tire conveyor. There is a continuous conveyor on each dead-end parking track. The tire conveyor and the continuous conveyor overlap slightly. However, such a parking conveyor is susceptible to malfunctions. Due to slippage errors in the tire conveyor and spacing errors of the cable car on the tire conveyor, the drive of the parking track's inclined conveyor can easily be interrupted, which can particularly disrupt the loading of the cable car.

[0009] Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a simply designed but nevertheless reliable cul-de-sac parking garage.

[0010] This is achieved with a cul-de-sac garage in which a continuous conveyor with a conveying element movable in two conveying directions is provided in the area of ​​the first cul-de-sac and second cul-de-sac, wherein the continuous conveyor has a first conveying section in which the conveying element extends along the first cul-de-sac between the transfer point of the first cul-de-sac and the end of the first cul-de-sac to form the second cul-de-sac conveyor of the first cul-de-sac, and the continuous conveyor has a second conveying section in which the conveying element extends along the second cul-de-sac between the transfer point of the second cul-de-sac and the end of the second cul-de-sac to form the second cul-de-sac conveyor of the second cul-de-sac.On the conveying element of the continuous conveyor, a first and second drive finger are arranged at intervals along the conveying element. The first and second drive fingers are each movable back and forth between a first drive finger position and a second drive finger position. In the second drive finger position, the drive fingers project further from the conveying element in a transverse direction, perpendicular to the conveying direction, by an engagement distance greater than in the first drive finger position. The distance between the first and second drive fingers on the conveying element is chosen such that the first drive finger is located in the area of ​​the transfer point of the first spur parking track, or, if the second drive finger is located in the area of ​​the end of the second spur parking track, it is located in a transverse direction between the first and second spur parking tracks on a section of the continuous conveyor facing the feeder track, and vice versa.With this design, only a single continuous conveyor with one conveying element is required for the first and second dead-end parking tracks. This simplifies the construction of the dead-end parking garage. Since only one conveying element needs to be controlled, the dead-end parking garage can also be operated simply and safely.

[0011] It is advantageous if at least one of the drive fingers is designed such that, when the drive finger is in the second drive finger position, a force acting on the drive finger in the direction of the end of the spur parking track can be received by the drive finger in order to transmit a drive force in the direction of the transfer point of the spur parking track, and a force acting on the drive finger in the direction of the transfer point of the spur parking track moves the drive finger from the second drive finger position, preferably translationally and / or rotationally, to the first drive finger position.

[0012] This allows for purely passive control of the conveying finger position solely through the movement of the conveying medium.

[0013] This can be easily achieved if the first drive finger and / or the second drive finger is pivotably arranged on the conveying device between the first drive finger position and the second drive finger position, and pivoting of the first drive finger and / or the second drive finger towards the end of the first or second dead-end parking track is blocked, and pivoting of the first drive finger and / or the second drive finger towards the transfer point of the first or second dead-end parking track is enabled.

[0014] In another advantageous embodiment, the control of the drive finger position can be achieved by arranging a first switching cam with a first cam surface in the area of ​​the conveying means, preferably in the area of ​​the end of the first dead-end parking track and / or the second dead-end parking track, wherein the first cam surface interacts with the first or the second drive finger when the first or the second drive finger is located in the area of ​​the first cam surface in order to move the first or the second drive finger from the first drive finger position to the second drive finger position when the first or second drive finger moves past or along the first cam surface with the conveying means.In the area of ​​the end of at least the first and / or second spur parking track, a second switching cam with a second cam surface can also be arranged. This second cam surface interacts with the first or second drive finger when the first or second drive finger is located within the area of ​​the second cam surface. This interaction moves the first or second drive finger from the second drive finger position to the first drive finger position as the first or second drive finger moves past or along the second cam surface with the conveying vehicle. The switching cams allow the drive finger position to be adjusted without the drive finger striking a cable car vehicle.

[0015] The present invention is described below with reference to the Figuren 1 bis 7b In more detail, the invention is explained, and exemplary, schematic, and non-restrictive embodiments are shown. This includes showing Fig.1 a cable car station with a spur-track parking garage according to the invention, Fig.2 a suspension system of a cable car vehicle, Fig.3 a dead-end parking garage according to the invention with a continuous conveyor with circulating conveying medium, Fig.4 und 5 Inventive dead-end parking garages with a continuous conveyor with non-circulating conveying medium, Fig.6 a design of a carry-along finger and Fig.7a und 7b a cam control for controlling the position of a drive finger.

[0016] Fig.1 The diagram schematically shows a cable car station 2 of a circulating cable car 1, for example, a valley or mountain station. The circulating cable car usually has at least one other cable car station, for example, a mountain or valley station or an intermediate station, which is located in Fig.1 (not shown). A haul rope 3 runs between the cable car stations 2, for example around pulleys 4 in the cable car stations 2, with at least one pulley 4 being driven by a cable car drive 8. Cable car vehicles 5, such as gondolas or chairs, are transported between the cable car stations 2 on the haul rope 3. In a cable car station 2, the cable car vehicles 5 are uncoupled from the haul rope 3 after entering the station in a known manner. Before leaving the station 2, the cable car vehicles 5 are re-coupled to the haul rope 3. Rope clamps 33 on the cable car vehicles 5 are used for uncoupling and coupling. Fig.2 A station conveyor 7, for example a tire conveyor or a continuous conveyor, is provided for moving a cable car vehicle 5 that is decoupled from the haul rope 3 in the cable car station 2. At least one guide rail 6 can be provided in the cable car station 2, along which the cable car vehicles 5 are guided in the cable car station 2.

[0017] Fig.2 Figure 1 shows an example of a suspension 30 of a cable car vehicle 5, by which the cable car vehicle 5 is suspended from the haul rope 3 along the route and moved along guide rails 6 in the cable car station 2. The suspension 30 is connected in a known manner to a transport element (not shown) of the cable car vehicle 5, such as a cabin or chair, by means of at least one suspension rod 38. A rope clamp 33 is arranged on the suspension 30, which can clamp the haul rope 3 under the action of a clamping spring 34 and which can be mechanically actuated to open via a clamping actuator 35. At least one guide roller 31, 32 is also arranged on the suspension 30, which interacts with at least one guide rail 6 in the cable car station 2 to guide the cable car vehicle 5 along the at least one guide rail 6 in the cable car station 2.In this embodiment, the station conveyor 7 is designed as a tire conveyor, in which a plurality of driven tires 37 are rotatably mounted one behind the other in the cable car station 2 in the conveying direction. The tires 37 interact with a friction lining 36 on the suspension 30 to move the cable car vehicle 5, which is decoupled from the haul rope 3, through the cable car station 2 by rotating the tires 37, e.g., along the guide rail 6.

[0018] A spur parking garage 10 for cable car vehicles 5 of the circulating cableway 1 is also provided at the circulating cableway 1, in which cable car vehicles 5 can be accommodated. The spur parking garage 10 is located in or near one of the cable car stations 2 of the circulating cableway 1.

[0019] The spur parking garage 10 has a feeder track 11 and a first and a second spur parking track 13a, 13b connected to the feeder track 11, with the first and second spur parking tracks 13a, 13b each ending at the end furthest from the feeder track 11. A spur parking track 13a, 13b branches off from the feeder track 11, for example, at a junction 12. The first and second spur parking tracks 13a, 13b are thus each designed as a dead-end track.

[0020] A switch may be provided at a junction 12, or the junction 12 may be designed as a switch to connect a spur parking track 13a, 13b with the feeder track 11, and depending on the position of the switch, to direct a cable car vehicle 5 from the feeder track 11 to a spur parking track 13a, 13b or to continue along the feeder track 11.

[0021] The feeder track 11 is connected to the station conveyor 7 in the cable car station 2, for example via a switch 9, to transfer a cable car vehicle 5 from the station conveyor 7 to the feeder track 11, or vice versa.

[0022] A feeder track conveyor 14 is provided on feeder track 11 to move a cable car 5 along feeder track 11; the feeder track conveyor 14 can be used as a tire conveyor (analogous to the design in Fig.2 ), continuous conveyor or other suitable conveyor. For this purpose, a guide rail for the cable car vehicle 5 may also be provided in the area of ​​the feeder track conveyor 14.

[0023] On the first and second dead-end parking tracks 13a and 13b, a first dead-end parking track conveyor 14a and 14b is provided, each extending from the feeder track 11 to a respective transfer point 15a and 15b on the first and second dead-end parking tracks 13a and 13b. Furthermore, on the first and second dead-end parking tracks 13a and 13b, a second dead-end parking track conveyor 16a and 16b is provided, each extending from the transfer point 15a and 15b to the area of ​​the end of the first and second dead-end parking tracks 13a and 13b opposite the respective transfer point 15a and 15b. The first dead-end track conveyor 14a, 14b and the second dead-end track conveyor 16a, 16b overlap in the area of ​​the transfer point 15a, 15b at the respective dead-end track 13a, 13b. "Overlap" means that in the overlap area, a change in the conveyance of a cable car vehicle 5 takes place from the first dead-end track conveyor 14a, 14b to the second dead-end track conveyor 16a, 16b, or vice versa.

[0024] The first dead-end parking track conveyor 14a of the first dead-end parking track 13a and / or the second dead-end parking track conveyor 14b of the second dead-end parking track 13b is preferably designed as a tire conveyor (analogous to the design in Fig.2 ) is executed, but can also be executed as any other suitable conveyor.

[0025] In the movement area of ​​a cable car vehicle 5 in the dead-end parking garage 10, a guide element, such as a guide rail 6 or a guide profile, may also be provided for guiding a cable car vehicle 5.

[0026] The first stub parking track 13a and the second stub parking track 13b are preferably arranged parallel to each other, but depending on the design of the stub parking garage 10, they could also be arranged at an angle to each other. A stub parking track 13a, 13b does not necessarily have to run straight as shown in the figures, but depending on the design of the stub parking garage 10, it could also have deflections, for example a 90° curve, or at least be curved in sections.

[0027] A cable car vehicle 5 is moved on the respective spur parking track 13a, 13b by the first dead-end track conveyor 14a, 14b and the second dead-end track conveyor 16a, 16b.

[0028] Insofar as the inventive cul-de-sac 10 corresponds to a known embodiment of a cul-de-sac 10, for example as described in WO 2010 / 082125 A1. The following explains the inventive embodiment of the second cul-de-sac conveyor 16a of the first cul-de-sac 13a and the second cul-de-sac conveyor 16b of the second cul-de-sac 13b.

[0029] In the area of ​​the first spur parking track 13a and the second spur parking track 13b, a continuous conveyor 17 with a conveying direction R in two opposite directions (indicated by the double arrow in) is installed. Fig.1 ) movable conveying means 18 are provided. The conveying direction R is always in the direction of the conveying means 18. For example, a chain conveyor with a chain as conveying means 18 or a belt conveyor with a conveyor belt as conveying means 18 is suitable as a continuous conveyor 17.

[0030] The continuous conveyor 17 preferably has a drive 19 (indicated in Fig.1 ), to move the conveying medium 18 in the two conveying directions R. The drive 19 can, for example, be designed as a driven drive roller, as in Fig.1 indicated, or as a driven gear in the case of a chain conveyor. The continuous conveyor 17 could also be moved manually.

[0031] In Fig.1 The conveying element 18 is designed as a continuous conveying element, i.e., as a closed conveying element 18. Well-known deflection rollers for the circulating conveying element 18 and / or a guide profile in which the conveying element 18 is guided are described in Fig.1 Not shown for clarity. However, funding program 18 does not have to be implemented as a continuous funding program, as will be explained further below.

[0032] Of course, further cul-de-sacs can be provided in the dead-end parking garage 10, as shown in Fig.1 indicated by dashed lines, but these can also be designed differently than according to the invention.

[0033] The continuous conveyor 17 has a first conveying section 20a, in which the conveying element 18 extends along the first spur parking track 13a and between the transfer point 15a of the first spur parking track 13a and the area of ​​the end of the first spur parking track 13a, in order to form the second spur parking track conveyor 16a of the first spur parking track 13a. Likewise, the continuous conveyor 17 has a second conveying section 20b, in which the conveying element 18 extends along the second spur parking track 13b and between the transfer point 15b of the second spur parking track 13b and the area of ​​the end of the second spur parking track 13b, in order to form the second spur parking track conveyor 16b of the second spur parking track 13b.

[0034] The continuous conveyor 17, specifically the conveying element 18 of the continuous conveyor 17, thus forms the respective second spur parking track conveyor 16a, 16b in both spur parking tracks 13a, 13b. Therefore, only a single conveying element 18 is required for both second spur parking track conveyors 16a, 16b, and consequently only one drive and one control system are needed for the continuous conveyor 17, which reduces the effort and costs.

[0035] A dead-end parking garage 10 preferably has an even number of dead-end parking tracks 13a, 13b, wherein each pair of dead-end parking tracks 13a, 13b is combined with a continuous conveyor 17 according to the invention to form the respective second dead-end parking track conveyors 16a, 16b.

[0036] On the conveying element 18 of the continuous conveyor 17, a first drive finger 21a and a second drive finger 21b are arranged at intervals from each other in the direction of the conveying element 18. The first and second drive fingers 21a, 21b are each arranged on the conveying element 18 to be movable back and forth between a first drive finger position P1 and a second drive finger position P2. The back-and-forth movement is preferably translational and / or rotational. In the second drive finger position P2, the drive fingers 21a, 21b are positioned transversely to the conveying direction R at the spur track 13a, 13b by an engagement distance A further from the conveying element 18 than in the first drive finger position P1.The engagement distance A is chosen such that a drive finger 21a, 21b can engage with a part of a cable car 5, preferably a part of the suspension 30 of the cable car 5, in the second drive finger position P2, in order to pull the cable car 5 along with the drive finger 21a, 21b when the conveying means 18 moves in a specific conveying direction R. In the first drive finger position P1, no engagement with a cable car 5 can be established, and the drive finger 21a, 21b is ineffective in the first drive finger position P1. This will be explained in more detail below. The engagement distance A is, of course, determined and known by the specific design of the spur parking garage 10 and the cable car 5.

[0037] The distance between the first and second carrying fingers 21a, 21b on the conveying element 18 in the direction of the conveying element 18, i.e. in conveying direction R, is chosen such that the first carrying finger 21a is located in the area of ​​the transfer point 15a of the first dead-end parking track 13a when the second carrying finger 21b is located in the area of ​​the end of the second dead-end parking track 13b, and vice versa (in Fig.1 (Indicated by dashed lines). In the other (reverse) arrangement, the second carrying finger 21b is located in the area of ​​the transfer point 15b of the second dead-end parking track 13b, when the first carrying finger 21a is located in the area of ​​the end of the first dead-end parking track 13a. If the conveying medium 18 is moved in a corresponding conveying direction R, then one carrying finger 21a, 21b moves from the area of ​​the transfer point 15a, 15b towards the end of the dead-end parking track 13a, 13b, and simultaneously the other carrying finger 21a, 21b moves from the end of the other dead-end parking track 13a, 13b towards the transfer point 15a, 15b. If the conveying direction R is reversed, then the carrying fingers 21a, 21b move back in the opposite direction with the conveying medium 18.

[0038] Alternatively, the conveying element 18 can be brought into a position in which at least the drive finger 21a, 21b located on a section of the continuous conveyor 17 facing the feeder track 11 is positioned in a transverse direction perpendicular to the conveying direction R between the first and second dead-end parking tracks 13a, 13b, as shown in Fig.3 As shown, a carrying finger 21a, 21b moves slightly beyond the transfer point 15a, 15b into the area between the two dead-end parking tracks 13a, 13b. The other carrying finger 21a, 21b at the end of the respective dead-end parking track 13a, 13b can also be positioned transversely between the first and second dead-end parking tracks 13a, 13b in the case of a circulating conveying device 18, as shown in Fig.3 In the case of a non-circulating conveyance 18, this carrying finger 21a, 21b would be arranged at the end of the respective dead-end parking track 13a, 13b, as in Fig.3 Shown as dashed lines.

[0039] As already mentioned, funding measure 18 does not necessarily have to be implemented as a continuous funding measure. In the implementation according to Fig.4 In a first position S1 of the conveyor 18, the conveying element 18 of the continuous conveyor 17 extends along the first dead-end parking track 13a and between the transfer point 15a of the first dead-end parking track 13a and the area of ​​the end of the first dead-end parking track 13a, in order to form the second dead-end parking track conveyor 16a of the first dead-end parking track 13a. In a second position S2 of the conveyor 18, the same conveyor 18 extends along the second dead-end parking track 13b and between the transfer point 15b of the second dead-end parking track 13b and the area of ​​the end of the second dead-end parking track 13b (in Fig.4 (indicated by dashed lines) to form the second spur parking track conveyor 16b of the second spur parking track 13b. The drive 19 of the continuous conveyor 17 is, for example, arranged transversely between the two spur parking tracks 13a and 13b. The conveyor 18 is guided, for example, in a guide profile of the spur parking garage 10. In this design, the conveyor 18 only needs to be about half as long as with a circulating conveyor, thus saving costs.

[0040] To position a carrying finger 21a, 21b in a transverse area between the dead-end parking tracks 13a, 13b, it may also be provided that the conveying means 18 is moved in the area of ​​the transfer point 15a, 15b on one dead-end parking track 13a, 13b in the direction of the respective other dead-end parking track 13a, 13b, as shown in Fig.5 This is shown. This can of course also be provided for in the case of a circulating funding program 18.

[0041] In a design with non-circulating funding 18 as in Fig.4 oder Fig.5 The conveyor 18 does not extend simultaneously along the first spur parking track 13a and the second spur parking track 13b, at least not completely. Nevertheless, the conveyor 18 forms the first spur parking track conveyor 16a and the second spur parking track conveyor 16b, albeit not simultaneously.

[0042] Since the drive fingers 13a, 13b are arranged on the conveying means 18 and move with the conveying means 18, and the drive fingers 21a, 21b can be in a first inactive drive finger position P1 and a second drive finger position P2 that causes a cable car 5 to be driven, it may be necessary for emptying and / or storing cable car 5 to selectively set one of the two drive finger positions P1, P2 for a drive finger 21a, 21b. For this purpose, it may be necessary to move at least one of the drive fingers 21a, 21b from the first drive finger position P1 to the second drive finger position P2, or vice versa.

[0043] In one possible embodiment, this can be achieved for a drive finger 21a, 21b with a drive finger drive on the conveying means 18, in order to actively move the drive finger 21a, 21b by means of the drive and controlled from the first drive finger position P1 to the second drive finger position P2, or vice versa.

[0044] A drive mechanism for the drive finger on the conveyor 18 is naturally more complex and difficult to implement. Therefore, it is preferable to move a drive finger 21a, 21b passively solely through the movement of the conveyor 18 from the first drive finger position P1 to the second drive finger position P2, or vice versa.

[0045] To achieve this, at least one drive finger 21a, 21b can be configured such that, when a drive finger 21a, 21b is in the second drive finger position P2, a force FW acting on the drive finger 21a, 21b in the direction of the end of the spur parking track 13a, 13b can be received by this drive finger 21a, 21b in order to transmit a drive force FM (as a reaction force) in the direction of the transfer point 15a, 15b of the spur parking track 13a, 13b, and a force FW acting on this drive finger 21a, 21b in the direction of the transfer point 15a, 15b of the spur parking track 13a, 13b moves the drive finger 21a, 21b from the second drive finger position P2, preferably translationally and / or rotationally, into the first drive finger position. P1 moves. Such a design of a drive finger 21a, 21b is described below with reference to the Fig.6 explained.

[0046] In the execution of the Fig.6 The conveying element 18 is designed as a chain, but could equally well be a belt or any other configuration. In this embodiment, a drive finger 21a, 21b is pivotably arranged on the conveying element 18 between the first drive finger position P1 and the second drive finger position P2. In the illustrated embodiment, the drive finger 21a, 21b is pivotably arranged about a pivot axis 22. The drive finger 21a, 21b has two arms 23a, 23b projecting from the pivot axis 22. In the second drive finger position P2 (in Fig.6 (as shown), the first arm 23a extends laterally from the conveying element 18 by the engagement distance A, and the second arm 23b rests against the conveying element 18. Therefore, the drive finger 21a, 21b can only pivot in one direction from the second drive finger position P2. The drive finger 21a, 21b can absorb a force FW acting on the drive fingers 21a, 21b in the direction of the end of the stub parking track 13a, 13b (opposite the transfer point 15a, 15b) because the second arm 23b rests against the conveying element 18 and the drive finger 21a, 21b cannot pivot in this direction to transmit a drive force FM (reaction force) towards the transfer point 15a, 15b of the stub parking track 13a, 13b. The cable car vehicle 5 can be carried along with the conveying means 18 in conveying direction R towards the transfer point 15a, 15b by the motive force FM in the direction of the transfer point 15a, 15b.

[0047] If the conveying means 18 is moved in the opposite direction towards the end of the spur track 13a, 13b and the drive finger 21a, 21b comes into contact with another component, in particular a cable car 5, then the drive finger 21a, 21b cannot absorb the force FW acting on the drive finger 21a, 21b in the direction of the transfer point 15a, 15b and the drive finger 21a, 21b pivots from the second drive finger position P2 to the first drive finger position P1 (in Fig.6 (indicated by dashed lines). Therefore, when the conveying means 18 moves towards the end of the spur parking track 13a, 13b, no driving force FM can be transmitted towards the end of the spur parking track 13a, 13b by the drive finger 21a, 21b and the drive finger 21a, 21b is ineffective.

[0048] A drive finger 21a, 21b does not necessarily have to be pivotally arranged on the conveying element 18, but could, for example, also be arranged to be translationally movable, so that the drive finger 21a, 21b can be moved translationally from the first drive finger position P1 to the second drive finger position P2 and vice versa. For example, the drive finger 21a, 21b could be pushed from the second drive finger position P2 to the first drive finger position P1 by a force FW acting on the drive finger 21a, 21b. A combined rotational and translational movement of the drive finger 21a, 21b is also conceivable. Naturally, there are numerous design possibilities for implementing a drive finger 21a, 21b.

[0049] It is also possible to move at least one drive finger 21a, 21b automatically from the first drive finger position P1 to the second drive finger position P2 by means of a preload element 24, such as a spring, and to hold it in the second drive finger position P2 by means of the preload element 24, as in Fig.6 The drive finger 21a, 21b is thus to be moved against the preload force of the preload element 24 from the second drive finger position P2 to the first drive finger position P1.

[0050] A drive finger 21a, 21b, which is automatically held in the second drive finger position P2, for example by a tensioning element 24, will strike the cable cars 5 as they move past the conveying vehicle 18 and in the presence of cable cars 5. This can leave marks on the cable car 5 and also constitutes a source of noise. For these reasons, it is advantageous if the drive fingers 21a, 21b are not automatically held in the second drive finger position P2. This can be achieved by a drive finger actuator on the conveying vehicle 18, as already mentioned above. However, it can also be achieved by an external drive finger actuator 40, i.e., a drive finger actuator that is not located on the conveying vehicle 18 itself.

[0051] Such an external drive finger 40 can be implemented in the form of a first switching cam 41, which is arranged in the area of ​​the conveying means 18, in the area of ​​the end of the first dead-end parking track 13a and / or the second dead-end parking track 13b. The first switching cam 41 has a first cam surface 43, wherein the first cam surface 43 interacts with a drive finger 21a, 21b when the drive finger 21a, 21b is located in the area of ​​the first cam surface 43 in order to move the drive finger 21a, 21b from the first drive finger position P1 to the second drive finger position P2 when the drive finger 21a, 21b moves past or along the first cam surface 43 with the conveying means 18. Additionally or alternatively, a second switching cam 42 with a second cam surface 44 can be arranged in the area of ​​the conveying instrument 18, for example in the area of ​​the end of the first dead-end parking track 13a and / or the second dead-end parking track 13b.The second cam surface 44 interacts with the drive finger 21a, 21b when the drive finger 21a, 21b is located in the area of ​​the second cam surface 44 to move the drive finger 21a, 21b from the second drive finger position P2 to the first drive finger position P1 when the drive finger 21a, 21b moves past or along the second cam surface 44 with the conveying medium 18.

[0052] One possible design of a first and second shift gate 41, 42 is in the Figuren 7a, 7b depicted.

[0053] In this configuration, funding instrument 18 is implemented as a conveyor chain, which is managed within a control profile. Funding instrument 18 is not implemented continuously here. However, this is not necessarily mandatory.

[0054] A drive finger 21a, 21b is arranged on the conveying element 18. The drive finger 21a, 21b has an arm 23a which is pivotable about a pivot axis 22. The arm 23a is in the first drive finger position P1 ( Fig.7a ) folded in and in the second drive finger position P2 ( Fig.7b ) unfolded. In the second drive finger position P2, the arm 23a rests against a component of the drive finger 21a, 21b and cannot be pivoted beyond the second drive finger position P2. Thus, the drive finger 21a, 21b can absorb a force F w acting on the arm 23a of the drive finger 21a, 21b and consequently transmit a drive force FM, as described above. Fig.6 explained. A force FW acting in the opposite direction would fold arm 23a and move it into the first driving finger position P1, as above. Fig.6 The arm 23a is not held in the second drive finger position P2 by a preload element 24, which is why it is necessary, if required, to move a drive finger 21a, 21b located in the first drive finger position P1 to the second drive finger position P2 by means of the external drive finger drive 40, or vice versa. The first and second switching cams 41, 42 are provided for this purpose.

[0055] The first cam 41 comprises a first cam surface 43, which interacts with an engagement element 45, such as a pin or a roller, on the drive finger 21a, 21b, specifically on the arm 23a in the illustrated embodiment. When a drive finger 21a, 21b located in the first drive finger position P1 is moved past or along the first cam surface, the engagement element 45 comes into contact with the first cam surface 43. The first cam surface 43 is arranged, here at an angle, such that the drive finger 21a, 21b is moved from the first drive finger position P1 to the second drive finger position P2. In the illustrated embodiment, the arm 23a unfolds when the engagement element 45 is moved past or along the first cam surface 43. The drive finger 21a, 21b in the second drive finger position P2 can be moved in the opposite conveying direction R past the second cam surface 43.

[0056] The second shift cam 42 is also designed with an inclined second cam surface 44, wherein the second cam surface 44 interacts with the engagement element 45 on the drive finger 21a, 21b when a drive finger 21a, 21b located in the second drive finger position P2 is moved past or along the second cam surface 43. In the embodiment shown, the arm 23a folds in when the engagement element 45 is moved past or along the second cam surface 44.

[0057] In the design of the Fig.7a und 7b Both switching cams 41 and 42 are provided and arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction R. This enables the reliable engagement of either the first drive finger position P1 or the second drive finger position P2. For this purpose, the conveying medium 18 only needs to be moved to two different holding positions H1 and H2. In the first holding position H1, the first drive finger position P1 is reliably engaged, and in the second holding position, the second drive finger position P2 is reliably engaged. The holding positions can, of course, also be interchanged.

[0058] In order to prevent the first cam surface 43 from blocking the opposite movement of the drive finger 21a, 21b in the first drive finger position P1 from the first holding position H1 in such a design, the first cam surface 43 can be pivotably arranged (as in Fig.7a, 7b (indicated by dashed lines) or otherwise removed from the driving area of ​​the carry finger 21a, 21b in the first carry finger position P2.

[0059] A design using non-circulating funding 18 (as in Fig.4 oder Fig.5 ) leads to a dead-end parking garage 10 for cable car vehicles 5 with a feeder track 11 and a first and a second dead-end parking track 13a, 13b connected to the feeder track 11, wherein the first dead-end parking track 13a and second dead-end parking track 13b each end at the end opposite the feeder track 11, wherein a first dead-end parking track conveyor 14a, 14b is provided at the first and second dead-end parking track 13a, 13b, which extends from the feeder track 11 to a transfer point 15a, 15b at the first and second dead-end parking track 13a, 13b. On the first and second dead-end parking tracks 13a, 13b, a second dead-end parking track conveyor 16a, 16b is provided, which extends from the transfer point 15a, 15b to the end of the first and second dead-end parking tracks 13a, 13b, whereby the first dead-end parking track conveyor 14a, 14b and the second dead-end parking track conveyor 16a, 16b of each dead-end parking track 13a, 13b overlap in the area of ​​the transfer point 15a, 15b.In the area of ​​the first and second spur parking tracks 13a and 13b, a continuous conveyor 17 with a conveying element 18 movable in two conveying directions is provided. The continuous conveyor 17 has a first conveying section 20a in which the conveying element 18, in a first position S1 of the conveying element 18, extends along the first spur parking track 13a between the transfer point 15a of the first spur parking track 13a and the end of the first spur parking track 13a, in order to form the second spur parking track conveyor 16a of the first spur parking track 13a. The continuous conveyor 17 has a second conveying section 20b in which the conveying element 18 extends in a second position S2 of the conveying element 18 along the second dead-end parking track 13b between the transfer point 15b of the second dead-end parking track 13b and the end of the second dead-end parking track 13b in order to form the second dead-end parking track conveyor 16b of the second dead-end parking track 13b.On the conveying element 18 of the continuous conveyor 17, a first and second drive finger 21a, 21b are arranged at intervals from each other in the direction of the conveying element 18, wherein the first and second drive fingers 21a, 21b are each movable back and forth between a first drive finger position P1 and a second drive finger position P2. In the second drive finger position P2, a drive finger 21a, 21b is positioned a distance A further from the conveying element 18 than in the first drive finger position P1.The distance between the first and second carrying fingers 21a, 21b on the conveying means 18 is chosen such that the first carrying finger 21a is located in the area of ​​the transfer point 15a of the first dead-end parking track 13a or is located on an area of ​​the continuous conveyor 17 facing the feeder track 11 in a transverse direction perpendicular to the conveying direction R between the first and second dead-end parking track 13a, 13b, if the second carrying finger 21b is located in the area of ​​the end of the second dead-end parking track 13b, and vice versa.When the drive fingers 21a, 21b are in the second drive finger position P2, the drive fingers 21a, 21b preferably receive a force FW acting on the drive fingers 21a, 21b in the direction of the end of the spur parking track 13a, 13b in order to transmit a drive force FM in the direction of the transfer point 15a, 15b of the spur parking track 13a, 13b, and a force FW acting on the drive fingers 21a, 21b in the direction of the transfer point 15a, 15b of the spur parking track 13a, 13b moves the drive fingers 21a, 21b from the second drive finger position P2 to the first drive finger position P1.

[0060] The design using non-circulating funding 18 can also have the same characteristics as a design using circulating funding 18.

[0061] The inventive design of the second dead-end track conveyor 16a, 16b with a conveying means 18 (circular or non-circular) with the carrying fingers 21a, 21b enables an inventive method for emptying cable car vehicles 5 from the dead-end track garage 10 or for garaged cable car vehicles 5 in the dead-end track garage 10, as is explained below.

[0062] During emptying, it is assumed that on the first and / or second spur parking track 13a, 13b, cable car vehicles 5 are lined up side by side, as in Fig.1The first stub parking track 13a is indicated. The first drive finger 21a is positioned in the area of ​​the end of the first stub parking track 13a, for example via the drive 19 of the continuous conveyor 17 or manually, whereby the second drive finger 21b is positioned on the second stub parking track 13b in the area of ​​the transfer point 15b of the second stub parking track 13b. Alternatively, the second drive finger 21b can be positioned in the area of ​​the continuous conveyor 17 facing the feeder track 11 in a transverse direction to the conveying direction R between the first and second stub parking tracks. The first drive finger 21a is in the second drive finger position P2 and is thus positioned a distance A from the conveying element 18.From this starting position, the first drive finger 21a is moved by the conveying means 18 in a first conveying direction R from the area of ​​the end of the first dead-end parking track 13a towards the transfer point 15a of the first dead-end parking track 13a, for example via the drive 19 of the continuous conveyor 17 or manually. The first drive finger 21a, which extends from the conveying means 18, engages with a part of a cable car 5 that is located closest to the end of the first dead-end parking track 13a. As a result, the first carrying finger 21a takes the cable car 5 with it when the conveying means 18 moves accordingly towards the transfer point 15a on the first dead-end parking track 13a, thereby pushing the cable car 5 adjacent to the first carrying finger 21a, and also all cable car 5 vehicles located in front of it in the direction of the transfer point 15a, towards the transfer point 15a on the first dead-end parking track 13a.At the first transfer point 15a, each cable car 5 engages with the first spur parking track 13a conveyor 14a of the first spur parking track 13a, and each cable car 5 on the first spur parking track 13a is moved from the transfer point 15a on the first spur parking track 13a towards the feeder track 11 by the first spur parking track conveyor. In this way, the cable car 5 on the first spur parking track 13a are moved onto the feeder track 11, where they can be moved further to the gondola lift 1 by the feeder track conveyor 14. This is also possible if the entire first spur parking track 13a is not filled with cable car 5 and if only a single cable car 5 is parked on the first spur parking track 13a.

[0063] As the first spur parking track 13a is emptied due to the movement of the conveying element 18 in the first conveying direction R, the second receiving finger 21b on the second spur parking track 13b simultaneously moves in the opposite direction towards the end of the second spur parking track 13b and is thus positioned in the area of ​​the end of the second spur parking track 13b. The first receiving finger 21a is located in the area of ​​the transfer point 15a of the first spur parking track 13a or transversely between the two spur parking tracks 13a and 13b.

[0064] To enable this, the second drive finger 21b is either moved into the first drive finger position P1 before the movement, for example by a drive finger drive on the conveyor 18, or the second drive finger 21b automatically assumes the first drive finger position P1 when the second drive finger 21b strikes a cable car 5 in the second spur parking track 13b during the movement. This also works if a tensioning device 24 is provided that repeatedly moves the second drive finger 21b back to the second drive finger position P2.

[0065] This is possible, for example, because the second drive finger 21a, 21b cannot exert a driving force FM towards the end of the second dead-end parking track 13b. When the second drive finger 21b engages with a cable car 5 at the second dead-end parking track 13b, the force FW acts on the second drive finger 21b, moving it from the second drive finger position P2 to the first drive finger position P1.

[0066] Now the conveying direction R of conveying medium 18 can be reversed, so that conveying medium 18 moves in the opposite direction. The emptying process is then repeated analogously at the second spur parking track 13b.

[0067] To garage cable car vehicles 5 in a dead-end parking garage 10, the first drive finger 21a is positioned near the end of the first dead-end parking track 13a, thereby positioning the second drive finger 21b near the transfer point 15b of the second dead-end parking track 13b. To allow cable car vehicles 5 to pass the drive finger 21b located near the transfer point 15b, it must be ensured that the second drive finger 21b is in the first drive finger position P1 on the conveying device 18. For this purpose, the second drive finger 21b can, if necessary, be moved from the second drive finger position P2 to the first drive finger position P1. After prior emptying, the second drive finger 21b will typically be in the second drive finger position P2.Alternatively, the second carrying finger 21b can be positioned in the area of ​​the continuous conveyor 17 facing the feeder track 11, in a transverse direction to the conveying direction F between the first spur parking track 13a and the second spur parking track 13b. In this case, the position of the second carrying finger 21b is irrelevant for the parking process, because cable car vehicles can move past it regardless of its position. Parking can, of course, also be carried out with the carrying fingers arranged in reverse, i.e., with the second carrying finger 21b at the end of the second spur parking track and the first carrying finger 21a in the area of ​​the transfer point 15a on the first spur parking track 13a or in a transverse direction between the first spur parking track 13a and the second spur parking track 13b.

[0068] Now, cable car vehicles 5 are moved from feeder track 11 to transfer point 15a on the first spur parking track 13a and / or to transfer point 15b of the second spur parking track 13b using the first spur parking track conveyor 14a of the first spur parking track 13a and / or the first spur parking track conveyor 14b of the second spur parking track 13b. The cable car vehicles 5 are, for example, discharged from the gondola lift 1 using the feeder track conveyor 14. The cable car vehicles 5 are moved by the first spur parking track conveyor 14a of the first spur parking track 13a and / or by the first spur parking track conveyor 14b of the second spur parking track 13b towards the first transfer point 15a and / or towards the second transfer point 15b and from there further onto the first spur parking track 13a and / or the second spur parking track 13b. The second spur parking track conveyors 16a, 16b are preferably inactive during garage parking, i.e., the conveyor 18 does not need to be moved.The cable car vehicles 5 are pushed towards the ends of the respective spur parking tracks 13a, 13b by the first conveyor 14a, 14b or manually. The loading of the spur parking tracks 13a, 13b with cable car vehicles 5 can thus be carried out using the first conveyor 14a, 14b or manually. Alternatively, a separate conveyor could be provided for parking the cable car vehicles 5 from the respective transfer point 15a, 15b on the spur parking track 13a, 13b towards the end of the respective spur parking track 13a, 13b.

[0069] When parking the vehicles in the garage, the two dead-end parking tracks 13a and 13b do not need to be completely filled with cable car vehicles 5. It is also possible to park only a single cable car vehicle on one of the dead-end parking tracks 13a or 13b.

Claims

1. Branch parking track garage for cableway vehicles (5), having a feeder track (11) which is connected to a first branch parking track (13a) and a second branch parking track (13b), wherein the first branch parking track (13a) and the second branch parking track (13b) each terminate at the end remote from the feeder track (11), wherein a first branch parking track conveyor (14a, 14b) is provided on the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), which in each case extends from the feeder track (11) to a transfer point (15a, 15b) on the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), and a second branch parking track conveyor (16a, 16b) is provided on the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), which in each case extends from the transfer point (15a, 15b) to the end of the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), wherein the first branch parking track conveyor (14a, 14b) and the second branch parking track conveyor (16a, 16b) of each branch parking track (13a, 13b) overlap in the region of the respective transfer point (15a, 15b), characterized in that, in the region of the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), a continuous conveyor (17) with a conveyor means (18) movable in two conveying directions (R) is provided, wherein the continuous conveyor (17) has a first conveying section (20a) in which the conveyor means (18) extends along the first branch parking track (13a) between the transfer point (15a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and the end of the first branch parking track (13a) in order to form the second branch parking track conveyor (16a) of the first branch parking track (13a), and the continuous conveyor (17) has a second conveying section (20b) in which the conveyor means (18) extends along the second branch parking track (13b) between the transfer point (15b) of the second branch parking track (13b) and the end of the second branch parking track (13b) to form the second branch parking track conveyor (16b) of the second branch parking track (13b), in that a first drive finger (21a) and a second drive finger (21b) are arranged on the conveyor means (18) of the continuous conveyor (17) at a distance from one another in the direction of the conveyor means (18), wherein the first drive finger (21a) and second drive finger (21b) are each movable back and forth between a first drive finger position (P1) and a second drive finger position (P2), wherein the drive fingers (21a, 21b) in the second drive finger position (P2) project further from the conveyor means (18) by an engagement distance (A) in a transverse direction transverse to the conveying direction (R) than in the first drive finger position (P1), and in that the distance between the first drive finger (21a) and the second drive finger (21b) in the conveying direction (R) on the conveyor means (18) is adopted such that the first drive finger (21a) is located in the region of the transfer point (15a) of the first branch parking track (13a) or is located in a region of the continuous conveyor (17) facing the feeder track (11) in the transverse direction between the first branch parking track (13a) and the second branch parking track (13b) when the second drive finger (21b) is located in the region of the end of the second branch parking track (13b), and vice versa.

2. Branch parking track garage according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the drive fingers (21a, 21b) is movable translationally and / or rotationally from the first drive finger position (P1) into the second drive finger position (P2), and vice versa.

3. Branch parking track garage according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one of the drive fingers (21a, 21b) is movable by a drive finger drive on the conveyor means (18) or in the branch parking track garage (10) from the first drive finger position (P1) into the second drive finger position (P2), and vice versa.

4. Branch parking track garage according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that at least one of the drive fingers (21a, 21b) is designed such that, when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is in the second drive finger position (P2), a force (FW) acting on the drive finger (21a, 21b) in the direction of the end of the branch parking track (13a, 13b) can be absorbed by the drive finger (21a, 21b) in order to transmit a driving force (FM) in the direction of the transfer point (15a, 15b) of the branch parking track (13a, 13b), and a force (FW) acting on the drive finger (21a, 21b) in the direction of the transfer point (15a, 15b) of the branch parking track (13a, 13b) moves the drive finger (21a, 21b) from the second drive finger position (P2), preferably translationally and / or rotationally, into the first drive finger position (P1).

5. Branch parking track garage according to claim 4, characterized in that the at least one drive finger (21a, 21b) is arranged on the conveyor means (18) so that it can pivot between the first drive finger position (P1) and the second drive finger position (P2), and a pivoting of the drive finger (21a, 21b) in the direction of the end of the branch parking track (13a, 13b) is blocked, and pivoting of the drive finger (21a, 21b) in the direction of the transfer point (15a, 15b) is enabled.

6. Branch parking track garage according to claim 4, characterized in that, in the region of the conveyor means (18), preferably in the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a) and / or the second branch parking track (13b), a first sliding guide (41) with a first guide surface (43) is arranged, wherein the first guide surface (43) interacts with the at least one drive finger (21a, 21b) when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is located in the region of the first guide surface (43) in order to move the drive finger (21a, 21b) from the first drive finger position (P1) into the second drive finger position (P2) when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is moved with the conveyor means (18) past or along the first gate surface (43).

7. Branch parking track garage according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that, in the region of the conveyor means (18), preferably in the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a) and / or the second branch parking track (13b), a second sliding guide (42) with a second guide surface (44) is arranged, wherein the second guide surface (44) interacts with the at least one drive finger (21a, 21b) when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is located in the region of the second guide surface (44) in order to move the drive finger (21a, 21b) from the second drive finger position (P2) into the first drive finger position (P1) when the drive finger (21a, 21b) is moved with the conveyor means (18) past or along the second gate surface (44).

8. Branch parking track garage according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a preload element (24) is provided on the conveyor means (18), which automatically holds the first drive finger (21a) or the second drive finger (21b) in the second drive finger position (P2), and the first drive finger (21a) or the second drive finger (21b) can be moved from the second drive finger position (P2) into the first drive finger position (P1) by overcoming the effect of the preload element (24).

9. Branch parking track garage according to claim 1, characterized in that a conveyor drive (19) is provided on the continuous conveyor (17) in order to drive the conveyor means (18) in a first conveying direction and an opposite, second conveying direction.

10. Branch parking track garage according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and / or the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b) is designed as a tire conveyor.

11. Method for discharging cableway vehicles (5) from a branch parking track garage (10) according to any of claims 1 to 10, wherein, in the branch parking track garage (10), cableway vehicles (5) are lined up next to one another on the first branch parking track (13a) and second branch parking track (13b), characterized in that the first drive finger (21a) is positioned in the second drive finger position (P2) in the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a), whereby the second drive finger (21b) is positioned in the region of the transfer point (15b) of the second branch parking track (13b) or in the region of the continuous conveyor (17) facing the feeder track (11) in a transverse direction transverse to the conveying direction (R) between the first branch parking track (13a) and the second branch parking track (13b), and the first drive finger (21a) in the second drive finger position (P2) is moved with the conveyor means (18) in a first conveying direction from the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a) in the direction of the transfer point (15a) of the first branch parking track (13a), whereby the first drive finger (21a) in the second drive finger position (P2) contacts a part of a cableway vehicle (5) that is closest to the end of the first branch parking track (13a), and the first drive finger (21a) drives this cableway vehicle (5) and pushes it in the direction of the transfer point (15a) on the first branch parking track (13a), whereby all cableway vehicles (5) on the first branch parking track (13a) are pushed in the direction of the transfer point (15a) on the first branch parking track (13a), where each cableway vehicle (5) comes into engagement with the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and each cableway vehicle (5) on the first branch parking track (13a) is moved from the transfer point (15a) on the first branch parking track (13a) with the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) in the direction of the feeder track (11), and in that, by discharging the first branch parking track (13a), the second drive finger (21b) is simultaneously positioned in the region of the end of the second branch parking track (13b) and is in the second drive finger position (P2) or is brought into the second drive finger position (P2), and the second drive finger (21b) in the second drive finger position (P2) is moved with the conveyor means (18) in an opposite second conveying direction from the region of the end of the second branch parking track (13b) in the direction of the transfer point (15b) of the second branch parking track (13b), whereby the second drive finger (21b) in the second drive finger position (P2) abuts a part of a cableway vehicle (5) that is closest to the end of the second branch parking track (13b), and the second drive finger (21b) drives this cableway vehicle (5) and pushes it in the direction of the transfer point (15b) on the second branch parking track (13b), whereby all cableway vehicles (5) on the second branch parking track (13b) are pushed in the direction of the transfer point (15b) on the second branch parking track (13b), where each cableway vehicle (5) comes into engagement with the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b) and each cableway vehicle (5) on the second branch parking track (13b) is moved from the transfer point (15b) on the second branch parking track (13b) with the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b) in the direction of the feeder track (11).

12. Method for parking cableway vehicles (5) in a branch parking track garage (10) according to any of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the first drive finger (21a) is positioned in the region of the end of the first branch parking track (13a), whereby the second drive finger (21b) is positioned in the region of the transfer point (15b) of the second branch parking track (13b), and the second drive finger (21b) on the conveyor means (18) is brought from the second drive finger position (P2) into the first drive finger position (P1) or the second drive finger (21b) is positioned in the region of the continuous conveyor (17) facing the feeder track (11) in a transverse direction transverse to the conveying direction (R) between the first branch parking track (13a) and the second branch parking track (13b), or vice versa, and in that cableway vehicles (5) are moved with the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and / or with the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b) from the feeder track (11) to the transfer point (15a) on the first branch parking track (13a) and / or the transfer point (15b) on the second branch parking track (13b), and from there further onto the first branch parking track (13a) and / or the second branch parking track (13b).

13. Method for parking according to claim 12, characterized in that the cableway vehicles (5) are pushed into the first branch parking track (13a) and / or the second branch parking track (13b) with the first branch parking track conveyor (14a) of the first branch parking track (13a) and / or with the first branch parking track conveyor (14b) of the second branch parking track (13b).

14. Cableway having at least one cableway station (2), a plurality of cableway vehicles (5), and a branch parking track system (10) according to any of claims 1 to 10, for parking at least one of the plurality of cableway vehicles (5).

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