DE1680352A1 - Overhead train - Google Patents

Description

Gw 1957

Li / We

March 14, 1968

Pat ent on registration

of the company

Westfalia Ironworks Union, 4628 Altlünen.

Monorail train

The invention relates to an overhead monorail train, preferably an overhead monorail train, consisting of a railcar and with this coupled loading units.

Overhead monorail trains of the type described above are preferred underground for the transport of material or the transportation of people. Overhead railway locomotives are known in which the driver's cab is arranged on one side or on both sides. With only one-sided arrangement of the driver's cab the seat must be arranged transversely to the direction of travel so that the driver can see in both directions. (Back up, April 1966, page 412, right column below). Since the routes are usually curved, the driver can naturally only missed a small part of his move.

It is also known to arrange the driver's cabs in a removable manner, if the train is not operated by a driver and the train is automatically operated in unmanned mode, e.g. B. by means of Track pulse contacts should be controlled. (Good luck for April 1966, pages 413 and 414). For security reasons Such trains are operated automatically in material transport and by a driver when people are traveling.

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The known suspension railway trains have the disadvantage that whenever a driver cannot be dispensed with, i. H. When transporting people or in confusing routes, the overhead rail locomotive must be maneuvered in such a way that it moves along with it the associated driver's cab is located at the front of the train in the pulling direction. This maneuvering is on the one hand time consuming and necessary on the other hand, a corresponding training of the overhead conveyor. In practice this means that the overhead conveyors in large areas must be laid in multiple lanes.

The invention has set itself the task of eliminating the disadvantages described above and without significant effort to train the overhead conveyor in such a way that in all cases in which a driver cannot be dispensed with, confusing Bodies can be safely driven through, with the costly and time-consuming maneuvering of the overhead rail locomotive is no longer necessary target.

The invention solves the problem posed in a suspension railway train of the type mentioned in that the length of the train is limited by two cabs arranged at the ends of the train, which are connected via control lines to the railcar located anywhere on the train. It is known in trams and the like - as well as in overhead rail locomotives - to provide the actual drive unit in front of the head with a control stand in both directions of travel. The advantages that can be achieved with the invention are that, for example, a train composition considered to be expedient, ie a train of a certain length, can constantly commute over a longer period of time , with the actual loading units being arranged between the driver's cabs that limit the train at both ends. When reversing the direction of travel , the driver only needs to change his place; a scuffing of the railcar is not necessary · In addition, is

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it is now possible without difficulty to lengthen or shorten the train, as the driver's cab accommodates the control station is light and transported without the aid of machines can be.

According to a further feature of the invention, there is a storage device on the railcar and / or on the driver's cab (Storage drum) intended to store the control line. This storage drum is suitable for control lines take up sufficient length, d. H. the drum is dimensioned so that trains of the greatest possible length are put together can be. It is possible to arrange the storage drum on the railcar or on the driver's cab or on both. According to the invention are on the driver's cab "devices for optional attachment to the railcar or in front of the head of the train. The driver's cab arranged in front of the train's head can be used attached to the rail and coupled to the last loading unit.

If a railcar is used which has two driver's cabs arranged in front of the head of the railcar, it eats in the floodplain Design of the invention advantageous if at least one of the two driver's cabs can be removed in a manner known per se and can be attached by extending the control line in front of the head of the train.

In a further embodiment of the invention, at one end of the train there is a railcar with a driver's cab and in front of the head at the other baths of the train, only a driver's cab connected to the railcar by dam lines is arranged.

attracted literature

Glückauf, April 1966,
P. 411 4l4

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Gw 1957 Li / We -4 - 14th J>. 1968

The invention is described below using an exemplary embodiment explained in more detail:

The figure shows a suspension train 10 that can be moved on rails 18. The rails 18 are on the track ridges 20 hung up.

The individual loading units I9, of which only in the drawing two are shown, are by coupling elements 21 to each other tied together.

At the ends of the train driver's cabs 11, 12 are arranged, the driver's cab 11 via a control line I ^ with the Railcar I5 and the driver's cab 12 via a control line 14 is connected to the railcar 15. Between the driver's cab and railcars, a storage drum 16 is switched on in each control line, which is able to hold sufficient control line, so that the train can be extended or shortened as desired. The driver's cab 12 is on by means of a hanger I7 suspended from the rail 18; However, it can also, if the design of the loading unit I9 allows this, directly with the connected to the last charging unit.

Notwithstanding the embodiment shown, the railcar if necessary, be arranged with the driver's cab assigned to it at any point on the train; the only thing that matters is that a driver's cab is arranged at both ends of the train, which is connected to the unit driving the train via control lines connected is.

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Claims (5)

Ί680352 Gw 1957 Li / We 14.5.1968 patent claims 1. Suspended monorail train, preferably a single suspended monorail train, consisting of from a railcar and with this coupled loading units, which you rch marked, that the length of the train (10) is limited by two arranged at the ends of the train driver cabins (11, 12), the via control lines (IJ, 14) with the at any point of the train arranged railcars (15) are connected. 2. Overhead monorail train according to claim 1, characterized in that that on the railcar (15) and / or on the driver's cab (11, 12) a storage device (storage drum 16) is provided for storing the control line (13, 14). 3. Overhead train according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that that on the driver's cab (11, 12) devices (hanger I7) for optional attachment to Railcars (I5) or in front of the head of the train (10) are provided. 4. Overhead monorail train according to claim 1 or one or more of the preceding, characterized in, that the driver's cab (12) arranged in front of the head of the train (10) is attached to the rail (18) and with the last loading unit (19) is coupled. 5. Overhead railway train according to claim 1 or one or more of the preceding, using a railcar with two driver's cabs arranged in front of the head of the railcar, characterized in that at least one of the two driver's cabs (11, 12) can be removed in a manner known per se and can be attached in front of the head of the train while extending the control line (14). 109831/0520 Gw 1957 Li / We -> - U. 5. 1968 Overhead monorail train according to claim 1 or one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that that at one end of the train (10) a railcar (I5) with a driver's cab (H) arranged in front of the head and at the other end of the train only a driver's cab (12) connected to the railcar by control lines (14) is arranged. 109831/0570