Cableway station with continuous conveyor

Abstract

To provide a cable car station (S1) with a small footprint and easily accessible boarding and alighting zones for passengers, a first station level (E1), a second station level (E2), and, in the first station level (E1), a station conveyor (5) and a continuous conveyor (SF) are provided, the continuous conveyor (SF) having a conveyor section (FS) for connecting the station levels (E1, E2), at least one carrying element (M), and a conveying means for continuously moving the at least one carrying element (M) along the conveyor section (FS), wherein the at least one carrying element (M) is designed to capture a cable car vehicle (2) moved in the first station level (E1) by means of the station conveyor (3) at a transfer point (UP) of the station conveyor section (5S) and to carry it to the second station level (E2), wherein the conveyor section (FS) runs at least partially transversely to a The gravity plane (SE) runs,which is spanned at the transfer point (UP) by a gravity direction (GR) of the gravity force acting on the cable car (2) and the station conveyor direction (SR) at the transfer point (UP).

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a cable car station with a first station level and a second station level, wherein a station conveyor with a conveyor track for moving a cable car along the conveyor track in a conveyor direction is provided in the first station level. The present invention further relates to a cable car system and a method for operating the cable car system.

[0002] In conventional cable car systems with stations and cable cars that can be attached to track ropes, haul ropes, or traction ropes, the passenger boarding and disembarking areas are typically located on a level above the ground surrounding the station building. One reason for this is that the land surrounding the cable car station is not needed for the operation of the system, thus freeing it up for passenger access, road use, parking, etc. Cable car stations are therefore usually two stories high, with the lower level containing an entrance hall, maintenance rooms, etc., and the upper level housing the passenger boarding and disembarking area. This typical spatial arrangement of a cable car station means that passengers can only reach the boarding and disembarking areas via stairs, elevators, or ramps.Due to the fact that passengers have to transport their sports equipment and often wear bulky ski boots that are uncomfortable for walking, this often results in a loss of comfort.

[0003] The problem of accessing boarding and alighting zones for getting on and off cable car vehicles, which are located on a different level than the entrance areas for entering and exiting a cable car station, is known in the prior art. EP 1 878 631 B1 discloses a cable car station with two vertical haul wheels for connecting a lower level, where passengers can board and alight via boarding and alighting zones, with an upper level from which the cable car vehicles are transferred by a circulating haul rope to be transported to another cable car station. However, a significant disadvantage of the vertical haul wheel from EP 1 878 631 B1 is its bulkiness and large space requirement.

[0004] US 5,069,140 A describes a cable car station for a cable car system with an upper and a lower level, each level containing a passenger boarding and disembarking area. Cable car vehicles are moved between the levels by means of inclined or vertical conveyor rails. However, a disadvantage of the approach described in US 5,069,140 A is that the cable car stations must be brought to a standstill before they can be transferred to the conveyor rails, resulting in reduced throughput and decreased comfort due to the necessary braking and acceleration processes. Furthermore, the solution according to US 5,069,140 A also requires a significant amount of space.

[0005] It is therefore a task of the present invention to provide a cable car station that offers entry and exit zones that are easily accessible for passengers while requiring only a small amount of space, and which also enables uninterrupted transport of cable car vehicles.

[0006] This problem is solved for the aforementioned cable car station by providing a continuous conveyor in the cable car station, comprising a conveyor section fixed relative to the cable car station, at least one carrying element, and a conveying means for continuously moving the at least one carrying element along the conveyor section. According to the invention, the conveyor section connects the first station level with the second station level of the cable car station, advantageously providing an exit zone and / or boarding zone traversed by the conveyor section in the second station level, and the at least one carrying element is configured to capture a cable car vehicle moved along the conveyor section of the first station level by means of the station conveyor at a transfer point of the conveyor section and to carry it along the conveyor section to the second station level.According to the invention, the conveying path of the continuous conveyor runs at least section by section along a transverse direction perpendicular to a gravity plane, which is spanned at the transfer point by a gravity direction of the gravity force acting on the cable car vehicle and the station conveyor direction at the transfer point.

[0007] By arranging the conveying path of the continuous conveyor, at least in sections, along a transverse direction perpendicular to a plane of gravity, which at the transfer point is defined by the direction of gravity acting on the cable car and the direction of the station conveyor, the levels of the cable car station to be connected are linked with a particularly small footprint compared to prior art approaches. Furthermore, the continuous conveyor's design with a continuously rotating conveying element allows the cable car vehicles to be transported between the levels without interruption. This increases the efficiency of the continuous conveyor, and consequently of cable car stations in which a continuous conveyor according to the invention is used, and ultimately of entire cable car systems, compared to known solutions.

[0008] Advantageously, the transverse direction runs at a predetermined transverse angle to the plane of gravity, which is preferably between 30 degrees and 150 degrees, more preferably between 60 degrees and 120 degrees, and particularly preferably between 80 degrees and 100 degrees. As can be deduced from a geometric analysis of the cable car station according to the invention, the space requirement of the continuous conveyor is reduced the closer the transverse direction angle is to 90 degrees. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, a transverse direction angle of 90 degrees is therefore provided.

[0009] Preferably, the continuous conveyor is further configured to transport a cable car along a transverse section of the conveyor track away from and / or towards the gravity plane, thus enabling the continuous movement of the cable cars along the conveyor track between the first and second station levels. For this purpose, the continuous conveyor can be configured to lift a cable car from the conveyor track at the transfer point, preferably vertically along the gravity direction.

[0010] According to the invention, the cable car vehicles are transported by at least one transport element, which is advantageously designed to transport a cable car vehicle to the second station level while maintaining a relative position assumed by the cable car vehicle with respect to the at least one transport element, preferably at the transfer point. Providing a constant relative position allows the transported cable car vehicles to be fixed to the transport element during transport, thereby saving components, particularly mechanical components, that would otherwise be required to enable relative movements, such as bearings, like ball bearings, etc. In prior art approaches involving relative movements, rotational relative movements occur in this context, which have a negative impact on the wear of the components used.The control and monitoring of the movements that occur is also more difficult in the case of relative movements.

[0011] In a further advantageous embodiment, the continuous conveyor is designed to capture a cable car vehicle from the station conveyor by means of at least one driving element while maintaining continuous movement of the cable car vehicle and to transport it to the second station level. For this purpose, the continuous conveyor can be designed as a circulating conveyor, wherein the conveying means can be a chain drive, belt drive, or cable drive.In order to enable a seamless transfer of cable car vehicles initially moving in a station conveyor section into the conveyor section of the continuous conveyor, it can advantageously be provided that a continuous movement of at least one driving element along the conveyor section can be synchronized with a movement of a cable car vehicle to be carried along the station conveyor section in order to maintain a continuous movement of the cable car vehicle to be carried, and to ensure that the driving element and the cable car vehicle to be carried meet at the aforementioned transfer point at the same time, so that the driving element can pick up and carry the cable car vehicle without delay or impairment of the movement of the cable car vehicle.

[0012] To enable the re-coupling of a transported cable car to a station conveyor section, it is advantageous to provide a second transfer point on the first or second station level, where a cable car can be coupled to or uncoupled from a station conveyor section. For re-coupling a cable car, the continuous conveyor can be designed to place the cable car at the second transfer point for coupling to the station conveyor section, preferably vertically or at least nearly vertically along the direction of gravity. This method also ensures a space-saving placement.

[0013] Typically, several cable cars are moved simultaneously along the conveyor track by means of multiple drive elements. The drive elements used to move these cable cars are always spaced at least far enough apart to prevent collisions between cable cars carried by adjacent drive elements. The spacing between adjacent drive elements—that is, drive elements between which no further drive elements are located along the conveyor track—preferably corresponds to at least half the maximum longitudinal extent of the carried cable cars in the direction of the conveyor track.To increase safety, larger distances can also be provided, such as a distance corresponding to the full longitudinal extent of the cable car vehicles in the direction of the conveyor track, or a distance corresponding to a multiple of the full longitudinal extent of the cable car vehicles in the direction of the conveyor track, e.g., two, three, or four times, etc.

[0014] The cable car station according to the invention is preferably provided as part of a cable car system. Such a cable car system advantageously comprises a cable car station according to the invention as described above, with a continuous conveyor according to the invention, and at least one further cable car station, wherein the cable car station and the further cable car station are connected by a circulating haul rope for transporting cable car vehicles between the cable car stations. In such a cable car system, the further cable car station can also have two station levels connected by a continuous conveyor according to the invention for the continuous transport of cable car vehicles; however, it is also possible for only one of the aforementioned cable car stations to be equipped with a continuous conveyor according to the invention.

[0015] In addition to the cable car station according to the invention and the cable car system described above, the present problem is further solved by a method for moving a cable car vehicle in a cable car station, as mentioned at the outset. In this method, the cable car vehicle is moved from the first level to the second level in the cable car station by means of a continuous conveyor comprising a conveyor section that is fixed relative to the cable car station, at least one carrying element, and a conveying means for continuously moving the at least one carrying element along the conveyor section. The cable car vehicle is engaged by the at least one carrying element of the continuous conveyor at a transfer point of the station conveyor section and carried along the conveyor section to the second level.As explained above, the conveying path of the continuous conveyor runs, at least in sections, along a transverse direction perpendicular to a gravity plane, which is defined at the transfer point by a gravity direction of the force of gravity acting on the cable car vehicle and the direction of the station conveyor at the transfer point.

[0016] The present invention is described below with reference to the Figuren 1 bis 4 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 vertical haulage wheel for connecting two levels, in accordance with the state of the art, Fig.2 a 3D view of a continuous conveyor according to the invention, Fig.3 a cross-sectional view of a first cable car station along an area enclosed by the conveyor track, Fig.4 A cable car system with a first cable car station and a second cable car station in top view.

[0017] In Fig.1 Figure 1 shows a cable car station S1 of a cable car system 1, as known, for example, from EP 1 878 631 B1. The cable car station S1 has a closed carrying and haul rope 3 for transporting cable car vehicles 2 between two cable car stations S1, S2, such as between a valley station and a mountain station. The carrying and haul rope 3 can advantageously be designed with two pairs of sections moving in the same direction. The individual cable car vehicles 2 can be coupled to the carrying and haul rope 3 by means of at least one pair of clamps, or, in the case of a design using sections, to the sections moving in the same direction. Typically, the cable car vehicles 2 are equipped with running gear, as is known from the prior art.

[0018] In the exemplary cable car station S1 to Fig.1 The carrying and haul rope 3 is guided downwards over a vertically oriented first deflection pulley 31 and then over a further deflection pulley 32. Subsequently, the rope 3 runs over a third deflection pulley 33 and then back over a fourth deflection pulley 34 to enable a continuous movement of the rope 3. As is known, this allows the transport of cable car vehicles 2 to and from the cable car station S1. In the case shown, the group of deflection pulleys is designed with a tensioning weight 30, which tensions the carrying and haul rope 3.

[0019] The cable car station S1 is designed with a first station level E1 and a second station level E2. In the first station level E1 of the cable car station S1, extending horizontally from the section of the haul rope 3 running in the first station level E1, two support rails of a first guide rail 51 are provided. Groups of deceleration wheels 50 and haul wheels 51 are assigned to this guide rail. These guide rails move the cable car vehicles 2 in the first station level E1 of the cable car station S1 to a first vertical haul wheel HR1. The vertical haul wheel HR1 is located at the end of station S1 furthest from the entrance to the cable car station S1. The deceleration wheels 50, haul wheels 51, etc.Here, a station conveyor 5 with a station conveyor track 5S is formed for moving a cable car vehicle 2 along the station conveyor track 5S in a station conveyor direction SR, as mentioned from the entrance to the cable car station S1 to the first elevator wheel HR1 and back, for which purpose the station conveyor track 5S can have two parallel sections with opposite station conveyor directions SR, for the inbound and outbound transport.

[0020] By means of the vertical haulage wheel HR1, the cable car vehicles 2 are moved from the first station level E1, where the cable car vehicles 2 are moved, for example, into the cable car station S1, to the second station level E2, where passengers can board and disembark the cable car vehicles 2 in a convenient manner. Regarding the in Fig.1 However, other configurations of cable car stations 1 are also conceivable, in which, for example, boarding and / or alighting can take place at a higher station level, and entry or exit occurs at a lower station level. A combination of entry and boarding or exit and alighting at separate station levels, etc., is also conceivable; such concepts can be particularly useful in an intermediate station connecting a valley station with a mountain station. At the second station level E2, a second guide rail 52, formed by two support rails, connects to the vertical conveyor wheel HR1. This guide rail 52 has associated conveyor wheels 52, by means of which the cable car vehicles 2 can be moved, for example, through a passenger entry or exit area 20. Further details on this are provided in Fig.1 The structure shown can be found in EP 1 878 631 B1. Within the scope of the present invention, it is of course also conceivable that a cable car 1 is not only transferred to another station level for boarding and alighting, but also for other purposes, e.g., to transfer a cable car 1 to a parking area and park it there, or to return a cable car 1 from a parking area and reactivate it for transporting passengers between cable car stations. Cable car stations with parking areas are well known in the prior art, e.g., from EP 0 369 981 A2 or from WO 2010 / 082125 A1.

[0021] As stated earlier, at the in Fig.1 The depicted cable car station S1 has the disadvantage that the vertical haulage wheel HR1, which connects station levels E1 and E2, requires a lot of space. A vertical haulage wheel HR1 according to Fig.1 Therefore, its use is limited, meaning it can only be implemented in cable car stations 1 that provide the required space. If a vertical haulage wheel HR1 is to be installed in a newly planned cable car station S1, the aforementioned space requirement must be taken into account during the planning and design phase. Consequently, cable car stations with insufficient space cannot be equipped with a vertical haulage wheel HR1 according to [relevant standard / regulation]. Fig.1 to be retrofitted. In order to solve this problem, among others, and in particular to offer a more space-saving way of transporting cable car vehicles 2 between different station levels E1, E2, the invention proposes an alternative conveying concept, as shown below with reference to Fig.2 will be explained.

[0022] Specifically, it shows Fig.2 , also in an exemplary and schematic representation, a 3D view of a continuous conveyor SF according to the invention, as it is used in a cable car station S1 according to Fig.1 instead of the previously discussed HR1 vertical conveyor wheel, it can be used, firstly to save space, but also to enable efficient transport between the station levels E1 and E2.

[0023] First, in Fig.2 , as in Fig.1 , a first station level E1 is shown. In the first station level E1, according to the in Fig.1 The setup shown comprises a station conveyor 5 with a station conveyor track 5S for moving a cable car 2 along the station conveyor track 5S in a station conveyor direction SR. According to the invention, in the Fig.2 In the section of cable car station S1 shown, a continuous conveyor SF is now provided, which has a fixed conveyor section FS relative to cable car station S1, at least one drive element M, and a conveying device (not shown) for continuously moving the at least one drive element M along the conveyor section FS in order to replace the vertical conveyor wheel HR1. The conveyor section FS connects the first station level E1 with the second station level E2 of cable car station S1.According to the invention, the at least one conveying element M is designed to capture a cable car vehicle 2, which is moved in the first station level E1 by means of the station conveyor 3 along the station conveyor track 5S, at a transfer point UP of the station conveyor track 5S and to carry it along the conveyor track FS to the second station level E2, wherein the conveyor track FS of the continuous conveyor SF runs at least sectionally along a transverse direction QR perpendicular to a gravity plane SE, which is defined at the transfer point UP by a gravity direction GR of the gravity force acting on the cable car vehicle 2 and the station conveyor direction SR at the transfer point UP.

[0024] Spanning a plane is to be understood in the sense customary in mathematics and geometry. As is well known, a (Euclidean) plane is generally an infinitely extended flat, two-dimensional object. A plane can be defined by a point (support vector) in space, in this case the aforementioned transfer point UP, and two spanning vectors. In this case, these spanning vectors result from directions occurring at the transfer point UP, i.e., the gravity direction GR, and the station conveyor direction SR. This differs from the height conveyor wheel HR1 according to... Fig.1 It is crucial that the continuous conveyor SF according to the invention does not continue the movement of a cable car vehicle 2 to the transfer point UP without changing direction, but varies the direction in such a way as to save space.

[0025] As explained, the arrangement of the conveying track FS of the continuous conveyor SF, at least in sections, along a transverse direction QR perpendicular to a gravity plane, which is defined at the transfer point UP by a gravity direction GR of the gravity force acting on the cable car 2 and the station conveyor direction SR at the transfer point UP, makes it possible to connect the station levels E1 and E2 of the cable car station S1 with minimal space requirements, especially compared to the solution based on Fig.1 The concept shown is based on EP 1 878 631 B1. The design of the continuous conveyor SF with a continuously rotating drive element M also allows the cable car vehicles 2 to be transported between levels E1 and E2 without interruption, thus increasing efficiency compared to known solutions. The movement contour of the continuous conveyor SF is designed to achieve a high cycle rate and prevent collisions between the vehicles 2. Compared to prior art solutions, changes in speed can be completely, or at least largely, avoided by suitable synchronization of the movement in the station conveyor and the movement in the continuous conveyor.

[0026] The invention thus makes it possible to implement the vertical transport of cable car vehicles 2 at a high cycle rate compared to prior art concepts. A key strength of the invention is its flexibility, enabling its use in a wide variety of cable car architectures, such as two-cable or three-cable systems, or combinations thereof, as well as in various cable car station 1 architectures. These stations may include, for example, a parking area on one level, or, as in the case of an intermediate station, vehicles may enter on one level and exit on another. Parking areas can also be provided in intermediate stations, accessed by means of a continuous conveyor according to the invention. The continuous conveyor according to the invention makes it particularly possible to efficiently move cable car vehicles 2 into and out of a parking area.

[0027] Due to its small footprint, existing systems, i.e., existing cable car stations 1, can be easily retrofitted. The invention advantageously allows a cable car vehicle 2 to be picked up without stopping the conveying technology and with only minor speed fluctuations, and subsequently lowered without stopping at another level, i.e., another level E1, E2. Guided rollers running on rails can advantageously be used for picking up and lowering a cable car vehicle 2.

[0028] As also in Fig.2 As shown, the gravity plane SE is positioned at a predetermined transverse direction angle. α to the transverse direction QR. The transverse direction angle αThe angle is typically between 30 degrees and 150 degrees, preferably between 60 degrees and 120 degrees, or particularly preferably between 80 degrees and 100 degrees. As can be directly deduced from a geometric analysis of the cable car station according to the invention, the space requirement of the continuous conveyor is reduced the closer the transverse angle is to 90 degrees. In particular, the longitudinal extent of a cable car station S1 is reduced in this way. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, a transverse angle of as close to exactly 90 degrees as possible is therefore provided.

[0029] In a further advantageous embodiment, a continuous conveyor SF according to the invention is further configured to transport a carried cable car 2 away from the gravity plane SE and / or towards the gravity plane SE along a section of the conveyor track FS extending in the transverse direction QR. The continuous conveyor SF can be configured to lift a cable car 2 at the transfer point UP upon capture from the station conveyor track 5S, preferably vertically along the gravity direction GR. A section of the conveyor track FS that is at least approximately vertical, preferably located at or in the immediate vicinity of the transfer point UP, facilitates the easy picking up and lifting of cable car 2.

[0030] To re-couple a cable car 2 to a station conveyor section 5S of a station conveyor 3, a second transfer point UP2 is advantageously provided in the first station level E1 or in the second station level E2, where a cable car 2 transported by means of the continuous conveyor SF according to the invention is returned, first to the station conveyor 5 described above, and subsequently to the haul rope 3 for further transport between different cable car stations. Specifically, the continuous conveyor SF can advantageously be configured to place a cable car 2 at the second transfer point UP2 for re-coupling to the station conveyor section 5S, preferably vertically along the direction of gravity GR.

[0031] For the concrete implementation of the continuous conveyor SF, it can be provided that the continuous conveyor SF is designed as a circulating conveyor, for example with a chain drive or belt drive or rope drive as the conveying means, wherein the conveying means, i.e. a chain or a belt or a rope, runs along the conveying path FS and moves the carrying element M.

[0032] How a continuous conveyor SF according to the invention in combination with the other components of station S1 from Fig.1 can also be used in Fig.3 shown. Based on Fig.3 It is evident that a continuous movement of the at least one driving element M along the conveyor track FS is advantageously synchronized with a movement of a cable car 2 to be carried along the station conveyor track 5S in order to maintain continuous movement of the cable car 2. In this way, it becomes possible to capture a cable car 2 from the station conveyor 5 by means of the at least one driving element M while maintaining continuous movement of the cable car 2 and to carry it to the second station level E2. The avoidance of standstill and / or jerky movements of the carried cable car 2 increases passenger comfort.

[0033] If several cable car vehicles 2 are moving simultaneously along the conveying path FS, as is the case in the normal operation of a cable car, it can be advantageously provided that moving support elements M are always spaced at least far enough apart to prevent a collision between cable car vehicles 2 carried by the support elements M along the entire path. As explained earlier, a distance between adjacent support elements M can be provided that corresponds at least to the minimum longitudinal extent of a transported cable car vehicle 2 in the direction of travel along the conveying path of the continuous conveyor. It is known that the distance between cable car vehicles 2 decreases in curves and increases in straight sections.Particularly in the area of ​​the aforementioned transfer points UP, small distances between cable car vehicles 2 can occur, so that a distance from an area around a transfer point UP can be taken as a guideline for the spacing of carrying elements M, i.e. it can be provided that in the area of ​​a transfer point UP at least the distance of a longitudinal extension of cable car vehicles 2 is maintained.

[0034] The cable car station according to the invention is typically provided as part of a cable car system, as shown in an abstract way and in plan view in Fig.4As illustrated, such a cable car system preferably comprises a first cable car station S1 according to the invention, and at least one further cable car station S2, wherein the first cable car station S1 and the further cable car station S2 are connected by a circulating haul rope 3 for transporting cable car vehicles 2 between the cable car stations S1 and S2. In such a cable car system, the further cable car station S2 can also have two station levels E1 and E2 connected by a continuous conveyor SF according to the invention for the continuous transport of cable car vehicles 2; however, it is also possible for only one of the aforementioned cable car stations S1 and S2 to be equipped with a continuous conveyor SF according to the invention.

Claims

1. Cable car station (S1) with a first station level (E1) and a second station level (E2), wherein in the first station level (E1) a station conveyor (5) with a station conveyor track (5S) is provided for moving a cable car vehicle (2) along the station conveyor track (5S) in a station conveyor direction (SR), characterized by the fact thatIn the cable car station (S1), a continuous conveyor (SF) is provided, comprising a conveyor section (FS) that is fixed relative to the cable car station (S1), at least one carrying element (M), and a conveying means for continuously moving the at least one carrying element (M) along the conveyor section (FS), wherein the conveyor section (FS) connects the first station level (E1) with the second station level (E2) of the cable car station (S1), and the at least one carrying element (M) is configured to capture a cable car vehicle (2) moved in the first station level (E1) by means of the station conveyor (3) along the station conveyor section (5S) at a transfer point (UP) of the station conveyor section (5S) and to carry it along the conveyor section (FS) to the second station level (E2), wherein the conveyor section (FS) of the continuous conveyor (SF) extends at least sectionally along a transverse direction (QR) perpendicular to a gravity plane. (SE) runs,which is spanned at the transfer point (UP) by a gravity direction (GR) of the gravity force acting on the cable car (2) and the station conveyor direction (SR) at the transfer point (UP).

2. Cable car station (S1) according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the gravity plane (SE) at a given transverse direction angle ( α ) to the transverse direction (QR).

3. Cable car station (S1) according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that the transverse direction angle ( α ) between 30 degrees and 150 degrees, preferably between 60 degrees and 120 degrees, preferably between 80 degrees and 100 degrees.

4. Cable car station (S1) according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized by the fact that The continuous conveyor (SF) is designed to transport a cableway vehicle (2) along a transversely running section (QR) of the conveyor line (FS) away from the gravity plane (SE) and / or towards the gravity plane (SE).

5. Cable car station (S1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that The continuous conveyor (SF) is further designed to lift a cable car vehicle (2) at the transfer point (UP) when it is picked up from the station conveyor track (5S), preferably vertically in the direction of gravity (GR).

6. Cable car station (S1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that that at least one carrying element (M) is designed to carry the cable car vehicle (2) to the second station level (E2) while maintaining a relative position assumed by the cable car vehicle (2) with respect to the at least one carrying element (M).

7. Cable car station (S1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that The continuous conveyor (SF) is designed as a circulating conveyor, with the conveying means being designed as a chain drive, belt drive or rope drive.

8. Cable car station (S1) according to claim 7, characterized by the fact thatThe continuous conveyor (SF) is further designed to capture a cable car vehicle (2) from the station conveyor (5) by means of at least one carrying element (M) while maintaining a continuous movement of the cable car vehicle (2) and to take it to the second station level (E2).

9. Cable car station (S1) according to claim 8, characterized by the fact that a continuous movement of at least one carrying element (M) along the conveying track (FS) can be synchronized with a movement of a cable car vehicle (2) to be carried along the station conveyor track (5S) in order to maintain a continuous movement of the cable car vehicle (2).

10. Cable car station (S1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact thata second transfer point (UP2) is provided in the first station level (E1) or in the second station level (E2), in which a cable car vehicle (2) can be coupled again to a station conveyor section (5S) of a station conveyor.

11. Cable car station (S1) according to claim 10, characterized by the fact that the continuous conveyor (SF) is further designed to allow a cable car vehicle (2) to be placed at the second transfer point for coupling to the station conveyor section (5S), preferably vertically along the direction of gravity (GR).

12. Cable car station (S1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that In the second station level (E2) an exit zone and / or entry zone (20) is provided through which the conveyor line (FS) passes.

13. Cable car station (S1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact thatSimultaneously moving carrying elements (M) along the conveying path (FS) are always spaced at least so far apart from each other that a collision of cable car vehicles (2) carried by the carrying elements (M) is excluded.

14. Cableway system (1) comprising a cableway station (S1) according to one of the preceding claims and at least one further cableway station (S2), wherein the cableway station (S1) and the further cableway station (S2) are connected by a circulating haul rope (3) for transporting cableway vehicles (2) between the cableway stations (S1, S2), wherein preferably the further cableway station (S2) also has two station levels connected by a continuous conveyor (SF) for the continuous transport of cableway vehicles (2).

15. Method for moving a cable car vehicle (2) in a cable car station (S1) with a first station level (E1) and a second station level (E2) and a station conveyor (5) with a station conveyor track (5S) for moving a cable car vehicle (2) along the station conveyor track (5S) in a station conveyor direction (SR), characterized by the fact thatThe cable car vehicle (2) is moved from the first level (E1) to the second level (E2) in the cable car station (S1) by means of a continuous conveyor (SF) comprising a conveyor section (FS) that is fixed relative to the cable car station (S1), at least one carrying element (M), and a conveying means for continuously moving the at least one carrying element (M) along the conveyor section (FS), wherein the cable car vehicle (2) is engaged by the at least one carrying element (M) of the continuous conveyor (SF) at a transfer point (UP) of the station conveyor section (5S) and carried along the conveyor section (FS) to the second level (E2), wherein the conveyor section (FS) of the continuous conveyor (SF) runs at least sectionally along a transverse direction (QR) perpendicular to a gravity plane (SE), which at the transfer point (UP) is defined by a gravity direction (GR) of the gravity force acting on the cable car vehicle (2) and the station conveyor direction (SR). The transfer point (UP) is established.

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