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A cable grip is a device for propelling a vehicle by attaching to a wire cable running at a (relatively) constant speed. The vehicle may be suspended from the cable, as in the case of aerial lifts such as a gondola lift (télécabine), may be guided by rails, as in a cable traction railway, or may be self-guiding, as in a button lift. Typically, multiple vehicles will use the same cable; where just one or two vehicles are in use they will tend to be attached to the cable permanently (e.g. funiculars). Image File history File links Co_Vail_chairclamp. ...
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Detachable quad chairlift grip. ...
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An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable. ...
Tochal gondola lift carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain,Tehran, Iran. ...
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Cable Car in San Francisco A San Francisco cable car A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. ...
A platter lift, or just platter, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers uphill. ...
Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of...
While the cable grips used in the original cable railways were manually operated, requiring considerable skill and strength, modern cable grips tend to be automatic. Given that the cable runs at a relatively constant speed, accelerating the vehicle to match the speed of the cable presents a technical difficulty; possible methods are to apply the grip gradually, to accelerate the vehicle (e.g. by guiding wheels) prior to applying the grip, or to use a sprung linkage between the grip and the vehicle. Also, the cable needs to be able to handle friction from the grip and increased load while the vehicle is accelerating.
Vehicles using cable grips
Suspended Tochal gondola lift carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain,Tehran, Iran. ...
Detachable quad chairlift grip. ...
On rails Cable Car in San Francisco A San Francisco cable car A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. ...
A people mover is a fully-automated light rail or tram system. ...
Self-guiding A platter lift, or just platter, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers uphill. ...
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