EP1864882B1 - Cable transportation system with arrangement in groups of the vehicles before boarding/alighting and control method - Google Patents

Cable transportation system with arrangement in groups of the vehicles before boarding/alighting and control method Download PDF

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EP1864882B1
EP1864882B1 EP07354029A EP07354029A EP1864882B1 EP 1864882 B1 EP1864882 B1 EP 1864882B1 EP 07354029 A EP07354029 A EP 07354029A EP 07354029 A EP07354029 A EP 07354029A EP 1864882 B1 EP1864882 B1 EP 1864882B1
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  • the invention also relates to a method for controlling such an installation.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a cable transport facility that enhances the safety and comfort of the passengers during the loading and unloading phases, while maintaining a high capacity of the line, and which can be automated. if necessary.
  • a transport installation according to the invention makes it possible to carry out in parallel different operations, simultaneously, for all the vehicles of the group present in the intermediate section, namely the time of opening and closing of the doors of the vehicles and the boarding time and landing.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to greatly increase the time available for these operations, which is particularly advantageous for boarding and disembarking, which is then substantially equal to the multiplication of the usual available time by the predetermined number of vehicles constituting a group. This time is the same for all vehicles, which ensures a high flow rate of the line.
  • the comfort and safety of passengers during the delicate phases of embarkation and disembarkation are thus improved and equal regardless of the vehicle of the group. It becomes even possible to perform these operations with vehicles stopped without this adversely affects the capacity of the facility. In this case, a complete automation of the stations becomes easily achievable.
  • the boarding and disembarking of vehicles of a group are carried out at the same time as the formation of the next group, for a saving of time and therefore of flow.
  • the invention will be described in application to a disengageable gondola installation. To better understand the invention later, the conventional operation of the detachable gondola installations with a continuous path along the path is explained below. Nevertheless, it is certain that the invention will find application in all cable transport facilities supporting vehicles, that is to say in all types of disengageable telegraphing installations.
  • the vehicles 10 return in opposite directions on another parallel track 15 with one or more cable (s) carriers and tractors in the case of a gondola, or any other way and traction means for other types of conveyors.
  • the vehicles 10 move at high speed, for example several meters per second, and are distributed in a regular and rhythmic manner, with reduced time intervals of the order of ten seconds.
  • the vehicles 10 are disengaged from the cables at the declutching zone 16, then are decelerated over a certain length on a slowing section 17. They then travel at a slow speed along an intermediate section 18 having a contour ensuring their half-turn, and pass, depending on the type of stations, in front of loading / unloading stations 19, 20 located either in the contour or in rectilinear side parts.
  • the vehicles 10 are re-accelerated in an acceleration section 21 and re-coupled to the cable in a clutch zone 22 at the exit of the station 12, 13.
  • the retardation section 17, the intermediate section 18 and the acceleration section 21 form a transfer circuit 24 from the channel 11 to the channel 15.
  • embarkation / landing stations 23 extend laterally along the trajectory of the vehicles 10 on the intermediate section 18. These are first disengaged as in the end stations 12, 13, then slow down before going past the stations 23, then accelerated and then engaged.
  • the Figures 3 to 6 illustrate an end station of an installation according to the invention, which is an adaptation of the installation of the Figures 1 and 2 .
  • a retarder device brakes the vehicles 10 uncoupled from the cable, while on the acceleration section 21, a launcher device réOTAlère at a speed equal to that of the cable to allow a recoupling smoothly.
  • the retarder and launcher devices each consist of a wheel set 25 with tires treaded along the respectively slow-down and acceleration sections 17, to cooperate by friction with a friction track carried by the clamps of the vehicles 10.
  • the wheels 25 are coupled by means of belts 26 engaged on pulleys 27 mounted coaxially with the wheels 25.
  • Each wheel 25 is integral with two pulleys 27, each cooperating respectively with a belt 26, one of the belts 26 engaging on one of the pulleys 27 of one of the adjacent wheels 25 and the other of the belts 26 cooperating with one of the pulleys 27 of the other of the adjacent wheels 25.
  • at least one of the wheels of each of the devices can be connected via a belt to a power take-off 28 derived from the cable or its drive. Such devices are well known and need not be described in more detail.
  • the slowdown 17 and acceleration 21 sections are connected by the intermediate section 18 along which the vehicles 10 travel at a reduced speed by means of a drive device consisting of wheel trains 29 with pneumatic tires.
  • the set of wheels 29 of the driving device are driven together, in the example, similarly to the retarder and launcher devices, that is to say by pulleys 33 and 34 belts. variants, the wheels 29 of the contour (curved portion of the intermediate section 18) are driven synchronously between them by idle gears interposed between transmission gears coaxially mounted to the wheels.
  • the drive of the wheels 29 of the intermediate section 18 is performed by a variable speed motor 30 which drives a transmission belt 31 stretched between two auxiliary pulleys 32, one of which is mounted coaxially with one of the pulleys 33.
  • drive device of the intermediate section 18 is such that the cancellation of the driving speed of the vehicles 10 can be controlled.
  • FIG. 3 a grouping section 35 of the vehicles 10 is interposed between the retarding section 17 and the intermediate section 18.
  • figure 4 illustrates the constitution of a first example of a grouping section.
  • a closed-loop band 36 one branch of which coincides with the expected direction of movement of the vehicles 10 along the grouping section 35, is unidirectionally driven by a variable speed motor M1 driven by a control unit 37.
  • the band 36 has alternately fixed and unidirectionally retractable external driving cleats 38 and 39, respectively.
  • a pair consisting of a stationary cleat 38 and a retractable cleat 39 is disposed along the outer face of the belt 36 according to FIG. a step slightly greater than the length of a vehicle 10 in the driving direction.
  • the cleats 38, 39 of a pair are close together and allow the insertion between them and the hold of a shim 40 for example integral with the detachable clamp of the vehicle 10 in the example.
  • the length of the grouping section 35 is such that three vehicles 10 can be grouped together in three successive and adjacent receiving spaces E1, E2, E3.
  • a section of unbundling 41 ( figure 3 ) is interposed between the intermediate section 18 and the acceleration section 21.
  • the unbundling section 41 is equipped with a band (not shown) similar to the band 36.
  • the reception spaces E1, E2, E3 of the grouping section are empty, that is to say free of vehicle 10.
  • a first vehicle comes from the section of 17, it is housed in the first reception space E1, that is to say the one that is adjacent to the slowing section 17.
  • the motor M1 drives the band 36 according to the arrow indicated on the figure 4 for positioning the first vehicle 10 in the receiving space E2.
  • the first reception space E1 being released, the second vehicle 10 is housed in the first reception space E1.
  • the operation is renewed for the reception of a third vehicle 10.
  • the figures 3 and 4 illustrate the installation when the three spaces E1, E2, E3 accommodate a vehicle 10.
  • the motor M1 is controlled by the control unit 37 to drive the band 36 at high speed so as to transfer the group of three vehicles 10 present in the grouping section 35 to the intermediate section 18.
  • the vehicles 10 housed in the spaces E1, E2, E3 are transferred to be supported by friction by the wheels 29.
  • the grouping section 35 is equipped with means for constituting groups of a predetermined number (here three) of vehicles 10, and first transfer means for moving each group formed to the intermediate section 18 for collective care of the group by the drive device of the intermediate section 18.
  • the variable speed motor 30 provides a controlled drive of the vehicles 10 of the transferred group so as to position each of them at a loading / unloading station 19 respective. The engine 30 then stops and the vehicles 10 park in this position.
  • a new group of vehicles 10 is formed in the grouping section 35 as described above.
  • the engine 30 is controlled at the moment when said new group is transferred by the band 36, so as to evacuate the vehicles 10 of the first group to the unbundling section 41 in which they collectively store in receiving spaces E4; E5, E6.
  • the band of the unbundling section 41 operates in a similar manner to the band 36 during the filling of the receiving spaces E1, E2, E3.
  • the engine of the strip of the unbundling section 41 is then controlled so as to move selectively towards the acceleration section 21 the vehicles 10 for individual support, according to the predetermined timing of the installation, by the wheels of the launcher device. .
  • the transfer of a vehicle 10 to the acceleration section 21 is accompanied by a movement of the band of the unbundling section 41 for filling the receiving space E6 adjacent to the acceleration section.
  • the grouping section 35 comprises a wheel set 42 with pneumatic tires frictionally driving the vehicles 10.
  • a variable speed motor M2 controlled by a control unit 43 synchronously drives all the wheels 42, through 45 and more specifically, the wheels 42 are coupled via the belts 44 which are engaged on the pulleys 45 mounted coaxially with the wheels 42.
  • Each wheel 42 is secured to two pulleys 45, each cooperating respectively with a belt 44, one of the belts 44 engaging on one of the pulleys 45 of one of the adjacent wheels 42 and the other of the belts 44 cooperating with one of the pulleys 45 of the other of the adjacent wheels 42 .
  • the operation of this variant grouping section 35 is similar to that of the section comprising the strip 36.
  • this technology can be applied for the realization of the unbundling section 41.
  • the wheel train 42 is subdivided into three successive sections of three wheels 42.
  • Each section is driven individually by separate variable speed motors M3 to M5 driven by a control unit 46.
  • Each section coincides, in the direction of movement of the wheels. vehicles 10, to a reception space E1, E2, E3.
  • a first vehicle comes from the slowing section 17 to form a group, it is housed in the last reception space E3, that is to say the one which is adjacent to the intermediate section 18, thanks to an adapted control of motors M3 to M5 by the control unit 46.
  • the M5 engine is at a standstill, unlike the M3 and M4 engines.
  • the control unit 46 causes the motor M4 to stop.
  • the second vehicle 10 is then housed in the second reception space E2.
  • the control unit 46 causes the motors M3 to M5 to start simultaneously. It is clear that the number of successive sections can vary without departing from the scope of the invention. This technology can be applied for the realization of the unbundling section 41.
  • the predetermined number of vehicles 10 per group that the grouping section 35 is intended to constitute may vary according to the applications, depending on the capacity of the installation, according to the tolerated length of the loading / unloading station. .
  • control units 37, 43 and 46 of the motors M1 to M5 will also drive the variable speed motor 30 of the drive device of the intermediate section 18.
  • the disembarkation / embarkation of the passengers advantageously takes place at a standstill, each vehicle 10 stopping at the post office corresponding boarding / disembarking 19, and is controlled by doors 47, 48 sliding double doors, one 47 being integrated with each vehicle 10 and the other 48 being arranged opposite on the station 19.
  • the opening and the closing of the doors 47 of the vehicles 10 and the landing doors 48 are automatic and simultaneous. Any mechanism, mechanical or otherwise, to achieve this result can be employed.
  • each vehicle 10 comprises actuating means 51, on-board and station-fed, for the automatic opening and closing of the door 47.
  • the landing doors 48 comprise a drive mechanism 52 such as retractable transverse fingers, a member 53 integral with the doors 47 of the vehicles 10, such as for example a pin projecting above the doors 47, so that a movement of a landing door 48 actuates an identical movement of the door 47 next to the corresponding vehicle 10.
  • each embarkation / disembarkation station 19 has a landing location 49 and a loading location 50 distinct and arranged symmetrically with respect to the trajectory of the vehicles 10.
  • Each vehicle 10 then comprises two corresponding opposite doors 47.

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The system has a grouping section (35) equipped with a transferring unit to constitute groups of a predetermined number of vehicles (10) e.g. cab. The unit moves each group towards an intermediate section (18) for loading the group by a driving device of the section (18). A splitting section (41) collectively stores each group coming from the section (18). The splitting section is equipped with another transferring unit to selectively move the vehicles toward an acceleration section (21) for individual loading according to time-phasing by a launching device of the acceleration section. An independent claim is also included for a method for controlling a cable transportation system.

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Domaine technique de l'inventionTechnical field of the invention

L'invention est relative à une installation de transport à câble à défilement continu, supportant des véhicules échelonnés le long du câble selon un cadencement prédéterminé, ladite installation ayant des stations d'embarquement/débarquement disposées le long du câble et comportant :

  • des moyens de débrayage, à l'entrée, pour désaccoupler les véhicules et le câble,
  • des moyens d'embrayage, à la sortie, pour réaccoupler les véhicules et le câble,
  • un circuit de transfert des véhicules, avec un tronçon de ralentissement équipé d'un dispositif ralentisseur, un tronçon d'accélération équipé d'un dispositif lanceur, reliés par un tronçon intermédiaire de circulation à vitesse réduite ou nulle équipé d'un dispositif d'entraînement des véhicules,
  • des postes d'embarquement/débarquement dans les véhicules, répartis le long du tronçon intermédiaire.
The invention relates to a continuous-running cable transport facility, supporting staggered vehicles along the cable at a predetermined timing, said installation having boarding / disembarking stations arranged along the cable and comprising:
  • disengagement means, at the entrance, for uncoupling the vehicles and the cable,
  • clutch means, at the exit, for re-coupling the vehicles and the cable,
  • a vehicle transfer circuit, with a retardation section equipped with a retarding device, an acceleration section equipped with a launcher device, connected by an intermediate section of reduced speed circulation or zero equipped with a device for vehicle training,
  • loading / unloading stations in vehicles, distributed along the intermediate section.

L'invention concerne également un procédé de contrôle d'une telle installation.The invention also relates to a method for controlling such an installation.

État de la techniqueState of the art

Classiquement, les véhicules arrivent de manière cadencée dans les stations d'embarquement/débarquement et suivent le même parcours le long du circuit de transfert. Les véhicules parcourent le tronçon intermédiaire à une vitesse très réduite de manière à permettre le débarquement et l'embarquement des passagers présents sur le poste d'embarquement/débarquement. Les phases d'embarquement et de débarquement restent les plus délicates dans le sens où le passager ou le groupe de passagers présente un différentiel de vitesse qu'il faut compenser, ceci quasi-instantanément. L'agent d'exploitation peut assurer une assistance et doit contrôler le bon déroulement de l'embarquement et/ou du débarquement. Il convient bien sûr de gérer tout problème d'embarquement et/ou de débarquement le plus rapidement possible pour ne pas aggraver les conséquences.Traditionally, vehicles arrive clocked at the boarding / disembarking stations and follow the same route along the transfer circuit. Vehicles cross the intermediate section at a very low speed in order to allow the landing and boarding passengers present at the embarkation / disembarkation station. The loading and unloading phases are the most delicate in the sense that the passenger or group of passengers has a speed differential that must be compensated, this almost instantaneously. The operations officer can provide assistance and must control the smooth running of the boarding and / or disembarkation. It is of course necessary to manage any boarding and / or disembarkation problem as quickly as possible so as not to aggravate the consequences.

On a constaté que les agents d'exploitation sont en nombre restreint, dans le respect de la réglementation mais ils sont au moins un par station. Cette limitation du personnel est une tendance générale qui consiste à optimiser les charges nécessaires au bon fonctionnement d'une installation mais sans perte de sécurité.It has been noted that there are a small number of operating officers, in compliance with the regulations, but they are at least one per station. This limitation of the personnel is a general tendency which consists of optimizing the loads necessary for the good operation of an installation but without loss of security.

Pour sécuriser les phases d'embarquement et de débarquement, tout en autorisant une automatisation complète de la station si nécessaire, on a déjà imaginé pratiquer ces phases avec des véhicules à l'arrêt. Ces installations permettent à des personnes à mobilité réduite et aux enfants d'embarquer en toute sécurité, ainsi que d'optimiser le remplissage des véhicules. Mais il est évident que la perte de temps engendrée par l'arrêt provoque une baisse considérable de la capacité horaire de l'installation.To secure the loading and unloading phases, while allowing a complete automation of the station if necessary, it has already been imagined to practice these phases with vehicles stopped. These facilities allow people with reduced mobility and children to board safely, as well as optimize the filling of vehicles. But it is obvious that the loss of time caused by the shutdown causes a considerable decrease in the hourly capacity of the installation.

Une installation de ce type est décrite dans le document FR2583363 , dans laquelle les cabines sont regroupées le long du quai d'embarquement/débarquement pour former un groupe d'un nombre prédéterminé et l'embarquement et le débarquement sont autorisés dans les cabines au fur et à mesure de l'arrivée des cabines.An installation of this type is described in the document FR2583363 , in which the cabins are grouped along the embarkation / disembarkation pier to form a group of a predetermined number and the embarkation and disembarkation are allowed in the cabins as and when the cabins arrive.

Objet de l'inventionObject of the invention

L'objet de l'invention consiste à réaliser une installation de transport à câble qui renforce la sécurité et le confort des passagers pendant les phases d'embarquement et de débarquement, tout en maintenant une capacité élevée de la ligne, et qui puisse être automatisée si nécessaire.The object of the invention is to provide a cable transport facility that enhances the safety and comfort of the passengers during the loading and unloading phases, while maintaining a high capacity of the line, and which can be automated. if necessary.

Selon l'invention, ce but est atteint par le fait que chaque station d'embarquement/débarquement comporte :

  • un tronçon de regroupement des véhicules, intercalé entre le tronçon de ralentissement et le tronçon intermédiaire, équipé de moyens pour constituer des groupes d'un nombre prédéterminé de véhicules, et des premiers moyens de transfert pour déplacer chaque groupe constitué vers le tronçon intermédiaire pour une prise en charge collective dudit groupe par le dispositif d'entraînement du tronçon intermédiaire,
  • un tronçon de dégroupement, intercalé entre le tronçon intermédiaire et le tronçon d'accélération, pour stocker collectivement chaque groupe provenant du tronçon intermédiaire, ledit tronçon de dégroupement étant équipé de deuxièmes moyens de transfert pour déplacer sélectivement vers le tronçon d'accélération les véhicules stockés pour une prise en charge individuelle, selon ledit cadencement prédéterminé, par le dispositif lanceur du tronçon d'accélération.
According to the invention, this object is achieved by the fact that each loading / unloading station comprises:
  • a grouping section of the vehicles, interposed between the slowing section and the intermediate section, equipped with means for constituting groups of a predetermined number of vehicles, and first transfer means for moving each group formed to the intermediate section for a collective support of said group by the drive device of the intermediate section,
  • a unbundling section, interposed between the intermediate section and the acceleration section, for collectively storing each group from the intermediate section, said unbundling section being equipped with second transfer means for selectively moving the stored vehicles towards the acceleration section; for individual support, according to said predetermined timing, by the launching device of the acceleration section.

Une installation de transport selon l'invention permet de mener en parallèle différentes opérations, simultanément, pour tous les véhicules du groupe présent dans le tronçon intermédiaire, à savoir le temps d'ouverture et de fermeture des portes des véhicules et le temps d'embarquement et de débarquement. Cette disposition permet d'augmenter largement le temps disponible pour ces opérations, ce qui est particulièrement intéressant pour l'embarquement et le débarquement, qui est alors sensiblement égal à la multiplication du temps disponible usuel par le nombre prédéterminé de véhicules constituant un groupe. Ce temps est identique pour tous les véhicules, ce qui assure un débit élevé de la ligne. Le confort et la sécurité des passagers pendant les phases délicates d'embarquement et de débarquement sont ainsi améliorés et égaux quel que soit le véhicule du groupe. Il devient même possible de pratiquer ces opérations avec des véhicules à l'arrêt sans que cela n'altère la capacité de l'installation. Dans ce cas, une automatisation complète des stations devient facilement réalisable. De plus, l'embarquement et le débarquement à bord des véhicules d'un groupe sont réalisés en même temps que la formation du groupe suivant, pour un gain de temps et donc de débit.A transport installation according to the invention makes it possible to carry out in parallel different operations, simultaneously, for all the vehicles of the group present in the intermediate section, namely the time of opening and closing of the doors of the vehicles and the boarding time and landing. This arrangement makes it possible to greatly increase the time available for these operations, which is particularly advantageous for boarding and disembarking, which is then substantially equal to the multiplication of the usual available time by the predetermined number of vehicles constituting a group. This time is the same for all vehicles, which ensures a high flow rate of the line. The comfort and safety of passengers during the delicate phases of embarkation and disembarkation are thus improved and equal regardless of the vehicle of the group. It becomes even possible to perform these operations with vehicles stopped without this adversely affects the capacity of the facility. In this case, a complete automation of the stations becomes easily achievable. In addition, the boarding and disembarking of vehicles of a group are carried out at the same time as the formation of the next group, for a saving of time and therefore of flow.

L'invention porte également sur un procédé de contrôle d'une telle installation, dans lequel :

  • on regroupe des véhicules entre le tronçon de ralentissement et le tronçon intermédiaire, pour constituer des groupes d'un nombre prédéterminé de véhicules,
  • on transfère chaque groupe constitué vers le tronçon intermédiaire pour une prise en charge collective dudit groupe par le dispositif d'entraînement du tronçon intermédiaire,
    on stocke collectivement, entre le tronçon intermédiaire et le tronçon d'accélération, chaque groupe provenant du tronçon intermédiaire,
  • on transfère sélectivement vers le tronçon d'accélération les véhicules stockés pour une prise en charge individuelle, selon ledit cadencement prédéterminé, par le dispositif lanceur du tronçon d'accélération.
The invention also relates to a method for controlling such an installation, in which:
  • vehicles are grouped between the slowing section and the intermediate section to form groups of a predetermined number of vehicles,
  • each group formed is transferred to the intermediate section for collective management of said group by the drive device of the intermediate section,
    collectively, between the intermediate section and the acceleration section, each group coming from the intermediate section is stored,
  • the stored vehicles are selectively transferred to the acceleration section for individual support, according to said predetermined timing, by the launching device of the acceleration section.

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

  • les figures 1 et 2 représentent des vues schématiques d'installation de télécabines débrayable à deux tronçons,
  • la figure 3 montre une vue schématique d'une station d'extrémité d'une installation de transport selon l'invention,
  • la figure 4 est une vue de détail d'un premier exemple de tronçon de regroupement selon l'invention,
  • la figure 5 est une vue de détail d'un deuxième exemple de tronçon de regroupement selon l'invention,
  • la figure 6 est une vue de détail d'un troisième exemple de tronçon de regroupement selon l'invention,
  • la figure 7 est une vue en élévation d'un poste d'embarquement/débarquement équipé de portes palières.
Other advantages and features will emerge more clearly from the following description of a particular embodiment of the invention given by way of nonlimiting example and represented in the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • the Figures 1 and 2 represent schematic views of installation of two-section detachable gondolas,
  • the figure 3 shows a schematic view of an end station of a transport installation according to the invention,
  • the figure 4 is a detailed view of a first example of a grouping section according to the invention,
  • the figure 5 is a detailed view of a second example of a grouping section according to the invention,
  • the figure 6 is a detail view of a third example of a grouping section according to the invention,
  • the figure 7 is an elevation view of a loading / unloading station equipped with landing doors.

Description d'un mode préférentiel de l'inventionDescription of a preferred embodiment of the invention

L'invention sera décrite en application à une installation de télécabines débrayable. Pour mieux comprendre l'invention par la suite, le fonctionnement classique des installations de télécabines débrayables avec un cheminement continu le long de la voie est expliqué ci-après. Il est néanmoins certain que l'invention pourra trouver application dans toutes les installations de transport par câble supportant des véhicules, c'est-à-dire dans tous les types d'installations de téléphérage débrayable.The invention will be described in application to a disengageable gondola installation. To better understand the invention later, the conventional operation of the detachable gondola installations with a continuous path along the path is explained below. Nevertheless, it is certain that the invention will find application in all cable transport facilities supporting vehicles, that is to say in all types of disengageable telegraphing installations.

En référence aux figures 1 et 2, une pluralité de véhicules 10, ici des cabines, se déplacent sur une voie 11 en boucle fermée d'une première station 12 à une deuxième station 13, avec éventuellement une station intermédiaire 14 (figure 2). Les véhicules 10 reviennent en sens inverse sur une autre voie parallèle 15 grâce à un ou plusieurs câble(s) porteurs et tracteurs dans le cas d'un télécabine, ou tout autre voie et moyen de traction pour d'autres types de convoyeurs.With reference to Figures 1 and 2 a plurality of vehicles 10, here cabins, move on a closed loop track 11 from a first station 12 to a second station 13, possibly with an intermediate station 14 ( figure 2 ). The vehicles 10 return in opposite directions on another parallel track 15 with one or more cable (s) carriers and tractors in the case of a gondola, or any other way and traction means for other types of conveyors.

Entre les différentes stations 12, 13, 14, les véhicules 10 se déplacent à grande vitesse, par exemple à plusieurs mètres par seconde, et sont répartis de façon cadencée et régulière, avec des intervalles de temps réduits de l'ordre d'une dizaine de secondes.Between the various stations 12, 13, 14, the vehicles 10 move at high speed, for example several meters per second, and are distributed in a regular and rhythmic manner, with reduced time intervals of the order of ten seconds.

A l'entrée dans l'une des stations d'extrémités 12, 13, les véhicules 10 sont débrayés des câbles au niveau de la zone de débrayage 16, puis sont décélérés sur une certaine longueur sur un tronçon de ralentissement 17. Ils cheminent ensuite à vitesse lente le long d'un tronçon intermédiaire 18 doté d'un contour assurant leur demi-tour, et passent, selon le type de stations, devant des postes d'embarquement/débarquement 19, 20 situés soit dans le contour, soit dans des parties latérales rectilignes.At the entrance to one of the end stations 12, 13, the vehicles 10 are disengaged from the cables at the declutching zone 16, then are decelerated over a certain length on a slowing section 17. They then travel at a slow speed along an intermediate section 18 having a contour ensuring their half-turn, and pass, depending on the type of stations, in front of loading / unloading stations 19, 20 located either in the contour or in rectilinear side parts.

A la fin de leur cheminement lent dans le tronçon intermédiaire 18, voire leurs arrêts, les véhicules 10 sont réaccélérés dans un tronçon d'accélération 21 et réaccouplés au câble dans une zone d'embrayage 22 à la sortie de la station 12, 13. Le tronçon de ralentissement 17, le tronçon intermédiaire 18 et le tronçon d'accélération 21 forment un circuit de transfert 24 de la voie 11 à la voie 15.At the end of their slow path in the intermediate section 18, or even their stops, the vehicles 10 are re-accelerated in an acceleration section 21 and re-coupled to the cable in a clutch zone 22 at the exit of the station 12, 13. The retardation section 17, the intermediate section 18 and the acceleration section 21 form a transfer circuit 24 from the channel 11 to the channel 15.

Dans une station intermédiaire 14 (figure 2) traversée par les véhicules 10, des postes d'embarquement/débarquement 23 s'étendent latéralement le long de la trajectoire des véhicules 10 sur le tronçon intermédiaire 18. Ceux-ci sont d'abord débrayés comme dans les stations d'extrémités 12, 13, puis ralentis avant de passer devant les postes 23, puis accélérés et embrayés ensuite.In an intermediate station 14 ( figure 2 ) crossed by the vehicles 10, embarkation / landing stations 23 extend laterally along the trajectory of the vehicles 10 on the intermediate section 18. These are first disengaged as in the end stations 12, 13, then slow down before going past the stations 23, then accelerated and then engaged.

Les figures 3 à 6 illustrent une station d'extrémité d'une installation selon l'invention, laquelle est une adaptation de l'installation des figures 1 et 2. Sur le tronçon de ralentissement 17, un dispositif ralentisseur freine les véhicules 10 désaccouplés du câble, tandis que sur le tronçon d'accélération 21, un dispositif lanceur les réaccélère à une vitesse égale à celle du câble pour autoriser un réaccouplement sans à-coups. Les dispositifs ralentisseur et lanceur sont chacun constitués d'un train de roues 25 à bandage pneumatique échelonnées le long des tronçons respectivement de ralentissement 17 et d'accélération 21, pour coopérer par friction avec une piste de friction portée par les pinces des véhicules 10. Les roues 25 sont accouplées par l'intermédiaire de courroies 26 engagées sur des poulies 27 montées coaxialement aux roues 25. Chaque roue 25 est solidaire de deux poulies 27, chacune coopérant respectivement avec une courroie 26, l'une des courroies 26 s'engageant sur l'une des poulies 27 de l'une des roues 25 adjacentes et l'autre des courroies 26 coopérant avec l'une des poulies 27 de l'autre des roues 25 adjacentes. Pour l'entraînement, au moins l'une des roues de chacun des dispositifs peut être reliée par l'intermédiaire d'une courroie à une prise de force motrice 28 dérivée du câble ou de son entraînement. De tels dispositifs sont bien connus et il est inutile de les décrire plus en détail.The Figures 3 to 6 illustrate an end station of an installation according to the invention, which is an adaptation of the installation of the Figures 1 and 2 . On the slowdown section 17, a retarder device brakes the vehicles 10 uncoupled from the cable, while on the acceleration section 21, a launcher device réélélère at a speed equal to that of the cable to allow a recoupling smoothly. The retarder and launcher devices each consist of a wheel set 25 with tires treaded along the respectively slow-down and acceleration sections 17, to cooperate by friction with a friction track carried by the clamps of the vehicles 10. The wheels 25 are coupled by means of belts 26 engaged on pulleys 27 mounted coaxially with the wheels 25. Each wheel 25 is integral with two pulleys 27, each cooperating respectively with a belt 26, one of the belts 26 engaging on one of the pulleys 27 of one of the adjacent wheels 25 and the other of the belts 26 cooperating with one of the pulleys 27 of the other of the adjacent wheels 25. For driving, at least one of the wheels of each of the devices can be connected via a belt to a power take-off 28 derived from the cable or its drive. Such devices are well known and need not be described in more detail.

Les tronçons de ralentissement 17 et d'accélération 21 sont reliés par le tronçon intermédiaire 18 le long duquel les véhicules 10 circulent à vitesse réduite grâce à un dispositif d'entraînement constitué de trains de roues 29 à bandage pneumatique. L'ensemble des roues 29 du dispositif d'entraînement sont entraînées entre elles, dans l'exemple, de manière analogue aux dispositifs ralentisseur et lanceur, c'est-à-dire par des poulies 33 et des courroies 34. Dans d'autres variantes, les roues 29 du contour (partie courbe du tronçon intermédiaire 18) sont entraînées en synchronisme entre elles par des pignons fous intercalés entre des pignons de transmission montés coaxialement aux roues. L'entraînement des roues 29 du tronçon intermédiaire 18 est réalisé par un moteur à vitesse variable 30 qui entraîne une courroie de transmission 31 tendue entre deux poulies auxiliaires 32 dont l'une est montée coaxialement à l'une des poulies 33. La structure du dispositif d'entraînement du tronçon intermédiaire 18 est telle que l'annulation de la vitesse d'entraînement des véhicules 10 peut être commandée.The slowdown 17 and acceleration 21 sections are connected by the intermediate section 18 along which the vehicles 10 travel at a reduced speed by means of a drive device consisting of wheel trains 29 with pneumatic tires. The set of wheels 29 of the driving device are driven together, in the example, similarly to the retarder and launcher devices, that is to say by pulleys 33 and 34 belts. variants, the wheels 29 of the contour (curved portion of the intermediate section 18) are driven synchronously between them by idle gears interposed between transmission gears coaxially mounted to the wheels. The drive of the wheels 29 of the intermediate section 18 is performed by a variable speed motor 30 which drives a transmission belt 31 stretched between two auxiliary pulleys 32, one of which is mounted coaxially with one of the pulleys 33. drive device of the intermediate section 18 is such that the cancellation of the driving speed of the vehicles 10 can be controlled.

Selon l'invention et en référence à la figure 3, un tronçon de regroupement 35 des véhicules 10 est intercalé entre le tronçon de ralentissement 17 et le tronçon intermédiaire 18. La figure 4 illustre la constitution d'un premier exemple de tronçon de regroupement. Une bande 36 en boucle fermée, dont une branche coïncide avec la direction attendue de déplacement des véhicules 10 le long du tronçon de regroupement 35, est entraînée de manière unidirectionnelle par un moteur à vitesse variable M1 piloté par une unité de commande 37. La bande 36 présente des taquets externes d'entraînement alternativement fixes et escamotables de manière unidirectionnelle, respectivement 38 et 39. Une paire composée d'un taquet fixe 38 et d'un taquet escamotable 39 est disposée le long de la face externe de la bande 36 selon un pas légèrement supérieur à la longueur d'un véhicule 10 dans la direction d'entraînement. Les taquets 38, 39 d'une paire sont rapprochés et permettent l'insertion entre eux et la retenue d'une cale 40 par exemple solidaire de la pince débrayable du véhicule 10 dans l'exemple. La longueur du tronçon de regroupement 35 est telle que trois véhicules 10 peuvent être regroupés dans trois espaces de réception E1, E2, E3 successifs et adjacents.According to the invention and with reference to figure 3 a grouping section 35 of the vehicles 10 is interposed between the retarding section 17 and the intermediate section 18. figure 4 illustrates the constitution of a first example of a grouping section. A closed-loop band 36, one branch of which coincides with the expected direction of movement of the vehicles 10 along the grouping section 35, is unidirectionally driven by a variable speed motor M1 driven by a control unit 37. The band 36 has alternately fixed and unidirectionally retractable external driving cleats 38 and 39, respectively. A pair consisting of a stationary cleat 38 and a retractable cleat 39 is disposed along the outer face of the belt 36 according to FIG. a step slightly greater than the length of a vehicle 10 in the driving direction. The cleats 38, 39 of a pair are close together and allow the insertion between them and the hold of a shim 40 for example integral with the detachable clamp of the vehicle 10 in the example. The length of the grouping section 35 is such that three vehicles 10 can be grouped together in three successive and adjacent receiving spaces E1, E2, E3.

Conformément à l'invention, un tronçon de dégroupement 41 (figure 3) est intercalé entre le tronçon intermédiaire 18 et le tronçon d'accélération 21. Le tronçon de dégroupement 41 est équipé d'une bande (non représentée) analogue à la bande 36.According to the invention, a section of unbundling 41 ( figure 3 ) is interposed between the intermediate section 18 and the acceleration section 21. The unbundling section 41 is equipped with a band (not shown) similar to the band 36.

Le fonctionnement de l'ensemble est le suivant. Au départ, les espaces de réception E1, E2, E3 du tronçon de regroupement sont vides, c'est-à-dire exempt de véhicule 10. Lorsqu'un premier véhicule provient du tronçon de ralentissement 17, il vient se loger dans le premier espace de réception E1, c'est-à-dire celui qui est adjacent au tronçon de ralentissement 17. Dans l'intervalle de temps précédant l'arrivée d'un deuxième véhicule 10, ledit intervalle de temps étant déterminé par le cadencement de la ligne, le moteur M1 entraîne la bande 36 selon la flèche indiquée sur la figure 4 pour positionner le premier véhicule 10 dans l'espace de réception E2. Le premier espace de réception E1 étant libéré, le deuxième véhicule 10 vient se loger dans le premier espace de réception E1. L'opération se renouvelle pour la réception d'un troisième véhicule 10.The operation of the set is as follows. Initially, the reception spaces E1, E2, E3 of the grouping section are empty, that is to say free of vehicle 10. When a first vehicle comes from the section of 17, it is housed in the first reception space E1, that is to say the one that is adjacent to the slowing section 17. In the time interval before the arrival of a second vehicle 10, said time interval being determined by the timing of the line, the motor M1 drives the band 36 according to the arrow indicated on the figure 4 for positioning the first vehicle 10 in the receiving space E2. The first reception space E1 being released, the second vehicle 10 is housed in the first reception space E1. The operation is renewed for the reception of a third vehicle 10.

Les figures 3 et 4 illustrent l'installation lorsque les trois espaces E1, E2, E3 accueillent un véhicule 10. Dans l'intervalle de temps précédant l'arrivée d'un nouveau véhicule 10, le moteur M1 est piloté par l'unité de commande 37 pour entraîner la bande 36 à grande vitesse de manière à transférer le groupe de trois véhicules 10 présent dans le tronçon de regroupage 35 vers le tronçon intermédiaire 18. Dans ce mouvement, les véhicules 10 logés dans les espaces E1, E2, E3 sont transférés jusqu'à être pris en charge par friction par les roues 29.The figures 3 and 4 illustrate the installation when the three spaces E1, E2, E3 accommodate a vehicle 10. In the time interval before the arrival of a new vehicle 10, the motor M1 is controlled by the control unit 37 to drive the band 36 at high speed so as to transfer the group of three vehicles 10 present in the grouping section 35 to the intermediate section 18. In this movement, the vehicles 10 housed in the spaces E1, E2, E3 are transferred to be supported by friction by the wheels 29.

Ainsi, le tronçon de regroupement 35 est équipé de moyens pour constituer des groupes d'un nombre prédéterminé (ici trois) de véhicules 10, et de premiers moyens de transfert pour déplacer chaque groupe constitué vers le tronçon intermédiaire 18 pour une prise en charge collective du groupe par le dispositif d'entraînement du tronçon intermédiaire 18. Le moteur à vitesse variable 30 assure un entraînement contrôlé des véhicules 10 du groupe transféré de manière à venir positionner chacun d'eux au niveau d'un poste d'embarquement/débarquement 19 respectif. Le moteur 30 s'arrête alors et les véhicules 10 stationnent dans cette position.Thus, the grouping section 35 is equipped with means for constituting groups of a predetermined number (here three) of vehicles 10, and first transfer means for moving each group formed to the intermediate section 18 for collective care of the group by the drive device of the intermediate section 18. The variable speed motor 30 provides a controlled drive of the vehicles 10 of the transferred group so as to position each of them at a loading / unloading station 19 respective. The engine 30 then stops and the vehicles 10 park in this position.

Dans l'intervalle, un nouveau groupe de véhicules 10 est constitué dans le tronçon de regroupement 35 de la manière décrite ci-dessus. Le moteur 30 est commandé au moment où ledit nouveau groupe est transféré par la bande 36, de manière à évacuer les véhicules 10 du premier groupe vers le tronçon de dégroupement 41 dans lequel ils viennent se stocker collectivement dans des espaces de réception E4; E5, E6. Dans ce mouvement des véhicules 10, la bande du tronçon de dégroupement 41 fonctionne d'une manière analogue à la bande 36 pendant le remplissage des espaces de réception E1, E2, E3.In the meantime, a new group of vehicles 10 is formed in the grouping section 35 as described above. The engine 30 is controlled at the moment when said new group is transferred by the band 36, so as to evacuate the vehicles 10 of the first group to the unbundling section 41 in which they collectively store in receiving spaces E4; E5, E6. In this movement of the vehicles 10, the band of the unbundling section 41 operates in a similar manner to the band 36 during the filling of the receiving spaces E1, E2, E3.

Le moteur de la bande du tronçon de dégroupement 41 est ensuite piloté de manière à déplacer sélectivement vers le tronçon d'accélération 21 les véhicules 10 pour une prise en charge individuelle, selon le cadencement prédéterminé de l'installation, par les roues du dispositif lanceur. Le transfert d'un véhicule 10 vers le tronçon d'accélération 21 s'accompagne d'un mouvement de la bande du tronçon de dégroupage 41 permettant le remplissage de l'espace de réception E6 adjacent au tronçon d'accélération.The engine of the strip of the unbundling section 41 is then controlled so as to move selectively towards the acceleration section 21 the vehicles 10 for individual support, according to the predetermined timing of the installation, by the wheels of the launcher device. . The transfer of a vehicle 10 to the acceleration section 21 is accompanied by a movement of the band of the unbundling section 41 for filling the receiving space E6 adjacent to the acceleration section.

Dans d'autres variantes de l'invention et en référence à la figure 5, le tronçon de regroupement 35 comporte un train de roues 42 à bandage pneumatique entraînant par friction les véhicules 10. Un moteur à vitesse variable M2 piloté par une unité de commande 43 entraîne en synchronisme l'ensemble des roues 42, par l'entremise de courroies 44 et de poulies 45. Plus précisément, les roues 42 sont accouplées par l'intermédiaire des courroies 44 qui sont engagées sur les poulies 45 montées coaxialement aux roues 42. Chaque roue 42 est solidaire de deux poulies 45, chacune coopérant respectivement avec une courroie 44, l'une des courroies 44 s'engageant sur l'une des poulies 45 de l'une des roues 42 adjacentes et l'autre des courroies 44 coopérant avec l'une des poulies 45 de l'autre des roues 42 adjacentes. Le fonctionnement de cette variante de tronçon de regroupement 35 est analogue à celui du tronçon comportant la bande 36. D'autre part, cette technologie peut être appliquée pour la réalisation du tronçon de dégroupement 41.In other variants of the invention and with reference to the figure 5 , the grouping section 35 comprises a wheel set 42 with pneumatic tires frictionally driving the vehicles 10. A variable speed motor M2 controlled by a control unit 43 synchronously drives all the wheels 42, through 45 and more specifically, the wheels 42 are coupled via the belts 44 which are engaged on the pulleys 45 mounted coaxially with the wheels 42. Each wheel 42 is secured to two pulleys 45, each cooperating respectively with a belt 44, one of the belts 44 engaging on one of the pulleys 45 of one of the adjacent wheels 42 and the other of the belts 44 cooperating with one of the pulleys 45 of the other of the adjacent wheels 42 . The operation of this variant grouping section 35 is similar to that of the section comprising the strip 36. On the other hand, this technology can be applied for the realization of the unbundling section 41.

Dans une variante de réalisation, et en référence à la figure 6, le train de roues 42 est subdivisé en trois sections successives de trois roues 42. Chaque section est entraînées individuellement par des moteurs à vitesse variable M3 à M5 distincts pilotés par une unité de commande 46. Chaque section coïncide, dans la direction de déplacement des véhicules 10, à un espace de réception E1, E2, E3. Lorsqu'un premier véhicule provient du tronçon de ralentissement 17 pour constituer un groupe, il vient se loger dans le dernier espace de réception E3, c'est-à-dire celui qui est adjacent au tronçon intermédiaire 18, grâce à un pilotage adapté des moteurs M3 à M5 par l'unité de commande 46. Le moteur M5 est à l'arrêt, à l'inverse des moteurs M3 et M4. Dans l'intervalle de temps précédant l'arrivée d'un deuxième véhicule 10, l'unité de commande 46 provoque l'arrêt du moteur M4. Le deuxième véhicule 10 vient ensuite se loger dans le deuxième espace de réception E2. Lorsque le groupe de véhicules 10 est constitué, l'unité de commande 46 provoque la mise en marche simultanée des moteurs M3 à M5. Il est clair que le nombre de sections successives peut varier sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. Cette technologie peut être appliquée pour la réalisation du tronçon de dégroupement 41.In an alternative embodiment, and with reference to the figure 6 , the wheel train 42 is subdivided into three successive sections of three wheels 42. Each section is driven individually by separate variable speed motors M3 to M5 driven by a control unit 46. Each section coincides, in the direction of movement of the wheels. vehicles 10, to a reception space E1, E2, E3. When a first vehicle comes from the slowing section 17 to form a group, it is housed in the last reception space E3, that is to say the one which is adjacent to the intermediate section 18, thanks to an adapted control of motors M3 to M5 by the control unit 46. The M5 engine is at a standstill, unlike the M3 and M4 engines. In the time interval preceding the arrival of a second vehicle 10, the control unit 46 causes the motor M4 to stop. The second vehicle 10 is then housed in the second reception space E2. When the group of vehicles 10 is constituted, the control unit 46 causes the motors M3 to M5 to start simultaneously. It is clear that the number of successive sections can vary without departing from the scope of the invention. This technology can be applied for the realization of the unbundling section 41.

De manière générale, le nombre prédéterminé de véhicules 10 par groupe que le tronçon de regroupement 35 est destiné à constituer peut varier suivant les applications, suivant la capacité de l'installation, suivant la longueur tolérée de la station d'embarquement/débarquement...In general, the predetermined number of vehicles 10 per group that the grouping section 35 is intended to constitute may vary according to the applications, depending on the capacity of the installation, according to the tolerated length of the loading / unloading station. .

Dans des variantes préférées de l'invention, les unités de commande 37, 43 et 46 des moteurs M1 à M5 piloteront aussi le moteur à vitesse variable 30 du dispositif d'entraînement du tronçon intermédiaire 18.In preferred embodiments of the invention, the control units 37, 43 and 46 of the motors M1 to M5 will also drive the variable speed motor 30 of the drive device of the intermediate section 18.

Comme l'illustre la figure 7, le débarquement/embarquement des passagers s'effectue avantageusement à l'arrêt, chaque véhicule 10 s'arrêtant au poste d'embarquement/débarquement 19 correspondant, et est contrôlé par des portes 47, 48 coulissantes à double battants, l'une 47 étant intégrée à chaque véhicule 10 et l'autre 48 étant agencée en regard sur le poste 19. L'ouverture et la fermeture des portes 47 des véhicules 10 et des portes palières 48 sont automatiques et simultanées. Tout mécanisme, mécanique ou autre, permettant de parvenir à ce résultat peut être employé.As illustrated by figure 7 , the disembarkation / embarkation of the passengers advantageously takes place at a standstill, each vehicle 10 stopping at the post office corresponding boarding / disembarking 19, and is controlled by doors 47, 48 sliding double doors, one 47 being integrated with each vehicle 10 and the other 48 being arranged opposite on the station 19. The opening and the closing of the doors 47 of the vehicles 10 and the landing doors 48 are automatic and simultaneous. Any mechanism, mechanical or otherwise, to achieve this result can be employed.

Dans certaines variantes, chaque véhicule 10 comporte des moyens d'actionnement 51, embarqués et alimentés en station, pour l'ouverture et la fermeture automatiques de la porte 47. Dans d'autres variantes, les portes palières 48 comportent un mécanisme d'entraînement 52 tels que des doigts transversaux rétractables, d'un organe 53 solidaire des portes 47 des véhicules 10, comme par exemple un pion saillant au dessus des portes 47, pour qu'un mouvement d'une porte palière 48 actionne un mouvement identique de la porte 47 en regard du véhicule correspondant 10.In certain variants, each vehicle 10 comprises actuating means 51, on-board and station-fed, for the automatic opening and closing of the door 47. In other variants, the landing doors 48 comprise a drive mechanism 52 such as retractable transverse fingers, a member 53 integral with the doors 47 of the vehicles 10, such as for example a pin projecting above the doors 47, so that a movement of a landing door 48 actuates an identical movement of the door 47 next to the corresponding vehicle 10.

Par ailleurs, chaque poste d'embarquement/débarquement 19 comporte un emplacement de débarquement 49 et un emplacement d'embarquement 50 distincts et disposés symétriquement par rapport à la trajectoire des véhicules 10. Chaque véhicule 10 comporte alors deux portes 47 opposées correspondantes.Furthermore, each embarkation / disembarkation station 19 has a landing location 49 and a loading location 50 distinct and arranged symmetrically with respect to the trajectory of the vehicles 10. Each vehicle 10 then comprises two corresponding opposite doors 47.

Claims (13)

  1. Transport installation comprising a continuous running rope supporting vehicles (10) arranged at intervals along the rope with a preset running rate, said installation having loading/unloading terminals (12, 13, 14) arranged along the rope and comprising:
    - detachment means (16), on entry, to uncouple the vehicles (10) from the rope,
    - attachment means (22), on exit, to recouple the vehicles (10) and the rope,
    - a transfer circuit (24) of the vehicles (10), with a slowing-down section (17) equipped with a slowing-down device, a speeding-up section (21) equipped with an accelerating device, connected by an intermediate section (18) for a reduced or nil running speed equipped with a driving device of the vehicles (10),
    - loading/unloading points (19, 20, 23) in/from the vehicles (10), arranged along the intermediate section (18),
    said installation being characterized in that each loading/unloading terminal (12, 13, 14) comprises:
    - a grouping section (35) of the vehicles (10), located between the slowing-down section (17) and the intermediate section (18), equipped with means for forming groups of a preset number of vehicles (10), and first transfer means to move each group formed to the intermediate section (18) for collective driving of said group by the driving device of the intermediate section (18), and
    - a separating section (41), located between the intermediate section (18) and the speeding-up section (21), to collectively stock each group coming from the intermediate section (18), said separating section (41) being equipped with second transfer means to selectively move the stocked vehicles (10) to the speeding-up section (21) for individual driving, at said preset running rate, by the accelerating device of the speeding-up section (21).
  2. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the grouping section (35) comprises a closed-loop strip (36) driven unidirectionally by a variable speed motor (M1) controlled by a control unit (37) and presenting external drive pegs (38, 39) alternately fixed and retractable in unidirectional manner.
  3. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the grouping section (35) comprises a set of wheels (42) with pneumatic tyres driving the vehicles (10) by friction.
  4. Installation according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the separating section (41) comprises a closed-loop strip driven unidirectionally by a variable speed motor controlled by a control unit and presenting external drive pegs alternately fixed and retractable in unidirectional manner.
  5. Installation according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the separating section (41) comprises a set of wheels with pneumatic tyres driving the vehicles by friction.
  6. Installation according to one of claims 3 and 5, characterized in that it comprises a variable speed motor (M2) driving the set of wheels (42) and controlled by a control unit (43).
  7. Installation according to one of claims 3 and 5, characterized in that the set of wheels (42) is subdivided into several successive sections driven individually by distinct variable speed motors (M3, M4, M5) controlled by a control unit (46).
  8. Installation according to one of preceding claims, characterized in that passenger loading/unloading takes place at a standstill, each vehicle (10) stopping at the corresponding loading/unloading point (19, 20, 23), which comprises a loading/unloading point door (48) arranged facing a door (47) of the vehicle (10) at a standstill.
  9. Installation according to claim 10, characterized in that opening and closing of the doors (47) of the vehicles (10) and of the loading/unloading point doors (48) are automatic and simultaneous.
  10. Installation according to claim 9, characterized in that each vehicle (10) comprises in-board actuating means (51), with power supply in the terminal, for automatic opening and closing of the door (47) of said vehicle.
  11. Installation according to claim 9, characterized in that the loading/unloading point doors (48) comprise a drive mechanism (52) of a device (53) securedly attached to the doors (47) of vehicles (10) so that a movement of a loading/unloading point door (48) actuates identical movement of the facing door (47) of the corresponding vehicle (10).
  12. Installation according to one of preceding claims, characterized in that each loading/unloading point (19, 20, 23) comprises a distinct unloading place (49) and loading place (50) arranged symmetrically with respect to the path of the vehicles (10), each vehicle (10) having two corresponding opposite doors (47).
  13. Method for controlling an installation according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that it consists in:
    - grouping vehicles (10) between the slowing-down section (17) and the intermediate section (18) to form groups of a preset number of vehicles (10),
    - transferring each formed group to the intermediate section (18) for collective driving of said group by the driving device of the intermediate section (18),
    - collectively stocking each group coming from the intermediate section (18) between the intermediate section (18) and the speeding-up section (21),
    - selectively transferring the stocked vehicles (10) to the speeding-up section (21) for individual driving, at said preset running rate, by the accelerating device of the speeding-up section (21).
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