Device for coupling a vehicle to a traction cable, comprising a fastening configured to couple the vehicle to the traction cable, the fastening including at least two rotatable elements configured to occupy a coupling position in which said at least two rotatable elements are in contact with the traction cable and the vehicle is coupled to the traction cable, the device including a variable speed drive configured to modify a speed of rotation of said at least two rotatable elements when said at least two rotatable elements are in the coupling position, so that the vehicle moves relative to the traction cable.

This coupling device comprises a support body, a first clamping jaw, a clamping member comprising a second clamping jaw and a connecting portion, the clamping member being hingedly mounted on the support body between a clamping position in which the first and second clamping jaws are configured to clamp a traction cable; a biasing device configured to bias the clamping member towards the clamping position, and an actuation member configured to actuate a displacement of the clamping member between its clamping and release positions, the actuation member being slidably mounted on the support body between a first stable position in which the clamping member is in the clamping position, and a second stable position in which the clamping member is in the release position.

This coupling device (2) comprises a support body (4); a first clamping jaw (8); a clamping element (9) comprising a second clamping jaw (11) and a connecting portion (12), the clamping element (9) being hingedly mounted on the support body (4) between a clamping position in which the first and second clamping jaws (8, 11) are configured to clamp a traction cable (3) and a release position of the traction cable (3); a biasing device (25) configured to bias the clamping element (9) towards the clamping position; and an actuation lever (15) configured to actuate a displacement of the clamping element (9) between the clamping and release positions thereof, the actuation lever (15) being hingedly mounted on the support body (4) between a first stable position in which the clamping element (9) is in the clamping position, and a second stable position in which the clamping element (9) is in the release position.

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.

A funicular intended particularly for transporting heavy loads between an upstream station (10) and a downstream station (12), comprises a railway track (14) connecting the upstream station (10) to the downstream station (12) and a vehicle (16) running on the track (14) and drawn by at least one towing cable (30). The vehicle comprises a chassis (50) defining a median longitudinal vertical plane that rests on at least one pendulum running gear, comprising two independent lateral pendulum devices (60) situated on either side of the median longitudinal vertical plane, wherein each lateral pendulum device (60) comprises a secondary pendulum (62) articulated in relation to the chassis (50) around a horizontal secondary pivot axis and two primary pendulums, each articulated in relation to the secondary pendulum (62) around a horizontal primary pivot axis, wherein the primary pivot axes of the two primary pendulums are spaced apart from one another longitudinally on either side of the secondary pivot axis, wherein each primary pendulum is associated with at least two support rollers designed to run on the railway track (14), each rotating around a rotation axis parallel to the primary pivot axis of the associated primary pendulum and situated longitudinally on either side of the primary pivot axis of the associated primary pendulum.

The invention relates to a transport facility (100), having a first traction cable (11) that describes a first closed loop (10) and is configured to be driven by at least a first drive means (12) at a nominal linear velocity, and a vehicle (30) having a coupling device (31) for coupling the vehicle to the first traction cable, the transport facility comprising at least a first traffic lane (101) having at least a first segment (110) comprising at least one track (111) along the first traction cable, the first traffic lane comprising at least a second segment (120), the transport facility being configured so that the vehicle is coupled to the first traction cable and pulled by same at the nominal velocity so as to pass through the first segment and the second segment, the first traction cable fully supporting the vehicle and driving it at the nominal speed along the second segment.

A funicular intended particularly for transporting heavy loads between an upstream station (10) and a downstream station (12), comprises a track (14), preferably a railway, connecting the upstream station (10) to the downstream station (12), a vehicle (16)running on the track (14) and at least one towing cable (30) in closed loop having a first towing section (32.1) passing over a first pulley (20.1) of the upstream station and over a first return pulley (26) fixed to the vehicle (16) and a second towing section (32.2), in all ways separate from the first towing section and passing over the return pulley (26) and over a second pulley (20.2) of the upstream station (10).

A device that is movable along a track defined by a cable has a main frame including a pair of side walls and a transverse connector by which the side walls are joined together. A pair of pulleys is disposed between the side walls, with the pulleys being engagable with a cable and rotatable for movement of the device along the cable. A fitting by which handles are removably attachable to the main frame is secured between the side walls, and aligned receptacles in the side walls provide for reception of hardware to preclude disengagement of the cable from the pulleys during use.

A cable car system includes vehicles that are clamped to a hauling cable along the route and decoupled from the hauling cable upon entering the stations. The vehicles are moved through the stations by control tires which are coupled to one another by gear mechanisms and driven via a supporting pulley for the hauling cable. The control tires are mounted on a supporting frame on at least one supporting structure. The rotation of the supporting pulley that drives the control tires is derived from the hauling cable by way of a drive belt. The drive belt runs over the supporting pulley, which is mounted on a pivotable rocker, and over at least one control tire. The pivotable rocker is mounted on the supporting structure for the supporting frame, or the pivotable rocker is mounted on a supporting structure to which the supporting frame is not attached.

Ropeway self-propelled transporting equipment, comprising a transporting device (1) which runs along a ropeway rope, wherein the transporting device (1) comprises a sliding adjusting mechanism (2), a transmission mechanism (3) and a pull arm (4); and the sliding adjusting mechanism (2) and the transmission mechanism (3) are movably connected to the pull arm (4) respectively. The sliding adjusting mechanism (2) is arranged on the pull arm (4), and a first transmission component (21), a second transmission component (22) and a third transmission component (23) of the sliding adjusting mechanism (2) enclose a ropeway rope clamping area. When the ropeway rope is positioned in the ropeway rope clamping area, the ropeway rope is clamped to the first transmission component (21), the second transmission component (22) and the third transmission component (23) so that the transporting device (1) may freely slide along the ropeway rope. In addition, a first lifting component (20) is provided on the sliding adjusting mechanism (2). The ropeway rope clamping area may adapt to ropeway ropes of different sizes and smoothly traverse a ropeway rope junction or a ropeway support bend. Therefore, the applicability of the present transporting device (1) is improved.