Patent ID: 7490556

Claim:
A cableway installation, comprising: a suspension and hauling cable guided about deflector pulleys in stations of the cableway installation; transport devices attached to said suspension and hauling cable via respective suspension rods, said suspension rods being configured to be selectively disconnected from said suspension and hauling cable in the stations; guide rails disposed to guide said transport devices through the stations along exit and entry areas, for subsequent reconnection to the suspension and hauling cable; a turntable drive unit disposed to enable said transport devices to be rotated relative to said suspension rods about a substantially vertical axis; and a control unit disposed in a respective said transport device for controlling said turntable drive unit; a detector device disposed in an entry area to the stations for monitoring a rotational position of said transport devices upon entering the stations and connected to cause the cableway installation to be stopped when a preset value for the rotational position of a transport device is exceeded; and a first switching element disposed in an exit area from the stations, said first switching element being connected for actuating said control unit in conjunction with a departure of a respective said transport device from the stations, in order to switch on said turntable drive unit.