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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2018
Leitner S.p.a., Vipiteno, IT;
Rudolf Beha, Schönberg im Stubaital, AT;
LEITNER S.P.A., Vipiteno, IT;
Abstract
A station for a cable transportation system comprising a plurality of transporting units supported and moved outside the station by at least one cable, the station comprising an inlet and an outlet for the transporting units; a guiding device for guiding the transporting units inside the station between the inlet and the outlet; wherein the guiding device comprises an inlet guide extending from the inlet to a diverging point, a plurality of intermediate guides extending along different paths between the diverging point and a converging point; and an outlet guide extending from the converging point to the outlet of the station; a control unit configured for alternately feeding at least a transporting unit along the intermediate guides and for temporary stopping the transporting unit at at least one stopping point along the intermediate guides for enabling the embarking and disembarking while the transporting unit is stopped.