Tyre conveyor for transport means

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11518418-B2
Application number	US-201816652702-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2018
Priority date	Oct 19, 2017
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

The invention relates to a tire conveyor for a transport device, in particular gondolas, of a cable car installation. The conveyor includes tires, which are arranged along a track, and a drive train for the tires. The drive train has at least one drive pulley, in particular a belt pulley, and at least one drive device, in particular a belt. A guide is arranged along the track, at least in some sections, and at least one measurement device for measuring at least one property of the drive train or a component of the drive train is displaceable on the guide.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tire conveyor for transport devices of a cableway system, the tire conveyor being disposed at a station or an intermediate station of the cableway system and comprising:
a supporting structure mounted on stanchions, and the tire conveyor being disposed on the supporting structure;
a plurality of tires arranged on a support of the supporting structure and along a track;
a drivetrain for driving said tires, said drivetrain having at least one drive pulley and at least one drive device;
a guide disposed along and separate from said track, at least in some sections thereof; and
at least one measurement device for measuring a property of said drivetrain, or of a component of the drivetrain, said at least one measurement device being displaceably mounted on said guide.

2. The tire conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein said drive pulley is a belt pulley and said drive device is a belt.

3. The tire conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein said measurement device is mounted for automatic displacement.

4. The tire conveyor according to claim 3 , wherein said measurement device is automatically displaceable by a cable pull engaging on said measurement device or by a drive arranged on said measurement device or integrated in said measurement device.

5. The tire conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein said measurement device is configured to measure properties of said tires and/or of said drive pulleys and/or of said drive devices.

6. The tire conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein said measurement device is configured to measure properties of said track and/or of the transport device.

7. The tire conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein said measurement device is configured to measure geometric properties and/or vibrations.

8. The tire conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein said measurement device comprises at least one sensor for dynamic 2D/3D profile detection.

9. The tire conveyor according to claim 8 , wherein said at least one sensor is an optical sensor.

10. The tire conveyor according to claim 9 , wherein said optical sensor is a laser scanner.

11. The tire conveyor according to claim 1 , further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit measured values detected by said measurement device and/or data concerning the measured properties to a measurement station via a data conductor and/or wirelessly.

12. The tire conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein said measurement device is configured to measure properties on the driven drivetrain and/or on the stationary drivetrain.

13. The tire conveyor according to claim 1 , wherein said measurement device is pivotably mounted on said guide.

14. The tire conveyor according to claim 13 , wherein said measurement device is mounted for automatic pivoting.

15. A method for measuring a property of a drivetrain, or of a component of the drivetrain, of a tire conveyor at a station or an intermediate station of a cableway system, wherein the tire conveyor is disposed on a supporting structure mounted on stanchions, the tire conveyor has tires, which are arranged on a support of a supporting structure and along a track, and the drivetrain has at least one drive pulley and at least one drive device, the method comprising:
providing a guide disposed along and separate from the track, at least in some sections thereof; and
displacing at least one measurement device for measuring the property of the drivetrain, or of the component of the drivetrain, along the guide.

Assignees

• Innova Patent Gmbh

Inventors

• Moritzhuber Johannes

Classifications

• B61B10/02

  with suspended vehicles · CPC title

• B61B12/105 Primary

  Acceleration devices or deceleration devices other than braking devices · CPC title

• B61B12/06 Primary

  Safety devices or measures against cable fracture · CPC title

• B61B12/022 Primary

  Vehicle receiving and dispatching devices (acceleration or deceleration devices B61B12/105; cable grippers B61B12/12) · CPC title

• B61B3/00

  Elevated railway systems with suspended vehicles (with suspended flexible tracks B61B7/00; saddle or like balanced type with monorail B61B13/06; with propelling cables and for transporting materials B65G; tracks therefor E01B25/00) · CPC title