EP2044266A2 - Manually operated points for a system of guidance along a rail on the ground - Google Patents

Manually operated points for a system of guidance along a rail on the ground

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EP2044266A2
EP2044266A2 EP07823314A EP07823314A EP2044266A2 EP 2044266 A2 EP2044266 A2 EP 2044266A2 EP 07823314 A EP07823314 A EP 07823314A EP 07823314 A EP07823314 A EP 07823314A EP 2044266 A2 EP2044266 A2 EP 2044266A2
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switch
switch according
rail
pivoting
cam
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Jean-Luc Andre
Martin Klotz
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Lohr Industrie SA
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B25/00—Tracks for special kinds of railways
    • E01B25/28—Rail tracks for guiding vehicles when running on road or similar surface

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  • the present invention is in the field of guidance from a ground rail. It is mainly to guide a road vehicle, a trolley or any other means of transport or transport on tires.
  • the guided vehicles concerned by the invention comprise a guide assembly roller (s) whose rolling movement along a rail on the ground provides guidance.
  • the circuit of these guided vehicles is imposed by that of the guide rail.
  • the present invention relates to such a switch.
  • This switch has a movable switching element, a single-rail entry and a two-rail exit, one straight passage and the other deflected passage. It comprises a fixed compact box structure in which is housed the actuating mechanism of the movable switching element.
  • the mobile switching element is actuated at one of its ends by a mechanical movement conversion member pivoting / translation via a control interface in view, by manual action on the pivoting lever, displacement by translation of this end of the movable switching element leading to the pivoting of the movable switching element from a straight passage position to a deviated passage position and vice versa.
  • the movable switching element is a flexible or flexible section of rail fixed at one end to the box and at its other end to the control interface.
  • the mobile switching element is a pivoting assembly comprising a pivoting plate and two rail sections fixed on this pivoting plate including a straight rail section right passage of the switch and a curved rail section of deviated passage of the switch.
  • the mechanical movement conversion member may be a pivoting cam, preferably adjustable and for example made of two separate cam parts.
  • control interface is an assembly comprising a translation plate and a transmission link, this transmission link being preferably a guide finger extending on the underside of the translation plate.
  • the invention may be enumerated as follows:
  • the set is compact and therefore compact.
  • the mechanical actuating lever is integrated in the movable switching element is placed near the mechanism.
  • the lever is contained in a box adjoining the central part of the switch and is in the traffic zone of the road vehicle guided to make the system fully integrated: no crossing under the raceway and the driver sees the lever and can act if it is wrongly positioned.
  • the right or deviated alignment is irreversible.
  • the switch is autonomous from the energy point of view.
  • Figure 1 is an overall perspective view of a first variant of the switch according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the switch according to the first embodiment of the invention in the right alignment position without the translation plate;
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the switch according to the first embodiment of the invention in deviated alignment position
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the cam actuation mechanism of the first variant of the switch according to the invention.
  • Figure 5 is a plan view showing the cam actuation mechanism of the first variant of the switch according to the invention.
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of a switch according to the invention, with axial longitudinal section of the cam; .
  • Figure 7 is a side view showing the folded manual control lever; .
  • Figure 8 is a detail view of the end of the manual control lever showing its self-locking mechanism;
  • Figures 9 and 10 are diagrammatic perspective views showing the lateral surface of the cam respectively in straight alignment position and deflected alignment position;
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a second switching variant according to the invention, comprising a movable element of different switching;
  • Figures 12 and 13 are schematic plan views of the switch according to this second embodiment of the invention, respectively in a straight passage position and in a deviated passage position.
  • the switch according to the invention is in the form of a compact unit 1 comprising a box 2 to be embedded in the ground.
  • This box 2 encloses the mechanism 3 for actuating the switch and its pivoting manual control lever 4 housed in an additional compartment 5.
  • the casing 2 carries the movable element 6 of the switch, sometimes called the needle, and the ends respectively of the inlet rail 7 and the two output rails 8 and 9, or vice versa, corresponding to two different branches of the same circuit or two different circuits with a common branch.
  • the movable element 6 of the switch is a flexible or flexible section of rail 10, for example a section of rail from which the sole has been removed. .
  • This movable element 6 is fixed to the body of the compact assembly 1 at its end 11 for example by a fixing plate 12 while its outlet end 13 is mounted on a translational plate 14 movable transversely between a straight alignment position and a deflected alignment position constituting the two characteristic positions of the in its function respectively of right passage and deviated passage.
  • the movable element or needle 6 of the switch is deformed by bending from its point of attachment.
  • one or more pairs of abutment studs such as 15 and 16, for example convex abutment lateral face serving as support zone (s) from which the bending deformation is modified.
  • the neutral position of the movable element or needle 6, that is to say the position without elastic bending tension is preferably the middle position between the two rails 8 and 9.
  • the outlet end 13 of the rail section 10, constituting in this embodiment the mobile element 6, is fixed to the translation plate 14 which closes a housing enclosing the actuating mechanism 3 of the referrals.
  • This actuating mechanism 3 transforms the pivoting movement of the manual control pivot lever 4 in translational movement of the translation plate 14 carrying the end 13 of the movable element 6, thus leading to an overall deflection movement, for example by bending the movable element, from a straight passage position to a deviated passage position and vice versa, the movable switching element 6 which provides the switching connection.
  • the actuating mechanism 3 comprises a mechanical motion conversion member.
  • a mechanical motion conversion member hereinafter, a preferred embodiment will be described in the form of a horizontal axis cam, but it is understood that any equivalent mechanical assembly is suitable, for example a vertical axis cam or other mechanism with pivoting motion conversion. /translation.
  • the actuating mechanism represented by the switch according to the invention is a double cam 17 developing around a cylindrical shaft end 18 pivotally mounted on support bearing parts 19 and 20.
  • the manual control pivoting lever 4 for driving in direct engagement the double cam 17 in a pivoting movement about its horizontal axis.
  • the double cam 17 for example has a groove or groove 21 hollowed in the periphery of its cylindrical body and developing in a substantially helical pattern preferably. This groove 21 is thus formed around the shaft end 18, a helical hollow space intended to cooperate with a control interface 22.
  • the groove 21 is delimited laterally by two lateral edges 23 and 24 each forming an oblique ramp, respectively 25 and 26. It ends preferably at each of its ends by a stop notch, respectively 27 and 28, which corresponds to a position stable limit of the control interface 22 and ensures irreversible retention in each position of the switch.
  • the double cam 17 can be formed of two distinct profiled cam members 29 and 30, of generally cylindrical and central bore shape, which can be mounted to pivotably attach the shaft end 18, for example by a twinning rod.
  • the two cam parts 29 and 30 can be adjustable in axial displacement along the longitudinal axis of the shaft end 18, for example towards or away from each other, in particular with a view to an adjustment or a catch-up of wear.
  • This function can be provided in particular by two bronze bearing bushes 31 and 32, with threaded lateral surfaces screwed each time into a threaded opening of the corresponding support piece 19 and 20.
  • the bushings 31, 32 have, for example, an outer rim, respectively 33 and 34, shaped in hexagonals for its pivoting by a conventional tooling key.
  • the bearing bushes 31 and 32 are in contact at their opposite end 35 or 36 with the corresponding edge of the adjacent cam member 29 or 30.
  • each cam member 29 and 30 has a profiled lateral edge, respectively 23 and 24, preferably terminating in an abutment notch respectively 27 and 28.
  • each cam member 29, 30 When the two cam parts 29 and 30 are mounted facing each other, they define between them, as for the previous variant, a groove 21 whose side edges 23 and 24 serve as oblique ramp 26 and 27 and are preferably terminated by an abutment notch 27, 28 at each end which ensures irreversible retention in each switch position.
  • the lateral edges 23 and 24 of each cam member 29, 30 are preferably profiled in a complementary helical profile so as to generate between them a hollow space (groove 21) of generally helical shape around the shaft end 18.
  • the profiles that is to say the shape of the side edges of the double cam 17, or the profiles of the two cam members 29, 30 are symmetrical and angularly offset.
  • the double cam 17 cooperates with the control interface 22 to cause under the effect of the lever and against the elastic thrust of the movable element 6 switching, a movement of translation of the end 13 of the movable element 6 switching leading to the deflection displacement of the movable element 6 referral to one of the stable switch positions.
  • the control interface 22 is preferably an assembly comprising a translation plate such as 14 and a transmission link 37.
  • the transmission link 37 is a guide pin 38 that the translation plate 14 has on the underside.
  • the guide pin 38 is positioned in the groove 21 of the double cam 17. During the pivoting of the double cam 17, it cooperates with the oblique ramps 25 and 26 of the lateral edges 23, 24 of the groove 21, which results in translational movement of the finger 38 with a horizontal stroke along the axis of the cam.
  • this translational movement of the translation plate 14 which carries the end 13 of the movable element 6 leads to an overall movement of the deflection of the movable element 6 from a stable position to the other of the switch.
  • the control lever 4 arrives in one of its right or left folded positions, the cam is in one of its pivoting limit positions shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 and at 180 ° one of the other.
  • the guide finger 38 is in abutment in one of the notches 27, 28 end of the groove 21.
  • the translation plate 14 secured to the finger 38 is then in a stable end position corresponding to one of the positions of passage of the switch.
  • the manual control lever 4 may furthermore have an automatic locking device 39 in the right or left folded position, corresponding to the end-of-travel positions of the translation plate 14, and an example of which has been shown in FIGS. and 8.
  • the automatic locking device 39 consists of a snap-fitting wedge 40 with an oblique ramp 41 and an abutment front 42 cooperating with an erasable snap-fitting piece 43 mounted in the tubular end of the lever. 4.
  • a handle sleeve 44 is provided sliding on the end of the lever 4 and is secured to the detent piece 43 for example by a through bolt 45 moving along longitudinal slots 46 and 47.
  • the piece latch 43 secured to the handle 44 slides therewith along the tubular end of the lever 4 between a retracted position in which it escapes the abutment front 42 of the ratchet wedge 40 and an extended position in which it is retained by this abutment front.
  • An elastic return means for example a spring 48, resiliently constrains the detent piece 43 in the extended position.
  • This automatic blocking automatically locks the lever 4 in the lower position corresponding to a passage position of the switch.
  • the lever 4 can also be locked in this position by a tamper-proof retaining means, padlock or other, blocking it in its low position on a support such as 49.
  • control lever 4 is in the traffic zone of the guided road vehicle to make the system fully integrated. Thus, no crossing under the raceway and the driver sees the lever and can act if it is incorrectly positioned.
  • end-of-travel contacts of the control lever 4 for example fixed on the casing one per locked position of the lever, which look at the automatic locking of this lever to indicate in a safe manner by one or more lights or indicator lights, the position of the needle in right alignment or deviated and locked way.
  • the present invention is obviously not dependent on the type of movable element 6 of the switch. It is not limited to the only use of a flexible blade as a movable element of the switch. On the contrary, one can consider any mechanical equivalent, that is to say any means fulfilling the same function.
  • the actuating mechanism 3, preferably double cam 17, can actuate, in deflection or translation-pivoting movement, various types of mobile switching elements 6, not necessarily limited to a single rail section.
  • the mobile switching element 6 is a set pivoting member 50 consisting of a straight rail section 51 and a curved rail section 52 fixed on a pivoting plate 53.
  • These rail sections are arranged such that in a non-pivoted position of the plate 53, the rail section right 51 ensures the continuity of the right passage of the switch of the input rail 7 to the output rail 8 aligned and in a pivoted position of the swivel plate 53, the straight rail section 51 is shifted and the curved rail section 52 ensures the continuity of the deviated passage of the switch of the input rail 7 to output rail 9 deflected.
  • the rail sections 51 and 52 carried by the swivel plate 53 are placed at an appropriate distance from one another so that the end splices are technically correct in both positions to ensure continuity.
  • the pivoting plate 53 is actuated in translation at its input end 54 by the control interface 22 in engagement with the mechanical conversion member of the actuating mechanism 3 of the switch. This translational movement causes the swivel plate 53 to pivot about a pivot axis located near its outlet end 55.
  • the means used for the actuation control are of course adapted to this variant, but rather close to those already described and without particular technical difficulty, which makes them within the reach of those skilled in the art and does not require describe them in detail.
  • the mechanical member for pivot / translation movement conversion is preferably a cam control device similar to that previously described. It cooperates with a control interface 22 disposed near the inlet end 54 of the pivoting plate 53 and secured thereto in order to generate its translational movement.
  • This control interface 22 preferably comprises a transmission link 37, consisting for example of a guide pin 38, secured to the lower face of the inlet end 54 of the pivoting plate 53 and co-operating with the groove 21 of the double cam 17 of the actuating mechanism 3.
  • This transmission link 37 has been symbolized by a dotted square referenced 57 in FIGS. 12 and 13.

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Abstract

The points, for guiding road vehicles, are operated manually by a pivoting lever (4) comprise a movable point element (6), a one-rail entrance (7), a two-rail exit, one (8) to go straight ahead and the other (9) to turn, and a compact fixed structure (1) in a box (2) containing the actuating mechanism (3) of the movable points element. The movable points element is actuated at one of its ends (13) by a mechanical member for pivoting/translational movement conversion (17) through a control interface which, by manual action on the pivoting lever, moves this end translationally, causing the movable points element to pivot from a straight-ahead position to a turn position, and vice versa.

Description

Aiguillage à manoeuvre manuelle pour un ensemble de guidage le long d'un rail au sol. Manually operated switch for a guide assembly along a ground rail.
La présente invention se situe dans le domaine du guidage à partir d'un rail au sol. Il s'agit principalement de guider un véhicule routier, un chariot ou tout autre moyen de déplacement ou de transport sur pneus. Les véhicules guidés concernés par l'invention, comportent un ensemble de guidage à galet (s) dont le déplacement de roulement le long d'un rail au sol assure le guidage.The present invention is in the field of guidance from a ground rail. It is mainly to guide a road vehicle, a trolley or any other means of transport or transport on tires. The guided vehicles concerned by the invention comprise a guide assembly roller (s) whose rolling movement along a rail on the ground provides guidance.
Le circuit de ces véhicules guidés est imposé par celui du rail de guidage.The circuit of these guided vehicles is imposed by that of the guide rail.
Dans les ensembles complexes, plusieurs circuits se chevauchent ou s'interpénétrent. Dans ces ensembles de circuits multiples, les branches de circuit se coupent et ainsi, il y a lieu de prévoir à chaque intersection un aiguillage pour le rail de guidage .In complex sets, multiple circuits overlap or interpenetrate. In these sets of multiple circuits, the circuit branches intersect and so it is necessary to provide at each intersection a switch for the guide rail.
La présente invention se rapporte à un tel aiguillage.The present invention relates to such a switch.
Il s'agit plus particulièrement d'un aiguillage à manoeuvre manuelle par un levier pivotant pour un ensemble de guidage par rail au sol d'un véhicule routier.It is more particularly a switch manually operated by a pivoting lever for a set of guide rail on the ground of a road vehicle.
Cet aiguillage présente un élément mobile d'aiguillage, une entrée à un seul rail et une sortie à deux rails l'un de passage droit et l'autre de passage dévié. Il comprend une structure fixe compacte en caisson dans laquelle est logé le mécanisme d' actionnement de l'élément mobile d'aiguillage.This switch has a movable switching element, a single-rail entry and a two-rail exit, one straight passage and the other deflected passage. It comprises a fixed compact box structure in which is housed the actuating mechanism of the movable switching element.
Selon l'invention, l'élément mobile d'aiguillage est actionné à l'une de ses extrémités par un organe mécanique de conversion de mouvement pivotement/translation par l'intermédiaire d'une interface de commande en vue, par action manuelle sur le levier pivotant, du déplacement par translation de cette extrémité de l'élément mobile d'aiguillage conduisant au pivotement de l ' élément mobile d'aiguillage d'une position de passage droit à une position de passage dévié et inversement.According to the invention, the mobile switching element is actuated at one of its ends by a mechanical movement conversion member pivoting / translation via a control interface in view, by manual action on the pivoting lever, displacement by translation of this end of the movable switching element leading to the pivoting of the movable switching element from a straight passage position to a deviated passage position and vice versa.
Selon une première variante préférentielle, l'élément mobile d'aiguillage est un tronçon de rail flexible ou rendu flexible, fixé par une de ses extrémités au caisson et par son autre extrémité à l'interface de commande.According to a first preferred variant, the movable switching element is a flexible or flexible section of rail fixed at one end to the box and at its other end to the control interface.
Selon une deuxième variante préférentielle, l'élément mobile d'aiguillage est un ensemble pivotant comprenant un plateau pivotant et deux tronçons de rail fixés sur ce plateau pivotant dont un tronçon de rail droit de passage droit de l'aiguillage et un tronçon de rail incurvé de passage dévié de l'aiguillage. Avantageusement, l'organe mécanique de conversion de mouvement peut être une came pivotante, de préférence réglable et par exemple réalisée en deux pièces de came distinctes.According to a second preferred variant, the mobile switching element is a pivoting assembly comprising a pivoting plate and two rail sections fixed on this pivoting plate including a straight rail section right passage of the switch and a curved rail section of deviated passage of the switch. Advantageously, the mechanical movement conversion member may be a pivoting cam, preferably adjustable and for example made of two separate cam parts.
Selon un mode préférentiel de réalisation, l'interface de commande est un ensemble comprenant une plaque de translation et une liaison de transmission, cette liaison de transmission étant préférentiellement un doigt de guidage s 'étendant en sous-face de la plaque de translation. Plusieurs des nombreux avantages deAccording to a preferred embodiment, the control interface is an assembly comprising a translation plate and a transmission link, this transmission link being preferably a guide finger extending on the underside of the translation plate. Many of the many benefits of
1 ' invention peuvent s ' énumérer comme suit :The invention may be enumerated as follows:
- L'ensemble est compact et donc peu encombrant.- The set is compact and therefore compact.
- Le levier d'actionnement mécanique est intégré à l'élément mobile d'aiguillage est placé près du mécanisme.- The mechanical actuating lever is integrated in the movable switching element is placed near the mechanism.
- La position du levier renseigne visuellement sur l'état de l'aiguillage.- The position of the lever visually informs the state of the switch.
- Le levier est contenu dans un caisson attenant à la partie centrale de l ' aiguillage et se trouve dans la zone de circulation du véhicule routier guidé pour rendre le système totalement intégré : pas de traversée sous la piste de roulement et le chauffeur voit le levier et peut agir s ' il est mal positionné.- The lever is contained in a box adjoining the central part of the switch and is in the traffic zone of the road vehicle guided to make the system fully integrated: no crossing under the raceway and the driver sees the lever and can act if it is wrongly positioned.
- L'alignement droit ou dévié est irréversible. - L'aiguillage est autonome du point de vue énergétique .- The right or deviated alignment is irreversible. - The switch is autonomous from the energy point of view.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront dans la description qui suit, donnée à titre d'exemple et accompagnée des dessins dans lesquels :Other features and advantages of the invention will appear in the description which follows, given by way of example and accompanied by the drawings in which:
. la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'ensemble d'une première variante de l'aiguillage selon l ' invention ;. Figure 1 is an overall perspective view of a first variant of the switch according to the invention;
. la figure 2 est une vue en plan de l'aiguillage selon la première variante de l'invention en position d'alignement droit sans la plaque de translation ;. Figure 2 is a plan view of the switch according to the first embodiment of the invention in the right alignment position without the translation plate;
. la figure 3 est une vue en plan de l'aiguillage selon la première variante de l'invention en position d'alignement dévié ;. Figure 3 is a plan view of the switch according to the first embodiment of the invention in deviated alignment position;
. la figure 4 est une vue en perspective montrant le mécanisme d' actionnement à came de la première variante de l'aiguillage selon l'invention ;. Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the cam actuation mechanism of the first variant of the switch according to the invention;
. la figure 5 est une vue en plan montrant le mécanisme d ' actionnement à came de la première variante de l'aiguillage selon l'invention ; . la figure 6 est une vue en coupe transversale d'un aiguillage selon l'invention, avec coupe longitudinale axiale de la came ; . la figure 7 est une vue de côté montrant le levier rabattu de commande manuelle ; . la figure 8 est une vue de détail de l'extrémité du levier de commande manuelle montrant son mécanisme d' auto-verrouillage ;. Figure 5 is a plan view showing the cam actuation mechanism of the first variant of the switch according to the invention; . Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of a switch according to the invention, with axial longitudinal section of the cam; . Figure 7 is a side view showing the folded manual control lever; . Figure 8 is a detail view of the end of the manual control lever showing its self-locking mechanism;
. les figures 9 et 10 sont de vues schématiques en perspective montrant la surface latérale de la came respectivement en position d'alignement droit et en position d'alignement dévié ;. Figures 9 and 10 are diagrammatic perspective views showing the lateral surface of the cam respectively in straight alignment position and deflected alignment position;
. la figure 11 est une vue schématique en perspective d'une deuxième variante d'aiguillage selon l'invention, comprenant un élément mobile d'aiguillage différent ;. Figure 11 is a schematic perspective view of a second switching variant according to the invention, comprising a movable element of different switching;
. les figures 12 et 13 sont des vues schématiques en plan de l'aiguillage selon cette deuxième variante de l'invention, respectivement dans une position de passage droit et dans une position de passage dévié.. Figures 12 and 13 are schematic plan views of the switch according to this second embodiment of the invention, respectively in a straight passage position and in a deviated passage position.
L ' aiguillage selon l ' invention se présente sous la forme d'un ensemble compact 1 comportant un caisson 2 à encastrer dans le sol.The switch according to the invention is in the form of a compact unit 1 comprising a box 2 to be embedded in the ground.
Ce caisson 2 renferme le mécanisme 3 d'actionnement de l'aiguillage et son levier 4 pivotant de commande manuelle logé dans un compartiment additionnel 5.This box 2 encloses the mechanism 3 for actuating the switch and its pivoting manual control lever 4 housed in an additional compartment 5.
Le caisson 2 porte l'élément mobile 6 de l'aiguillage, parfois appelé aiguille, et les extrémités respectivement du rail d'entrée 7 et des deux rails de sortie 8 et 9, ou inversement, correspondant à deux branches différentes d'un même circuit ou de deux circuits différents comportant une branche commune. Sur le premier mode de réalisation de l'aiguillage représenté sur les figures 1 à 3, l'élément mobile 6 de l'aiguillage est un tronçon de rail 10 flexible ou rendu flexible, par exemple un tronçon de rail dont on a supprimé la semelle. Cet élément mobile 6 est fixé au corps de l'ensemble compact 1 au niveau de son extrémité d'entrée 11 par exemple par une platine de fixation 12 alors que son extrémité de sortie 13 est montée sur une plaque de translation 14 mobile transversalement entre une position d'alignement droit et une position d'alignement dévié constituant les deux positions caractéristiques de l'aiguillage dans sa fonction respectivement de passage droit et de passage dévié.The casing 2 carries the movable element 6 of the switch, sometimes called the needle, and the ends respectively of the inlet rail 7 and the two output rails 8 and 9, or vice versa, corresponding to two different branches of the same circuit or two different circuits with a common branch. In the first embodiment of the switch shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the movable element 6 of the switch is a flexible or flexible section of rail 10, for example a section of rail from which the sole has been removed. . This movable element 6 is fixed to the body of the compact assembly 1 at its end 11 for example by a fixing plate 12 while its outlet end 13 is mounted on a translational plate 14 movable transversely between a straight alignment position and a deflected alignment position constituting the two characteristic positions of the in its function respectively of right passage and deviated passage.
Selon cette variante, l'élément mobile ou aiguille 6 de l'aiguillage est déformé par flexion à partir de son point de fixation.According to this variant, the movable element or needle 6 of the switch is deformed by bending from its point of attachment.
Pour rendre la courbure de flexion de 1 ' aiguille mieux adaptée au passage du ou des galets de guidage, on peut fixer à un ou à des endroits particuliers de sa longueur un ou des couples de plots de butée tels que 15 et 16 par exemple à face latérale de butée bombée servant de zone(s) d'appui à partir de laquelle ou desquelles la déformation en flexion se modifie.To make the bending curvature of the needle better adapted to the passage of the guide roller or rollers, one or more pairs of abutment studs such as 15 and 16, for example convex abutment lateral face serving as support zone (s) from which the bending deformation is modified.
Pour des raisons d'assistance à la manoeuvre, la position neutre de l'élément mobile ou aiguille 6, c'est-à-dire la position sans tension élastique de flexion est préférentiellement la position médiane entre les deux rails 8 et 9.For reasons of assisting the maneuver, the neutral position of the movable element or needle 6, that is to say the position without elastic bending tension is preferably the middle position between the two rails 8 and 9.
Comme déjà indiqué, l'extrémité de sortie 13 du tronçon de rail 10, constituant dans ce mode de réalisation l'élément mobile 6, est fixée à la plaque de translation 14 qui ferme un boîtier renfermant le mécanisme d' actionnement 3 de l'aiguillage.As already indicated, the outlet end 13 of the rail section 10, constituting in this embodiment the mobile element 6, is fixed to the translation plate 14 which closes a housing enclosing the actuating mechanism 3 of the referrals.
Ce mécanisme d' actionnement 3 transforme le mouvement de pivotement du levier pivotant 4 de commande manuelle en mouvement de translation de la plaque de translation 14 portant l'extrémité 13 de l'élément mobile 6, conduisant ainsi à un mouvement global de déviation par exemple par incurvation de l'élément mobile, d'une position de passage droit à une position de passage dévié et inversement, de l'élément mobile d'aiguillage 6 qui assure la liaison d'aiguillage.This actuating mechanism 3 transforms the pivoting movement of the manual control pivot lever 4 in translational movement of the translation plate 14 carrying the end 13 of the movable element 6, thus leading to an overall deflection movement, for example by bending the movable element, from a straight passage position to a deviated passage position and vice versa, the movable switching element 6 which provides the switching connection.
Le mécanisme d ' actionnement 3 comprend un organe mécanique de conversion de mouvement. On en décrira ci-après un exemple préférentiel de réalisation sous la forme d'une came à axe horizontal, mais il est bien entendu que tout ensemble mécanique équivalent convient, comme par exemple une came à axe vertical ou autre mécanisme à conversion de mouvement pivotement/translation.The actuating mechanism 3 comprises a mechanical motion conversion member. Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment will be described in the form of a horizontal axis cam, but it is understood that any equivalent mechanical assembly is suitable, for example a vertical axis cam or other mechanism with pivoting motion conversion. /translation.
Le mécanisme d' actionnement représenté de l'aiguillage selon l'invention est une came double 17 se développant autour d'un bout d'arbre 18 cylindrique monté à pivotement sur des pièces palières de support 19 et 20.The actuating mechanism represented by the switch according to the invention is a double cam 17 developing around a cylindrical shaft end 18 pivotally mounted on support bearing parts 19 and 20.
A l'une des extrémités du bout d'arbre 18 est monté le levier pivotant 4 de commande manuelle permettant d'entraîner en prise directe la came double 17 dans un mouvement de pivotement autour de son axe horizontal.At one of the ends of the shaft end 18 is mounted the manual control pivoting lever 4 for driving in direct engagement the double cam 17 in a pivoting movement about its horizontal axis.
La came double 17 présente par exemple une gorge ou rainure 21 creusée dans le pourtour de son corps cylindrique et se développant selon un tracé de préférence sensiblement hélicoïdal. Cette rainure 21 constitue ainsi autour du bout d'arbre 18, un espace creux en hélice destiné à coopérer avec une interface de commande 22.The double cam 17 for example has a groove or groove 21 hollowed in the periphery of its cylindrical body and developing in a substantially helical pattern preferably. This groove 21 is thus formed around the shaft end 18, a helical hollow space intended to cooperate with a control interface 22.
La rainure 21 est délimitée latéralement par deux bords latéraux 23 et 24 formant chacun une rampe oblique, respectivement 25 et 26. Elle se termine de préférence à chacune de ses extrémités par une encoche de butée, respectivement 27 et 28, qui correspond à une position limite stable de l'interface de commande 22 et permet de garantir le maintien irréversible dans chaque position de l'aiguillage.The groove 21 is delimited laterally by two lateral edges 23 and 24 each forming an oblique ramp, respectively 25 and 26. It ends preferably at each of its ends by a stop notch, respectively 27 and 28, which corresponds to a position stable limit of the control interface 22 and ensures irreversible retention in each position of the switch.
Selon une autre variante, la came double 17 proprement dite peut être formée de deux pièces de came profilées 29 et 30 distinctes, de forme générale cylindrique et à alésage central, venant se monter solidaires en pivotement du bout d'arbre 18 par exemple par une tige de jumelage.According to another variant, the double cam 17 As such, it can be formed of two distinct profiled cam members 29 and 30, of generally cylindrical and central bore shape, which can be mounted to pivotably attach the shaft end 18, for example by a twinning rod.
Avantageusement, les deux pièces de came 29 et 30 peuvent être réglables en déplacement axial le long de l'axe longitudinal du bout d'arbre 18, par exemple en rapprochement ou en éloignement l'une de l'autre, notamment en vue d'un ajustement ou d'un rattrapage d'usure.Advantageously, the two cam parts 29 and 30 can be adjustable in axial displacement along the longitudinal axis of the shaft end 18, for example towards or away from each other, in particular with a view to an adjustment or a catch-up of wear.
Cette fonction peut être assurée notamment par deux douilles palières 31 et 32 en bronze, à surface latérale filetée vissée à chaque fois dans une ouverture filetée de la pièce de support correspondante 19 et 20.This function can be provided in particular by two bronze bearing bushes 31 and 32, with threaded lateral surfaces screwed each time into a threaded opening of the corresponding support piece 19 and 20.
Pour le réglage, les douilles 31, 32 présentent par exemple un rebord extérieur, respectivement 33 et 34, conformé en six pans pour son pivotement par une clé d'outillage classique. Les douilles palières 31 et 32 sont en contact par leur extrémité opposée 35 ou 36 avec le chant correspondant de la pièce de came 29 ou 30 adjacente.For the adjustment, the bushings 31, 32 have, for example, an outer rim, respectively 33 and 34, shaped in hexagonals for its pivoting by a conventional tooling key. The bearing bushes 31 and 32 are in contact at their opposite end 35 or 36 with the corresponding edge of the adjacent cam member 29 or 30.
Selon cette variante, chaque pièce de came 29 et 30 présente un bord latéral profilé, respectivement 23 et 24, se terminant de préférence par une encoche de butée respectivement 27 et 28.According to this variant, each cam member 29 and 30 has a profiled lateral edge, respectively 23 and 24, preferably terminating in an abutment notch respectively 27 and 28.
Lorsque les deux pièces de came 29 et 30 sont montées en regard l'une deux l'autre, elles définissent entre elles, comme pour la variante précédente, une rainure 21 dont les bords latéraux 23 et 24 servent de rampe oblique 26 et 27 et se terminent de préférence par une encoche de butée 27, 28 à chaque extrémité qui permet de garantir le maintien irréversible dans chaque position d'aiguillage. Les bords latéraux 23 et 24 de chaque pièce de came 29, 30 sont de préférence profilés selon un profil hélicoïdal complémentaire de manière à générer entre eux un espace creux (rainure 21) de forme générale en hélice autour du bout d'arbre 18.When the two cam parts 29 and 30 are mounted facing each other, they define between them, as for the previous variant, a groove 21 whose side edges 23 and 24 serve as oblique ramp 26 and 27 and are preferably terminated by an abutment notch 27, 28 at each end which ensures irreversible retention in each switch position. The lateral edges 23 and 24 of each cam member 29, 30 are preferably profiled in a complementary helical profile so as to generate between them a hollow space (groove 21) of generally helical shape around the shaft end 18.
De préférence, en raison du caractère symétrique d'ensemble, les profils c'est-à-dire la forme des bords latéraux de la came double 17, ou les profils des deux pièces de came 29, 30 sont symétriques et décalés angulairement .Preferably, because of the symmetrical overall character, the profiles that is to say the shape of the side edges of the double cam 17, or the profiles of the two cam members 29, 30 are symmetrical and angularly offset.
Qu'elle soit réalisée en une ou deux pièces distinctes, la came double 17 coopère avec l'interface de commande 22 pour provoquer sous l'effet du levier et contre la poussée élastique de l'élément mobile 6 d'aiguillage, un mouvement de translation de l'extrémité 13 de l'élément mobile 6 d'aiguillage conduisant au déplacement de déviation de l'élément mobile 6 d'aiguillage vers l'une des positions stables d' aiguillage. L'interface de commande 22 est de préférence un ensemble comprenant une plaque de translation telle que 14 et une liaison de transmission 37.Whether it is made in one or two separate parts, the double cam 17 cooperates with the control interface 22 to cause under the effect of the lever and against the elastic thrust of the movable element 6 switching, a movement of translation of the end 13 of the movable element 6 switching leading to the deflection displacement of the movable element 6 referral to one of the stable switch positions. The control interface 22 is preferably an assembly comprising a translation plate such as 14 and a transmission link 37.
Sur les variantes représentées, la liaison de transmission 37 est un doigt de guidage 38 que la plaque de translation 14 présente en sous-face.On the variants shown, the transmission link 37 is a guide pin 38 that the translation plate 14 has on the underside.
Le doigt de guidage 38 est positionné dans la rainure 21 de la came double 17. Lors du pivotement de la came double 17, il coopère avec les rampes obliques 25 et 26 des bords latéraux 23, 24 de la rainure 21 ce qui se traduit par un déplacement de translation du doigt 38 avec une course horizontale selon l'axe de la came.The guide pin 38 is positioned in the groove 21 of the double cam 17. During the pivoting of the double cam 17, it cooperates with the oblique ramps 25 and 26 of the lateral edges 23, 24 of the groove 21, which results in translational movement of the finger 38 with a horizontal stroke along the axis of the cam.
Ce fonctionnement se comprend aisément à partir de l'observation des figures 9 et 10. Le mouvement de pivotement du levier de commande 4, en prise directe la came double 17, est ainsi converti en mouvement de translation du doigt de guidage 38 et consécutivement de la plaque de translation 14 à laquelle le doigt 38 est solidarisé.This operation is easily understood from the observation of FIGS. 9 and 10. The pivoting movement of the control lever 4, in direct engagement with the double cam 17, is thus converted into translational movement of the guide pin 38 and consecutively the translation plate 14 to which the finger 38 is secured.
Comme précédemment indiqué, ce mouvement de translation de la plaque de translation 14 qui porte l'extrémité 13 de l'élément mobile 6 conduit à un mouvement global de déviation de l'élément mobile 6 d'aiguillage d'une position stable à l'autre de l'aiguillage. Lorsque le levier de commande 4 arrive dans l'une de ses positions rabattues droite ou gauche, la came se trouve dans l'une de ses positions limites de pivotement représentées sur les figures 9 et 10 et à 180° l'une de l'autre. Le doigt de guidage 38 se trouve en butée dans l'une des encoches 27, 28 terminales de la rainure 21. La plaque de translation 14 solidarisée au doigt 38 est alors en position stable de fin de course correspondant à l'une des positions de passage de l'aiguillage. Avantageusement, le levier 4 de commande manuelle peut présenter en outre un dispositif de verrouillage automatique 39 en position rabattue droite ou gauche, correspondant aux positions de fin de course de la plaque de translation 14, et dont un exemple a été représenté sur les figures 7 et 8.As previously indicated, this translational movement of the translation plate 14 which carries the end 13 of the movable element 6 leads to an overall movement of the deflection of the movable element 6 from a stable position to the other of the switch. When the control lever 4 arrives in one of its right or left folded positions, the cam is in one of its pivoting limit positions shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 and at 180 ° one of the other. The guide finger 38 is in abutment in one of the notches 27, 28 end of the groove 21. The translation plate 14 secured to the finger 38 is then in a stable end position corresponding to one of the positions of passage of the switch. Advantageously, the manual control lever 4 may furthermore have an automatic locking device 39 in the right or left folded position, corresponding to the end-of-travel positions of the translation plate 14, and an example of which has been shown in FIGS. and 8.
Selon cet exemple de réalisation, le dispositif de verrouillage automatique 39 se compose d'un coin d'encliquetage 40 à rampe oblique 41 et à front de butée 42 venant coopérer avec une pièce effaçable d'encliquetage 43 montée dans l'extrémité tubulaire du levier 4. Un fourreau servant de poignée 44 est prévu coulissant sur l'extrémité du levier 4 et se trouve assujetti à la pièce d'encliquetage 43 par exemple par un boulon traversant 45 se déplaçant le long de lumières longitudinales 46 et 47.According to this exemplary embodiment, the automatic locking device 39 consists of a snap-fitting wedge 40 with an oblique ramp 41 and an abutment front 42 cooperating with an erasable snap-fitting piece 43 mounted in the tubular end of the lever. 4. A handle sleeve 44 is provided sliding on the end of the lever 4 and is secured to the detent piece 43 for example by a through bolt 45 moving along longitudinal slots 46 and 47.
Dans la réalisation représentée, la pièce d'encliquetage 43 assujettie à la poignée 44 coulisse avec celle-ci le long de l'extrémité tubulaire du levier 4 entre une position de retrait dans laquelle elle échappe au front de butée 42 du coin d'encliquetage 40 et une position sortie dans laquelle elle est retenue par ce front de butée. Un moyen élastique de rappel, par exemple un ressort 48, contraint élastiquement la pièce d'encliquetage 43 en position sortie. Lorsque le levier 4 se rabat d'un côté ou de l'autre après une course motrice, la pièce d'encliquetage 43 rentre dans l'extrémité tubulaire du levier 4 au passage du coin d'encliquetage 40 et se trouve bloquée automatiquement en position sortie lorsqu'elle ressort après le franchissement du coin d'encliquetage 40 sous l'effet de la poussée de la force de rappel élastique du ressort 48.In the embodiment shown, the piece latch 43 secured to the handle 44 slides therewith along the tubular end of the lever 4 between a retracted position in which it escapes the abutment front 42 of the ratchet wedge 40 and an extended position in which it is retained by this abutment front. An elastic return means, for example a spring 48, resiliently constrains the detent piece 43 in the extended position. When the lever 4 is folded on one side or the other after a drive stroke, the ratchet 43 enters the tubular end of the lever 4 at the passage of the ratchet wedge 40 and is automatically locked in position exit when it comes out after crossing the wedge 40 under the effect of the thrust of the elastic return force of the spring 48.
Ce blocage automatique assure le verrouillage automatique du levier 4 en position basse correspondant à une position de passage de 1' aiguillage.This automatic blocking automatically locks the lever 4 in the lower position corresponding to a passage position of the switch.
Pour des raisons de sécurité, le levier 4 peut en outre se trouver verrouillé dans cette position par un moyen de retenue inviolable, cadenas ou autre, le bloquant dans sa position basse sur un support tel que 49.For security reasons, the lever 4 can also be locked in this position by a tamper-proof retaining means, padlock or other, blocking it in its low position on a support such as 49.
Il convient de remarquer que le levier 4 de commande se trouve dans la zone de circulation du véhicule routier guidé pour rendre le système totalement intégré. Ainsi, pas de traversée sous la piste de roulement et le chauffeur voit le levier et peut agir s'il est mal positionné.It should be noted that the control lever 4 is in the traffic zone of the guided road vehicle to make the system fully integrated. Thus, no crossing under the raceway and the driver sees the lever and can act if it is incorrectly positioned.
De plus et avantageusement, il peut être prévu des contacts de fin de course du levier 4 de commande par exemple fixés sur le caisson un par position verrouillée du levier, qui regardent le verrou automatique de ce levier pour indiquer de manière sûre par un ou plusieurs voyants ou témoins lumineux, la position de l'aiguille en alignement droit ou en voie déviée et verrouillée. La présente invention n'est évidemment pas dépendante du type d'élément mobile 6 de l'aiguillage. Elle n'est pas limitée à la seule utilisation d'une lame flexible comme élément mobile de l'aiguillage. Au contraire, on peut envisager tout équivalent mécanique, c'est-à-dire tout moyen remplissant la même fonction.In addition and advantageously, it is possible to provide end-of-travel contacts of the control lever 4, for example fixed on the casing one per locked position of the lever, which look at the automatic locking of this lever to indicate in a safe manner by one or more lights or indicator lights, the position of the needle in right alignment or deviated and locked way. The present invention is obviously not dependent on the type of movable element 6 of the switch. It is not limited to the only use of a flexible blade as a movable element of the switch. On the contrary, one can consider any mechanical equivalent, that is to say any means fulfilling the same function.
En restant dans le même concept inventif, on peut également imaginer, par exemple, l'utilisation comme élément mobile d'aiguillage 6 d'un rail unique rigide pivotant lors de la manoeuvre de l'aiguillage.While remaining in the same inventive concept, one can also imagine, for example, the use as a movable element switching 6 a rigid single rail pivoting during the operation of the switch.
Le mécanisme d'actionnement 3, de préférence à came double 17, peut actionner en mouvement de déviation ou de translation-pivotement divers types d'éléments mobiles 6 d'aiguillage, pas forcément limité à un tronçon de rail unique.The actuating mechanism 3, preferably double cam 17, can actuate, in deflection or translation-pivoting movement, various types of mobile switching elements 6, not necessarily limited to a single rail section.
Un autre mode de réalisation de l'aiguillage selon invention, comportant un élément mobile 6 différent, a ainsi été représenté à titre d'exemple sur les figures 11 à 13. Selon cette variante, l'élément mobile d'aiguillage 6 est un ensemble pivotant 50 composé d'un tronçon de rail droit 51 et d'un tronçon de rail incurvé 52 fixés sur un plateau pivotant 53. Ces tronçons de rail sont disposés de telle façon que dans une position non pivotée du plateau 53, le tronçon de rail droit 51 assure la continuité du passage droit de l'aiguillage du rail d'entrée 7 au rail de sortie 8 aligné et dans une position pivotée du plateau pivotant 53, le tronçon de rail droit 51 est décalé et le tronçon de rail incurvé 52 assure la continuité du passage dévié de l'aiguillage du rail d'entrée 7 au rail de sortie 9 dévié.Another embodiment of the switch according to the invention, comprising a different movable element 6, has thus been represented by way of example in FIGS. 11 to 13. In this variant, the mobile switching element 6 is a set pivoting member 50 consisting of a straight rail section 51 and a curved rail section 52 fixed on a pivoting plate 53. These rail sections are arranged such that in a non-pivoted position of the plate 53, the rail section right 51 ensures the continuity of the right passage of the switch of the input rail 7 to the output rail 8 aligned and in a pivoted position of the swivel plate 53, the straight rail section 51 is shifted and the curved rail section 52 ensures the continuity of the deviated passage of the switch of the input rail 7 to output rail 9 deflected.
Les tronçons de rail 51 et 52 portés par le plateau pivotant 53 sont placés à une distance appropriée l'un de l'autre pour que les jonctions d'extrémité soient techniquement correctes dans les deux positions pour assurer la continuité.The rail sections 51 and 52 carried by the swivel plate 53 are placed at an appropriate distance from one another so that the end splices are technically correct in both positions to ensure continuity.
Le plateau pivotant 53 est actionné en translation au niveau de son extrémité d'entrée 54 par l'interface de commande 22 en prise avec l'organe mécanique de conversion de mouvement du mécanisme d'actionnement 3 de l'aiguillage. Ce mouvement de translation provoque le pivotement du plateau pivotant 53 autour d'un axe de pivotement situé à proximité de son extrémité de sortie 55. Le centre de pivotement du plateau pivotantThe pivoting plate 53 is actuated in translation at its input end 54 by the control interface 22 in engagement with the mechanical conversion member of the actuating mechanism 3 of the switch. This translational movement causes the swivel plate 53 to pivot about a pivot axis located near its outlet end 55. The pivot center of the swivel plate
53, situé à proximité de son extrémité de sortie 55 et pouvant être réalisé par des moyens tout à fait classiques, a été symbolisé par un cercle en pointillés référencé 56 sur les figures 12 et 13. On peut remarquer que l'orientation de l'élément mobile 6 n'est pas essentielle pour la mise en oeuvre de l'invention et a été inversée dans ce mode de réalisation de l'aiguillage par rapport à la variante décrite précédemment, le positionnement des autres moyens constitutifs de l'invention (interface de commande, organe de conversion de mouvement et levier de commande manuelle) devant simplement être modifié en conséquence.53, located near its outlet end 55 and can be achieved by means quite conventional, was symbolized by a dashed circle referenced 56 in Figures 12 and 13. It can be noted that the orientation of the mobile element 6 is not essential for the implementation of the invention and has been reversed in this embodiment of the switch with respect to the variant described above, the positioning of the other means constituting the invention (interface control, motion conversion member and manual control lever) to be modified accordingly.
Les moyens employés pour la commande d'actionnement sont bien entendu adaptés à cette variante, mais assez proches de ceux déjà décrits et sans difficulté technique particulière, ce qui les rend à la portée de l'homme de l'art et ne nécessite pas de les décrire en détail. L'organe mécanique de conversion de mouvement pivotement/translation est de préférence un dispositif de commande à came similaire à celui décrit précédemment. Il coopère avec une interface de commande 22 disposée à proximité de l'extrémité d'entrée 54 du plateau pivotant 53 et solidarisée à celle-ci en vue de générer son mouvement de translation.The means used for the actuation control are of course adapted to this variant, but rather close to those already described and without particular technical difficulty, which makes them within the reach of those skilled in the art and does not require describe them in detail. The mechanical member for pivot / translation movement conversion is preferably a cam control device similar to that previously described. It cooperates with a control interface 22 disposed near the inlet end 54 of the pivoting plate 53 and secured thereto in order to generate its translational movement.
Cette interface de commande 22 comporte de préférence une liaison de transmission 37 , constituée par exemple d'un doigt de guidage 38, solidarisé à la face inférieure de l'extrémité d'entrée 54 du plateau pivotant 53 et coopérant avec la rainure 21 de la came double 17 du mécanisme d'actionnement 3.This control interface 22 preferably comprises a transmission link 37, consisting for example of a guide pin 38, secured to the lower face of the inlet end 54 of the pivoting plate 53 and co-operating with the groove 21 of the double cam 17 of the actuating mechanism 3.
Cette liaison de transmission 37 a été symbolisée par un carré en pointillés référencé 57 sur les figures 12 et 13.This transmission link 37 has been symbolized by a dotted square referenced 57 in FIGS. 12 and 13.
De manière évidente, l'invention ne se limite pas aux modes préférentiels de réalisation décrits précédemment et représentés sur les différentes figures, l'homme du métier pouvant y apporter de nombreuses modifications et imaginer d'autres variantes sans sortir ni de la portée, ni du cadre de l'invention. Obviously, the invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments described above and shown in the various figures, the skilled person can make many modifications and imagine other variants without departing from the scope or of the scope of the invention.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Aiguillage à manoeuvre manuelle par un levier pivotant ( 4 ) pour un ensemble de guidage par rail au sol d'un véhicule routier, aiguillage présentant un élément mobile (6) d'aiguillage, une entrée à un seul rail (7) et une sortie à deux rails l'un (8) de passage droit et l'autre (9) de passage dévié, aiguillage comprenant une structure fixe compacte (1) en caisson (2) caractérisé en ce que l'élément mobile (6) d'aiguillage est actionné en mouvement de déviation par un organe mécanique de conversion de mouvement pivotement/déviation par l'intermédiaire d'une interface de commande (22) en vue, par action manuelle sur le levier pivotant (4) d'une position horizontale dans l'autre, du déplacement de déviation de l'élément mobile (6) d'aiguillage conduisant par ce mouvement au basculement de l'aiguillage d'une position de passage droit à une position de passage dévié et inversement.1. Manually operated switch by a pivoting lever (4) for a road-rail guide assembly on the ground of a road vehicle, a switch having a movable switching element (6), a single-rail entry (7) and an outlet with two rails, one (8) of straight passage and the other (9) of deviated passage, which comprises a compact fixed structure (1) in box (2) characterized in that the movable element (6) switch is actuated in deflection motion by a mechanical pivot / deviation motion conversion member via a control interface (22) in view, by manual action on the pivoting lever (4) of a position horizontal in the other, the deflection displacement of the movable element (6) switching leading by this movement to the switching of the switch from a straight passage position to a deviated passage position and vice versa.
2. Aiguillage selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que l'élément mobile (6) d'aiguillage est un tronçon de rail (10) flexible ou rendu flexible, celui-ci étant fixé par une de ses extrémités (11) au caisson (2) et par son autre extrémité (13) à l'interface de commande (22).2. A switch according to claim 1 characterized in that the movable element (6) switch is a flexible or flexible section of rail (10), the latter being fixed by one of its ends (11) to the box ( 2) and its other end (13) to the control interface (22).
3. Aiguillage selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que l'élément mobile (6) d'aiguillage est un ensemble pivotant (50) comprenant un plateau pivotant (53) et deux tronçons de rail (51, 52) fixés sur ce plateau pivotant (53) dont un tronçon de rail droit (51) de passage droit de l'aiguillage et un tronçon de rail incurvé (52) de passage dévié de l'aiguillage.3. A switch according to claim 1 characterized in that the movable element (6) switch is a pivoting assembly (50) comprising a pivoting plate (53) and two rail sections (51, 52) fixed on the pivoting plate (53) including a straight rail section (51) passing right out of the switch and a curved rail section (52) of passage deviated from the switch.
4. Aiguillage selon la revendication précédente caractérisé en que le centre de pivotement (56) du plateau pivotant (53) est situé à proximité de l'extrémité de sortie (55) du plateau pivotant (53) et en ce que l'interface de commande (22) est située à proximité de l'extrémité d'entrée (54) du plateau pivotant ( 53 ) .4. Referral according to claim characterized in that the pivot center (56) of the swivel plate (53) is located near the output end (55) of the swivel plate (53) and in that the control interface (22) is located near the inlet end (54) of the swivel plate (53).
5. Aiguillage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que l'interface de commande (22) est un ensemble comprenant une plaque de translation (14) et une liaison de transmission (37).5. switch according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the control interface (22) is an assembly comprising a translation plate (14) and a transmission link (37).
6. Aiguillage selon la revendication précédente caractérisé en ce que la liaison de transmission (37) est un doigt de guidage (38) s 'étendant en sous-face de la plaque de translation (14).6. A switch according to the preceding claim characterized in that the transmission link (37) is a guide finger (38) extending on the underside of the translation plate (14).
7. Aiguillage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que l'organe mécanique de conversion de mouvement est une came pivotante.7. A switch according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the mechanical member of motion conversion is a pivoting cam.
8. Aiguillage selon la revendication précédente caractérisée en ce que l'organe de conversion de mouvement est une came double (17) à axe horizontal. 8. A switch according to the preceding claim characterized in that the motion conversion member is a double cam (17) with a horizontal axis.
9. Aiguillage selon la revendication 7 ou 8 caractérisée en ce que la came double (17) présente une rainure (21) sensiblement hélicoïdale.9. A switch according to claim 7 or 8 characterized in that the double cam (17) has a groove (21) substantially helical.
10. Aiguillage selon la revendication précédente caractérisée en ce que la rainure (21) de la came double (17) est terminée par une encoche de butée (27, 28) à chacune de ses extrémités.10. A switch according to the preceding claim characterized in that the groove (21) of the double cam (17) is terminated by a stop notch (27, 28) at each of its ends.
11. Aiguillage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 10 caractérisée en ce que la came double (17) est réalisée en deux pièces de came (29, 30) distinctes et jumelées pour être solidaires en pivotement. 11. A switch according to any one of claims 7 to 10 characterized in that the double cam (17) is made of two separate cam parts (29, 30) and twinned to be integral in pivoting.
12. Aiguillage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 11 caractérisée en ce que la came double (17) est réglable.12. Switch according to any one of claims 7 to 11 characterized in that the double cam (17) is adjustable.
13. Aiguillage selon les revendications 11 et 12 caractérisée en ce que la came double (17) est réglable en rapprochement ou éloignement des pièces de came (29, 30).13. A switch according to claims 11 and 12 characterized in that the double cam (17) is adjustable towards or away from the cam parts (29, 30).
14. Aiguillage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes de 7 à 13 caractérisé en ce que les profils de la came double (17) ou les profils des deux pièces de came (29, 30) sont symétriques et décalés angulairement .14. A switch according to any one of the preceding claims 7 to 13 characterized in that the profiles of the double cam (17) or the profiles of the two cam members (29, 30) are symmetrical and angularly offset.
15. Aiguillage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en outre un dispositif de verrouillage automatique (39) du levier de commande manuelle (4) en position rabattue.15. A switch according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that it further comprises an automatic locking device (39) of the manual control lever (4) in the folded position.
16. Aiguillage selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que le levier (4) du mécanisme d'actionnement (3) est logé dans le caisson (2) et se trouve dans la zone de circulation du véhicule routier guidé.16. A switch according to claim 1 characterized in that the lever (4) of the actuating mechanism (3) is housed in the box (2) and is in the circulation zone of the guided road vehicle.
17. Aiguillage selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que le véhicule guidé routier est guidé par un seul rail au sol. 17. A switch according to claim 1 characterized in that the guided road vehicle is guided by a single rail on the ground.
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