EP2576311A1 - Système de transport - Google Patents

Système de transport

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EP2576311A1
EP2576311A1 EP10783660.3A EP10783660A EP2576311A1 EP 2576311 A1 EP2576311 A1 EP 2576311A1 EP 10783660 A EP10783660 A EP 10783660A EP 2576311 A1 EP2576311 A1 EP 2576311A1
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coach
coachwork
transport system
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traffic
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Peder Falk
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B5/00—Elevated railway systems without suspended vehicles
    • B61B5/02—Elevated railway systems without suspended vehicles with two or more rails
    • 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
    • E01B25/08—Tracks for mono-rails with centre of gravity of vehicle above the load-bearing rail
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T30/00—Transportation of goods or passengers via railways, e.g. energy recovery or reducing air resistance

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  • the invention refers to a transport system according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a transport system of the kind mentioned above is shown and described in the United States Patent Application No.: US 2007/0256588 Al .
  • This transport system refers to an elongated vehicle that is carried by a longitudinal, under the centre portion of the coach situated downward extending suspension device, possible to raise and lower, which device is attached to a lower driving device, equipped with carrying wheels and supporting wheels, intended to roll in special guide channels.
  • This system is complex concerning its construction, and is not reliable concerning the safe driving of the vehicle.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a transport system that solves all the above mentioned problems.
  • the driving device of the transport system according to the invention is consequently installed below ground level in a way that it is run on at least three, in this case four, rails; two above the driving device and two below it. In the case with three rails, two are placed along the lower part of the driving device and one along the upper part of the driving device.
  • the lower, carrying, rails are in design and track gauge compatible with existing established systems for tram and railway traffic.
  • the transport system according to the invention is accordingly not provided in a special guide channel as disclosed in US 2007/0256588 Al .
  • the transport system according to the invention comprises a vehicle, preferably for public transport, but also for goods carrying, that: does not discharge carbon dioxide or any other toxic substances injurious to the environment; is not powered by petrol or diesel fuel or ethanol or natural gas but by clean electricity; is not noisy but runs as good as soundless; does not waste energy and pollute by the use of tyres but runs on rails, but yet is not crowding with other types of traffic but can use its own independent timetable, but yet does not have to be completely buried below ground as the underground but can run above ground, easily accessible, and that yet doesn't need any visible track systems; does not include any stationary pillars, hanging tracks or other monorail-like constructions.
  • the vehicles of the transport system according to the invention can smoothly run independent from all other traffic in the streets, silent, energy saving and environment friendly, not crowding, and safe.
  • the vehicle brings along all technical equipment, i.e. means to drive and elevate the coach, and all other necessary equipment for communication and security.
  • Figure 1 shows a cross section of a transport system according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 shows a partial schematic side view of the transport system.
  • Figure 3 shows a sectional perspective view of the transport system.
  • Figure 4 shows a view of the transport system similar to the one in fig. 3 with some details faintly drawn for clarity reasons.
  • Figure 5 shows a view of the transport system similar to the one in fig. 3 with some details faintly drawn for clarity reasons.
  • Figure 6 shows a view of the transport system similar to the one in fig. 3 with some details faintly drawn for clarity reasons.
  • Figure 7 shows a schematic perspective view of the transport system with some details faintly drawn for clarity reasons.
  • a transport system 1 is shown in fig. 1-7 and comprises an electrically driven vehicle 2 running under ground on upper tracks 3a and lower tracks 3b arranged inside a tunnel construction 4, preferably to be used in city traffic.
  • the vehicle 2 has foldable legs 5 or the like, which can raise and lower a coach or a coachwork 6 between a travel position, above the other traffic, and a get on and get off position at the ground level 7.
  • the tracks 3a and 3b extend inside the tunnel construction 4 below the ground level 7.
  • Driving means 8 such as railbound wagons with preferably electric motors, have two upper and two lower pairs of wheels 9a and 9b, respectively, and also includes means 10 to raise and lower the coachwork 6.
  • the wheels 9a, 9b of the driving means are running under the upper tracks 3a as well as on the lower tracks 3b.
  • the foldable legs 5 are arranged to be able to be folded forward and backward in a parallelogram system, but can also be folded in opposite directions when the railbound wagons of the driving means 8 are run in opposite directions and thus lowers the coachwork 6. This provision must be carried out with precision since the coachwork is to be kept in a horizontal position during the raising and lowering operations.
  • the pair of wagons 8 of a vehicle 2 can be provided with detachable couplings 12a, 12b in order to keep the wagons together during running.
  • the foldable legs 5 can be of a different design than the one shown in the drawings. They can for instance be designed as so called Nuremberg scissors, as at least one adjustable telescopical hydraulic device, as an eccentric device, or as foldable legs that are articulated at the middle part of the legs.
  • the foldable legs can be shaped as a U, where the centre rib of the U extends through the slit in the ground level plane and where the end ribs of the legs are provided at the coach and the driving means, respectively.
  • the foldable legs 5 extend through longitudinally provided slits 11, which extend above the tracks 3a, 3b of the driving means 8, and lead between the environment above the ground level 7 and said tunnel construction 4.
  • the transport system 1 has all the advantages of the tram such as environment friendly, silent electric powered driving and comfortable, non-jolting running, but not its biggest disadvantage; the physical competition with the other traffic creating passability problems, especially during rush-hour traffic.
  • the transport system 1 thus also has the advantages of the underground when it comes to being independent from all other traffic, but not its disadvantages (travelling under ground level with all the problems this creates for the passengers with walking in subways, stairs, escalators etc, and the feeling of darkness and being shut in during the trip).
  • the transport system 1 also has the advantages of the bus when it comes to flexibility and accessibility directly from the street, but not its disadvantages such as polluting and crowding problems.
  • the design of the construction parts of the transport system below street level can be combined with permanent structures made for other underground-based systems such as electricity, telecommunication, cable TV, district heating, district cooling, drainage and water supply etc, in such a way that these systems will be constantly and easily accessible.
  • the method of frequent excavating the streets for different reasons can thus become ancient history.
  • the transport system can also be supplemented to be used for goods carrying transports in densely built-up areas, for example for deliveries to shops and companies.
  • the transport system includes a coach or coachwork which by the help of so called foldable legs can be raised above ground level so that the underside of the coach itself is situated above the highest normal level permitted for all other vehicles, approx. 3,40 meters, while the tracks are running below ground level, i.e. below the street level.
  • the foldable legs are so designed that they are attached to one side of the coach, as close as possible to the middle of the street.
  • the drawings show that when the vehicle is driven in right-hand traffic the foldable legs are placed in the way that they underneath the coach are protruding downwards at the left side of the coachwork; in left-hand traffic the opposite.
  • the foldable legs on each vehicle extend through a narrow slit in the street down to the track system below.
  • the thin foldable legs in the middle of the street together occupy in all not more than approx. 25 centimetres of the streets breadth.
  • the vehicles can be driven as a conventional tram, in the streets or on an especially separated path, where coachworks, motor packages and wheels on bogies are driven in the usual manner on tracks above ground.
  • coachwork can, during running, be elevated to a position above all other traffic, while the wheels on their bogies and the motor package at the same time follow the tracks sliding down under ground, and keep running in underground traffic.
  • a vehicle of the transport system 1 according to the invention is in its basic provision meant to be a relatively small vehicle for public transport, with the size of a conventional city bus, with room for approx. 50 - 60 passengers, to be driven in frequent intervals. But also longer vehicles can be used; alternatively more than one vehicle can be connected to longer trains.
  • the travelling conditions for the passengers will be unique. In suburbs, green open spaces etc. one is travelling as in a conventional tram, gets on and off at usual platforms etc. When the vehicle then drives into a more densely built-up area, the coach or coachwork is raised to an elevated position. Also, the coachwork can be provided with slanted windows from the floor level, offering an extra view downwards. All together this offers a very special way of travelling.
  • the coach is lowered to street level for getting on and off, while at other stops, depending on the city environment, also the stop itself is situated in a higher level, and is connected to an escalator/lift. This level is not necessarily highest level possible of the coachwork.
  • the transport system is easily accessible directly from the street, like a bus or a taxi.
  • a user or a passenger doesn't have to use an escalator down or walk in subways below ground, as the case is when using the underground.
  • a regular bus for public city transport is normally approx. 13 metres long.
  • the vehicles of the transport systems have a coachwork which in its normal provision can be a little bit shorter, approx. 10 metres, with room for approx. 50 - 60 passengers.
  • a longer version can be used, with more doors and more foldable legs.
  • the power transmission for raising and lowering the coachwork is in the shown embodiment inside the two parallel, interconnected foldable legs 5 (when using longer coachworks three foldable legs should be used).
  • the driving device with motor is situated below ground level in for this purpose especially constructed tunnels/culverts.
  • the foldable legs are connected to the driving device trough a slit in the ground leading to the constructed culvert.
  • the wheels and possible bogies of the vehicle are situated below ground level in the culverts. The driver operates the ride from his/her position at the very front of the coach, using controls for driving, light etc.
  • the transport system can also be developed so that the ride is fully computerized and the vehicle is driven without a driver.
  • the vehicle can be equipped with cameras underneath the coachwork, and detectors sensing possible obstacles.
  • the coachworks are in the normal case equipped with two doors for getting on and off. These doors are preferably placed in the middle of each long side. When using longer vehicles, double doors on each side can be used.
  • coachwork is equipped on the inside according to requirements, with all the desired conveniences/security details/information possibilities that also are used in conventional railbound traffic, such as space for perambulators and wheelchairs, seats suitable for disabled persons, safety belts, advertising signs, TV-screens with information, commercials etc.
  • the driving device including at least one motor, of a low, fiat arrangement, is situated on a wagon of its own placed directly on the tracks that are running in the culvert, and is in an uncomplicated way connected with the lower portion of the foldable legs.
  • the motor when driving hi dense city traffic, the motor is run below ground level in the culvert, while the coachwork is riding above ground level.
  • the motor is preferably electric and gets its power from a separate conductor rail using the same technology as at conventional underground systems.
  • the vehicle is wired with cables from the motor upwards to the driver through the foldable legs.
  • wireless systems can be used.
  • the track system is based on the principle of double, towards each other situated railway tracks, turned upwards and upside down, respectively, in order to control the forces working sideways in the bends. At any other traffic conventional tracks are used.
  • the track system, the switches etc. are built in a usual way. This means that the vehicles of the transport system can be driven on underground tracks as well as on tram tracks, but also on regular railway tracks. The latter is preferably used when a vehicle is to be transported along longer distances, for instance at the first time delivery from the factory to the destination of use.
  • a preferably asphalted service tunnel is situated, with room for small electric service cars.
  • the development in inner city areas with dense traffic is performed street by street. In the suburbs the development can be performed gradually; the system can first be built and run as common railbound traffic above ground, and then later, when needed, bit by bit be developed with subterranean installations. Under ground level the culvert system is built in sections, with ready-made caisson like concrete elements with service tunnel, drainage etc. In these concrete elements, then the technical systems are placed for the tracks as well as for electricity/tele/cable TV/district heating/district cooling/drainage and water supply etc.
  • the streets where the transport system is to be used must be adapted in certain ways.
  • the security profile for the openings of the slits, with regard to other traffic - especially pedestrians and cyclists - must be chosen depending on type of street.
  • the openings of the slits can also be covered by flaps or similar, which are constructed so that they normally cover the opening of the slit, but when a vehicle passes, they automatically open (are pushed aside, are folded upwards or downwards).
  • Special adjustments for running under viaducts etc. is normally not needed - the transport system then simply lowers the coach to street level, and is then not higher than a regular city bus.
  • special detectors can be used; these sense the height of any obstacles when approaching, and make adjustments during running.
  • the streetlighting must be placed on lampposts, or on the housewalls, not hanging on wires across the streets.
  • the stops can be given many different designs depending on the circumstances.
  • platforms When running on the street level (e.g. in suburbs) platforms can be located as usual between or on each side of the tracks.
  • the stops When running in an elevated position the stops can be located on a higher level, or on the ground level.
  • the platforms When using stops on a higher level, the platforms are located between or on each side of the tracks, as an alternative the stops can be located in a building, where the coach stops close to the building (in all these cases the stops are reached from the street level by stairs/escalators or lifts).
  • stops on the ground level the coach is lowered from the elevated position to the street level, for getting on and off.
  • the stops preferably can be located immediately after crossings. Then the traffic lights can be adjusted in the way that the transport system gets a light of its own for passing, which allows the coach to be lowered during the actual passing through the crossing without having any other traffic in its way, after which the coach, having been lowered to the street level, slides to the stop.
  • This type of stops directly after crossings with especially adjusted signals is already in use today for buses at certain crossings in Sweden.
  • a special type of chemical glass can be used, making the coaches windows to shade in the moment it passes, thus limiting the view through certain windows or through all windows at one or both sides of the coach, as desired. This can be performed automatically.
  • the transport system presents a new type of vehicle for city traffic, and therefore it is important to provide the system with a series of new solutions offering the best possible traffic safety.
  • the transport system has a light of its own, where no other traffic is allowed to pass at the same time, in the way that is used today for certain bus lines;
  • the coachwork, and especially the foldable legs at the street level, are provided with warning flashlights when driving;
  • the foldable legs are on their respective fronts on the street level provided with special sliding contacts, a "tongue of a shoe", which like a kind of a snowplough lifts away any possible obstacles;
  • the transport system is provided with a number of detectors which, when lowering the coach, are sensing any possible obstacles underneath, thus activating a special automatic stop system, immediately interrupting the descending movement.
  • the safety is well provided for, so that the driver gets a good general view of the traffic, with an open visual field downwards.
  • the vehicle can be equipped with cameras beneath and on the sides of the coach, offering the driver full control of the situation in all directions via monitors. All passenger seats should be equipped with safety belts.
  • the transport system will be almost independent of all other traffic, an advantage especially during rush-hour traffic.
  • the bus lines along the same routes can be eliminated, which means more space for all other traffic.
  • the transport system according to the invention is almost independent of all other traffic, which makes it much easier to reduce the travelling time as well as keep to time.
  • the system also, when needed, offers the possibility to use an increased frequency of services without affecting all other traffic.
  • the system can also be used to solve the big problems with goods carrying to shops and other companies in the inner cities.
  • a coach unit can comprise a base plate only without a coachwork. Upon the base plate a lorry carrying goods can be driven. It is also possible to develop a special new system where several small electric cars are driven onto the base plate, e.g. crosswise, to be picked up by for this purpose especially licensed drivers/receivers. All such goods carrying transports can, using a sophisticated system for driving on and off, be run on schedule, between the other vehicles.
  • the transport system according to the invention is basically a public transport system.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système (1) de transport comprenant au moins un véhicule (2), de préférence à propulsion électrique, comportant un dispositif moteur (8) guidé par rails et une voiture ou cabine (6). Le dispositif moteur du véhicule (2), circulant dans un tunnel / conduit (4) spécialement construit en sous-sol, est relié, à travers des fentes (11) dans la chaussée, à sa voiture ou cabine par l'intermédiaire de moyens (5, 9) fixés sur un côté de la voiture ou cabine et servant à abaisser et à soulever la voiture ou cabine d'une position au niveau du sol à une position à un niveau prédéterminé, l'axe central de la voiture ou cabine étant maintenu en position sensiblement horizontale pendant les opérations de montée et de descente. Le tunnel / conduit (4) susmentionné est de préférence appelé à être utilisé pour d'autres systèmes infrastructurels tels que des conduites, canalisations, câbles, etc.
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