Patent ID: 7891300

Claim:
A cable car system cable derailing prevention device comprising: a hauling cable; a clamp from which a transportation unit is suspended; a plurality of rollers which flank a coupling rail and are located at an exit from a station, wherein at least a portion of the coupling rail defines a coupling area and the clamp is configured to couple with the hauling cable along the coupling area; at least one support roller configured to support a portion of the hauling cable along the coupling area; a roller battery associated with a cable guide; and a cable aligning device mounted upstream of the coupling area, wherein the cable aligning device is: (i) formed by a locator defining a hole having a size larger than a diameter of the hauling cable, the size of the hole depending on a distance the cable aligning device is from a clamping area, and (ii) configured to limit a deviation of the cable due to a derailing of the hauling cable on the roller battery to provide that when the clamp is located in the coupling area, the hauling cable is always located inside a jaw opening of the clamp.