Power supply equipment for cableways

Abstract

To provide a power supply device for a cableway capable of increasing a charge amount to a carrier at a stop.SOLUTION: A power supply device for a cableway includes a plurality of power supply rails 23 arranged along traveling rails 16, 17 on which a carrier 18 travels in stops 11, 12 of a cableway, a plurality of garage line power supply rails 32 arranged along a garage line rail 30 in a garage line where the carrier 18 is stored, and a current collector 24 provided in the carrier 18 and being brought into contact with the power supply rails 23 and the garage line power supply rails 32. The carrier 18 is supplied with power while moving in the garage line.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a device for supplying power to a carrier at a station of a ropeway facility.

Background Art

[0002] A ropeway facility is a transportation facility that suspends a carrier from a cable stretched in the air and transports people and goods. It is often used as a means of moving people in mountainous slopes or as a means of moving skiers and snowboarders at ski resorts. In addition, since a ropeway facility does not require laying rails or the like on the ground like a railway, etc., and requires less land for the line, it has come to be operated as a public transportation in urban areas, especially overseas. [[ID=**13**]] [[ID=**14**]]

[0003] [[ID=**15**]] Thus, when operating a ropeway facility that uses a closed carrier such as a gondola lift or a ropeway as a daily transportation means in urban areas or the like, in order to improve the comfort of passengers, it is desirable to equip each carrier with an air conditioner, lighting devices inside the passenger car, etc. However, as is well known in the art, it is difficult to supply power to a carrier moving in the line in a ropeway facility. Generally, a small storage battery is provided in the carrier and charged at the station after the operation is completed for use. It has been difficult to equip the carrier with devices that consume a large amount of power such as an air conditioner. [[ID=**17**]] [[ID=**18**]]

[0004] [[ID=**19**]] In order to perform charging after the operation is completed as described above, in a gondola lift or the like that operates a large number of carriers, a large number of chargers are required, which increases the cost. Therefore, it has been conventionally proposed to charge the storage battery while the carrier moves in the station during the operation of the ropeway facility (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The technology described in Patent Document 1 includes a charging connector attached to the outer surface of the carrier and connected to the storage battery in an automatic circulation type ropeway, and an electric supply unit provided in a stop arranged in the middle of the ropeway and contacting the charging connector while the carrier moves in the stop, and a power supply device connected to the electric supply unit, so that the storage battery can be charged even when the carrier moves in the station. [[ID=**21**]] [[ID=**22**]]

[0005] In recent years, due to the spread of electric vehicles and other technologies, storage batteries have become smaller and have increased in capacity, and rapid charging of these batteries has also become possible. By adopting such technologies and rapidly charging the storage battery inside a carrier moving within a station, as described in Patent Document 1 above, sufficient power can be supplied from the storage battery to the equipment mounted on the carrier even when the carrier is on the tracks, and the environment inside the carrier can be kept comfortable. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 7-31063 [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0007] However, in the automatic circulating ropeway described in the above-mentioned patent document, the consumption time in the carriers increases as the distance between stations increases, and sufficient charging cannot be performed with the charging time along the normal operating route within the stations.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of these circumstances, and aims to provide a power supply device for a cable car that can increase the amount of charge to the carrier at a station. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The invention of claim 1 is a running rail on which a carrier travels within a cable car station. and the running rail continuous with the Depot track rails within the depot line where the carriers are stored. The point device allows for the formation of a normal route in which the carrier travels only on the running rails, and a detour route in which the carrier travels not only on the running rails but also on the depot rails via the point device. Multiple power supply rails arranged along the line, The aforementioned garage track rails The carrier comprises a plurality of depot line power supply rails arranged along the line, and a current collector that contacts the power supply rails and the depot line power supply rails, By switching to the normal route using the aforementioned point device, The carrier Running only on the aforementioned rails While moving The current is supplied from the aforementioned power supply rail only, via the current collector, to the battery installed in the carrier. Powered The point device is configured to switch to the detour route, so that as the carrier moves along the running rail and the depot rail, more power is supplied to the battery installed in the carrier via the current collector from the power supply rail and the depot power supply rail than via the normal route. It is characterized by the following.

[0010] Furthermore, the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the power supply rail and the depot line power supply rail are arranged to supply power to only one carrier with respect to the power supply rail and the depot line power supply rail. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the present invention, since charging is performed even within the depot line, the charging time can be extended compared to normal operation, and the amount of charge to the carrier can be increased. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0012] [Figure 1] Schematic diagram of a single-line automatic circulating ropeway. [Figure 2] Diagram showing part of the bus stop. [Figure 3] Overall layout diagram of the power supply rails [Figure 4] Plan view showing depot track rails added on the extension of the running rails. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0013] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a single-line automatic circulating ropeway will be described as a representative example of the ropeway equipment. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a single-line automatic circulating ropeway. The single-line automatic circulating ropeway 10 has stations 11 and 12 at the ends of the track, and each station 11 and 12 is rotatably equipped with a driving pulley 13 and a driven pulley 14. A cable 15 is wound endlessly around the driving pulley 13 and the driven pulley 14, and by rotating the driving pulley 13, the cable 15 moves in a circulating manner between the two stations 11 and 12. Multiple carriers 18 are suspended from the cable 15 at predetermined intervals along the track.

[0014] The carrier 18 is detachably attached to the cable 15 and moves with the cable 15 while on the track, and is detached from the cable 15 within stations 11 and 12. Stations 11 and 12 are laid with U-shaped running rails 16 and 17 in plan view, and the carrier 18, detached from the cable 15, moves along the running rails 16 and 17 as follows. First, upon arriving at stations 11 and 12, the carrier 18 is detached from the cable 15 and moves onto the running rails 16 and 17, and is slowed down by a transfer device installed along the running rails 16 and 17. Once the carrier 18 has slowed down to a speed at which passengers can board and alight, it maintains that speed and turns back towards the departure side within stations 11 and 12, during which time passengers board and alight. The carrier 18, which has turned back towards the departure side, is accelerated to the same speed as the cable 15, and then attaches to the cable 15, detaches from the rails 16 and 17, and departs onto the track.

[0015] Figure 2 shows a portion of stations 11 and 12. The gripping device 20 of the carrier 18 is equipped with running rollers 21 that roll on the running rails 16 and 17, and an end roller 22 at the end opposite to the running rollers 21. A guide rail 19 extends parallel to the outer circumference of the running rails 16 and 17 at the position of the end roller 22, thereby maintaining a constant posture for the carrier 18 as it moves through stations 11 and 12. An energized power supply rail 23 is laid along the lower part of the guide rail 19, while the gripping device 20 is equipped with a current collector 24 that contacts the power supply rail 23. An electric wire cable 25 is connected to the current collector 24, and the other end of the electric wire cable 25 is connected to a battery 26 inside the carrier 18. Within stations 11 and 12, the power supply rail 23 and the current collector 24 move in contact with each other, and during this time, power is supplied to the carrier 18 and the battery 26 is charged.

[0016] Figure 3 is an overall layout diagram of the power supply rail. The entire power supply rail 23 consists of a plurality of power supply rails 23, and adjacent power supply rails 23 are arranged with a certain distance H. The same amount of electricity is supplied to each power supply rail 23 from the power sources of the platforms 11 and 12. The current collector 24 of the moving carrier 18 contacts each power supply rail 23 arranged along the moving path, and power is supplied to the carrier 18. The length and position of each power supply rail 23 are set so that a plurality of carriers 18 do not pass through the same power supply rail 23.

[0017] Figure 4 is a plan view showing a garage line rail 30 provided on the extensions of the running rails 16 and 17. The garage line rail 30 is laid in a U-shape similar to the running rails 16 and 17, and is provided with point devices 31 at both ends, whereby the running rails 16 and 17 and the garage line rail 30 are connected and disconnected. Also, along the garage line rail 30, a transfer device is provided similar to the running rails 16 and 17, and thereby the carrier 18 is transferred. Also, along the garage line rail 30, a plurality of garage line power supply rails 32 are laid with the same configuration as the above-described power supply. The carrier 18 is guided and stored in the garage line rail 30 during off-peak hours such as at night.

[0018] In such a configuration, during normal operation, the carrier 18 moves along the running rails 16 and 17. However, when there are few passengers, the point device 31 is operated to guide the carrier 18 into the garage line and move it along the garage line rail 30. When moving, power is supplied to the carrier 18 from the garage line power supply rail 32, and the storage battery 26 is charged. Since charging is performed even within the garage line in this way, the charging time can be made longer than during normal operation, and the amount of charge to the carrier can be increased.

Explanation of Signs

[0019] 10 Single-track automatic circulation type cableway 11 Platform 12 Platform 13 Driving pulley 14 Driven pulley 15 Cable 16 Running Rails 17 Running Rails 18 Transporter 19 Guide rails 20 Grip machine 21 Running rollers 22 End Rollers 23 Power supply rail 24 Electronic collector 25 Electric wires and cables 26 Storage batteries 30 Depot track rails 31 Point device 32 Depot line power supply rail H distance

Claims

1. Within the cable car station, the running rail on which the carrier travels and the depot rail in the depot line that houses the carrier, which is continuous with the running rail, can be configured by switching a point device to form a normal route on which the carrier travels only on the running rail, and a detour route on which the carrier travels not only on the running rail but also on the depot rail via the point device. The carrier comprises a plurality of power supply rails arranged along the running rail, a plurality of depot line power supply rails arranged along the depot line rail, and a current collector provided for the carrier that contacts the power supply rail and the depot line power supply rail, A power supply device for a cable car, characterized in that, by switching to the normal route using the point device, the carrier moves while traveling only on the running rail and power is supplied to the battery installed in the carrier via the current collector from only the power supply rail, and by switching to the detour route using the point device, the carrier moves while traveling on the running rail and the depot line rail and power is supplied to the battery installed in the carrier via the current collector from the power supply rail and the depot line power supply rail, with more power being supplied than on the normal route.

2. The power supply device in a cable car according to claim 1, characterized in that the power supply rail and the depot line power supply rail are arranged to supply power to only one carrier with respect to the power supply rail and the depot line power supply rail.

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