EP0360710B1 - Funicular with a cylindrical car - Google Patents

Funicular with a cylindrical car Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0360710B1
EP0360710B1 EP89420352A EP89420352A EP0360710B1 EP 0360710 B1 EP0360710 B1 EP 0360710B1 EP 89420352 A EP89420352 A EP 89420352A EP 89420352 A EP89420352 A EP 89420352A EP 0360710 B1 EP0360710 B1 EP 0360710B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
vehicle
tunnel
funicular
car
section
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP89420352A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0360710A1 (en
Inventor
Alain Mollet
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Skirail (snc)
Original Assignee
Skirail (snc)
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Skirail (snc) filed Critical Skirail (snc)
Priority to AT89420352T priority Critical patent/ATE89224T1/en
Publication of EP0360710A1 publication Critical patent/EP0360710A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0360710B1 publication Critical patent/EP0360710B1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61BRAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B13/00Other railway systems
    • B61B13/10Tunnel systems
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61BRAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B9/00Tramway or funicular systems with rigid track and cable traction

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a funicular according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the present invention is to enable the making of a funicular, the section of which is minimal while retaining the capacity and safety of transport, and this object is achieved by implementing the features of claim 1.
  • Fr-A-2546463 describes a transport device in a mine size by a train of nacelles closed laterally, but having a floor and a sunroof, which allow the passage from one nacelle to the other and access with the nacelle of the head which stops in front of a gallery.
  • the shape of the basket is classic and does not correspond to the size section. Passengers must cross the entire train to exit or enter.
  • GB-A-2006142 relates to a train for a cylindrical tunnel. Along one of the side walls of the tunnel is fixed an emergency gangway allowing the passengers of a car immobilized in the tunnel to exit by the usual side doors and to walk on the gangway along the car.
  • the side of the car opposite the gangway is truncated and flat and the volume of the passenger compartment is significantly reduced.
  • the circular section of the tunnel facilitates digging and has maximum resistance and by adapting the shape of the car to that of the tunnel, a sufficient useful volume of the passenger compartment is preserved, while having the possibility of evacuating passengers in the event of incident, in particular immobilization of the car in the tunnel, upstream and / or downstream by exiting respectively through the front door and the rear door of the car.
  • the side doors are of course closed by the wall of the tunnel, and the clearance between the car and the tunnel is completely insufficient for the passage of a person.
  • the bottom of the car body is flat to form a floor, on which passengers can stand, and to free a space for accommodating the rails laid on the base of the tunnel and the cables when the cars are towed.
  • the funicular can be two cars traveling on the same track with a crossing in the middle and if the track is sloping, the car has a stepped floor in a well known manner.
  • Passengers must have free access to the two emergency doors for evacuation upstream in the event of an incident downstream and vice versa and if the car has several successive elements, these communicate with each other, for example by bellows of the kind used in railways.
  • this track consists of plates articulated to the side wall of the tunnel. In normal operation the plates are raised and do not exceed the size of the tunnel to allow the free passage of the car. By lowering the plates, for example manually, these come to bear on one of the rails and constitute a continuous track along the tunnel, the width of which is for example around 50 cm.
  • the circular shape of the car lends itself to an arrangement with two benches or side seats which free the central part for standing places.
  • the wheels of the car and the other mechanical parts are arranged at the front and rear of the car or the car element outside the passenger area.
  • a car 10 of a funicular travels in a tunnel 12, the wheels 14 of the car rolling on the two rails 16, 18 of a track placed on the apron 20 of the tunnel 12.
  • the car 10 may comprise several elements coupled one behind the other, only the front element and part of the next element of the car 10 being shown in FIG. 1, these elements all having the same structure and connected by bellows 22 to allow the circulation of passengers over the entire length of the car 10.
  • the car 10 is coupled to one or more cables 24 by clamps 26 and brakes 28, in particular safety brakes, can grip the rails 16, 18 to immobilize the car 10.
  • the cables 24 are supported by rollers 30 interposed between the rails 16, 18.
  • Such funiculars are well known and generally include two cars 10 which intersect in the middle of the journey, but the invention is applicable to an installation u ne single car or two cars, each of which has a specific lane.
  • the mode of propulsion of cars can also be different.
  • the tunnel 12 has a circular section, the circle 32 of which indicates the drilling diameter, the circle 34 the internal diameter of the lining and the ring 36 the gauge of the tunnel 12.
  • the bottom 40 is flat and it s extends a short distance above rails 16, 18, the width of this bottom being notably less than the diameter of the car 10.
  • the outer periphery 41 and inner 42 of the car 10 are circular with a flat floor 44 confining with the bottom 40 a chassis structure.
  • the front and rear ends 46 of the car 10 are each equipped with an exit door 48, the opening of which allows exit from the front or from the rear of the car 10. These exit doors 48 are from rescue in the event of immobilization of the car 10 in the tunnel 12 or of impossibility of exit by the normal side doors 50 of the car 10.
  • the structure of the car 10 is adapted to the slope of the track with a floor 44 in staircase in a manner well known to specialists. By grouping the wheels 14 and possibly the clamps 26 and the brakes 28 at the front and at the rear of the car 10 or of the car element in areas which do not constitute the passenger compartment, the bottom 40 and the floor 44 can be lowered to increase the volume of the passenger compartment (fig. 3).
  • Two benches 52, 54 or foldable seats are fixed along the side walls of the car 10, the seated passengers facing each other while leaning against the curved wall, forming a backrest, without being bothered by the height limited at this location. In the middle of car 10 there remains sufficient space for standing passengers.
  • the tunnel 12 is equipped with a gangway 56 forming a passenger circulation track in the event of evacuation by the front or rear exit doors 48.
  • the gangway 56 consists of successive plates 56, one of the edges 58 of which is mounted pivoting on the side wall of the tunnel 12 to allow these plates to be folded up against the side wall or preferably in a recess 60 formed in this wall. In the raised, retracted position of the plates 56, these do not obstruct the movement of the car 10 in the tunnel 12. In the event of an incident, these plates are folded down to bear on the rail 16 and form a flat gangway allowing circulation passengers.
  • the gateway 56 can be arranged in any other suitable location or be split.
  • the arrangement according to the invention allows use of the entire section of the passenger compartment and that in turn it occupies the entire space of the tunnel 12 of cylindrical shape whose diameter is thus reduced to the maximum .
  • the exit doors 48 of the car allow the evacuation of the passengers from a broken down car upstream or downstream depending on the circumstances, and the gangway 56, easily installed, facilitates this evacuation.
  • the invention is of course in no way limited to the mode of implementation described and it extends to any variant, in particular to that in which the bridge would be removed or replaced by a rescue vehicle, or that where the doors of front and / or rear exit constitute the normal access doors of the car.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Walking Sticks, Umbrellas, And Fans (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Current-Collector Devices For Electrically Propelled Vehicles (AREA)

Abstract

The tunnel (12) of a funicular is of cylindrical cross-section, and the car (10) of circular section, with a slightly smaller diameter, comprises on its front face and on its rear face an exit door (48) constituting an emergency exit. <IMAGE>

Description

L'invention est relative à un funiculaire selon le préambule de la revendication 1.The invention relates to a funicular according to the preamble of claim 1.

Le passage de la voie d'un funiculaire dans un tunnel présente de nombreux avantages, notamment d'indépendance du relief, de liberté et de non-détérioration du site, d'abri des intempéries, etc. Le coût du creusement du tunnel est important et il augmente d'autant plus rapidement que la section du tunnel est grande. Un tunnel de forme usuelle rectangulaire avec un plafond en voute est bien adaptée aux voitures de forme classique, mais le coût de l'installation n'est pas optimisé.The passage of the way of a funicular in a tunnel has many advantages, in particular of independence of the relief, freedom and non-deterioration of the site, shelter from bad weather, etc. The cost of digging the tunnel is significant and it increases all the more quickly the larger the section of the tunnel. A usual rectangular tunnel with a vaulted ceiling is well suited to classic cars, but the cost of installation is not optimized.

La présente invention a pour but de permettre la réalisation d'un funiculaire, dont la section est minimale tout en conservant la capacité et la sécurité de transport et ce but est atteint par la mise en oeuvre des caractéristiques de la revendication 1.The object of the present invention is to enable the making of a funicular, the section of which is minimal while retaining the capacity and safety of transport, and this object is achieved by implementing the features of claim 1.

Le document Fr-A-2546463 décrit un dispositif de transport dans une taille de mine par un train de nacelles fermée latéralement, mais possédant un plancher et un toit ouvrant, qui permettent le passage d' une nacelle à l' autre et l' accès à la nacelle du tête qui s' arrête en face d' une galerie. La forme de la nacelle est classique et elle ne correspond pas à la section de la taille. Les passagers doivent traverser tout le train pour sortir ou entrer.The document Fr-A-2546463 describes a transport device in a mine size by a train of nacelles closed laterally, but having a floor and a sunroof, which allow the passage from one nacelle to the other and access with the nacelle of the head which stops in front of a gallery. The shape of the basket is classic and does not correspond to the size section. Passengers must cross the entire train to exit or enter.

Le document GB-A-2006142 concerne un train pour un tunnel cylindrique. Le long de l' une des parois latérales du tunnel est fixée une passerelle de secours permettant aux passagers d' une voiture immobilisée dans le tunnel de sortir par les portes latérales usuelles et de marcher sur la passerelle le long de la voiture. La face latérale de la voiture en regard de la passerelle est tronquée et plane et le volume de l' habitacle est notablement réduit.GB-A-2006142 relates to a train for a cylindrical tunnel. Along one of the side walls of the tunnel is fixed an emergency gangway allowing the passengers of a car immobilized in the tunnel to exit by the usual side doors and to walk on the gangway along the car. The side of the car opposite the gangway is truncated and flat and the volume of the passenger compartment is significantly reduced.

La section circulaire du tunnel facilite le creusement et présente une résistance maximale et en adaptant la forme de la voiture à celle du tunnel on conserve un volume utile de l'habitacle suffisant, tout en ayant une possibilité d'évacuation des passagers en cas d'incident, notamment d'immobilisation de la voiture dans le tunnel, vers l'amont et/ou vers l'aval en sortant respectivement par la porte frontale et la porte arrière de la voiture. Les portes latérales sont bien entendu obturées par la paroi du tunnel, et le jeu entre la voiture et le tunnel est totalement insuffisant pour le passage d'une personne.The circular section of the tunnel facilitates digging and has maximum resistance and by adapting the shape of the car to that of the tunnel, a sufficient useful volume of the passenger compartment is preserved, while having the possibility of evacuating passengers in the event of incident, in particular immobilization of the car in the tunnel, upstream and / or downstream by exiting respectively through the front door and the rear door of the car. The side doors are of course closed by the wall of the tunnel, and the clearance between the car and the tunnel is completely insufficient for the passage of a person.

Le fond de la caisse de la voiture est plat pour former un plancher, sur lequel les passagers peuvent être debout, et pour libérer un espace de logement des rails posés sur le radier du tunnel et des câbles lorsque les voitures sont tractées. Le funiculaire peut être à deux voitures circulant sur une même voie avec un croisement au milieu et si la voie est en pente, la voiture comporte un plancher en escalier d'une manière bien connue.The bottom of the car body is flat to form a floor, on which passengers can stand, and to free a space for accommodating the rails laid on the base of the tunnel and the cables when the cars are towed. The funicular can be two cars traveling on the same track with a crossing in the middle and if the track is sloping, the car has a stepped floor in a well known manner.

Il faut que les passagers puissent accéder librement aux deux portes de secours pour une évacuation vers l'amont en cas d'incident à l'aval et inversement et si la voiture comporte plusieurs éléments successifs ceux-ci communiquent entre eux, par exemple par des soufflets du genre utilisé dans les chemins de fer.Passengers must have free access to the two emergency doors for evacuation upstream in the event of an incident downstream and vice versa and if the car has several successive elements, these communicate with each other, for example by bellows of the kind used in railways.

Il est possible d'aménager une piste de circulation entre les rails de la voie, mais cet espace est encombré par les câbles et selon un perfectionnement de l'invention, cette piste est constituée par des plaques articulées à la paroi latérale du tunnel. En fonctionnement normal les plaques sont relevées et ne dépassent pas le gabarit du tunnel pour laisser le libre passage de la voiture. En abaissant les plaques, par exemple manuellement, celles-ci viennent s'appuyer sur l'un des rails et constituent une piste continue le long du tunnel, dont la largeur est par exemple d'environ 50 cm.It is possible to arrange a circulation track between the rails of the track, but this space is congested by the cables and according to an improvement of the invention, this track consists of plates articulated to the side wall of the tunnel. In normal operation the plates are raised and do not exceed the size of the tunnel to allow the free passage of the car. By lowering the plates, for example manually, these come to bear on one of the rails and constitute a continuous track along the tunnel, the width of which is for example around 50 cm.

La forme circulaire de la voiture se prête à un agencement à deux banquettes ou sièges latéraux qui libèrent la partie centrale pour des places debout. Afin de libérer le maximum de place pour l'habitacle les roues de la voiture et les autres parties mécaniques tels que les freins et les pinces d'accouplement aux câbles, sont disposées à l'avant et à l'arrière de la voiture ou de l'élément de voiture en dehors de la zone pour les passagers.The circular shape of the car lends itself to an arrangement with two benches or side seats which free the central part for standing places. In order to free up maximum space for the passenger compartment, the wheels of the car and the other mechanical parts, such as the brakes and the cable coupling pliers, are arranged at the front and rear of the car or the car element outside the passenger area.

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui va suivre d'un mode de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif et représenté aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels:

  • la figure 1 est une vue partielle en élévation de la voiture d'un funiculaire selon l'invention;
  • la figure 2 est une coupe transversale montrant l'extrémité de la voiture selon la fig. 1;
  • la figure 3 est une coupe transversale de la voiture;
  • la figure 4 est une coupe transversale du tunnel, la passerelle étant abaissée.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the description which follows of an embodiment of the invention, given by way of nonlimiting example and shown in the appended drawings, in which:
  • Figure 1 is a partial elevational view of the car of a funicular according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a cross section showing the end of the car according to fig. 1;
  • Figure 3 is a cross section of the car;
  • Figure 4 is a cross section of the tunnel, the bridge being lowered.

Sur les figures, une voiture 10 d'un funiculaire circule dans un tunnel 12, les roues 14 de la voiture roulant sur les deux rails 16, 18 d'une voie posée sur le radier 20 du tunnel 12. La voiture 10 peut comporter plusieurs éléments attelés les uns derrière les autres, seul l'élément avant et une partie de l'élément suivant de la voiture 10 étant représentés sur la figure 1, ces éléments étant tous de même structure et reliés par des soufflets 22 pour permettre la circulation des passagers sur toute la longueur de la voiture 10. La voiture 10 est accouplée à un ou plusieurs câbles 24 par des pinces 26 et des freins 28, notamment de sécurité, peuvent enserrer les rails 16, 18 pour immobiliser la voiture 10. Les câbles 24 sont supportés par des galets 30 interposés entre les rails 16, 18. De tels funiculaires sont bien connus et comportent généralement deux voitures 10 qui se croisent en milieu de trajet, mais l'invention est applicable à une installation à une seule voiture ou à deux voitures, dont chacune dispose d'une voie particulière. Le mode de propulsion des voitures peut également être différent.In the figures, a car 10 of a funicular travels in a tunnel 12, the wheels 14 of the car rolling on the two rails 16, 18 of a track placed on the apron 20 of the tunnel 12. The car 10 may comprise several elements coupled one behind the other, only the front element and part of the next element of the car 10 being shown in FIG. 1, these elements all having the same structure and connected by bellows 22 to allow the circulation of passengers over the entire length of the car 10. The car 10 is coupled to one or more cables 24 by clamps 26 and brakes 28, in particular safety brakes, can grip the rails 16, 18 to immobilize the car 10. The cables 24 are supported by rollers 30 interposed between the rails 16, 18. Such funiculars are well known and generally include two cars 10 which intersect in the middle of the journey, but the invention is applicable to an installation u ne single car or two cars, each of which has a specific lane. The mode of propulsion of cars can also be different.

En se référant à la figure 2, on voit que le tunnel 12 a une section circulaire, dont le cercle 32 indique le diamètre de forage, le cercle 34 le diamètre interne du revêtement et l'anneau 36 le gabarit du tunnel 12. La voiture 10, également de section circulaire, occupe tout l'espace du tunnel 12, le contour hors tout 38 étant espacé du gabarit 36 du tunnel par un faible gabarit 39 palliant de légères oscillations de la voiture 10. Le fond 40 est plat et il s'étend à faible distance au-dessus des rails 16, 18, la largeur de ce fond étant notablement inférieure au diamètre de la voiture 10. Le pourtour externe 41 et interne 42 de la voiture 10 sont circulaires avec un plancher 44 plat confinant avec le fond 40 une structure en châssis. Les extrémités frontale et arrière 46 de la voiture 10 sont chacune équipées d'une porte de sortie 48 dont l'ouverture permet une sortie par l'avant ou par l'arrière de la voiture 10. Ces portes de sortie 48 sont des issues de secours en cas d'immobilisation de la voiture 10 dans le tunnel 12 ou d'impossibilité de sortie par les portes latérales normales 50 de la voiture 10. La structure de la voiture 10 est adaptée à la pente de la voie avec un plancher 44 en escalier d'une manière bien connue des spécialistes. En groupant les roues 14 et éventuellement les pinces 26 et les freins 28 à l'avant et à l'arrière de la voiture 10 ou de l'élément de voiture dans des zones ne constituant pas l'habitacle, le fond 40 et le plancher 44 peuvent être surbaissés pour accroître le volume de l'habitacle (fig. 3). Deux banquettes 52, 54 ou sièges repliables sont fixés le long des parois latérales de la voiture 10, les passagers assis se faisant face en étant adossés à la paroi incurvée, formant dossier, sans être gênés par la hauteur limitée à cet endroit. Au milieu de la voiture 10 subsiste un espace suffisant pour des passagers debout.Referring to FIG. 2, it can be seen that the tunnel 12 has a circular section, the circle 32 of which indicates the drilling diameter, the circle 34 the internal diameter of the lining and the ring 36 the gauge of the tunnel 12. The car 10, also of circular section, occupies the entire space of the tunnel 12, the overall outline 38 being spaced from the gauge 36 of the tunnel by a small gauge 39 compensating for slight oscillations of the car 10. The bottom 40 is flat and it s extends a short distance above rails 16, 18, the width of this bottom being notably less than the diameter of the car 10. The outer periphery 41 and inner 42 of the car 10 are circular with a flat floor 44 confining with the bottom 40 a chassis structure. The front and rear ends 46 of the car 10 are each equipped with an exit door 48, the opening of which allows exit from the front or from the rear of the car 10. These exit doors 48 are from rescue in the event of immobilization of the car 10 in the tunnel 12 or of impossibility of exit by the normal side doors 50 of the car 10. The structure of the car 10 is adapted to the slope of the track with a floor 44 in staircase in a manner well known to specialists. By grouping the wheels 14 and possibly the clamps 26 and the brakes 28 at the front and at the rear of the car 10 or of the car element in areas which do not constitute the passenger compartment, the bottom 40 and the floor 44 can be lowered to increase the volume of the passenger compartment (fig. 3). Two benches 52, 54 or foldable seats are fixed along the side walls of the car 10, the seated passengers facing each other while leaning against the curved wall, forming a backrest, without being bothered by the height limited at this location. In the middle of car 10 there remains sufficient space for standing passengers.

Le tunnel 12 est équipé d'une passerelle 56 formant une piste de circulation des passagers en cas d'évacuation par les portes de sortie avant ou arrière 48. La passerelle 56 est constituée de plaques 56 successives dont l'un des bords 58 est monté à pivotement sur la paroi latérale du tunnel 12 pour permettre un rabattement de ces plaques vers le haut contre la paroi latérale ou de préférence dans une niche 60 ménagée dans cette paroi. En position relevée, rétractée des plaques 56, celles-ci ne gênent pas la circulation de la voiture 10 dans le tunnel 12. Lors d'un incident ces plaques sont rabattues pour venir en appui du rail 16 et former une passerelle plane permettant la circulation des passagers. La passerelle 56 peut être disposée en tout autre emplacement approprié ou être dédoublée.The tunnel 12 is equipped with a gangway 56 forming a passenger circulation track in the event of evacuation by the front or rear exit doors 48. The gangway 56 consists of successive plates 56, one of the edges 58 of which is mounted pivoting on the side wall of the tunnel 12 to allow these plates to be folded up against the side wall or preferably in a recess 60 formed in this wall. In the raised, retracted position of the plates 56, these do not obstruct the movement of the car 10 in the tunnel 12. In the event of an incident, these plates are folded down to bear on the rail 16 and form a flat gangway allowing circulation passengers. The gateway 56 can be arranged in any other suitable location or be split.

Il est clair que l'agencement selon l'invention permet une utilisation de toute la section de l'habitacle et qu'à son tour celui-ci occupe tout l'espace du tunnel 12 de forme cylindrique dont le diamètre est ainsi réduit au maximum. Les portes de sortie 48 de la voiture permettent une évacuation des passagers d'une voiture en panne vers l'amont ou vers l'aval selon les circonstances, et la passerelle 56, aisément mise en place, facilite cette évacuation.It is clear that the arrangement according to the invention allows use of the entire section of the passenger compartment and that in turn it occupies the entire space of the tunnel 12 of cylindrical shape whose diameter is thus reduced to the maximum . The exit doors 48 of the car allow the evacuation of the passengers from a broken down car upstream or downstream depending on the circumstances, and the gangway 56, easily installed, facilitates this evacuation.

L'invention n'est bien entendu nullement limitée au mode de mise en oeuvre décrit et elle s'étend à toute variante, notamment à celle dans laquelle la passerelle serait supprimée ou remplacée par un véhicule de sauvetage, ou celle encore où les portes de sortie avant et/ou arrière constituent les portes normales d'accès de la voiture.The invention is of course in no way limited to the mode of implementation described and it extends to any variant, in particular to that in which the bridge would be removed or replaced by a rescue vehicle, or that where the doors of front and / or rear exit constitute the normal access doors of the car.

Claims (9)

  1. Funicular having a track (16,18), with at least a section located in a tunnel (12) and a vehicle (10) running to and fro along the track, hauled by a cable (24), said vehicle having on the front side and on the rear side an exit door (48), characterized in that the tunnel (12) is in form of a cylindrical tube with a circular cross section, that the section of the vehicle (10) is circular excepting the floor (40) which is flat, that the diameter of the circular section of the vehicle corresponds to the tunnel (12) profile so as to occupy the whole tunnel section without friction risk against the walls, that the vehicle comprises, at least on one of the side walls, access doors (50) for the usual passenger embarking and disembarking and that said exit doors (48) on the front and rear sides are emergency doors.
  2. Funicular according to claim 1, characterized in that the track with two parallel spaced rails (16,18), is disposed on the tunnel (12) bottom (20) and that the vehicle bottom (40) is a flat frame extending at a small distance above the two rails, to support a flat lowered floor (44) having a width substantially smaller than the vehicle diameter.
  3. Funicular according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the vehicle (10) comprises two or more elements attached one after the other and that all elements communicate so that the passengers can circulate along the whole vehicle length.
  4. Funicular according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that a retractable gangway (56) is disposed inside along the tunnel (12) to permit, in the retracted position, the free passage of the vehicle (10) and in the out position, the circulation of the passengers and an access to the exit doors (48) of the vehicle front and rear sides.
  5. Funicular according to claim 4, characterized in that said gangway is constituted by plates (56), having one of the edges (58) pivotally mounted on the tunnel (12) side wall and coming in the up position against said side wall or inside an excavation (60) provided in that wall.
  6. Funicular according to claim 5, characterized in that in the down position said plates (56) come onto one (16) of said rails.
  7. Funicular according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vehicle (10) or each vehicle element comprises fore and rear wheels (14), eventually associated to a coupling grip (26) to the vehicle hauling cable (24) and to a safety break (28), which extend inside the vehicle space and surround fore and aft the passenger compartment of the vehicle while allowing the passenger access to the exit doors (48).
  8. Funicular according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that benchs (52,54) or collapsable seats are fixed on both sides along the vehicle side walls, the back of the benches being constituted or fixed to these curved side walls.
  9. Funicular according to claim 8, characterized in that upright passenger places are provided in the vehicle (10) central part between the two benches (52,54).
EP89420352A 1988-09-22 1989-09-18 Funicular with a cylindrical car Expired - Lifetime EP0360710B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT89420352T ATE89224T1 (en) 1988-09-22 1989-09-18 FUNICULAR WITH CYLINDRICAL CARRIAGES.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8812920 1988-09-22
FR8812920A FR2636583B1 (en) 1988-09-22 1988-09-22 FUNICULAR WITH A CYLINDRICAL CAR

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0360710A1 EP0360710A1 (en) 1990-03-28
EP0360710B1 true EP0360710B1 (en) 1993-05-12

Family

ID=9370632

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP89420352A Expired - Lifetime EP0360710B1 (en) 1988-09-22 1989-09-18 Funicular with a cylindrical car

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0360710B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE89224T1 (en)
DE (1) DE68906493D1 (en)
FR (1) FR2636583B1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2332658A (en) * 1997-12-17 1999-06-30 Richard Joseph Earle Rapid terrestrial passenger transport system
FR3056200B1 (en) 2016-09-16 2018-11-23 Vinci Construction BURNER SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENT

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2747286C2 (en) * 1977-10-21 1986-06-19 Waggon Union Gmbh, 1000 Berlin Und 5900 Siegen Subway vehicle
FR2546463B1 (en) * 1983-05-25 1986-04-18 Lorraine Houilleres COLLECTIVE TRANSPORTATION DEVICE
FR2546836B1 (en) * 1983-06-03 1986-03-21 Pomagalski Sa CABLE STATION

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE68906493D1 (en) 1993-06-17
ATE89224T1 (en) 1993-05-15
FR2636583B1 (en) 1991-07-12
EP0360710A1 (en) 1990-03-28
FR2636583A1 (en) 1990-03-23

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1566322B1 (en) Leading vehicle for the transport of passangers and/or freight, with a stepwise varying roof height.
EP1292476B1 (en) System for transporting and skew loading/unloading of cars in a combined railway/road transport railway station and method for using same
EP3359437B1 (en) Cable transport facility
FR2786148A1 (en) Mobile protection assembly for rail track workers, comprises a rail mounted chassis assembly
EP0360710B1 (en) Funicular with a cylindrical car
EP1874584B1 (en) Railcar for transporting road vehicles with platforms mobile between a transporting postion and a postion for moving between railcars and train consisting of such railcars
EP0672566B1 (en) Method and system for loading and unloading of wagons for the transport of road vehicles and rail car therefore
FR3051758A1 (en) TRANSPORT VEHICLE TO BE TRACTED BY AN AIR CABLE AND INSTALLATION COMPRISING SUCH A VEHICLE
EP2258594B1 (en) Double deck train composition
FR2762292A1 (en) Take off assist drive for aircraft from short runways
EP1958846B1 (en) End car of a railway convoy for passenger transport and corresponding convoy
EP1434708B1 (en) Mixed-use railway unit for combined rail/road transport of road vehicles
EP0618122B1 (en) Boarding device for a chair lift
FR2633234A1 (en) METROPOLITAN PASSENGER COLLECTIVE TRANSPORTATION DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC DRIVING BY INDEPENDENT TRACTOR TROLLEYS USING LINEAR MOTOR PROPULSION IN PARTICULAR
FR2546836A1 (en) Cableway station
FR2707571A1 (en) Horse box assembly designed for transporting and/or accommodating horses
EP3925849B1 (en) Car of a vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle, comprising a skylight and associated assembly method
EP1958845B1 (en) Railway carriage for passengers, and corresponding passenger transport train
EP3243722B1 (en) Railway vehicle with a water distribution network
WO1995024331A1 (en) Device for closing the protective covers of a string of railway cars and string comprising such closure devices
FR2826332A1 (en) Passenger transport installation comprises two floor passenger vehicle and interchange station both having same number of superposed passenger transfer levels
BE1000651A7 (en) Goods or personnel transport system - comprises vehicle with cabin and guide and supporting rollers travelling on cushioned monorail
CH644069A5 (en) RAIL VEHICLE.
FR2774054A1 (en) WAGON WITH PIVOTING PLATFORM ALLOWING QUICKLY BOARDING, ATTACHING, DISEMBARKING A TRUCK
BE368480A (en)

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT CH DE ES IT LI

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19900810

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19911212

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT CH DE ES IT LI

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: THE PATENT HAS BEEN ANNULLED BY A DECISION OF A NATIONAL AUTHORITY

Effective date: 19930512

Ref country code: DE

Effective date: 19930512

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 89224

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 19930515

Kind code of ref document: T

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 68906493

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19930617

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: INTERPATENT ST.TECN. BREV.

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: BOVARD AG PATENTANWAELTE

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Payment date: 20000828

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20000911

Year of fee payment: 12

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20010918

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20010930

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20010930

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES;WARNING: LAPSES OF ITALIAN PATENTS WITH EFFECTIVE DATE BEFORE 2007 MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT ANY TIME BEFORE 2007. THE CORRECT EFFECTIVE DATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE RECORDED.

Effective date: 20050918

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT