Funifor

A Funifor is a special variant of a cable car with two parallel supporting cables in a wide rope track. Technically it is the original Funifor to a single lane two-cable aerial ropeway.

Advantage of Funifors with its wide track rope is the high wind stability, as compared to other cable car systems, there is little cross pendant inclination. The previously established Funifors have a booth size of 60 to 100 people and can reach speeds of up to 12 m / s

Nature and function

Externally similar to the circulating at a double Rope loop in vehicle- width apart funitel system (which, however, a detachable circulating cableway ), based on the Funifor two supporting cables, the track is also wider than the cabin.

Vertically below the two suspension ropes shall run a pull cord, which is in an endless loop spliced ​​. The connection between each of the coming of the top and bottom and hauling cable by means of two respective vehicle is horizontally mounted on the drive compensating sheaves, which deflect the hauling cable only on the opposite side of the cabin, and then back to the station prepared. The Zugseilpaar runs from the top (mountain ) side of the vehicle to the mountain station, where it is deflected and guided above the supporting cables on portal-shaped rope horsemen empty in the valley station, running there on a jig and again below the support rope levels back on the valley side of the vehicle. The compensatory pulleys on the vehicle through which the Zugseilschlaufen be conducted shall deal usually no relative speed, but serve a uniform train and the balance of any speed differences within the haul rope. The drive system uses two parallel drive pulleys. Through the endless hauling cable no clamping or potting compounds are necessary, in addition, the entire rope loop are slightly displaced and subjected to a full-length magnetic induction test.

The Funifor is in contrast to traditional aerial tramway designed as a single-track railway ( with only one cabin), but two parallel systems, it is usually built, which can be operated independently of each other, however.

A "real" dual aerial tramway with two counter- transport vehicles in which fundamentally the special rope guide and the Funifor feature of the wide track (in this case: five meters per lane ) of two suspension ropes was applied, which opened in 2012, convertible track is on the Stanserhorn. Both vehicles are here connected by a respective traction cable and counter- spliced ​​endless rope loops together, which are performed on the pods via two zuglastausgleichende pulleys. The two-story " convertible" gondolas hanging on that investment within the past laterally leading suspension ropes.

Manufacturer

Funifor was developed by Erwin Oberhuber in the former company Hölzl Seilbahnbau and the patent was acquired through the merger with the company Doppelmayr in 2002, also from this.

Facilities

The first FUNIFOR " Trincerone - Livrio " (70 persons) of the company Hölzl was built in 2000 on the Stelvio Pass under the name. More Funifors are:

  • Pianalunga - Passo dei Salati ( Alagna ), 100 People, 2004, ITA
  • Arabba - Portavescovo, 80 People, 2005, ITA
  • Valcalda - Monte Zoncolan, 100 People, 2007, ITA
  • Passo dei Salati - Indren, 60 People, 2009, ITA
  • Rifugio Gilberti - Sella Golovec ( Prevala ), 100 People, 2009, ITA
  • Bezau, 60 People, 2010, AUT
  • Tarlenta - Rifugio Mantova ( Pejo ), 100 People, 2010, ITA
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