JP2011111149A - Traffic system in which co2 emission is reduced and expressway is made toll-free by operating expressway train - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traffic system in an expressway, in which an expressway is made toll-free, emission of carbon dioxide or a hazardous chemical substance of a traveling vehicle on the expressway is reduced, and a traffic jam and a traffic accident are reduced so as to reduce the consumption of a vehicle and reduce the fatigue of a driver. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of formations of expressway trains taking vehicles and passengers on board is operated on the expressway, which moves the passengers to a destination station by bearing a certain amount equivalent to money for gasoline paid by the passenger. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a highway traffic system that reduces the carbon dioxide emissions and frees the toll on the highway by transporting the vehicle and the passenger with a trailer without the self-driving operation of the vehicle itself going through the highway. It is.

Conventionally, each automobile traveling on a highway pays a toll and runs on its own while consuming gasoline. As a result, each car emits carbon dioxide and toxic chemicals. In addition, when the amount of traffic increases, traffic jams and traffic accidents occur, and there is a drawback that vehicle failure is likely to occur due to self-propelled driving. And as a social issue in Japan, there is a background of wanting to achieve the purpose of free highway and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. Currently, railways, buses, maritime ferries, freight trains, etc. are known as low-carbon mass transportation. However, there are many industries in which, when free roads are realized, their management and employee measures can become social problems. Therefore, the background of the technology to be solved by the present invention is that these technologies and methods are applied and unique ideas are adopted. The following technologies can be seen as prior arts for patent disclosure of this improvement measure, but it seems that further technologies are necessary for the fundamental solution.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-323804 JP 2003-034175 A Transportation System

Many basic documents are published on the Internet, but the search keyword is, for example, Tokaido Logistics Shinkansen Concept-High Weight Lane-Or Terminal Ferry Station, Tourism Ferry Port, Urban Ferry Terminal Concept, Suburban Type Ferry terminal concept. However, none of this has led to a solution to transport a large number of cars and their drivers and passengers on the highway.

The purpose is to provide a new transportation system that enables free motorway traffic on highways and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and job creation for cars traveling on highways.

The problem to be solved is that each car traveling on the highway does not drive itself to the destination, including the person riding in the car, and transports it on a tailor-made trailer. Suppress. And instead of making the freeway free, even if you ask the user for the cost of gasoline equivalent to not driving self-propelled, cost consistency can be taken, highway traffic congestion can be eliminated, and electric vehicles It also serves as a solution for long-distance high-speed transportation such as motorcycles and bicycles.

In the traffic system of the present invention, a car traveling on a highway does not drive on its own, but is loaded on a trailer and transported to a target highway station, so there is no fuel consumption of fossil fuel-based power vehicles and no carbon dioxide is generated. At the same time, even if the highway usage fee is made free, it is easy to understand by collecting the fuel cost equivalent to the highway user as the transportation fee.

Although there is no verification of the data obtained by subtracting the carbon dioxide emissions generated during train operation and the emissions of vehicles that are not self-propelled, the combined emissions from the self-propelled driving of each car, which is theoretically inefficient, and It is clear that there is nothing better than train operation when calculating the carbon dioxide emissions associated with wasteful gasoline consumption during traffic jams. In addition, further efficiency will be improved by accelerating technology for improving the efficiency of large engines in towing vehicles.

It is the figure which saw through from the side the highway train which carried several cars in series. Example 1 It is the schematic of the highway train which is drive | working a private lane. (Example 2) It is the figure which looked at the example of a layout around a highway station from the upper surface. (Example 3) It is the schematic which looked at the mode of loading and unloading a car by putting the trailer towed by a highway train on a turntable. Example 4 It is the schematic which is towing a plurality of trailers loaded with one automobile. (Example 5)

First, the major premise that this system can be implemented is to revise laws and regulations related to the Road Traffic Law. In particular, operations related to the opening and operation of expressway stations, the operation of expressway trains, the traffic classification of the dedicated lanes that travel, the height, width, number of towing vehicles, etc. that make up the train, and the revision of expressway usage fees It is.

In addition, there are many new highway charges, carbon dioxide emission taxes, environmental taxes, etc. when not using the system of the present invention and other political judgments. Examples will be described.

The embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to a side view of a highway train in which several automobiles in FIG. 1 are stacked in series. First, the highway train has two automobiles (1) on the first floor. This is a train composed of a towing vehicle (3) in which a plurality of trailers (2) loaded with a total of four on the floor are connected to each other, and a towing part and a passenger car part are integrated at the top part thereof.

And the main structure on the exterior is the tow vehicle driver's seat (4), the passenger car part (5), the first floor part (6), the second floor part (7), the motor / generator (8), the tire (9), A coupling device (11), a passenger entry / exit door (12), an outer frame (13) of a trailer, a bantagraph (10) a passenger entry / exit door (15).

In this embodiment, a detailed description of the internal structure is omitted, but the outline is modeled on the leading vehicle of a train that is currently generally used. The driver's seat of the towed vehicle is equipped with various control instruments, instruments, computer terminals, communication equipment with the headquarters, etc., all necessary for operation, mainly in the driver's seat. The passenger car section is divided by walls, but there is an emergency passage.

Moreover, it is desirable that the main structure and equipment in the guest room is a comfortable guest room including a chair for sitting, a sofa, a nap facility, an entertainment facility, a private room, and the like.

In addition, the interior of the trailer has a structure that enables speedy loading and unloading of vehicles. There are wheel stoppers (28) and side slip stoppers to prevent the cars from collapsing during loading and preventing the vehicles from coming into contact with each other. It is a loading mechanism that can withstand.

In FIG. 1, a pantograph (10) is attached to supply power via an overhead line. However, a section without an overhead line travels with power supplied from a storage battery, or other power that does not depend on electricity. It is a hybrid car that can run on the road.

Also, each trailer has a motor / generator (8) linked to the wheels, and the driver's action when increasing or decreasing the speed of the towing vehicle is linked to the motor / generator of each trailer. Smooth movement and enhanced safety performance during driving will lead to energy efficiency.

In a section where there is no overhead wire (18) and the distance traveled by the storage battery is long, the storage battery needs to be charged. As a result, the time required for replacement and replacement of the storage battery can be saved, and the destination can be reached early.

In order to reduce the burden on the towing vehicle, the motors attached to the trailers are started, so that the train starts to move smoothly with a small burden on the towing vehicle. Further, when the driver applies the brake, each motor immediately becomes a generator and becomes a braking device, and there is no risk of being pushed by the connected vehicle. The motor and generator may be separate individuals, but a composite is desirable to reduce weight.

The wheel is (9) a tire that can travel on a general road or a highway, and a railroad wheel when traveling on a track according to claim 11.

In addition, since each vehicle which comprises other trains implements applying a known technique, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

Also, each vehicle is an optimal suspension mechanism, and since the connected vehicles are long, a four-wheel drive controlled by a computer is desirable for each trailer in order to make the traveling track safe. In addition, the latest technologies such as trains and ferries currently used are applied to engines, electrical equipment, air conditioning equipment, communication equipment, etc., which are not described, and explanations thereof are omitted here.

Also, this figure is vertically stacked, but illustrations and explanations about horizontal stacking are omitted. Also, each trailer has no distinction between the front and rear with respect to the traveling direction, and can be connected in any direction that increases work efficiency.

Next, an embodiment of a schematic diagram of a highway train traveling in the up lane and the down lane of FIG. 2 will be described. This figure is a schematic view of a two-tier trailer on the left side of the highway in the upper and lower lanes and a one-tier trailer on the right side. There is an overhead line (18) on the right expressway, and it is running while collecting electricity from the pantograph (10).

There is a daylighting window (32) on the side and rear side of the trailer (2), and the vehicle individual number (31) is written large and clearly. By displaying this information, the user can immediately identify the train he / she uses, so the usability is high.

FIG. 2 shows an example in which the side lane is used as a dedicated lane for both the upper and lower lines, but it is desirable that the central lane is used as a dedicated lane or a new driving lane is opened.

In this embodiment, a car traveling on a general lane that is not a dedicated lane is not shown for convenience, but as a type of car traveling on the general lane, a truck, a bus, a large special automobile, It is a car that chooses self-propelled driving even though it pays a high fee.

Next, the highway train reservation method will be briefly described. The reservation system is the same as that for conventional highway buses, ferries, airplanes, bullet trains, and the like. As claimed, the Internet reservation system is basically used by using a communication device of a mobile phone or a personal computer, but it can also be used for a so-called vacant seat waiting without reservation.

When making a reservation, register the desired date and time of use of the train, the section of use, the number of passengers, adult children, driver name, loading car name, license plate, etc. at the time of reservation. It is calculated based on the information reserved by the computer at the same time as the reservation, and the reservation content is immediately returned to the communication device together with the reservation number. Once the reservation is confirmed, the fee will be paid within the due date, but the fee does not include the highway fee for the reasons already mentioned.

As for the transportation of luggage, the method is to transfer the truck service that has been transported by truck for each company to the container service for each company's truck service and load the container on the trailer. If they are loaded on trailers according to their destinations and transported efficiently in a planned manner, it is possible to expect a carbon dioxide emission control effect and transport efficiency that is almost the same as that of railway container transport or container sea transport for mass transport.

Next, an explanation of the highway station and a procedure for loading a car from the station onto the trailer will be described based on the layout example of the vicinity of the highway station shown in FIG. This station is an embodiment required when a two-layer trailer is operated, and the trailer unloading area (20) is not essential in the case of the one-loader trailer shown in FIG.

First, I will explain the stations, but there are two ways to get into these highway stations by car. One is to enter from the newly opened expressway station entrance (25), and the second is to enter from the existing expressway entrance and pass through the newly created bypass road (27) without going through the toll gate. It is a way to enter the expressway station.

The car (1) entering the highway station stops in the boarding standby area (21) and proceeds to the boarding reception center established in the station building (22). What you need for the boarding procedure is to bring the reservation number, car verification, driver's driver's license, complete the final procedure, wait in the boarding waiting area (21) until the scheduled loading time of your train, and that time Then, it moves to the trailer loading / unloading area (20), and each trailer has a two-story structure, so the floor (6) (7) on which one's car gets is assigned to the first or second floor.

When loading on a trailer on the first floor, proceed as it is. In the case of the second floor, if you go up the slope from the car entrance on the first floor, the guide will guide you to the second floor entrance. When the terminal arrives at a place with a trailer, the terminal detects the IC tag of the boarding slip, makes a final confirmation with a computer, and places it in the guided standby trailer (2).

Then, the tractor (23) towing the trailer is towed to the train arrival / departure platform (19) and connected to the towing vehicle (3). In the meantime, if the person gets into the passenger car section (5) and receives a signal of departure progress, the driver of the towing car (3) departs according to the procedure.

Here, the boarding card will be described in detail. The boarding card includes a trailer number to be boarded, an IC tag is embedded, and the IC tag has an individual number of the boarding card. . And the information of the car carrying the boarding card is linked with the user information.

For example, if the boarding ticket itself is assigned with an individual number of 200009120, the reservation number already registered in the computer at the time of reservation, the trailer number to get on, all the contents declared at the time of reservation, the contents of partial verification of the vehicle verification, Are linked. Hand such a boarding pass to the driver. The driver puts the boarding ticket on the dashboard of the car.

There is an IC tag reader that detects IC tags at each point. If it is necessary to check the boarding ticket information, immediately read 200909125, call the number from the center computer, and check the information on the display screen. it can. In this example, the number of the boarding slip 200009120 is the boarding ticket issued with XX, the information described in the driver's license of the car driver, the date and time of boarding the train, the use section, the number of passengers This is a description of a boarding ticket with a function of knowing an adult child, a driver's name, a loaded car name, a license plate (registration number), and the like.

Next, a supplementary explanation will be given when the car is unloaded from the arriving train.
A train that arrives at the planned station according to the instructions of the computer stops at the designated home in the departure / arrival area of the instructions. Then, the towing tractor (23) in the area comes, pulls the trailer (2) to the trailer loading / unloading area (20), and puts it on the designated turntable (24), the turntable rotates 90 degrees. Then stop and secure the safety device before opening the trailer door (29).

The clerk hangs a board (30) on each stage (6), (7) of the trailer and the floor of each area, and compares the driver's ticket of the car that got off the passenger car with the boarding slip to safely Guide to get off. And it heads for a motor vehicle exit (26).

The number of passengers is checked at the exit to prevent crimes or accidents, but the problem can be minimized because security cameras are functioning everywhere.

Here, the image and function of the expressway station building will be explained using the example of a ferry terminal. The image of the expressway station around the metropolitan area is an image of a facility with an office or commercial facility of the Osaka Nanko ferry terminal. The expressway station around the tourist spot can be imagined at Matsuyama Kanko Ferry Terminal.

In this way, the basic station structure consists of train operator offices, highway public corporation offices, boarding areas, waiting lobbies, waiting rooms, restaurants, shop corners, tourist information centers, parking lots for waiting cars, and cargo unloading. It has facilities, parking lots for freight cars, etc.

For specific images, references published on the Internet should be referred to. For example, a terminal ferry station, a tourist ferry port, an urban ferry terminal concept, a suburban ferry terminal concept, and the like.

In the case of implementing the present invention, if a conventional service area is slightly modified and such an area is provided, a simple station can be tailored. By doing so, it can be used during the completion of social experiments and as a transition period to this transportation system.

The operation schedule incorporates a regular cargo schedule that transports cargo and the like regularly.

For long distances, passengers can take a nap and travel even on regular flights departing at night. Also, since there is a merit that low-cost electricity can be used by using nighttime power, nighttime train operation has been reduced recently, and nighttime power can be effectively used.

According to this system, even if you suddenly go to the station, you may not be able to use it depending on the time of congestion or schedule. In order to avoid this, it is a principle to make a reservation on the Internet such as a mobile phone, but if you do not do so, you will have to wait for a considerable time until you get on, or you will be self-driving.

FIG. 4 will be described. This figure is a schematic view from the side of the loading and unloading of a car with a trailer towed by a highway train on a turntable. The turntable (24) is sinking from the ground surface of the first floor, and when the trailer is placed, the transfer board is placed on the first floor portion of the turntable and is at a position equivalent to the height of the ground surface corresponding to the first floor.

The floor of the second floor and the second floor of the trailer are the same height, so that the vehicle can easily get on and off. As an explanation of FIG. 4, since the trailer has a two-story structure, there are a first-floor workshop that is loaded and unloaded on the first floor and a second-floor workshop that is loaded and unloaded on the second floor.

To go to the second floor in this figure, go up the slope from the car entrance on the first floor.
Then, there is a guide person having an IC tag reading terminal, and the guide person instructs the location of the assigned trailer loading deck by the IC tag information of the boarding slip read. There is an AB turntable in the center of the figure, but in front of this turntable is a trailer landing or loading deck.

Next, the method of unloading the car from the arrived trailer is as follows.
The trailer (1) that has been towed by the on-site tractor (23) is towed to the trailer-attached place where any one of the AB turntables (24) is located, according to instructions from the computer.

Then, after the turntable is rotated 90 degrees, it is fixed, and an attendant hangs a jumper so that the automobile can be crossed, releases the safety device, and slowly gets off. When you get off, check the exit (26) according to the staff's instructions and go down the slope.

In addition, it is desirable that this highway train operation is classified into a limited express, an express, a section express, etc., as in the case of a railway, and a toll system corresponding to that is classified.

Finally, FIG. 5 of the fifth embodiment will be described.
This figure is a schematic diagram in which a plurality of trailers (37) loaded with a single car are connected and towed. In this embodiment, all matters that have no special explanation are implemented from the first embodiment. The description of Example 4 is applied as it is.

If this method is used, the area dedicated to loading and unloading automobiles can be implemented even if it is not an exaggerated facility. Further, according to this figure, since there is no pantograph in the towing vehicle, it is desirable to move by using the power of the internal combustion engine rather than using an electric motor. For example, the engine of this internal combustion engine can be a diesel engine.

As a method of loading the automobile on the trailer (37), the pallet (34) with the cushioning material (35) as shown in FIG. 5 is lifted by the forklift (33) so as to reach the abdominal surface (36) of the automobile. Then, the car (1) is loaded, the car stopper (28) and the load collapse prevention device are set, the door is closed and locked.

It is desirable that this type of trailer (37) be of a low floor type in view of lifting and unloading the automobile with a forklift. Also, if this trailer has a box-shaped outer frame cover and its door is a side opening / closing vehicle, it is easy to put a car on and off using a forklift.

However, this type is not a metal box-type cover, and even a cloth or synthetic resin seat cover does not hinder the operation. In addition, this single-loader type trailer (37) can be implemented even with a small loading / unloading facility around the highway station, compared to a two-story trailer.

Although this type has the disadvantage that the transportation capacity is halved, a large number of vehicles can be transported by increasing the number of connected vehicles, the driving technology, and the towing performance of the trailer.

In addition to free expressway and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, it is possible to move long distances with electric vehicles and promote the use of electric vehicles. In addition, the range of action of bicycles for health promotion can be expanded. In addition, traffic accidents can be reduced by eliminating the need for long-distance driving. Elderly people who do not like long-distance driving, those who tend to get tired, or people who are not good at long-distance meet the needs of going out long-distance.

This system is the industrial development of the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions caused by the reduction of gasoline consumption, the reduction of carbon dioxide due to the reduction of tire consumption of each vehicle, the consistency of free highway, and the promotion of employment associated with this system. It leads to.

You can enjoy short-distance electric cars, bicycles, two-wheeled vehicles, and light bicycles when you arrive at your destination, and you can use them just like a highway bus without a car.

And since people and cars move in large quantities, it is possible to create a new sense of town. Traditionally, city planning has been developed around stations along the railroad, but the urban system centered on highway stations can be created by the spread of this system.

1 car 2 trailer 3 tow vehicle 4 tow vehicle driver's seat 5 passenger car part 6 first floor part 7 second floor part 8 motor / generator 9 tire 10 pantograph 11 connecting device 12 passenger entrance door 13 trailer outer frame 14 crew entrance door 15 train Dedicated driving lane 16 General lane 17 Median strip 18 Overhead line 19 Train arrival / departure platform 20 Trailer loading / unloading area 21 Waiting area 22 Station building 23 Area tracker 24 Turntable 25 Car entrance 26 Car exit 27 Bypass from highway entrance 28 Wheel stop 29 Garage double door 30 Crossing board 31 Vehicle individual number 32 Daylighting window 33 Forklift 34 Pallet 35 Buffer material 36 Automobile belly surface 37 Trailer for loading one car

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A highway train composed of a trailer (2) capable of loading one or several cars (1), a passenger car carrying a driver of the cars (1), and a tow vehicle towing them. (Hereinafter referred to as a train), and this train is operated on a dedicated lane between expressway stations (hereinafter referred to as stations) using computer-controlled regular and temporary schedules. A transportation system that reduces the CO2 emissions and frees the highway by operating a highway train, which is characterized by carrying the car and the person on the train at the reserved station and transporting it to the target station. The towing vehicle and the passenger vehicle of claim 1 are each a single structure or a composite structure in which the towing vehicle and the passenger vehicle are integrated, and the number of trailers that can be connected and towed is one or more. Transportation system that operates highway trains to reduce CO2 emissions and free highways The reservation according to claim 1 is a highway characterized in that reservation is made from the Internet using a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a personal computer, and reservations such as the desired date and time of use of the train, the use section, the number of passengers, etc. Transportation system that operates trains to reduce CO2 emissions and free highways The operation management computer according to claim 1 includes: a combination of vehicles to be loaded onto the trailer (2); a combination of trailers (2) itself; a trailer linkage increase / decrease; a stop station for loading and unloading vehicles; It operates an expressway train characterized by the central computer that efficiently manages centralized management of operation and standby status, and dispatch prediction, and the terminal computer installed in the station and train (3). Transportation system to reduce CO2 emissions and free highways The prime mover of the towing vehicle according to claim 1 is either an internal combustion engine or an electric motor or a combination thereof, and the electric power source in the case of the electric motor is an overhead wire current collecting system from a storage battery or a trolley wire or a composite system thereof A transportation system that operates highway trains to reduce CO2 emissions and free highways The expressway station of claim 1 is a transit area where automobiles etc. enter the general road and the expressway, and is divided into a waiting area, a car loading / unloading area, a train arrival / departure area, and a cargo loading / unloading area. Transportation system that operates highway trains that are characterized by reduced CO2 emissions and free highways There is a mechanism in which acceleration / deceleration, steering wheel operation, etc., operated by the tow vehicle driver of claim 1 are transmitted to the following connected vehicle, and each trailer generates electric power by a motor and a brake operation that move its wheels in conjunction with the operation. Transportation system that reduces the CO2 emissions and frees the highway by operating a highway train, characterized in that each trailer has facilities for charging storage batteries such as electric vehicles to be transported in each trailer The structure of the towing vehicle and each trailer of claim 1 is a one-layer structure or a two-layer structure, and in the case of a two-layer structure, each stage is loaded with a plurality of vehicles, and the direction of the loaded vehicle is in the traveling direction. Cars are stacked vertically or horizontally. Cars, motorcycles, bicycles, containers, etc. are loaded on the highway train, which has a device that does not collapse during traveling. Transportation system to reduce emissions and free highways The power supply trolley line section of claim 2 is a hybrid vehicle that can be driven by a storage battery and an internal combustion engine when there is no trolley line in the middle, and the storage battery can be quickly replaced with a charged one at any time. A transportation system that operates highway trains featuring storage batteries for detachable devices to reduce CO2 emissions and free highways Issue a boarding ticket with an IC tag that links the registration number of the car to be loaded, the driver's license number, the number of passengers, the number of passengers, the date and time of boarding, and the loading trailer number, and displays it on the dashboard of the car The highway train is characterized in that the passenger also has a boarding ticket associated with the IC tag, all of which is managed collectively by a computer, and the information can be read by an IC tag reading terminal. Transportation system that reduces CO2 emissions and frees freeways Regardless of claim 1, on the highway with one lane on one side of the operation of this train, it is possible to travel without providing a dedicated lane classification, and it is also possible to travel on ordinary roads other than the highway, A transportation system that reduces CO2 emissions and frees the highway by operating a highway train, which is characterized by being able to load and unload cars, people and cargo and trailer connections at dedicated locations other than highway stations. The highway train is operated by reducing the CO2 emission by freeing the highway by operating a highway train characterized in that it does not travel on the road surface with tires but travels on a newly installed track. Transportation system

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