The following summarizes 16-page glossy brochure on LEITNER’s 3S system. Also known as ‘tricable gondolas’, they have single haul rope and two carrying ropes.
Rittner Seilbahn in Renon, Italy.
Tricable gondolas features detachable grips and offers the highest transport capacity of all aerial technologies. They guarantee increased wind resistance and can also cross major spans of over 2,500 meters between towers. Cabins can be slowed in the stations — or even be stopped completely — for additional comfort when riders enter and exit the cabin.
Capacity: up to 6,000 people/h
Speed: up to 8.5 m/s
Cabin capacity: up to 35 people
Cabins are Co-Designed by Pininfarina, Ferrari and Maserati designers
Highlights:
- Wide entryway speeds boarding and deboarding.
- Seats 28 comfortably with standing room for 7 more.
- Sophisticated lighting concept developed in collaboration with Bartenbach Lighting Design is tailored to your corporate colour scheme.
- Collaboration with qpunkt, automotive air conditioning experts, produced a new climate control concept with continuously variable air volume and improved air-flow velocity.
- Supercaps energy concept employs a roller generator and solar panels to power a multimedia system with high-resolution LCD screens, WiFi and sound system.
3S Symphony Cabins.
The Leitner 3S Cabin
Highlights:
- Manufacturing technologies and precision components are like those used in aircraft construction.
- Milled from solid pieces, most parts require no safety welds. Meaning? Greater stability but lower weight.
- Additional two-way rollers in the station and garaging areas can travel on the smallest curve radii.
- Safety: each carriage’s unique vehicle detector indicates possible roller defects. So operators know exactly where to inspect track rollers. Then, the affected vehicle can be safely transported to the end station.
- Removable grip reduces maintenance requirements.
- Comfort: Each carriage’s lateral damping system ensures greater wind resistance and eliminates swaying.
- Eco-friendly roller generator contributes to the power supply in the cabin.
- Colours of all parts can be customized to your corporate standards, except for rollers and grips.
The Advantages of the Leitner 3S System
Simple Rope Deflection
Lifts are equipped with a single haul rope deflection mechanism. LEITNER 3S systems only require four sheaves. Up to two drive sheaves and one return sheave are installed in the drive station. There is one return sheave in the return station.
+ Longer service life
+ Lower maintenance costs
Optimum Redundancy for Maximum Safety
If required, an independent drive can be installed for both drive sheaves and the emergency/evacuation drive. Of course, the LEITNER DirectDrive can be used.
+ Maximum safety
+ Greater availability
Patented Haul Rope Roller with Spring System
The lift-off load on the haul rope is minimized by the spring roller system on the support towers. The lower lift-off height results in fewer vibrations on the haul rope and considerably lower loading of the carrying ropes by the carriage rollers.
+ Increased service life of the carrying ropes
+ Quieter ride
Optimized Accessibility
All mechanisms are directly accessible and thus easy to check and adjust. The outer station turnaround is accessible while walking upright for ergonomic and safer working.
+ Simplified maintenance
+ Safety for maintenance staff
The Flexible Switch Points System
The switch points are designed for optimum flexibility. The rapid switching cycles allow the vehicles to be pushed in and out during operation. The garaging procedure can be executed at running speed. The compartment-style system enables manual control of the switch points.
+ Flexibility
+ Time savings
+ Availability
Compact Station Design
The low installation height reduces cubage and costs. The new 3S carriage permits minimal curve radii in the station and the very narrowest curves in both directions in the garaging area.
+ Cost savings
+ Flexibility
3S Prodains Gondola
Examples of LEITNER Tricable Gondolas In Situ
The brochure closes with summaries of working and coming Leitner tricable systems. (The beautiful mountain vistas may be distracting for urban planners considering transit issues but the statistics are useful.)
Ritten/Bozen, Italy
Inclined length: 4,544 m
Vertical rise: 949 m
Transport capacity: 726 people/h
Power: 900 kw
Total vehicles: 10
Total towers: 7
Les Prodains, France
Inclined length: 1,751 m
Vertical rise: 576 m
Transport capacity: 2,400 people/h
Power: 2x 530 kw
Total vehicles: 4
Total towers: 2
Stubaier Gletscher, Austria
Inclined length: 4,092 m
Vertical rise: 1,137 m
Transport capacity: 3,000 people/h
Power: 2x 530 kw
Total number of vehicles: 48
Opening: 2016
Zermatt, Switzerland
Inclined length: 3,760 m
Vertical rise: 900 m
Transport capacity: 2,000 people/h
Total number of vehicles: 25
Opening: 2018
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