EP1579897A1 - Bahn mit durch Schwerkraft angetriebenen Fahrzeugen und Verfahren zum Steuern des Betriebes dieser Bahn - Google Patents

Bahn mit durch Schwerkraft angetriebenen Fahrzeugen und Verfahren zum Steuern des Betriebes dieser Bahn Download PDF

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EP1579897A1
EP1579897A1 EP05450054A EP05450054A EP1579897A1 EP 1579897 A1 EP1579897 A1 EP 1579897A1 EP 05450054 A EP05450054 A EP 05450054A EP 05450054 A EP05450054 A EP 05450054A EP 1579897 A1 EP1579897 A1 EP 1579897A1
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Horst Seifert
Otto Hoffmann
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H18/00—Highways or trackways for toys; Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track
    • A63H18/16—Control of vehicle drives by interaction between vehicle and track; Control of track elements by vehicles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G7/00—Up-and-down hill tracks; Switchbacks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G21/00—Chutes; Helter-skelters
    • A63G21/04—Chutes; Helter-skelters with fixed rails
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H21/00—Other toy railways
    • A63H21/02—Other toy railways with cable- or rail-suspended vehicles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G21/00—Chutes; Helter-skelters
    • A63G21/20—Slideways with movably suspended cars, or with cars moving on ropes, or the like

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  • the invention relates to a train, in particular amusement ride, with a route, which is divided into sections, with vehicles, at least in sections only by gravity driven to move along the route, with a central Control and switch elements to switch the position of the Vehicles to determine the route, with the switch with connected to the central control.
  • the invention further relates to a method for controlling the Moving at least one vehicle along one in sections subdivided route, in particular an amusement device, in which the vehicles at least partially exclusively be driven by gravity, in which by means of at least a switching element and at least one switch detected In which section of the route the vehicle is straight and in which a corresponding information to a central Control is sent.
  • Such amusement tracks and method for controlling the operation and in particular for monitoring security functions and for Any braking of the vehicles are known in the art.
  • the sensors or switches are with the central control permanently wired and on the vehicles are switching elements, which press the switches.
  • the switches must by means of decentralized peripherals are wired with or in terminal boxes, what Heating is required if the train is also at temperatures to be operated at or below 0 ° C. There is also the danger condensation, which must be prevented by special measures. Due to the long wiring, the data transfer rate of the switches to the central control with the length very strong, resulting in long reaction times.
  • the central control system can only close the vehicle by closing the vehicle Stop safety brakes on the track.
  • the central control ensures through appropriate start-up times that the Vehicles on the track have a sufficiently large distance, and can not "catch up".
  • the invention is therefore the object of the safety and security Controllability of the vehicles that move along the track, too improve.
  • the vehicles apart from the switching elements all relocated safety-relevant parts from the railway to the vehicles, and equipped the vehicles with controls so that they e.g. in the event of a failure or a fault in the communication with the central control,sätig and any time an emergency stop can perform.
  • the vehicles are in the Location the distance to a vehicle in front of them by targeted To control brakes, as the control of each vehicle over the central control preferably the position of each other, at least but the position of the moving in front of him, i.e. the section in which the vehicle is located or the Vehicles are located, knows.
  • the switching elements on the track can be designed so that they without any power supply or communication with the central Get control, so a wiring at the track completely eliminated.
  • the vehicle controls in turn can via a safety-related, radio-controlled bus system with the central Control be connected, creating a very high level of security (safety category 4 according to EN954 or according to IEC / EN 61508).
  • the controller also has a double security since the position of each vehicle in each section both from the central control as well as the vehicle control is monitored and the vehicle controls have a permanent, bidirectional radio communication constantly with the central control in Standing in contact. Therefore, the radio connection should be interrupted or be disturbed or transmitted by the central controller Data not with the data stored in the vehicle control Logically, each vehicle can be independent of all other vehicles are stopped immediately. It is also possible the Stop vehicles only on certain sections of the route. The In addition, vehicles can be independent of the central control in defined sections of the route (for example in the station) (Signal tests, function tests or safety brake tests and the trim brake) and the result to the Report central control.
  • Fig. 1 an amusement ride is shown schematically. These consists of a route 1, which in sections 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d and 1e is divided.
  • the route itself can, for example a rail system or another driving profile on which vehicles 2 glide or roll standing or hanging. The vehicles even do not need their own drive.
  • the route 1 can the Further straight or curved, and not just a slope, but also have gradients, but gradients and gradients but must follow each other so that the vehicles always without Drive motor, i. only by gravity, can move. In principle, however, it is also conceivable that the route in Sub-sections is divided, between which the vehicles by means of external, stationary drive means back to a higher level be lifted.
  • the route 1 for the vehicles 2 then leads to a station 3, from which the vehicles by means of a lifting device 4 back to Start 5 are promoted.
  • the route 1 is, as already mentioned, in individual sections 1a to 1e, wherein at the transitions of each section Switching elements 6 are arranged. These switching elements 6 Switches with sensors 21 to 26 are assigned to the vehicles 2. Therefore, when a vehicle 2 passes a switching element 6, the switch detects a section change and reports this with a vehicle controller 7 on board via a bidirectional, Safety-related radio connection to a central radio Control 8. The vehicles 2 therefore have transmit / receive antennas 9 on, and the central control also a transmitting / receiving antenna 10th
  • the vehicles finally have a trim brake and a Safety brake on.
  • the trim brake is used to regulate the driving speed of the vehicles, whereas the safety brake for an emergency stop of the vehicles is determined and designed.
  • the radio link is in the illustrated embodiment bidirectional, safety-related BUS system with wireless routers 11 and 12 as shown in FIG. 2.
  • Both the central control 8, as also the vehicle controls 7 are so-called safety PLC (programmable logic controllers), which are a correspondingly high Ensure safety level of operation of the railway.
  • the central controller 8 On the Radio router 11 and the transmitting / receiving antenna 10 is the central controller 8 in constant contact with the vehicle controls 7, the also have radio router 12 and transmit / receive antennas 9. Due to this permanent radio connection, the central controller knows 8 always the current position of each vehicle 2 and their security status.
  • each vehicle 2 or its controller 7 always the position or the section in which each other Vehicle 2 is located, and thus can automatically with the help of the trim brake determine the distance to the preceding vehicle 2 so that no safety-critical approach takes place.
  • a switching element according to the invention is a group of donors to Use, which not only a section change of a vehicle but at the same time also a certain information deliver which section change is currently being crossed. This offers additional security because the vehicle control 7 a Has control option, an incorrect or missing section change information to recognize.
  • the vehicle control can "calculate" which identifier (e.g., number) must have a section change. This can be done with the controller the information provided by the senders for the section number to compare. If a discrepancy occurs here, either the Switching elements or encoders on the track are defective or the corresponding ones Sensors on the vehicle or the vehicle control itself points a defect, and it can take appropriate countermeasures e.g. an emergency stop of the affected vehicle and the following Vehicles and a control of the switching elements and switches or the vehicle control are performed.
  • identifier e.g., number
  • a switching element 6 schematically shows the four possible positions 13, 14, 15 and 16 for donors whose assignment is a precise identification of the switching element allows.
  • the other positions 17 and 18 am Switching element 6 are intended for donors, which on the one hand only the Provide information that a switching element is run over (thus an information that a section change is taking place), on the other hand, to exercise a so-called "trigger function" to a exact verification of the assignment of the encoder positions 13 to 16 enable.
  • a switching element 6 in the direction of travel seen two groups 20a, 20b of donors, namely the Donors 13, 14 and 17 in group 20a and donors 15, 16 and 18 in Group 20b is divided.
  • the route 1 On the route 1 itself are the Positions 17 and 18 of the donors for a section change always occupied, as the examples in Fig. 4 show.
  • positions occupied by encoders are hatched, whereas positions not occupied by donors are empty and only are shown with dashed border.
  • sensors 21 and 22 On the vehicle are sensors 21 and 22, which the donors in Position 13 and 15 or 14 and 16 are assigned. Furthermore are attached to the vehicle sensors 23, 24 and 25, 26, which are the positions 17 and 18 of the donors are assigned.
  • the sensors 25 and 26 from the encoder 18th activated as soon as they are completely next to it. This is for the control of the triggering signal, based on the sensors 21st and 22 determine whether positions 15 and 16 are occupied by donors are. Then, when the vehicle has moved on, the sensors 23 and 24 are activated by the encoder 17, which in turn for the Control the signal is to determine with the help of sensors 21 and 22 whether positions 13 and 14 are occupied by encoders.
  • FIG. 4 various examples are shown, such as the positions 13 to 16 can be occupied with donors, with four A total of sixteen options result in different ways to prove.
  • Positions 17 and 18 are, as mentioned earlier, always with donors occupied, since these are the triggers or triggers for the sensors 21 and 22 are to determine the occupancy of positions 13 to 16.
  • the vehicle itself is not shown but only a chassis 31 of a Vehicle 2, to which the sensors 21 to 26 of the switch 29 attached are.
  • the passenger carrier, not shown, (armchair, cabin or the like) is suspended on a rod 32 from the chassis 31.
  • the chassis rolls over 8 pendulum suspended pairs of wheels 34 am Driving profile 30 from. In Fig. 9, the pairs of wheels 34 for the sake of better or clearer view of the switch 29 is not shown.
  • the arrangement of encoders corresponds to the upper left embodiment in Fig. 4, i. that only position 13, but not the Positions 14, 15 and 16 with a section transition number sender is occupied. You can see in Figs. 7 to 9 further Encoders at positions 17 and 18.
  • the encoders 13, 17 and 18 are attached to mounting brackets 32 on the driving profile 30.
  • the sensors 21 to 26 are attached, which the Detect the presence of donors.
  • Switching elements instead of soft magnetic encoders, other forms of Switching elements are used, e.g. such permanent magnetic Art or those with a light-reflecting surface, wherein the Naturally adjusted initiators and sensors on the vehicle accordingly Need to become.

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