DE102008026566A1 - Local public transport system in the inner-city as well as near-urban area - Google Patents

Abstract

A local and suburban passenger transport system provides a parking device 1 for parking a plurality of cars 4, an output device 2 for recording personal and monetary data and for issuing one of the cars 4 for use, a return device for returning 3 of the car 4 and a Service facility 5 for the cars 4 on.

Description

The The invention relates to a local passenger transport system as well as metropolitan Area.

In In terms of transport technology, the increasing population concentration in more and more conurbations and the associated entitlement to mobility of people in addition to the existing range of public transport an ever-growing one Problem is because the travel behavior develops more often in cross-country trips with coupled center stay. Work and recreation rooms are located further away from the actual place of residence and therefore have to by car, bus, tram, Train or plane. Here are the various means of transport currently acceptable solutions, and also the public Transport network is acceptable. However, there is an increasing traffic congestion determine. At the same time growing the number of vehicles in traffic always more.

The transit traffic on the highways not only represents a considerable accident risk and a high environmental impact, but also exceeds the capacity of the road network. At traffic junctions and congested areas, traffic congestion and congestion are associated with ever greater congestion for every subscriber, not to mention CO ₂ and particulate emissions, which have grown exponentially in recent decades.

The Traffic avalanche finds its climax in inner city Center areas, which are not for such growing traffic subscriber numbers are designed. The attractiveness of this Areas are increasingly losing quality of life and must be expensive and inappropriate the new traffic requirements are adjusted. These measures are usually only alleviations and burden the taxpayer, but without a foreseeable solution of the problem to be able to.

The present observations in transport and travel behavior on an increasingly individual and demanding individual transport both in goods as well as in passenger traffic. However, the circumstance regarding longer waiting times, more frequent Traffic jams and ongoing parking problems in conurbations tacitly tolerated. In addition to the high operating and acquisition costs for each Individual road users are also growing service lives of the automobile to recognize by unused usage habits. This is possible from the fact that flexibility before efficiency receives the preference. These Condition requires a transport concept, which the individuality promotes and at the same time capacities and efficiency of use increased, without burdening the environment and the environment. It must be both ecological as well as economic Incentives that bring practical benefits and at the same time relieve the pollutant and cost situation.

Next the optimized conditions of use should also the space problem parked and stationary vehicles are solved. This must both the customer satisfaction as well as the relief of the total and Urban traffic situation in the foreground.

From that Based on the object of the invention, a novel Passenger traffic system in inner city as well as near-urban To create the area that meets both the demands of the road user satisfied as well as the current traffic engineering development prevents.

The technical solution is characterized by the features of claim 1.

Thereby is a microcar service concept for environmental and traffic relief created with optimal use of parking space. The basic idea of the local passenger transport system according to the invention exists in that the Compact cars find their use in city and center traffic and rented for certain periods can be. The offer is exposed by service loading parking stations on Provided locations and thereby offers very individual uses.

The local passenger transport system includes a collective long or short-term use of automobiles, which can be rented at the destinations and metropolitan areas at appropriate service stations. Against the background of alternative-fueled engines, these vehicles offer an emission-free form of transport and only participate in road traffic when there is an actual need. Thus, commuters as well as visitors of a metropolis, for example, have the opportunity to individually and efficiently design their travel behavior without being overloaded with the inconvenience of city traffic. After completing the stay in the areas covered by the local passenger transport system, the car can be handed over to the sensibly placed service centers. The return journey will then continue with your own vehicle or public transport. Thus, for example, an electric operation of motor vehicles could be justified, since only certain area radii are used. Also would the number of vehicles in the metropolitan areas can be kept lower during work, holiday or event traffic. The temporary and targeted use of the vehicles, the rest and downtime would be reduced, and also the parking situation would be mitigated by the Kleinstwagen. In addition, the system according to the invention also provides an ecologically sensible mobility variant for city dwellers, which makes the limited parking space capacity more usable and offers a low-cost alternative for the most surrounding infrastructure. Possibly a mini-car could be rented instead of a four-seat car, which relieves the city traffic sustainable.

Of the Concept idea of the passenger transport system according to the invention thus includes the connection of issue / return, maintenance / cleaning as well as regeneration / storage at a very specific location.

Reist For example, by train, so you use the local public transport system at the station and get on the small electric car. Then the Customer conveniently with the help of the navigation system the personal goal reach and the car, for example, fee reduced within the Park the city zone, for example, to make an appointment. Then you can a nearby service station will be approached to the batteries recharge. Also, the car can be returned there again become. It does not matter if it is the same center that one had used at the beginning to rent the Kleinstwagen. Of the Carriage is definitely fed into the cycle and can then be re-rented become.

The passenger transport system according to the invention thus contains an ecological and economic in the car-sharing process. It should be noted, however, that the system the use of public Transport, but at the same time to the individual Wishes the people are received.

at the use of the system is addressed by the future customer to a corresponding service center and receives upon presentation of a driver's license, Personal details and means of payment the right to use one Vehicle. The customer gives the expected desired rental period before and can then participate in the traffic with the vehicle. Should the use over If the agreement takes place, the customer may at any time mobile terminal on the car to make the authorization for this. The vehicles have one Navigation, location and maintenance system, which the driver and provide the control center with all the information and the vehicle if necessary, also to the next Charging station at the next Central pilot. After the rental period, the car can also be delivered there. The journey would then alternatively continue become. The used vehicle is thus returned to the cycle and Can be re-rented after cleaning, maintenance and charging. The service requires certain features of the rental vehicle. This should be variable, sturdy and easy to clean with it Care and maintenance can be carried out in little effort. simultaneously The vehicle should be compact, safe and light to both the Traffic participation as well as the parking and storage facilities to improve. Especially in the service depot is an optimal use of parking space in aspired to all dimensions.

Consequently offers the passenger transport system according to the invention a comfortable and inexpensive possibility both inner-city as well as nationally to relieve traffic and the environment. The system has it the decisive advantage that it can be implemented with current technology.

The Further developments according to claims 2 and 3 suggest that the cars are 2-seater cars and / or that it The cars are electrically powered cars, with the service facility the parking facility has an electric charging station. The approach of the passenger transport system according to the invention is thus based on compact micro cars with alternative drive for small and medium runway design. The peculiarity lies next to the emission-free drive structure in the compact design of the vehicles. This allows efficient use of parking space, which can be optimally accomplished in the service center.

According to the training In claim 4, the parking facility may be overground or underground Tower or as a parking area be educated. The horizontal and / or vertical juxtaposition The electric vehicle is the current space problem in the inner city tables Area opposite. Thus, the system according to the invention can also be the closest spatial relations will be realized. Such high shelves and technical services offer even in metropolitan areas adequate technical implementation options.

Thus, the implementation can take place in a round cylindrical Spiraldeckparkhaus both in building construction as well as underground. The principle remains the same for both solutions. The cars roll down the spiral deck and are vertically moved in the center by lift. This tower has a driveway for the returned vehicles. At the same time, the vehicle is inspected, cleaned and charged for re-leasing and sealed. Now the vehicle waits for its pick-up at the exit portal of the tower, where the customer receives access to the vehicle via credit card and digital driver license recognition. The customer determines the vehicle contingent. At the same time, the rental amount is debited. For the period between the vehicle inspections and the pickup, the car stays in the cylinder and does not take any parking on the road. Especially this Spiraldeck parking garage can work without external energy. Because it can be easily equipped with solar modules. Inside the tower, the cars are also transported without energy because of the downward slope, as the cars simply roll. This version of the parking garage as a tower can be used especially for large car contingents, for example at traffic junctions, railway stations and airports.

alternative There is also the rotation and paternoster principle. In this Park concept would the Vehicles on top of each other deposited and received accordingly at the back of this variant. The Rental vehicles are then as in the example described above for the resale prepared. By lift the pick-up car in the appropriate Floor transported to ready to drive at the front of the building to be received by the customer. This variant finds Use specifically in the city center and can easily be between multi-storey terraced houses be placed. The advantage is a small footprint and the Relief of the parking situation in city centers.

Finally exists also the possibility a parking deck, which offer appropriate service at the ground floor level can. The parking deck would have the advantage that on broad plane similar to many vehicles a conventional one Parking deck can be provided. The entrance and exit and thus the check-in as well as check-out could each be at the front take place and would thus very customer-friendly can be created.

The assembly line variant would work like a car wash, the maintenance / care would be made at the entrance. Corresponding would the cars are transported to the exit gate and then the payment and insurance modalities be handled. The assembly line could be in narrow house hoses be used, where only the ground floor can be used.

The Training according to claim 5 beats before that Parking facility maintenance facilities and / or washing facilities for the returned Cars are assigned. Thus, the concurrent service saves on the vehicles cost and time. This ensures that the returned Vehicles immediately after receipt ready again ready made available can be. Thus, the returned Car inspected and cleaned and charged for re-letting and sealed.

Finally, the training suggests according to claim 6 that the Output device and / or the return device fully automatic or are formed partially automatic. This means that the settlement renting and returning the Cars as good as possible non-personal. For example, it is conceivable that the driving authorization check by automatic recognition of the driver's license he follows. The monetary settlement is over anyway appropriate credit cards easily possible. For cases where a fully automatic Handling of the rental and return of the car not possible is, of course, too a person-related care be provided.

embodiments of the passenger transport system according to the invention in the inner city as well as metropolitan Range will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this shows:

1a to 1c a first embodiment of the parking facility in the form of a tower with helical departure;

2a to 2c a second embodiment of the parking facility in the form of a double tower with helical departure;

3a to 3c a third embodiment variant with parking areas, which are approached by elevator;

4 a parking deck in which the cars are arranged in one plane;

5 a service facility for the cars;

6 the entrance to the service facility;

7 the exit from the service facility.

The 1a to 1c shows a first embodiment of the passenger transport system according to the invention in the inner city and near-urban area. There is a parking facility 1 designed as a tower.

In the embodiment in 1a the tower is arranged above ground. He has an exit on the ground floor and a driveway, which according to an output device 2 and a return facility 3 define.

The operation is as follows:
At the output device 2 the customer checks which one car 4 want to rent one. This means that his personal details and monetary information are included. After handling these things, the customer takes over the car 4 and can drive around in the inner-city as well as in the near-urban area. In the car 4 It is an electric-powered compact car with 2 seats.

If the customer the car 4 no longer needs, he drives back to the parking facility 1 back (or to another in the catchment area). He checks at the return facility 3 out. The car 4 will be taken over again by the organization, if necessary repaired or maintained, charged and washed. By means of a central elevator becomes the car 4 all the way up to the roof of the parking facility 1 promoted. It is then in the queue of the waiting cars 4 , which without the need for external energy, roll down the helix along the helix. There it is available for a new customer.

The variant in 1b differs from the variant in 1a in that here the park facility 1 is arranged underground. Only the output device 2 as well as the return device 3 are at ground level.

The variant in 1c is the combination of the variants of the 1a and 1b ie the tower is both above ground and underground.

The variants of the 2a to 2c differ from the variants of the 1a to 1c in that it is a double tower. Otherwise, the facilities and the functional sequences are identical.

The variant in 3a to 3c sees above ground again ( 3a ) or underground ( 3b ) or both ( 3c ) again a tower before. This has an elevator in the middle. On the corresponding floors adjacent parking spaces are provided in which the cars are parked when not in use. Of course, this embodiment also has an output device 2 and a return facility 3 in the above sense.

The variant in 4 looks as a park facility 1 a parking deck, which is formed at ground level. This also has an output device 2 and a return facility 3 on. Here are the cars 4 be parked in a confined space on the parking deck, as in 4 is recognizable.

The 5 shows a service facility 5 with a washing device 6 , a maintenance and repair facility 7 as well as with an electric charger 8th ,

6 shows again the return device 3 such as 7 the output device 2 ,

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Claims (6)

Local and suburban passenger transport system with a parking facility ( 1 ) for parking a plurality of cars ( 4 ), with one of the parking facilities ( 1 ) associated output device ( 2 ) for collecting personal and monetary data and for issuing one of the cars ( 4 ) for use, with one of the parking facilities ( 1 ) associated return device ( 3 ) to return the car ( 4 ) and one of the parking facilities ( 1 ) associated service facility ( 5 ) for the cars ( 4 ). Local passenger transport system according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it is in the cars ( 4 ) about 2-seater cars ( 4 ). Urban transport system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is in the cars ( 4 ) to electric powered cars ( 4 ) and that the service facility ( 5 ) of the parking facility ( 1 ) an electric charging station ( 8th ) having. Urban traffic system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the parking facility ( 1 ) is designed as an above-ground and / or underground tower or as a parking area. Urban traffic system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the parking facility ( 1 ) a maintenance and Repair facility ( 7 ) and / or a washing device ( 6 ) for the returned cars ( 4 ) having. Urban traffic system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the output device ( 2 ) and / or the return device ( 3 ) is fully automatic or semi-automatic.