Leitner Corporation

High Technology Investments B.v.

Günther Steger

Otto Pabst

Nikolaus Erharter

A trolley for a cable transportation system transportation unit extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises a frame; a clamp supported by the frame and configured to connect the trolley to a cable; and a first and second guide which are mounted and project on opposite sides of the clamp, taper towards their respective free ends, and have respective bottom faces configured to contact the cable and respective top faces configured to define a support for at least one roller; and wherein the bottom face of the second guide comprises a first and a second portion and the second portion located at the free end and sloping upwards with respect to the first portion.

Trolley for cable transportation system transportation units and depot for transportation units comprising such a trolley

The invention relates to a cable derailing prevention device for carrier/traction cables of cable car systems in an installation including: a carrier/traction cable; a multitude of rollers which flank a coupling rail and are located at the exit from the station; a multitude of clamps from which the driving means are suspended; at least one roller that has a couple and clamp and supports the cable, and a support roller or hold-down roller battery according to the cable guide, the coupling rail forming a coupling area between the cable and the clamps. According to the invention, an aligning device is mounted in front of the coupling area of the clamps on the cable before the coupling rail and limits the deviation of the cable due to a derailing on the roller battery so that the cable is always located inside the opening of the clamp.

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Vipiteno, Italy

Günther Steger