Passenger transport system such as overhead cableway has intermediate corner station with motor and cable tensioner

摘要

The system, comprising at least one supporting and traction cable (6, 7) for passenger cabins (10), forming a loop between departure and arrival stations, has an intermediate corner station (4) with a cable drive motor (15) and tensioner (16). The tensioner has pulleys which turn the cable from horizontal to vertical and a lower tensioning pulley with a counterweight. In a variant an additional force can be applied to the tensioning pulley by a power cylinder.