JP7362108B2 - cableway carrier - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cableway carrier, and more particularly to a cableway carrier equipped with a battery and electrical equipment for supplying power to an air conditioner and the like.

Cableway equipment is transportation equipment for transporting people and goods by suspending carriers from cables strung in the air, and is often used as a means of transporting people on mountain slopes, or as a means of transporting skiers and snowboarders at ski resorts. has been done. In addition, cableway equipment has come to be used as public transportation in urban areas, especially overseas, because it does not require laying rails on the ground like railways do, and less land is required for the tracks. There is.

In this way, when operating cableway equipment that operates closed carriers such as gondola lifts and ropeways in urban areas, it is desirable to be able to provide the same level of convenience and comfort as other urban transportation methods, and especially It is desirable that each carrier be equipped with an air conditioning system to improve passenger comfort. However, as is well known in the past, in cableway equipment, it is difficult to supply power to the carriages moving on the track, and it is difficult to equip each carriage with an air conditioner that consumes a large amount of power.

For this reason, the following techniques have been proposed and put into practice. One example of this technique is to form a carrier group consisting of a plurality of carriers, and to provide a plurality of these carrier groups to operate together with the circular movement of the cable. One of the carriers in the carrier group is a power carrier equipped with power supply equipment, and the other carriers are passenger carriers on which passengers board. Each passenger carrier is equipped with air conditioning equipment, and power is supplied from the power carrier to each passenger carrier via a power cable to air-condition the passenger carrier (for example, Patent Document (see 1). Another example is to create an equipment space in the upper part of the passenger car that is separate from the passenger space, and equip this space with a gas turbine engine and generator, and an air conditioner driven by this to air condition the passenger space. (For example, see Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 7-257363 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 9-24823

However, the above-mentioned cableway equipment that operates by forming carrier groups is only used in a small number of facilities, and the currently mainstream method of arranging carriers on the track at regular intervals is not suitable for operation. cannot be adopted. Furthermore, in systems using a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine itself is expensive, and since liquid fuel is used, it is necessary to take safety measures such as a fire extinguishing device or the like.

In consideration of such circumstances, it has been considered in the past to mount a battery on a carrier and operate an air conditioner or electrical equipment solely by power supplied from the battery. However, as mentioned above, air conditioning equipment consumes a large amount of electricity, so it is necessary to install many or large batteries on a carrier, and maintenance of the batteries and associated electrical equipment is also difficult. It is necessary to make it happen.

The present invention has been made in view of these circumstances, and provides a cableway carrier that can easily maintain large-capacity batteries and electrical equipment when they are mounted on the carrier. The purpose is to

The invention according to claim 1 is configured such that a box-shaped battery box is provided at the lower end of the carrier , a battery and an electric device are arranged in the battery box, and the battery is charged within the stop, and in the battery box. , the front side surface of the carrier in the traveling direction is a front side plate provided with an intake port, the rear side surface of the carrier in the traveling direction is a rear side plate provided with an exhaust port, and The left and right side surfaces are comprised of left and right lateral side plates, and the front side plate, the rear side plate, and the left and right lateral side plates form the four side surfaces of the battery box. In each case, the lower end is movably connected to the main body of the battery box, and the upper end is fixed to the main body of the battery box with a metal fitting, and opens outward when the metal fitting is removed from the main body of the battery box. It has a collapsible structure, and is characterized by the ability to form an opening for maintenance.

In addition to the structure of claim 1, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a plurality of intake ports are formed on the front side plate, and a louver and a filter are respectively attached to the plurality of intake ports. It is characterized by
In addition to the structure of claim 1 or 2, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a plurality of the exhaust ports are formed in the rear side plate, and each of the plurality of exhaust ports is equipped with an exhaust fan. It is characterized by

According to the present invention, maintenance is facilitated by providing a battery box in the lower part of the passenger car and storing a battery and electrical equipment as a set. In addition, by making all sides of the battery box collapsible, maintenance work is facilitated because the side surfaces near the target electrical equipment and battery can be opened during maintenance.

Schematic diagram of automatic circulation cableway Front view of carrier Side view of carrier Partial cross-sectional plan view of battery box Front view of battery box Partial side view of battery box

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a single-track automatic circulation cableway will be explained as a representative example of cableway equipment. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a single-track automatic circulation cableway. The single-track automatic circulation cableway 10 has a stop 11 and a stop 12 at the end of the track, and each stop 11 and 12 is rotatably equipped with a driving pulley 13 and a driven pulley 14. A cable 15 is endlessly wound around the driving pulley 13 and the driven pulley 14, and by rotating the driving pulley 13, the cable 15 circulates between the two stops 11 and 12. . A plurality of carriers 18 are suspended from the cable 15 at predetermined intervals on the track.

The carrier 18 is detachably attached to the cable 15, and is attached to the cable 15 and moves together with the cable 15 on the railway, and is separated from the cable 15 within the stops 11 and 12. At the stops 11 and 12, running rails 16 and 17 that are U-shaped in plan view are laid, respectively, and the carrier 18 separated from the cable 15 is moved along the running rails 16 and 17 as follows. Move to. First, the carrier 18 that has arrived at the stops 11 and 12 is separated from the cable 15, transferred to the running rails 16 and 17, and is decelerated by a transfer device provided along the running rails 16 and 17. When the carrier 18 decelerates to a speed at which passengers can board and alight, the vehicle 18 maintains that speed and returns to the departure side within the stops 11 and 12, during which time passengers can board and alight. The carrier 18 that has turned back toward the departure side is accelerated to the same speed as the cable 15, and then attached to the cable 15, detached from the running rails 16 and 17, and departs onto the track.

2 is a front view of the carrier 18, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the carrier 18. The carrier 18 is roughly divided into a rope gripping machine 19, a suspension machine 20, and a passenger car 21. The rope gripping machine 19 is configured to be able to grip and release the rope 15, grip the rope 15 on the track and move together with the rope 15, and release the rope 15 within the stops 11 and 12. The running rollers 22 roll and move on the running rails 16 and 17 as the rails travel. A suspension machine 20 is pivotally attached to the rope grasping machine 19 so as to be swingable in the front and rear directions with respect to the traveling direction, and a passenger car 21 carrying passengers is attached to the lower part of the suspension machine 20.

An air conditioner 24 is provided at the upper part of the passenger car 21 with a slight distance upward from the upper surface 23. The air conditioner 24 is an integrated air conditioner equipped with a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, etc. inside, and is driven by power supplied from a battery 25 provided at the bottom of the passenger car 21. Hot air or cold air is supplied into the passenger car 21 from the provided ventilation opening. The battery 25 is a battery that can be rapidly charged, and when the carriage 18 moves within the stops 11 and 12, it receives power from a current collector (not shown) such as a pantograph provided on the carriage 18 and quickly charges the battery. It will be charged.

The battery 25 is housed in a battery box and attached to the lower surface of the carrier 18, and a cover 39 is provided at the bottom of the carrier 18 to protect it. FIG. 4 is a partially sectional plan view of the battery box, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the battery box. The battery box 26 is formed in a rectangular box shape and is attached to the lower surface of the passenger car 21 with bolts 30 provided at the four corners.

A plurality of batteries 25 are fixedly arranged inside the battery box 26, and electrical equipment such as a stabilized power source 27, a breaker 28, a control device for managing and controlling charging and discharging of the batteries 25, and a fire extinguisher 29 are also installed. etc. are arranged. By arranging the battery 25 and electrical equipment in the battery box 26 in this manner, a set of related parts is assembled, making maintenance such as inspection and replacement of parts easy.

Each side of the battery box 26 is configured as follows. As shown in FIG. 6, the front side plate 31 provided on the front side in the direction of movement of the carrier 18 has a collapsible structure in which the front side plate 31 collapses and the entire front side is opened. The front side plate 31 is fixed in a vertical position by a stopper 32 provided at the end, thereby closing the entire front side. A plurality of intake ports 33 are formed in the front side plate 31, and a louver 40 and a filter 41 are attached to each of these intake ports 33. As a result, as the carrier 18 advances, air flows into the battery box 26 through the louver 40 and filter 41.

The rear side plate 34 provided on the rear side in the traveling direction of the carrier 18 has a collapsible structure in which substantially the entire rear side surface is opened in the same manner as described above. A plurality of exhaust ports 35 are formed in the rear side plate 34, and a fan 36 is attached to each of these exhaust ports 35. By operating this fan 36, air within the battery box 26 is exhausted to the outside. Next, lateral side plates 37 and 38 are provided on both lateral sides and have a length from the rear end to near the front end of the battery 25. The lateral side plates 37 and 38 also have a foldable structure in the same manner as described above, and these portions can be opened.

According to the above configuration, since both sides of the battery box 26 have a collapsible structure, maintenance work on the equipment inside the battery box 26 is facilitated. That is, during maintenance, it is possible to open the side closer to the target equipment, so the operator's hands and work tools can easily enter, making it easier for the operator to perform the work. Therefore, work can be carried out with the battery box 26 attached to the passenger car 21, and there is no need to remove the battery box 26 from the passenger car 21 for maintenance. Furthermore, in order to facilitate maintenance, if rails are provided in the stops 11 and 12 to support the carrier 18 at a high position so that the height of the battery box 26 is at a height that is easy to work with, the battery box 26, it becomes easier to perform internal maintenance.

10 Single-track automatic circulation cableway 11 Stop 12 Stop 13 Driving pulley 14 Driven pulley 15 Cable 16 Running rail 17 Running rail 18 Carriage 19 Cable gripping machine 20 Suspension machine 21 Passenger car 22 Running roller 23 Top surface 24 Air conditioner 25 Battery 26 Battery Box 27 Stabilized power supply 28 Breaker 29 Fire extinguisher 30 Bolt 31 Front side plate 32 Stopper 33 Intake port 34 Rear side plate 35 Exhaust port 36 Fan 37 Lateral side plate 38 Lateral side plate 39 Cover 40 Louver 41 Filter

Claims (3)

A box-shaped battery box is provided at the lower end of the carrier , a battery and electrical equipment are placed in the battery box, and the battery is charged within the stop,
In the battery box, the front side surface of the carrier in the traveling direction is a front side plate provided with an intake port, the rear side surface of the carrier in the traveling direction is a rear side plate provided with an exhaust port, and the The left and right sides of the carrier in the direction of movement are made up of left and right lateral side plates.
The lower end portions of the front side plate, the rear side plate, and the left and right lateral side plates forming the four side surfaces of the battery box are movable to the main body of the battery box. The top end is fixed to the main body of the battery box with a metal fitting, and when the metal fitting is removed from the main body of the battery box, it opens outward. A cableway carrier characterized by being able to be formed. 2. The cableway carrier according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said intake ports are formed in said front side plate, and each of said plurality of intake ports is equipped with a louver and a filter. The cableway according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of the exhaust ports are formed on the rear side plate, and each of the plurality of exhaust ports is equipped with an exhaust fan. transporter.

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