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- Patent Title: Station for a cable transportation system, cable transportation system comprising such station and method for operating such cable transportation system
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Application No.: US16499731Application Date: 2018-04-03
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Publication No.: US11377127B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Rudolf Beha
- Applicant: LEITNER S.P.A.
- Applicant Address: IT Vipiteno
- Assignee: LEITNER S.P.A.
- Current Assignee: LEITNER S.P.A.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Vipiteno
- Agency: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
- Priority: IT102017000036544 20170403
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/052288 WO 20180403
- International Announcement: WO2018/185653 WO 20181011
- Main IPC: B61B1/02
- IPC: B61B1/02 ; B61B12/02

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.
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