Cable Transport Station Guide for Chair Stability and Maintenance Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aerial cable transport systems face issues with chair pivoting due to uneven weight distribution, leading to installation difficulties and potential accidents, and maintenance vehicles require time-consuming configuration changes for operation.
Innovation Solution
An aerial cable transport station with a movable guide that prevents transport vehicle pivoting and allows for rapid conversion to a maintenance position, enabling easier maintenance vehicle operation by using sensors and a slide rail for efficient coupling and uncoupling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed guide is installed to prevent chair pivoting, then safety and stability are improved, but maintenance vehicle operation becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The guide is made movable between a first position (for maintenance) and a second position (for operation). This dynamic repositioning allows the guide to adapt its function: in the first position it does not obstruct maintenance vehicles, while in the second position it prevents passenger chair pivoting, thus resolving the contradiction between safety and maintenance ease.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed guide is installed to prevent chair pivoting, then chair stability is improved, but maintenance vehicle coupling time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide is pre-positioned in the first position before maintenance vehicle arrival, allowing the maintenance vehicle to couple and operate without obstruction. After maintenance, the guide is repositioned to the second position to restore chair stability. This preliminary positioning eliminates the need for time-consuming configuration changes during each maintenance cycle.
3Reliability
If a fixed guide is installed to prevent chair pivoting, then passenger safety is improved, but maintenance vehicle accessibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The guide's ability to move between positions provides adaptability for different operational modes. When in the first position, it allows full accessibility for maintenance vehicles. When in the second position, it ensures passenger safety by preventing chair pivoting. This dynamic adaptability resolves the contradiction between safety and maintenance accessibility.
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AI summary
An aerial cable transport station comprises a cable running along the station to define a running track. A transport vehicle and a maintenance vehicle remain securedly attached to the cable when moving in the station. The maintenance vehicle is installed detachable from the cable and presents a different size from the transport vehicle. A guide prevents the transport vehicle from pivoting around a longitudinal axis of the cable beyond a threshold position. The guide is movable between operating and maintenance positions. In the operating position, the guide forms an obstacle to movement of the maintenance vehicle running in the station. In the maintenance position, the guide is located outside the volume occupied by the maintenance vehicle running in the station.