EP2401994B1 - Arrangement for access between a vehicle and a dock - Google Patents

Arrangement for access between a vehicle and a dock Download PDF

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EP2401994B1
EP2401994B1 EP11171704.7A EP11171704A EP2401994B1 EP 2401994 B1 EP2401994 B1 EP 2401994B1 EP 11171704 A EP11171704 A EP 11171704A EP 2401994 B1 EP2401994 B1 EP 2401994B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/02—Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
    • A61G3/06—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like
    • A61G3/061—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like using ramps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/02—Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
    • A61G3/06—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like
    • A61G3/067—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like with compartment for horizontally storing the ramp or lift
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D19/00—Door arrangements specially adapted for rail vehicles
    • B61D19/02—Door arrangements specially adapted for rail vehicles for carriages
    • B61D19/026—Safety devices for preventing passengers from being injured by movements of doors or variations in air pressure

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  • the invention relates to an access arrangement between a vehicle and a platform, comprising an access platform comprising a floor and a gap-filling device extending inside thereof and comprising at least one element. movable relative to the floor, the gap-gap device being movable between a retracted position in which it is entirely contained in the access platform, and an extended position in which at least one element of the gap-gap device is extended outside the access platform, towards the wharf.
  • Integrating a mobile element of the gap-gap device as part of the floor avoids engaging the vehicle template in the subframe, makes it easier to maintain compared to gap-gap devices located under the floor . This also allows reaching docks higher and lower than the floor level, and limiting the height of the projections (that is to say the small steps) between the fixed part and the mobile part of the gap-gap .
  • the disadvantage is that people who would stand, or who would advance on these elements when they are set in motion, while the devices fill-gaps are not fully deployed, may lose balance and hurt themselves during a fall.
  • the object of the invention is to limit at best such accidents.
  • the invention aims to improve the access arrangements of the state of the art by making them more secure, especially when the gap-gap devices are in the deployment phase.
  • the access arrangement is of the aforementioned type and further comprises a protection device comprising at least one movable protective element with respect to the access platform of the vehicle, distinct from the door, the protection device being able to prohibit access to the bridging device on the one hand when it is in the retracted position and secondly when the latter is in the deployment phase, and to allow access to the full-gap device when it is in an extended position.
  • the protective device prohibits access to the full-gap device, it effectively prohibits passengers from getting out of the vehicle to the platform as well as from entering the vehicle. crossing the vehicle.
  • the protection element extends, in extended position, in at least one vertical plane parallel to a vertical plane passing through the front edge of the access platform facing the platform, between said plane of the front edge. platform and a vertical plane facing the inside of the platform.
  • the protection element extends between the vertical plane passing through the front edge of the access platform facing the dock. and a vertical plane passing through the rear edge of the movable floor zone, oriented towards the inside of the platform.
  • the protection element extends, in the extended position, in at least one plane vertical contained between a vertical plane passing through the front edge of the access platform facing the platform and a vertical plane parallel and close to the door leaves, facing inwards.
  • the protection element has a rigidity adapted to withstand a thrust in the transverse direction of 200 daN.
  • the protection element is a solid element, such as a door leaf or a shutter.
  • the floor has a floor opening extending towards the dock, the gap-filling device having a shape complementary to the opening of the floor extending inside thereof.
  • the protective member extends in the extended position to form a volume above at least a portion of the floor opening.
  • the protection element is a hollow element having at least one flexible part, and in particular two flexible parts extending facing one another, in particular in a substantially vertical and longitudinal plane, the two parts being offset one in relation to the other in the direction of the wharf.
  • the flexible elements are each attached to a vertical axis winder, the reels being spaced a distance at least equal to the length of the floor opening.
  • the movable member of the gap-gap device is slidable with respect to the floor.
  • the gap-gap device further comprises a ramp rotatably mounted on the movable member sliding around rotation axis pivoting means parallel to the platform.
  • the ramp can rotate, the pivot means are inside the access platform.
  • the pivoting means can be outside the access platform during the rotation of the ramp.
  • the gap-gap device comprises a frame structure disposed under the floor and having guide means extending towards the dock along the side edges of the floor opening.
  • the sliding mobile element comprises support means able to slide along the guide means of the frame structure.
  • the subject of the invention is also a method for actuating the access arrangement described above, a method using electronic and / or computer-based control means, of the calculator type, that allow or not the opening of the doors of access of the vehicle to allow the extension of the mobile part or parts of the gap-gap device, and which control the movement of said movable part or parts depending on the size of the vertical gap and / or horizontal to bridge between the access platform and the dock, including using sensor-type measuring means.
  • a horizontal plane is substantially parallel to the plane in which the floor extends and the vertical plane is substantially parallel to the plane in which the lateral faces of the vehicle body extend.
  • the term “longitudinal” is defined in relation to the direction in which a vehicle extends in a plane horizontal and the term “transverse” is defined in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in a horizontal plane.
  • the platform 1 extends between two lateral faces 2 of which only one is here shown.
  • the lateral face 2 shown comprises an access opening 4 and a door 6 - here represented with two leaves - with the dimensions of the access opening 4, mounted movable with respect to the lateral face 2. Its movement is controlled by a embedded computer on board the vehicle (not shown).
  • the other face may comprise a second identical opening disposed opposite the opening of the first face. It may also have no opening, or have a second opening that is not arranged next to the first.
  • the platform 1 of the vehicle comprises a floor 8 extending between the two faces 2 and a gap-gap device 12 disposed under the floor 8.
  • This device is of the type comprising a pallet 14 movable in translation, able to fill the gap horizontal between the access platform 1 and the platform.
  • the gap-gap device 12 is in the retracted position, the pallet 14 being entirely contained under the floor 8.
  • the gap-gap device 12 is in the deployed position in which the pallet 14 extends outside the access platform 1 towards the wharf.
  • the access arrangement further comprises a protection device 18 formed in this mode by a secondary door having two solid leaves mounted movable relative to the access platform 1.
  • this secondary door 18 is in the extended position and blocks access to the platform 1 when the device fills-gap 12 is in the withdrawal position or deployment phase.
  • the leaves 20 of the secondary door 18 are fixed on either side of the access opening 4 to two door posts 22 arranged laterally to the gap-gap device 12 on the access platform 1.
  • the secondary door 18 extends, in the extended position, according to a median vertical plane passing through a vertical plane parallel and close to the access doors 6.
  • the leaves 20 have a rigidity adapted to withstand a thrust in the direction transverse of at least 200 daN. Thus, a passenger on the access platform 1 who tries to exit by pushing on the leaves 20 would remain blocked on the access platform 1.
  • the leaves 20 are made for example of composite material with two sandwich panels between which is arranged a honeycomb with a thickness of 50 mm.
  • the secondary door 18 further comprises an activation mechanism (not shown) able to move each leaf 20 between an extended position (closing) and a retracted position (opening).
  • This activation mechanism is housed here inside each door jamb 22 and notably comprises an electric motor.
  • This engine is connected to the on-board computer on board the vehicle, which thus controls the movements of all the protective devices of the vehicle and of all the access doors 6.
  • the Figures 2A and 2B show an access arrangement close to that of Figures 1A and 1B except that the gap-gap device 12 here also makes it possible to fill a vertical gap.
  • An opening in the floor makes it easier to move.
  • the gap-gap device is here represented in the deployed position towards a platform situated at substantially the same height (+/- 50 mm) as that of the platform 1 and those of the secondary doors 18, which are in the retracted position, allowing the passage between the access platform 1 and the platform. In this position, the leaves 20 are folded against the door posts 22 to which they are attached.
  • the secondary door 18 extends, in the extended position, in a vertical plane parallel to and close to the plane of the access door and which extends inwardly.
  • Such a protective device 18 is particularly suitable for gap-gap devices which comprise only a movable element making a transverse movement outside the vehicle, to fill only a gap horizontal.
  • the device is small and can be placed very close to the access doors, for example 50 mm behind them.
  • the grip of this protective device on the platform 1 is very small.
  • This device thus has the advantage of being able to be installed behind a sealed door, which must be fully open before the bridging device 12 is deployed, which secures access to the vehicle when deploying the pallet 14.
  • the figure 3A shows a partial view of another embodiment of an access arrangement of a vehicle, stopped at a platform (not shown), the access door 6 is open.
  • the figure 3B shows a partial view of this same arrangement from inside the vehicle. Only the different elements of the first embodiment will be described.
  • the protection device is made in the form of two protection elements 24 each defining, here, a hollow volume, and mounted movable relative to the access platform 1.
  • the platform 1 comprises a floor 8 extending between the two faces 2, the floor having an aperture 10 of substantially parallelepiped shape, extending in a transverse direction towards the wharf.
  • the access arrangement also comprises a gap-gap device 12 having a shape complementary to the opening of the floor 10, extending inside thereof.
  • the gap-gap 12 is described in detail in the following description, in connection with the Figures 6 and 7 .
  • the protective members 24 In the extended position, the protective members 24 extend towards each other in the longitudinal direction so as to form a single volume above at least a portion of the floor opening 10.
  • Each protection element 24 thus extends in a median vertical plane disposed between a first vertical plane passing through the front edge of the platform 1, facing outwardly of the platform 1 towards the wharf, and a second vertical plane passing through the longitudinal rear edge of the floor opening 10.
  • the protection elements 24 have a rigidity adapted to withstand a thrust in the transverse direction of 200 daN. Thus, a passenger on the access platform 1 who tries to exit by pushing on it would remain blocked on the access platform 1.
  • the Figures 4A and 4B represent an access platform 1 identical to that of the Figures 3A and 3B except that the gap-gap device 12 is deployed to a platform located at a height less than that of the access platform 1 and the protection elements 24 are in the retracted position, thereby allowing the passage between the access platform 1 and the platform. In this position, these elements 24 are wound against the door posts 22 to which they are attached.
  • Each protective element 24 comprises in this example two flexible elements 24a extending, in an extended position, in a vertical and substantially longitudinal plane, offset one with respect to the other in the transverse direction: they are arranged facing one another. Flexible elements 24a are connected by one of their vertical edge to a plane element 24b, extending in a vertical and substantially transverse plane. The opposite vertical edges of the flexible elements 24a are each fixed to a reel 26 of vertical axis of rotation, housed in each door jamb 22. The two reels 26 are spaced in the transverse direction by a distance at least equal to the length of the floor opening 10, to cover all or the moving parts of the bridging device 12.
  • the flexible elements 24a and 24b are made for example by curtains of elastic material (for example rubber) mounted on a metal frame, or by slat devices, or by any other device winding easily around the reels 26. In the retracted position, the ends of the flexible elements 24a are wound inside the door posts 22.
  • Each protection element 24 further comprises an activation mechanism 28 able to move it between an extended position and a retracted position (the protective element 24 and its activation mechanism 28 are shown in solid lines in position shrink, and dashed in extended position).
  • This activation mechanism 28 comprises an electric motor 30 housed inside a door jamb 22 and a control device 32 (a device 32 is partially shown in dotted extension position on the figure 3A , and in dotted position on the figure 3B ) fixed on the one hand to the door jamb 22 and on the other hand inside the plane element 24b.
  • a control device 32 is for example formed of two articulated arms, spaced from each other in the vertical direction and interconnected by a rod at their point of articulation, so as to perform a uniform movement in the direction longitudinal. Other designs of the control device 32 are conceivable, provided that they allow controlled movement, in particular uniform movement, of the elements of protection 24 in the longitudinal direction.
  • Each motor 30 is also connected to the onboard computer.
  • the protective device 18 In the extended position, the protective device 18 is extended so that the two flexible elements 24a form a physical barrier on either side of the floor opening 10, in the transverse direction.
  • a volume-forming protection device 18 is particularly suitable for gap-gap devices 12 which comprise two movable elements making transverse movement and rotational movement outside and / or inside the vehicle, to fill at a time the horizontal gap and the vertical gap between the deck floor 8 and the wharf.
  • the device 18 is quite large since it can encroach on the platform up to 500 mm behind the door but it remains light since it is hollow. It also has the advantage of fully securing the moving parts - to prevent people on the platform from entering the vehicle as to prevent people in the vehicle from coming out - as long as the gap-gap device 12 is not not fully deployed.
  • the protection device 18 can thus adapt to different types of gap-gap device 12 to secure them.
  • a first type of gap-gap device 12 is represented in figure 6 , in the retracted position, and in figure 7 , in the extended position. It comprises a pallet 14 and a ramp 16 linked by a rotation axis pivoting means 40 which extends longitudinally under the floor 8, substantially parallel to the dock.
  • the ramp 16 may comprise, as shown on the Figures 6 and 7 , another axis of rotation 44 and an articulated threshold nose 46 disposed towards the lateral face 2, but this remains optional.
  • the ramp 16 may comprise between the axis of rotation 40 and the threshold nose 46 one or more other longitudinal axes of rotation, to improve the slope break.
  • the ramp 16 In withdrawal position ( Fig. 6 ), the ramp 16 forms part of the floor 8 and occupies the entire floor opening 10.
  • the axis of rotation 40 is located at the joint between the floor opening 10 and the floor 8.
  • the gap-filling device 12 comprises a frame structure 44 arranged and fixed under the floor 8.
  • This structure includes means of guide 46 extending in the transverse direction, along the lateral edges of the floor opening 10, under the floor 8. It also comprises, in its upper part facing the floor 8, an opening identical to the opening of 10.
  • the pallet 14 comprises support means 48 slidable in the guide means, inside the frame structure.
  • the guide means 46 of the frame structure 44 may be in the form of slides, directly formed in the structure or formed by U-shaped profiles reported thereon.
  • the support means 48 of the pallet 14 can thus take the form of rollers, which slide inside the slideways. Other similar embodiments are conceivable.
  • the pallet 14 may not be fully slid towards the platform, and the ramp 16 may rotate while the axis of rotation 40 is still inside the vehicle.
  • the lower part of the vehicle body, under the access door 6, can be arranged to include a hatch which, opening downwards, allows the ramp 16 to pivot to a platform disposed lower than the floor 8.
  • the rotation can be effected without problems to a platform disposed higher than the floor 8, when the access door 6 is open.
  • the protective device 18 must therefore be positioned so as to leave a gap between the floor 8 and the lower edge of the protection device 18, so that the ramp 16 can be brought into the upper position towards a high platform, even when the axis of rotation 40 of the ramp 16 'is located inside the access platform 1.
  • a second type of gap-filling device for an access platform can be made in the form of a box capable of rotating about a longitudinal axis of rotation disposed at the joint between the floor opening 10 and the floor 8. This type of gap-gap thus makes it possible to fill the vertical gap.
  • the upper face of the box forms part of the floor 8 of the platform 1.
  • the box can also accommodate a ramp and an activation mechanism, also connected to the on-board computer which controls the movement, the ramp being slidable in the direction transverse to the box to fill the gap also horizontal.
  • the gap-gap device advantageously comprises a device for detecting the presence of the platform and the measurement of vertical gaps (height between the platform and the floor) and horizontal (distance between the front edge of the vehicle threshold and the platform). This detection and measurement device is also connected to the onboard computer.
  • the protective device 18 is in the extended position while the vehicle is traveling, in order to prevent persons from accessing the moving parts of the gap-gap device even when the latter is in the retracted position. .
  • the bridging device can be deployed safely without fear that its movement would drop a person who would stand on it.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and illustrated which has been given by way of example.
  • the protective device 18 may extend over the entire height of the access platform 1, although it is preferable to limit its size and weight.
  • the protective device 18 may comprise only one protective element 20, 24 instead of two, fixed to a single door jamb and covering the entire longitudinal distance between two door posts 22.
  • the protective device 18 may comprise only one door leaf 20, and in the second embodiment described, the protection device 18 may comprise only one protective element 24 fixed to a single upright 22 .
  • the mobile element 14 of the gap filling device 12 can stop and be operational regardless of the output position imposed by the computer.
  • the invention described above relates to the protection device in themselves, regardless of the type of gap-gap device used.
  • the invention also relates to the gap-gap devices described above, regardless of the type of protection device or in the absence of protection device.

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L'invention concerne un agencement d'accès entre un véhicule et un quai, comprenant une plate-forme d'accès comprenant un plancher et un dispositif comble-lacune s'étendant à l'intérieur de celle-ci et comportant au moins un élément mobile par rapport au plancher, le dispositif comble-lacune étant mobile entre une position de retrait dans laquelle il est entièrement contenu dans la plate-forme d'accès, et une position déployée dans laquelle au moins un élément du dispositif comble-lacune est étendu à l'extérieur de la plate-forme d'accès, en direction du quai.The invention relates to an access arrangement between a vehicle and a platform, comprising an access platform comprising a floor and a gap-filling device extending inside thereof and comprising at least one element. movable relative to the floor, the gap-gap device being movable between a retracted position in which it is entirely contained in the access platform, and an extended position in which at least one element of the gap-gap device is extended outside the access platform, towards the wharf.

Un tel agencement d'accès est connu des documents US 2001/0038787 A1 , EP-1 034 765 A2ou DE 202008004592 U1 . Ces demandes de brevet décrivent un agencement comprenant un plancher et un dispositif comble-lacune. Cet agencement permet aux passagers en fauteuil roulant ou à mobilité réduite (comme les personnes âgées ou les personnes avec des poussettes) d'atteindre sans marche ou sans danger les quais (ou trottoirs, dans le cas d'autobus) situés à des hauteurs différentes de celle du plancher du véhicule, et à des distances différentes d'un quai (ou d'un trottoir) à l'autre.Such an access arrangement is known from the documents US 2001/0038787 A1 , EP-1 034 765 A2ou DE 202008004592 U1 . These patent applications describe an arrangement comprising a floor and a gap-gap device. This arrangement allows passengers in wheelchairs or with reduced mobility (such as the elderly or those with strollers) to reach docks (or sidewalks, in the case of buses) at different heights without walking or without danger. the floor of the vehicle, and at different distances from one platform (or sidewalk) to another.

Intégrer un élément mobile du dispositif comble-lacune en tant qu'élément du plancher évite d'engager le gabarit du véhicule en sous-châssis, permet d'en assurer plus facilement la maintenance par rapport à des dispositifs comble-lacune disposés sous le plancher. Cela permet également d'atteindre des quais plus hauts et plus bas que le niveau du plancher, et de limiter la hauteur des ressauts (c'est-à-dire des petites marches) entre la partie fixe et la partie mobile du comble-lacune. L'inconvénient est que des personnes qui se tiendraient, ou qui avanceraient sur ces éléments lorsque ceux-ci sont mis en mouvement, alors que les dispositifs comble-lacunes ne sont pas totalement déployés, peuvent perdre l'équilibre et se blesser lors d'une chute.Integrating a mobile element of the gap-gap device as part of the floor avoids engaging the vehicle template in the subframe, makes it easier to maintain compared to gap-gap devices located under the floor . This also allows reaching docks higher and lower than the floor level, and limiting the height of the projections (that is to say the small steps) between the fixed part and the mobile part of the gap-gap . The disadvantage is that people who would stand, or who would advance on these elements when they are set in motion, while the devices fill-gaps are not fully deployed, may lose balance and hurt themselves during a fall.

Le but de l'invention est de limiter au mieux de tels accidents. L'invention vise à améliorer les agencements d'accès de l'état de la technique en les sécurisant davantage, notamment lorsque les dispositifs comble-lacunes sont en phase de déploiement.The object of the invention is to limit at best such accidents. The invention aims to improve the access arrangements of the state of the art by making them more secure, especially when the gap-gap devices are in the deployment phase.

Conformément à l'invention, l'agencement d'accès est du type précité et comprend en outre un dispositif de protection comportant au moins un élément de protection mobile par rapport à la plate-forme d'accès du véhicule, distinct de la porte, le dispositif de protection étant apte à interdire l'accès au dispositif comble-lacune d'une part lorsque celui-ci est en position de retrait et d'autre part lorsque celui-ci est en phase de déploiement, et à autoriser l'accès au dispositif comble-lacune lorsque celui-ci est dans une position déployée. Il est à noter que, quand le dispositif de protection interdit l'accès au dispositif comble-lacunes, il interdit de fait aux passagers aussi bien de sortir du véhicule en direction du quai que d'entrer dans le véhicule : on obtient une interdiction de franchissement du véhicule.According to the invention, the access arrangement is of the aforementioned type and further comprises a protection device comprising at least one movable protective element with respect to the access platform of the vehicle, distinct from the door, the protection device being able to prohibit access to the bridging device on the one hand when it is in the retracted position and secondly when the latter is in the deployment phase, and to allow access to the full-gap device when it is in an extended position. It should be noted that, when the protective device prohibits access to the full-gap device, it effectively prohibits passengers from getting out of the vehicle to the platform as well as from entering the vehicle. crossing the vehicle.

L'agencement de l'invention peut, en outre, satisfaire à l'une au moins des caractéristiques suivantes :

  • Le dispositif de protection comprend en outre au moins un mécanisme d'activation apte à mouvoir l'élément de protection mobile entre une position d'extension, dans laquelle l'élément de protection interdit l'accès au dispositif comble-lacune lorsque celui-ci est en position de retrait ou en phase de déploiement, et une position de retrait dans laquelle l'élément de protection autorise l'accès au dispositif comble-lacune lorsque celui-ci est dans une position déployée,
The arrangement of the invention may, in addition, satisfy at least one of the following characteristics:
  • The protective device further comprises at least one activation mechanism capable of moving the movable protective element between an extension position, in which the protection element prohibits access to the gap-gap device when the latter is in the retracted position or in the deployment phase, and a retracted position in which the protection element authorizes access to the gap-gap device when the latter is in an extended position,

L'élément de protection s'étend, en position d'extension, dans au moins un plan vertical parallèle à un plan vertical passant par le bord avant de la plate-forme d'accès orienté vers le quai, entre ledit plan du bord avant de plate forme et un plan vertical orienté vers l'intérieur de la plate-forme.The protection element extends, in extended position, in at least one vertical plane parallel to a vertical plane passing through the front edge of the access platform facing the platform, between said plane of the front edge. platform and a vertical plane facing the inside of the platform.

Notamment dans le case où le dispositif comble-lacune est intégré dans le plancher de la plate-forme, l'élément de protection s'étend entre le plan vertical passant par le bord avant de la plate-forme d'accès orienté vers le quai et un plan vertical passant par le bord arrière de la zone mobile de plancher, orienté vers l'intérieur de la plate-forme.In particular in the box where the bridging-gap device is integrated in the floor of the platform, the protection element extends between the vertical plane passing through the front edge of the access platform facing the dock. and a vertical plane passing through the rear edge of the movable floor zone, oriented towards the inside of the platform.

Notamment dans le cas où le dispositif de comble-lacune est installé sous le plancher et n'est pas à l'origine de mouvement du plancher, l'élément de protection s'étend, en position d'extension, dans au moins un plan vertical contenu entre un plan vertical passant par le bord avant de la plate-forme d'accès orienté vers le quai et un plan vertical parallèle et proche des vantaux de porte, orienté vers l'intérieur.Especially in the case where the gap-gap device is installed under the floor and is not the cause of movement of the floor, the protection element extends, in the extended position, in at least one plane vertical contained between a vertical plane passing through the front edge of the access platform facing the platform and a vertical plane parallel and close to the door leaves, facing inwards.

L'élément de protection présente une rigidité adaptée pour résister à une poussée dans la direction transversale de 200 daN.The protection element has a rigidity adapted to withstand a thrust in the transverse direction of 200 daN.

L'élément de protection est un élément plein, tel qu'un vantail de porte ou un volet.The protection element is a solid element, such as a door leaf or a shutter.

Le plancher présente une ouverture de plancher s'étendant en direction du quai, le dispositif comble-lacune présentant une forme complémentaire à l'ouverture du plancher s'étendant à l'intérieur de celle-ci.The floor has a floor opening extending towards the dock, the gap-filling device having a shape complementary to the opening of the floor extending inside thereof.

L'élément de protection s'étend, en position d'extension de manière à former un volume au-dessus d'au moins une partie de l'ouverture de plancher.The protective member extends in the extended position to form a volume above at least a portion of the floor opening.

L'élément de protection est un élément creux présentant au moins une partie flexible, et notamment deux parties flexibles s'étendant en regard l'un de l'autre, notamment dans un plan sensiblement vertical et longitudinal, les deux parties étant décalées l'une par rapport à l'autre dans la direction du quai.The protection element is a hollow element having at least one flexible part, and in particular two flexible parts extending facing one another, in particular in a substantially vertical and longitudinal plane, the two parts being offset one in relation to the other in the direction of the wharf.

Les éléments flexibles sont fixés chacun à un enrouleur d'axe de rotation vertical, les enrouleurs étant espacés d'une distance au moins égale à la longueur de l'ouverture de plancher.The flexible elements are each attached to a vertical axis winder, the reels being spaced a distance at least equal to the length of the floor opening.

L'élément mobile du dispositif comble-lacune est coulissant par rapport au plancher.The movable member of the gap-gap device is slidable with respect to the floor.

Le dispositif comble-lacune comprend en outre une rampe montée en rotation sur l'élément mobile coulissant autour de moyens de pivotement d'axe de rotation parallèle au quai.The gap-gap device further comprises a ramp rotatably mounted on the movable member sliding around rotation axis pivoting means parallel to the platform.

La rampe peut effectuer une rotation, les moyens de pivotement sont à l'intérieur de la plate-forme d'accès. Alternativement, les moyens de pivotement peuvent se trouver à l'extérieur de la plate-forme d'accès lors de la rotation de la rampe.The ramp can rotate, the pivot means are inside the access platform. Alternatively, the pivoting means can be outside the access platform during the rotation of the ramp.

Le dispositif comble-lacune comprend une structure de cadre disposée sous le plancher et comportant des moyens de guidage s'étendant en direction du quai le long des bords latéraux de l'ouverture de plancher.The gap-gap device comprises a frame structure disposed under the floor and having guide means extending towards the dock along the side edges of the floor opening.

L'élément mobile coulissant comporte des moyens de support aptes à coulisser le long des moyens de guidage de la structure de cadre.The sliding mobile element comprises support means able to slide along the guide means of the frame structure.

L'invention a également pour objet un procédé d'actionnement de l'agencement d'accès décrit plus haut, procédé utilisant des moyens de commande électroniques et/ou informatiques, de type calculateur, qui autorisent ou non l'ouverture des portes d'accès du véhicule pour permettre l'extension de la ou des parties mobiles du dispositif comble-lacune, et qui pilotent le mouvement de ladite ou desdites parties mobiles en fonction de la taille de la lacune verticale et/ou horizontale à combler entre la plate-forme d'accès et le quai, notamment à l'aide de moyens de mesure de type capteur.The subject of the invention is also a method for actuating the access arrangement described above, a method using electronic and / or computer-based control means, of the calculator type, that allow or not the opening of the doors of access of the vehicle to allow the extension of the mobile part or parts of the gap-gap device, and which control the movement of said movable part or parts depending on the size of the vertical gap and / or horizontal to bridge between the access platform and the dock, including using sensor-type measuring means.

D'autres buts, caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description des modes de réalisation de l'invention non limitatifs, description faite en liaison avec les dessins dans lesquels:

  • les figures 1A et 1B sont des vues respectivement extérieure et intérieure de l'agencement d'accès selon un premier mode de réalisation, dans lequel le passage entre un quai et un véhicule arrêté à ce quai est interdit,
  • les figures 2A et 2B sont des vues respectivement extérieure et intérieure de l'agencement d'accès selon un premier mode de réalisation, dans lequel le passage entre un quai et un véhicule arrêté à ce quai est possible,
  • les figures 3A et 3B sont des vues respectivement extérieure et intérieure de l'agencement d'accès selon un deuxième mode de réalisation, dans lequel le passage entre un quai et un véhicule arrêté à ce quai est interdit,
  • les figures 4A et 4B sont des vues respectivement extérieure et intérieure de l'agencement d'accès selon un deuxième mode de réalisation, dans lequel le passage entre un quai et un véhicule arrêté à ce quai est possible,
  • la figure 5 est une coupe de dessus du deuxième mode de réalisation, dans lequel le passage entre un quai et un véhicule arrêté à ce quai est possible,
  • la figure 6 est une coupe de côté d'un dispositif comble-lacune selon un mode de réalisation, en position rentrée,
  • la figure 7 est une coupe de côté d'un dispositif comble-lacune selon un mode de réalisation, en position déployée.
Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading the description of the embodiments of the invention, which are nonlimiting, with reference to the drawings in which:
  • the Figures 1A and 1B are respectively outer and inner views of the access arrangement according to a first embodiment, wherein the passage between a platform and a vehicle stopped at this platform is prohibited,
  • the Figures 2A and 2B are respectively outer and inner views of the access arrangement according to a first embodiment, wherein the passage between a platform and a vehicle stopped at this platform is possible,
  • the Figures 3A and 3B are respectively outer and inner views of the access arrangement according to a second embodiment, wherein the passage between a platform and a vehicle stopped at this platform is prohibited,
  • the Figures 4A and 4B are respectively outer and inner views of the access arrangement according to a second embodiment, wherein the passage between a platform and a vehicle stopped at this platform is possible,
  • the figure 5 is a sectional view of the second embodiment, in which the passage between a platform and a vehicle stopped at this platform is possible,
  • the figure 6 is a side section of a gap-gap device according to one embodiment, in the retracted position,
  • the figure 7 is a side section of a gap-gap device according to one embodiment, in the deployed position.

Pour faciliter la lecture des dessins, seuls les éléments nécessaires à la compréhension de l'invention ont été représentés. Les mêmes éléments portent les mêmes références d'un dessin à l'autre. Ces figures sont schématiques et ne respectent pas nécessairement l'échelle entre les différents éléments représentés.To facilitate the reading of the drawings, only the elements necessary for understanding the invention have been shown. The same elements bear the same references from one drawing to another. These figures are schematic and do not necessarily respect the scale between the different elements represented.

Dans toute la description du présent texte, les termes « vertical » et « horizontal » sont définis par rapport au plancher de la plate-forme d'accès d'un véhicule. Ainsi, un plan horizontal est sensiblement parallèle au plan dans lequel s'étend le plancher et le plan vertical est sensiblement parallèle au plan dans lequel s'étendent les faces latérales de la caisse du véhicule. Le terme « longitudinal » est défini par rapport à la direction dans laquelle s'étend un véhicule dans un plan horizontal et le terme « transversal » est défini selon une direction sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction longitudinale dans un plan horizontal.Throughout the description of this text, the terms "vertical" and "horizontal" are defined relative to the floor of the access platform of a vehicle. Thus, a horizontal plane is substantially parallel to the plane in which the floor extends and the vertical plane is substantially parallel to the plane in which the lateral faces of the vehicle body extend. The term "longitudinal" is defined in relation to the direction in which a vehicle extends in a plane horizontal and the term "transverse" is defined in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in a horizontal plane.

L'invention s'applique à un véhicule ferroviaire, mais peut s'appliquer à tout type de véhicule à déplacement guidé. Elle s'applique de façon analogue à des véhicules à déplacement non guidé, du type véhicule de transport collectif (bus, car) ou de transport de fret (camion).

  • La figure 1A montre une vue partielle d'un agencement d'accès comprenant une plate-forme 1 d'un véhicule ferroviaire depuis l'extérieur du véhicule, arrêté à un quai (non représenté), selon un premier mode de réalisation.
  • La figure 1B montre une vue partielle de ce même agencement depuis l'intérieur du véhicule.
The invention applies to a rail vehicle, but can be applied to any type of guided displacement vehicle. It applies in a similar way to vehicles with unguided travel, of the type of public transport vehicle (bus, bus) or freight transport (truck).
  • The Figure 1A shows a partial view of an access arrangement comprising a platform 1 of a railway vehicle from outside the vehicle, stopped at a platform (not shown), according to a first embodiment.
  • The Figure 1B shows a partial view of this same arrangement from inside the vehicle.

La description qui suit s'applique indifféremment à ces deux figures : La plate-forme 1 s'étend entre deux faces latérales 2 dont seule une est ici représentée. La face latérale 2 représentée comprend une ouverture d'accès 4 et une porte 6 - ici représentée à deux vantaux - aux dimensions de l'ouverture d'accès 4, montée mobile par rapport à la face latérale 2. Son mouvement est piloté par un calculateur embarqué à bord du véhicule (non représenté). L'autre face peut comporter une deuxième ouverture identique disposée en regard de l'ouverture de la première face. Elle peut également ne pas comporter d'ouverture, ou comporter une deuxième ouverture qui n'est pas disposée en regard de la première. La plate-forme 1 du véhicule comprend un plancher 8 s'étendant entre les deux faces 2 et un dispositif comble-lacune 12 disposé sous le plancher 8. Ce dispositif est du type comprenant une palette 14 mobile en translation, apte à combler la lacune horizontale entre la plate-forme d'accès 1 et le quai. Dans les figures 1A et 1B, le dispositif comble-lacune 12 est en position de retrait, la palette 14 étant entièrement contenue sous le plancher 8.The following description applies equally to these two figures: The platform 1 extends between two lateral faces 2 of which only one is here shown. The lateral face 2 shown comprises an access opening 4 and a door 6 - here represented with two leaves - with the dimensions of the access opening 4, mounted movable with respect to the lateral face 2. Its movement is controlled by a embedded computer on board the vehicle (not shown). The other face may comprise a second identical opening disposed opposite the opening of the first face. It may also have no opening, or have a second opening that is not arranged next to the first. The platform 1 of the vehicle comprises a floor 8 extending between the two faces 2 and a gap-gap device 12 disposed under the floor 8. This device is of the type comprising a pallet 14 movable in translation, able to fill the gap horizontal between the access platform 1 and the platform. In the Figures 1A and 1B , the gap-gap device 12 is in the retracted position, the pallet 14 being entirely contained under the floor 8.

Dans les figures 2A et 2B (détaillés plus loin), le dispositif comble-lacune 12 est en position déployée dans laquelle la palette 14 s'étend à l'extérieur de la plate-forme d'accès 1 en direction du quai.In the Figures 2A and 2B (Detailed below), the gap-gap device 12 is in the deployed position in which the pallet 14 extends outside the access platform 1 towards the wharf.

L'agencement d'accès comprend en outre un dispositif de protection 18 formé dans ce mode par une porte secondaire comportant deux vantaux 20 pleins montés mobiles par rapport à la plate-forme d'accès 1.The access arrangement further comprises a protection device 18 formed in this mode by a secondary door having two solid leaves mounted movable relative to the access platform 1.

Dans les figures 1A et 1B, cette porte secondaire 18 est en position d'extension et bloque l'accès à la plate-forme 1 lorsque le dispositif comble-lacune 12 est en position de retrait ou en phase de déploiement. Les vantaux 20 de la porte secondaire 18 sont fixés de part et d'autre de l'ouverture d'accès 4 à deux montants de porte 22 disposés latéralement au dispositif comble-lacune 12 sur la plate-forme d'accès 1.In the Figures 1A and 1B , this secondary door 18 is in the extended position and blocks access to the platform 1 when the device fills-gap 12 is in the withdrawal position or deployment phase. The leaves 20 of the secondary door 18 are fixed on either side of the access opening 4 to two door posts 22 arranged laterally to the gap-gap device 12 on the access platform 1.

La porte secondaire 18 s'étend, dans la position d'extension, selon un plan vertical médian passant par un plan vertical parallèle et proche des portes d'accès 6. Les vantaux 20 présentent une rigidité adaptée pour résister à une poussée dans la direction transversale de 200 daN au moins. Ainsi, un passager sur la plate-forme d'accès 1 qui tenterait de sortir en poussant sur les vantaux 20 resterait bloqué sur la plate-forme d'accès 1. Les vantaux 20 sont réalisés par exemple en matériau composite avec deux panneaux sandwich entre lesquels est disposé un nid d'abeille d'une épaisseur de 50 mm.The secondary door 18 extends, in the extended position, according to a median vertical plane passing through a vertical plane parallel and close to the access doors 6. The leaves 20 have a rigidity adapted to withstand a thrust in the direction transverse of at least 200 daN. Thus, a passenger on the access platform 1 who tries to exit by pushing on the leaves 20 would remain blocked on the access platform 1. The leaves 20 are made for example of composite material with two sandwich panels between which is arranged a honeycomb with a thickness of 50 mm.

La porte secondaire 18 comprend en outre un mécanisme d'activation (non représenté) apte à mouvoir chaque vantail 20 entre une position d'extension (de fermeture) et une position de retrait (d'ouverture). Ce mécanisme d'activation est logé ici à l'intérieur de chaque montant de porte 22 et comprend notamment un moteur électrique. Ce moteur est relié au calculateur embarqué à bord du véhicule, qui contrôle ainsi les mouvements de l'ensemble des dispositifs de protection du véhicule et de l'ensemble des portes d'accès 6.The secondary door 18 further comprises an activation mechanism (not shown) able to move each leaf 20 between an extended position (closing) and a retracted position (opening). This activation mechanism is housed here inside each door jamb 22 and notably comprises an electric motor. This engine is connected to the on-board computer on board the vehicle, which thus controls the movements of all the protective devices of the vehicle and of all the access doors 6.

Les figures 2A et 2B montrent un agencement d'accès proche de celle des figures 1A et 1B, à ceci près que le dispositif comble-lacune 12 permet ici de combler également une lacune verticale. Une ouverture dans le plancher permet de faciliter son mouvement. Le dispositif comble-lacune est ici représenté en position déployé vers un quai situé sensiblement à la même hauteur (+/- 50 mm) que celle de la plate-forme 1 et que celles des portes secondaires 18, qui sont en position de retrait, autorisant ainsi le passage entre la plate-forme d'accès 1 et le quai. Dans cette position, les vantaux 20 sont repliés contre les montants de porte 22 auxquels ils sont fixés.The Figures 2A and 2B show an access arrangement close to that of Figures 1A and 1B except that the gap-gap device 12 here also makes it possible to fill a vertical gap. An opening in the floor makes it easier to move. The gap-gap device is here represented in the deployed position towards a platform situated at substantially the same height (+/- 50 mm) as that of the platform 1 and those of the secondary doors 18, which are in the retracted position, allowing the passage between the access platform 1 and the platform. In this position, the leaves 20 are folded against the door posts 22 to which they are attached.

La porte secondaire 18 s'étend, dans la position d'extension, selon un plan vertical parallèle à et proche du plan de la porte d'accès et qui s'étend vers l'intérieur.The secondary door 18 extends, in the extended position, in a vertical plane parallel to and close to the plane of the access door and which extends inwardly.

Un tel dispositif de protection 18 est particulièrement adapté aux dispositifs comble-lacune qui ne comportent qu'un élément mobile effectuant un mouvement transversal à l'extérieur du véhicule, pour combler uniquement une lacune horizontale. Le dispositif est peu volumineux et peut être placé très près des portes d'accès, par exemple 50 mm derrière celles-ci. L'emprise de ce dispositif de protection sur la plate-forme 1 est donc très réduite. Ce dispositif présente ainsi l'avantage de pouvoir être installé derrière une porte étanche, qui doit être totalement ouverte avant que le dispositif comble-lacune 12 ne soit déployé, ce qui sécurise l'accès au véhicule lors du déploiement de la palette 14.Such a protective device 18 is particularly suitable for gap-gap devices which comprise only a movable element making a transverse movement outside the vehicle, to fill only a gap horizontal. The device is small and can be placed very close to the access doors, for example 50 mm behind them. The grip of this protective device on the platform 1 is very small. This device thus has the advantage of being able to be installed behind a sealed door, which must be fully open before the bridging device 12 is deployed, which secures access to the vehicle when deploying the pallet 14.

La figure 3A montre une vue partielle d'un autre mode de réalisation d'un agencement d'accès d'un véhicule, arrêté à un quai (non représenté), dont la porte d'accès 6 est ouverte. La figure 3B montre une vue partielle de ce même agencement depuis l'intérieur du véhicule. Seuls les éléments différents du premier mode de réalisation seront décrits.The figure 3A shows a partial view of another embodiment of an access arrangement of a vehicle, stopped at a platform (not shown), the access door 6 is open. The figure 3B shows a partial view of this same arrangement from inside the vehicle. Only the different elements of the first embodiment will be described.

Ici, le dispositif de protection est réalisé sous la forme de deux éléments de protection 24 définissant chacun, ici, un volume creux, et montés mobiles par rapport à la plate-forme d'accès 1. La plate-forme 1 comprend un plancher 8 s'étendant entre les deux faces 2, le plancher présentant une ouverture 10 de forme sensiblement parallélépipédique, s'étendant selon une direction transversale, en direction du quai. L'agencement d'accès comprend également un dispositif comble-lacune 12 présentant une forme complémentaire à l'ouverture du plancher 10, s'étendant à l'intérieur de celle-ci. Le comble-lacune 12 est décrit en détail dans la suite de la description, en relation avec les figures 6 et 7. En position d'extension, les éléments de protection 24 s'étendent l'un vers l'autre dans la direction longitudinale de manière à former un unique volume au-dessus d'au moins une partie de l'ouverture du plancher 10. Chaque élément de protection 24 s'étend ainsi selon un plan vertical médian disposé entre un premier plan vertical passant par le bord avant de la plate-forme 1, orienté vers l'extérieur de la plate-forme 1 en direction du quai, et un second plan vertical passant par le bord arrière longitudinal de l'ouverture de plancher 10. Les éléments de protection 24 présentent une rigidité adaptée pour résister à une poussée dans la direction transversale de 200 daN. Ainsi, un passager sur la plate-forme d'accès 1 qui tenterait de sortir en poussant dessus resterait bloqué sur la plate-forme d'accès 1.Here, the protection device is made in the form of two protection elements 24 each defining, here, a hollow volume, and mounted movable relative to the access platform 1. The platform 1 comprises a floor 8 extending between the two faces 2, the floor having an aperture 10 of substantially parallelepiped shape, extending in a transverse direction towards the wharf. The access arrangement also comprises a gap-gap device 12 having a shape complementary to the opening of the floor 10, extending inside thereof. The gap-gap 12 is described in detail in the following description, in connection with the Figures 6 and 7 . In the extended position, the protective members 24 extend towards each other in the longitudinal direction so as to form a single volume above at least a portion of the floor opening 10. Each protection element 24 thus extends in a median vertical plane disposed between a first vertical plane passing through the front edge of the platform 1, facing outwardly of the platform 1 towards the wharf, and a second vertical plane passing through the longitudinal rear edge of the floor opening 10. The protection elements 24 have a rigidity adapted to withstand a thrust in the transverse direction of 200 daN. Thus, a passenger on the access platform 1 who tries to exit by pushing on it would remain blocked on the access platform 1.

Les figures 4A et 4B représentent une plate-forme d'accès 1 identique à celle des figures 3A et 3B, à ceci près que le dispositif comble-lacune 12 est déployé vers un quai situé à une hauteur inférieure à celle de la plate-forme d'accès 1 et que les éléments de protection 24 sont en position de retrait, autorisant ainsi le passage entre la plate-forme d'accès 1 et le quai. Dans cette position, ces éléments 24 sont enroulés contre les montants de porte 22 auxquels ils sont fixés.The Figures 4A and 4B represent an access platform 1 identical to that of the Figures 3A and 3B except that the gap-gap device 12 is deployed to a platform located at a height less than that of the access platform 1 and the protection elements 24 are in the retracted position, thereby allowing the passage between the access platform 1 and the platform. In this position, these elements 24 are wound against the door posts 22 to which they are attached.

La figure 5 montre en détail le dispositif de protection 18 et de son mécanisme d'activation 28. Chaque élément de protection 24 comprend dans cet exemple deux éléments flexibles 24a s'étendant, en position d'extension, dans un plan vertical et sensiblement longitudinal, décalés l'un par rapport à l'autre dans la direction transversale : ils sont disposés en regard l'un de l'autre. Des éléments flexibles 24a sont reliés par un de leur bord vertical à un élément plan 24b, s'étendant dans une plan vertical et sensiblement transversal. Les bords verticaux opposés des éléments flexibles 24a sont fixés chacun à un enrouleur 26 d'axe de rotation vertical, logés dans chaque montant de porte 22. Les deux enrouleurs 26 sont espacés dans la direction transversale d'une distance au moins égale à la longueur de l'ouverture de plancher 10, pour couvrir toute la ou les parties mobiles du dispositif comble-lacune 12.The figure 5 shows in detail the protective device 18 and its activation mechanism 28. Each protective element 24 comprises in this example two flexible elements 24a extending, in an extended position, in a vertical and substantially longitudinal plane, offset one with respect to the other in the transverse direction: they are arranged facing one another. Flexible elements 24a are connected by one of their vertical edge to a plane element 24b, extending in a vertical and substantially transverse plane. The opposite vertical edges of the flexible elements 24a are each fixed to a reel 26 of vertical axis of rotation, housed in each door jamb 22. The two reels 26 are spaced in the transverse direction by a distance at least equal to the length of the floor opening 10, to cover all or the moving parts of the bridging device 12.

Les éléments flexibles 24a et plan 24b sont réalisés par exemple par des rideaux en matière élastique (par exemple du caoutchouc) montés sur une ossature métallique, ou par des dispositifs à latte, ou par tout autre dispositif s'enroulant aisément autour des enrouleurs 26. En position de retrait, les extrémités des éléments flexibles 24a sont enroulés à l'intérieur des montants de porte 22.The flexible elements 24a and 24b are made for example by curtains of elastic material (for example rubber) mounted on a metal frame, or by slat devices, or by any other device winding easily around the reels 26. In the retracted position, the ends of the flexible elements 24a are wound inside the door posts 22.

Chaque élément de protection 24 comprend en outre un mécanisme d'activation 28 apte à le mouvoir entre une position d'extension et une position de retrait (l'élément de protection 24 et son mécanisme d'activation 28 sont figurés en trait plein en position de retrait, et en tirets en position d'extension). Ce mécanisme d'activation 28 comprend un moteur électrique 30 logé à l'intérieur d'un montant de porte 22 et un dispositif de commande 32 (un dispositif 32 est représenté partiellement en position d'extension en pointillés sur la figure 3A, et en position de retrait en pointillés sur la figure 3B) fixé d'une part au montant de porte 22 et d'autre part à l'intérieur de l'élément plan 24b. Un dispositif de commande 32 est par exemple formé de deux bras articulés, espacés l'un de l'autre dans la direction verticale et liés entre eux par une tige à leur point d'articulation, de manière à effectuer un mouvement uniforme dans la direction longitudinale. D'autres conceptions du dispositif de commande 32 sont envisageables, pour autant qu'ils permettent un mouvement contrôlé, notamment uniforme, des éléments de protection 24 dans la direction longitudinale. Chaque moteur 30 est également relié au calculateur embarqué.Each protection element 24 further comprises an activation mechanism 28 able to move it between an extended position and a retracted position (the protective element 24 and its activation mechanism 28 are shown in solid lines in position shrink, and dashed in extended position). This activation mechanism 28 comprises an electric motor 30 housed inside a door jamb 22 and a control device 32 (a device 32 is partially shown in dotted extension position on the figure 3A , and in dotted position on the figure 3B ) fixed on the one hand to the door jamb 22 and on the other hand inside the plane element 24b. A control device 32 is for example formed of two articulated arms, spaced from each other in the vertical direction and interconnected by a rod at their point of articulation, so as to perform a uniform movement in the direction longitudinal. Other designs of the control device 32 are conceivable, provided that they allow controlled movement, in particular uniform movement, of the elements of protection 24 in the longitudinal direction. Each motor 30 is also connected to the onboard computer.

En position d'extension, le dispositif de protection 18 est étendu de manière à ce que les deux éléments flexibles 24a forment une barrière physique de part et d'autre de l'ouverture de plancher 10, dans la direction transversale.In the extended position, the protective device 18 is extended so that the two flexible elements 24a form a physical barrier on either side of the floor opening 10, in the transverse direction.

Un dispositif de protection 18 formant un volume est particulièrement adapté aux dispositifs comble-lacune 12 qui comportent deux éléments mobiles effectuant un mouvement transversal et un mouvement de rotation à l'extérieur et/ou à l'intérieur du véhicule, pour combler à la fois la lacune horizontale et la lacune verticale entre le plancher 8 de la plate-forme 1 et la quai. Le dispositif 18 est assez volumineux puisqu'il peut empiéter sur la plate-forme jusqu'à 500 mm derrière la porte mais il reste léger puisqu'il est creux. Il présente également l'avantage de sécuriser totalement les parties mobiles - pour empêcher les personnes sur le quai d'entrer dans le véhicule comme pour empêcher les personnes dans le véhicule d'en sortir - tant que le dispositif comble-lacune 12 n'est pas totalement déployé.A volume-forming protection device 18 is particularly suitable for gap-gap devices 12 which comprise two movable elements making transverse movement and rotational movement outside and / or inside the vehicle, to fill at a time the horizontal gap and the vertical gap between the deck floor 8 and the wharf. The device 18 is quite large since it can encroach on the platform up to 500 mm behind the door but it remains light since it is hollow. It also has the advantage of fully securing the moving parts - to prevent people on the platform from entering the vehicle as to prevent people in the vehicle from coming out - as long as the gap-gap device 12 is not not fully deployed.

Le dispositif de protection 18 peut ainsi s'adapter à différents types de dispositif comble-lacune 12 pour les sécuriser.The protection device 18 can thus adapt to different types of gap-gap device 12 to secure them.

Un premier type de dispositif comble-lacune 12 est représenté en figure 6, en position de retrait, et en figure 7, en position d'extension. Il comporte une palette 14 et une rampe 16 liés par un moyen de pivotement d'axe de rotation 40 qui s'étend longitudinalement sous le plancher 8, sensiblement parallèlement au quai. La rampe 16 peut comporter, comme représenté sur les figures 6 et 7, un autre axe de rotation 44 et un nez de seuil 46 articulé disposé vers la face latérale 2, mais cela reste optionnel.A first type of gap-gap device 12 is represented in figure 6 , in the retracted position, and in figure 7 , in the extended position. It comprises a pallet 14 and a ramp 16 linked by a rotation axis pivoting means 40 which extends longitudinally under the floor 8, substantially parallel to the dock. The ramp 16 may comprise, as shown on the Figures 6 and 7 , another axis of rotation 44 and an articulated threshold nose 46 disposed towards the lateral face 2, but this remains optional.

En variante non représentée, la rampe 16 peut comporter entre l'axe de rotation 40 et le nez de seuil 46 un ou plusieurs autres axes de rotation longitudinaux, afin d'améliorer la rupture de pente.In a variant not shown, the ramp 16 may comprise between the axis of rotation 40 and the threshold nose 46 one or more other longitudinal axes of rotation, to improve the slope break.

En position de retrait (fig. 6), la rampe 16 forme partie du plancher 8 et occupe toute l'ouverture de plancher 10. L'axe de rotation 40 est situé à la jointure entre l'ouverture de plancher 10 et le plancher 8.In withdrawal position ( Fig. 6 ), the ramp 16 forms part of the floor 8 and occupies the entire floor opening 10. The axis of rotation 40 is located at the joint between the floor opening 10 and the floor 8.

Pour atteindre la position d'extension (fig. 7), la palette 14 coulisse dans la direction transversale par rapport au plancher 8, dans le sens indiqué par la flèche F. A cet effet, le dispositif comble-lacune 12 comprend une structure de cadre 44 disposée et fixée sous le plancher 8. Cette structure comporte des moyens de guidage 46 s'étendant dans la direction transversale, le long des bords latéraux de l'ouverture de plancher 10, sous le plancher 8. Elle comporte aussi, dans sa partie supérieure orientée vers le plancher 8, une ouverture identique à l'ouverture de plancher 10. La palette 14 comporte des moyens de support 48 apte à coulisser dans les moyens de guidage, à l'intérieur de la structure de cadre. Par exemple, les moyens de guidage 46 de la structure de cadre 44 peuvent être réalisés sous la forme de glissières, directement formées dans la structure ou formées par des profilés en U rapportés sur celle-ci. Les moyens de support 48 de la palette 14 peuvent ainsi prendre la forme de roulettes, qui coulissent à l'intérieur des glissières. D'autres modes de réalisation analogues sont envisageables.To reach the extension position ( Fig. 7 ), the pallet 14 slides in the transverse direction relative to the floor 8, in the direction indicated by the arrow F. For this purpose, the gap-filling device 12 comprises a frame structure 44 arranged and fixed under the floor 8. This structure includes means of guide 46 extending in the transverse direction, along the lateral edges of the floor opening 10, under the floor 8. It also comprises, in its upper part facing the floor 8, an opening identical to the opening of 10. The pallet 14 comprises support means 48 slidable in the guide means, inside the frame structure. For example, the guide means 46 of the frame structure 44 may be in the form of slides, directly formed in the structure or formed by U-shaped profiles reported thereon. The support means 48 of the pallet 14 can thus take the form of rollers, which slide inside the slideways. Other similar embodiments are conceivable.

Selon la lacune verticale et/ou horizontale à combler, la palette 14 peut ne pas être entièrement coulissée en direction du quai, et la rampe 16 peut effectuer une rotation alors que l'axe de rotation 40 est encore à l'intérieur du véhicule. La partie inférieure de la caisse du véhicule, sous la porte d'accès 6, peut être aménagée pour comporter une trappe qui, en s'ouvrant vers le bas, permet à la rampe 16 de pivoter vers un quai disposé plus bas que le plancher 8. La rotation peut s'effectuer sans problème vers un quai disposé plus haut que le plancher 8, quand la porte d'accès 6 est ouverte. Le dispositif de protection 18 doit par conséquent être positionné de manière à laisser un espace vide entre le plancher 8 et le bord inférieur du dispositif de protection 18, afin que la rampe 16 puisse être amenée en position haute en direction d'un quai haut, même lorsque l'axe de rotation 40 de la rampe 16' est situé à l'intérieur de la plate-forme d'accès 1.Depending on the vertical and / or horizontal gap to be filled, the pallet 14 may not be fully slid towards the platform, and the ramp 16 may rotate while the axis of rotation 40 is still inside the vehicle. The lower part of the vehicle body, under the access door 6, can be arranged to include a hatch which, opening downwards, allows the ramp 16 to pivot to a platform disposed lower than the floor 8. The rotation can be effected without problems to a platform disposed higher than the floor 8, when the access door 6 is open. The protective device 18 must therefore be positioned so as to leave a gap between the floor 8 and the lower edge of the protection device 18, so that the ramp 16 can be brought into the upper position towards a high platform, even when the axis of rotation 40 of the ramp 16 'is located inside the access platform 1.

Un deuxième type de dispositif de comble-lacune pour une plate-forme d'accès selon l'invention peut-être réalisé sous la forme d'un caisson apte à tourner autour d'un axe de rotation longitudinal disposé à la jointure entre l'ouverture de plancher 10 et le plancher 8. Ce type de comble-lacune permet ainsi de combler la lacune verticale. La face supérieure du caisson forme partie du plancher 8 de la plate-forme 1. Le caisson peut en outre loger une rampe et un mécanisme d'activation, également relié au calculateur embarqué qui en contrôle le mouvement, la rampe pouvant coulisser dans la direction transversale par rapport au caisson pour combler en outre la lacune horizontale.A second type of gap-filling device for an access platform according to the invention can be made in the form of a box capable of rotating about a longitudinal axis of rotation disposed at the joint between the floor opening 10 and the floor 8. This type of gap-gap thus makes it possible to fill the vertical gap. The upper face of the box forms part of the floor 8 of the platform 1. The box can also accommodate a ramp and an activation mechanism, also connected to the on-board computer which controls the movement, the ramp being slidable in the direction transverse to the box to fill the gap also horizontal.

Pour être encore plus précis lors de leur déploiement, le dispositif comble-lacune comprend avantageusement un dispositif de détection de la présence du quai et de la mesure des lacunes verticales (hauteur entre le quai et le plancher) et horizontale (éloignement entre le bord avant du seuil du véhicule et le quai). Ce dispositif de détection et de mesure est relié également au calculateur embarqué.To be even more precise during their deployment, the gap-gap device advantageously comprises a device for detecting the presence of the platform and the measurement of vertical gaps (height between the platform and the floor) and horizontal (distance between the front edge of the vehicle threshold and the platform). This detection and measurement device is also connected to the onboard computer.

La séquence d'activation des différents dispositifs de la plate-forme 1 par le calculateur est la suivante :

  • le véhicule ferroviaire s'arrête en gare ou en station auprès d'un quai, les portes d'accès 6 sont fermées, le dispositif de protection 18 est en position d'extension et le dispositif comble-lacune 12 est en position rentrée,
  • la lacune horizontale et/ou verticale est évaluée, par exemple au moyen d'un capteur disposé sur le dispositif comble-lacune 12, et la mesure est envoyée au calculateur embarqué,
  • le calculateur autorise l'ouverture des portes d'accès 6 pour permettre l'extension d'une partie mobile du dispositif comble-lacune 12, et pilote la ou les parties mobiles sur la distance appropriée pour combler la ou les lacunes mesurées,
  • le calculateur vérifie que les valeurs souhaitées ont été correctement atteintes,
  • le calculateur autorise alors le retrait du dispositif de protection 18 pour autoriser le passage entre le véhicule et le quai.
The activation sequence of the different devices of the platform 1 by the computer is as follows:
  • the railway vehicle stops at a station or station at a platform, the access doors 6 are closed, the protection device 18 is in the extended position and the gap-filling device 12 is in the retracted position,
  • the horizontal and / or vertical gap is evaluated, for example by means of a sensor disposed on the gap-gap device 12, and the measurement is sent to the on-board computer,
  • the computer authorizes the opening of the access doors 6 to allow the extension of a mobile part of the gap-gap device 12, and controls the movable part or parts over the appropriate distance to fill the gap or gaps measured,
  • the computer checks that the desired values have been correctly achieved,
  • the computer then authorizes the removal of the protective device 18 to allow passage between the vehicle and the dock.

Lorsque le véhicule est prêt à repartir, la séquence d'activation des différents dispositifs est inversée :

  • un signal avertit les passagers de la fermeture des portes d'accès 6 et/ou un capteur de présence vérifie qu'aucun passager n'est présent dans l'ouverture d'accès 4,
  • le dispositif de protection 18 est étendu au-dessus du dispositif comble-lacune 12 pour bloquer le passage des personnes entre le véhicule et le quai,
  • le dispositif comble-lacune 12 est rentré,
  • les portes d'accès 6 sont fermées,
  • le véhicule ferroviaire repart.
When the vehicle is ready to restart, the activation sequence of the different devices is reversed:
  • a signal warns the passengers of the closing of the access doors 6 and / or a presence sensor verifies that no passenger is present in the access opening 4,
  • the protection device 18 is extended above the gap-gap device 12 to block the passage of persons between the vehicle and the platform,
  • the full-gap device 12 is back,
  • the access doors 6 are closed,
  • the railway vehicle leaves.

Comme il ressort des séquences précédentes, le dispositif de protection 18 est en position d'extension pendant que le véhicule circule, afin d'empêcher que des personnes accèdent aux parties mobiles du dispositif comble-lacune même lorsque celui-ci est en position de retrait. Ainsi, lorsque le véhicule est à quai, le dispositif comble-lacune peut-être déployé en sécurité sans craindre que son mouvement ne fasse chuter une personne qui se tiendrait dessus.As can be seen from the preceding sequences, the protective device 18 is in the extended position while the vehicle is traveling, in order to prevent persons from accessing the moving parts of the gap-gap device even when the latter is in the retracted position. . Thus, when the vehicle is docked, the bridging device can be deployed safely without fear that its movement would drop a person who would stand on it.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est nullement limitée au mode de réalisation décrit et illustré qui n'a été donné qu'à titre d'exemple. Ainsi, le dispositif de protection 18 peut s'étendre sur toute la hauteur de la plate-forme d'accès 1, bien qu'il soit préférable d'en limiter l'encombrement et le poids.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and illustrated which has been given by way of example. Thus, the protective device 18 may extend over the entire height of the access platform 1, although it is preferable to limit its size and weight.

Le dispositif de protection 18 peut ne comprendre qu'un seul élément de protection 20, 24 au lieu de deux, fixé à un seul montant de porte et qui couvre toute la distance longitudinale entre deux montants de porte 22. Ainsi, dans le premier mode de réalisation, le dispositif de protection 18 peut ne comprendre qu'un seul vantail de porte 20, et dans le second mode de réalisation décrit, le dispositif de protection 18 peut ne comprendre qu'un élément de protection 24 fixé à un seul montant 22.The protective device 18 may comprise only one protective element 20, 24 instead of two, fixed to a single door jamb and covering the entire longitudinal distance between two door posts 22. Thus, in the first mode embodiment, the protective device 18 may comprise only one door leaf 20, and in the second embodiment described, the protection device 18 may comprise only one protective element 24 fixed to a single upright 22 .

Il est à noter que l'élément mobile 14 du dispositif comble lacune 12 peut s'arrête et être opérationnel quelle que soit la position de sortie imposée par le calculateur.It should be noted that the mobile element 14 of the gap filling device 12 can stop and be operational regardless of the output position imposed by the computer.

L'invention précédemment décrite concerne les dispositif de protection en eux- mêmes, indépendamment du type de dispositif de comble-lacune utilisé.The invention described above relates to the protection device in themselves, regardless of the type of gap-gap device used.

Inversement, l'invention concerne également les dispositifs de comble-lacune décrits précédemment, indépendamment du type de dispositif de protection voire en l'absence de dispositif de protection.Conversely, the invention also relates to the gap-gap devices described above, regardless of the type of protection device or in the absence of protection device.

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  1. Access arrangement between a vehicle and a station platform including:
    - a platform (1) for access to the vehicle including a floor (8),
    - at least one lateral face (2) provided with an opening (4) for access to the platform (1),
    - at least one door (6) movable relative to the face (2) capable of blocking or unblocking the access opening (4),
    - a gap filler device (12) including at least one member (14, 16) movable relative to the floor (8), the gap filler device (12) being movable between a retracted position in which it is entirely contained in the access platform (1) and a deployed position in which at least one element (14, 16) of the gap filler device (12) is at least partially deployed outside the access platform (1) in the direction of the station platform, characterized in that the access arrangement (1) further includes a protection device (18) including at least one protection element (20, 24) separate from said at least one door (6) and movable relative to the access platform (1), the protective device (18) being adapted to prevent access to the gap filler device (12) when the latter is in the retracted position or the deployment phase and to allow access to the gap filler device (12) when the latter is in a deployed position.
  2. Access arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the protection device (18) further includes at least one actuating mechanism (28) capable of moving the protection element (20, 24) between a deployed position in which the protection element (20, 24) prevents access to the gap filler device (12) when the latter is in the retracted position or the deployment phase and a retracted position in which the protection member (20, 24) allows access to the gap filler device (12) when the latter is in a deployed position.
  3. Access arrangement according to claim 2, characterized in that in the deployed position the movable protection element (20, 24) extends between the vertical plane passing through the leading edge of the access platform oriented towards the station platform and a vertical plane oriented towards the inside of the platform.
  4. Access arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable protection element (20, 24) has a stiffness adapted to resist a transverse thrust of 200 daN.
  5. Access arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable protection element (20, 24) is a solid element such as a door or a flap.
  6. Access arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the floor (8) includes a floor opening (10) extending in the direction of the station platform, the gap filler device (8) having a shape complementary to the floor opening (10) and lying inside it.
  7. Access arrangement according to the preceding claim, characterized in that in the deployed position the movable protection element (20, 24) extends so as to form a volume above at least a portion of the floor opening (10).
  8. Access arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable protection element (20, 24) is a hollow element having at least one flexible portion (24a) extending in a substantially vertical plane, notably two flexible portions arranged opposite one another.
  9. Access arrangement according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the movable protection element (20, 24) includes two flexible portions arranged opposite one another and each fixed to a reel (26) having a vertical rotation axis, the reels (26) preferably being spaced by a distance at least equal to the length of the floor opening (10).
  10. Access arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable member (14) of the gap filler device (12) is slidable relative to the floor (8).
  11. Access arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the gap filler device (12) further includes a ramp (16) mounted on the movable member (14) of the gap filler device to be rotatable about a pivot axis (40), notably a pivot axis parallel to the station platform.
  12. Access arrangement according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the ramp (16) is adapted to rotate about its pivot axis (40) located inside the access platform (1).
  13. Access arrangement according to claim 12, characterized in that the gap filler device (12) includes a frame structure (44) arranged under the floor (8) and including guide means (46) extending in the direction of the station platform along the side edges of the floor opening (10).
  14. Access arrangement (1) according to claim 13, characterized in that the sliding movable member (14) includes support means (48) able to slide along the guide means (46) of the frame structure (48).
  15. A method of actuating the access assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that electronic and/or computer-type control means selectively allow opening of the access doors (6) of the vehicle to allow deployment of the movable parts (14) of the gap filler device (12) and drive movement of said one or more movable parts as a function of the vertical and/or horizontal size of the gap to be filled between the access platform (1) and the station platform, in particular by means of sensortype measuring means.
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