CA2145240A1 - System for transporting persons and/or goods - Google Patents

System for transporting persons and/or goods

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Publication number
CA2145240A1
CA2145240A1 CA002145240A CA2145240A CA2145240A1 CA 2145240 A1 CA2145240 A1 CA 2145240A1 CA 002145240 A CA002145240 A CA 002145240A CA 2145240 A CA2145240 A CA 2145240A CA 2145240 A1 CA2145240 A1 CA 2145240A1
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Prior art keywords
wheels
vehicle
decelerating
vehicles
accelerating
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CA002145240A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Bernd Meindl
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Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH
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Konrad Doppelmayr and Sohn Maschinenfabrik GmbH and Co KG
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Classifications

    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61BRAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B9/00Tramway or funicular systems with rigid track and cable traction
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61BRAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B13/00Other railway systems
    • B61B13/04Monorail systems
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61BRAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B10/00Power and free systems
    • B61B10/04Power and free systems with vehicles rolling trackless on the ground

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Platform Screen Doors And Railroad Systems (AREA)
  • Pretreatment Of Seeds And Plants (AREA)
  • Handcart (AREA)
  • Automobile Manufacture Line, Endless Track Vehicle, Trailer (AREA)
  • Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
  • Motorcycle And Bicycle Frame (AREA)

Abstract

System for transporting persons and/or goods with vehicles (2) provided with a plurality of running wheels which are couplable onto a continually moving drive cable (3), whereby the vehicles are driven along a track (1), particularly along rails (11, 12), whereby decelerating and accelerating wheels (5) are disposed in stations in which the vehicles (2) can be decoupled from the drive cable (3), which wheels can be brought into contact with the vehicles (2), by way of which their travel speed is reduced or increased. Each vehicle is thereby provided with at least one contact surface (6) at an underside thereof, with which the decelerating and accelerating wheels (5) cooperate, which wheels are mounted on substantially horizontal axes.

Description

21~52~0 -The present invention pertains to a system for transporting persons and/or goods with a plurality of vehicles equipped with running wheels, whereby the vehicles are couplable to a continually moving drive cable by means of which they are driven along a track, in particular along rails, whereby there are provided, in stations in which the vehicles can be uncoupled from the drive cable, decelerating wheels and acceleration wheels, which can be brought into contact with the vehicles for respectively reducing and increasing their travel speed.

In a prior art system of this kind there are provided at the stations decelerating wheels and accelerating wheels which can be brought into contact with the vehicle cars. As soon as a vehicle enters into the region of a station, the vehicle is decoupled from the drive cable and the decelerating wheels start their effect, whereby the speed of the vehicle is strongly reduced or the vehicle is brought to a stillstand, so that passengers may exit or enter. As soon as the vehicle is to be moved farther, the accelerating wheels cause its speed to increase to the speed with which the drive cable is moved, and the vehicle is again coupled thereto.

In that prior art system the decelerating wheels and the accelerating wheels are disposed laterally of the train, they are rotated about a substantially vertical axis, and they come into contact with contact surfaces provided laterally at ~14S24~

_ the vehicle cabin. Such a system, however, does not satisfy the requirements, because it necessitates rectilinear paths in the regions of the stations in which the decelerating and accelerating wheels come to act. When these paths are not rectilinear, the decelerating wheels and the accelerating wheels can only be brought into contact with the vehicle car with a substantial additional technological expense. In addition, the differing lengths of the effective paths of the wheels would have to be taken into account with regard to the drives of the decelerating and accelerating wheels disposed on the two sides of the train, which would necessitate differential drives, for instance.

The object of the present invention, therefore, is to provide a system of the above-mentioned kind in which the stations may, depending on the local situation, also be disposed in curved segments of the track without thereby requiring specific technological measures with regard to the disposition and the operation of the decelerating wheels and the accelerating wheels.

The object is solved in accordance with the invention in that each vehicle is formed with a contact surface at its underside with which the decelerating and accelerating wheels cooperate, which wheels are mounted on substantially horizontal axes. Due to the disposition of the decelerating wheels and of the accelerating wheels below the vehicle and 214524~

the contact surface formed at its bottom, the decelerating wheels and the accelerating wheels also contact the contact surface in curved segments of the track, without requiring additional technical features for that purpose. Furthermore, ancillary slippage is negligible, so that the operation of the system is not adversely impacted.

The contact surface may be rigidly connected with the vehicle. The contact surface is preferably mounted at the vehicle in a springy fashion. In this way the transfer of jolts caused by the decelerating wheels and the accelerating wheels onto the vehicle car is prevented. The decelerating and accelerating wheels are preferably disposed above the drive cable.

In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the decelerating and accelerating wheels, respectively, are divided into groups to which there are associated drive motors, whereby the wheels of the individual groups are mutually coupled by means of coupling transmissions. Alternatively, the decelerating and accelerating wheels may be driven with individual motors, which are connected at a control unit.

A system according to the invention will be explained in more detail in the following with the aid of an exemplary embodiment illustrated in the drawing. There is shown:
Fig. 1 a segment of a system according to the invention with a vehicle in a side-view;
Fig. 2 the vehicle in section along the line II-II of Fig. 1;
and Fig. 3 the top-plan view onto a segment of a system according to the invention.

A system according to the invention comprises a track 1 with two rails 11 and 12, along which a vehicle 2 is driven. A
drive cable 3 is guided between the two rails 11 and 12 for driving the vehicle 2; the drive cable is continually moved at a predetermined speed, and the vehicle 2 can be coupled thereto by means of a clamping device 4.

In the stations there are provided decelerating and accelerating wheels 5 disposed between the rails 11 and 12 and rotatable about horizontal axes, which wheels 5 come into contact with a contact surface 6 disposed at the bottom of the vehicle 2, whereby the vehicle 2 is decelerated or accelerated, respectively, after it has been decoupled from the drive cable 3.

The vehicle 2 comprises a cabin 21 for transporting persons or goods. It is further equipped with running wheels 22 on which it is driven along the rails 11 and 12. As can be seen in Fig. 2, it is also provided with guide rollers 23, which come into contact with inner surfaces of the vertical webs of the I-shaped rails 11 and 12. Furthermore, the clamping 214524~`

device 4 is disposed at the bottom of the vehicle 2 by means of which the vehicle 2 can be clamped to the drive cable 3.
The regulation of the clamping device 4 for the purpose of decoupling the vehicle 2 from the drive cable 3 is effected by a cam roller 41 which runs onto guide tracks 42.

Furthermore, the contact surface 6 is disposed at the bottom surface of the vehicle 2 which is contacted at the stations by the decelerating and accelerating wheels 5, which are rotatable about substantially horizontal axes. The contact surface 6 may be rigidly connected with the vehicle cabin 21.
In order to prevent the transfer of jolts caused by the decelerating and accelerating wheels onto the cabin 21, however, it is useful to mount the contact surface 6 on the vehicle cabin 21 in a hinged fashion, and particularly in a springy fashion.

Motors 51 are provided for driving the decelerating and accelerating wheels 5, respectively, which motors drive a group of wheels 5; these wheels 5 are mutually coupled through transmissions, e.g. V-belt transmissions, for the purpose~of achieving the various rotational speeds necessary for decelerating and accelerating the vehicle 2.

Alternatively, the wheels may be driven with individual motors associated therewith, whereby the control thereof is effected with a central control device. Speed measuring 2~452~

devices are additionally provided and the outputs thereof are connected to the controls of the drive motors.

Fig. 3 illustrates a track segment which is curved. The proper drive of the vehicles 2 is assured in that the decelerating and accelerating wheels 5 are disposed below the vehicle 2 and contact the contact surfaces 6 disposed on the bottom of the vehicle 2.

The operation of the system is as follows:
Outside the stations, the vehicles 2 are coupled to the drive cable 3 by means of the clamping device 4, whereby they are driven along the track 1 at the speed of the drive cable, e.g. at 8 m/sec. When the vehicles 2 enter the station, the cam roller 41 of the clamping device 4 runs onto the guide track 42, which causes the clamping device to open and the the respective vehicle 2 to become uncoupled from the drive cable 3. At this point, decelerating wheels 5 come into contact with the contact surface 6, by way of which the speed of the vehicle 2 is strongly reduced or decreased to a stillstand. At this point, persons may enter or exit from the vehicle cabin 21. The vehicle 2 is subsequently brought to the running speed of the drive cable 3 by means of the accelerating wheels 5 and then coupled to the drive cable 3 by means of the clamping device 4. The drive cable 3 then drives the vehicle to the next station.

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Due to the fact that the decelerating and accelerating wheels 5 are disposed below the vehicle 2, that they are rotatable about substantially horizontal axes, and that they come into contact with a contact surface 6 which is disposed on the bottom of the vehicle 2 and which extends substantially horizontally, the stations may also be located in curved segments of the track without causing difficulties with regard to decelerating or accelerating the vehicles, and without expensive technological features which assure the proper operation.

Claims (7)

1. System for transporting persons and/or goods with vehicles (2) provided with a plurality of running wheels, which vehicles are couplable to a continually moving drive cable (3), whereby they are driven along a track (1), particularly along rails (11, 12), whereby decelerating and accelerating wheels (5) are disposed in stations in which the vehicles (2) can be decoupled from the drive cable (3), which wheels can be brought into contact with the vehicles (2), by way of which their travel speed is reduced or increased, characterized in that each vehicle is provided with at least one contact surface (6) at an underside thereof, with which the decelerating and-accelerating wheels (5) cooperate, whereby the wheels are mounted on substantially horizontal axes.
2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact surface (6) is rigidly connected with the vehicle (2).
3. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact surface is pivotally attached to the vehicle (2).
4. System according to one of claims 1 and 3, characterized in that the contact surface (6) is attached to the vehicle (2) in a springy fashion.
5. System according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the decelerating and accelerating wheels (5) are disposed above the drive cable (3).
6. System according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the decelerating and accelerating wheels (5) are divided into groups, to which there are assigned drive motors, whereby the wheels (5) of the individual groups are coupled by means of transmissions.
7. System according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the decelerating and accelerating wheels (5) are driveable through separate motors, which are connected to a control unit.
CA002145240A 1994-03-23 1995-03-22 System for transporting persons and/or goods Abandoned CA2145240A1 (en)

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ATA612/94 1994-03-23
AT0061294A AT402629B (en) 1994-03-23 1994-03-23 SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND / OR OF SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND / OR GOODS

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JP (1) JPH07267079A (en)
KR (1) KR0156807B1 (en)
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AT (2) AT402629B (en)
CA (1) CA2145240A1 (en)
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KR950026751A (en) 1995-10-16
EP0673817A1 (en) 1995-09-27
CN1112079A (en) 1995-11-22
EP0673817B1 (en) 1997-07-16
ATE155407T1 (en) 1997-08-15
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ATA61294A (en) 1996-11-15
KR0156807B1 (en) 1999-02-18

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