EP3383718B1 - Overhead transportation facility - Google Patents

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EP3383718B1
EP3383718B1 EP16819973.5A EP16819973A EP3383718B1 EP 3383718 B1 EP3383718 B1 EP 3383718B1 EP 16819973 A EP16819973 A EP 16819973A EP 3383718 B1 EP3383718 B1 EP 3383718B1
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  • the invention relates to air transport installations, in particular the transport of passengers.
  • the wheels of the vehicles are generally driven by an electric motor mounted on the vehicles.
  • the vehicles can also include several electric motors capable of respectively driving the wheels or pairs of wheels. But such engines are bulky and weigh down the vehicles.
  • the vehicles must be equipped with batteries to power the engines, which further encumbers the vehicles.
  • the electric motors of each of the vehicles must be synchronized with each other to avoid any risk of collision between vehicles.
  • the document FR1303830 discloses a downhole installation with suspended running rails. Vehicles travel along the rails using a traction cable which crosses pulley boxes. The pulley box has four pulleys mounted in a cross.
  • the object of the invention is to remedy these drawbacks, and more particularly to provide an air transport installation which can offer enhanced safety for users, in particular by limiting the risk of collision between vehicles.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an air transport installation making it possible to increase the passenger transport rate.
  • the installation according to claim 1 comprises at least one traffic lane for vehicles comprising a main rail suspended above the ground and having at least one curvature, and at least one vehicle provided with a set of main wheels configured to run on the main rail.
  • the traffic path of the invention comprises a towing aerial cable, a drive means configured to drive the cable, and guide means configured to guide the cable along the main rail, the vehicle comprising a hooking means configured. to hang the vehicle on the cable.
  • an installation which makes it possible to increase the speed of movement of the vehicles with respect to amusement rides of the open type.
  • Such an installation makes it possible to increase the throughput of the passengers, while reducing the risk of collision between vehicles during the transport of the passengers, since the vehicles are attached to the same towing cable during transport.
  • a first traffic lane may surround a second traffic lane so as to create a separation space between the first and second traffic lanes. Thanks to the two traffic lanes, the availability of vehicles for boarding or disembarking passengers is increased. In fact, it is possible to stop the drive of the towing cable of a first track, for example to ensure maintenance, or in the event of a breakdown, while retaining the possibility of using the towing cable of the second track. Such an installation therefore makes it possible to ensure the redundancy of the drive of the vehicles and guarantees a high transport rate.
  • the main rail of at least one traffic lane may have several horizontal curvatures, and the means for guiding the traffic lane include horizontal deflection rollers on which the cable of the travel lane rests so as to deflect it in parallel. horizontal curvatures.
  • the installation makes it possible to create traffic lanes with horizontal curvatures to reach different places that are not necessarily aligned. It can be noted that the current installations of the cable car type do not allow such horizontal curvatures between two passenger embarkation / disembarkation stations. Indeed, for cable cars equipped with a single cable that is both tractor and carrier, there are no pylons deflecting the cable according to a horizontal curvature between two stations because the gripper of vehicles towed at high speed could come out of the cable. pylon rollers due to the high traction speed.
  • main rail having horizontal curvatures therefore allows the moving vehicles at high speed along a traffic lane having horizontal curvatures between two stations.
  • the main rail of at least one traffic lane may also include several vertical curvatures, and the means for guiding the traffic lane include several compression rollers pressing on the cable of the traffic lane so as to guide it parallel to the curvatures. vertical.
  • the means for guiding at least one traffic lane may include several support rollers supporting the cable of the traffic lane above the ground.
  • the installation according to claim 1 comprises at least one traffic lane comprising a secondary rail suspended above the ground parallel to the main rail of the traffic lane, and the vehicle of the traffic lane is provided with a set of wheels. secondaries configured to run on the secondary rail.
  • the means for attaching the vehicle to at least one traffic lane can be configured to removably attach the vehicle to the cable of the traffic lane.
  • the installation may further comprise a station for disembarking and boarding passengers in the vehicle of at least one traffic lane, the vehicle comprising a grip plate and the station comprising a set of drive wheels intended to cooperate with the grip plate of the vehicle to drive it along the main rail of the taxiway when it is unhooked from the cable of the taxiway.
  • the means for driving at least one traffic lane may comprise a driving pulley for driving the cable of the traffic lane, and means for tensioning the cable of the traffic lane.
  • the main rail and the secondary rail of at least one traffic lane can respectively form two closed loops.
  • the main rail and the secondary rail of at least one traffic lane may be continuous.
  • the vehicle of at least one traffic lane may include a carriage and a cabin removably mounted on the carriage, the carriage comprising movement means configured to lower and raise the cabin relative to the carriage.
  • an air transport installation 1 comprising at least one traffic lane 2, 3 for vehicles 4, 5.
  • Each traffic lane 2, 3 comprises a main rail 6, 7 suspended above the ground, also noted external rail, intended to guide the vehicles 4, 5 along the track 2, 3.
  • Each traffic lane 2, 3 also comprises one or more supports 8 on which the main rails 6, 7 are mounted in suspension with respect to the ground 9, as shown in figures 4 and 5 .
  • each main rail 6, 7 forms a closed loop.
  • each main rail 6, 7 is continuous.
  • Each main rail 6, 7 comprises at least one curvature 10 to 20 so as to guide the vehicles 4, 5 in different places, in particular non-aligned places.
  • Each main rail 6, 7 can include horizontal curvatures 10 to 16 parallel to the ground.
  • the horizontal curvatures 10 to 16 can be internal horizontal curvatures 10, 11, 12, 13, and 16 oriented towards the inside of the traffic lane 2, 3, also denoted concave horizontal curvatures, to guide the vehicles 4, 5 towards inside the traffic lane 2, 3, or external horizontal curvatures 14, 15 oriented towards the outside of the lane 2, 3 to guide the vehicles 4, 5 to the outside of the lane 2, 3, called convex horizontal curvatures.
  • each main rail 6, 7 can further include vertical curvatures 17 to 20 perpendicular to the ground.
  • the vertical curvatures 17 to 20 can be convex vertical curvatures 18, 19 with respect to the ground or concave vertical curvatures 17, 20 with respect to the ground, in order to guide the vehicles 3, 4 upwards or downwards.
  • Each traffic lane 2, 3 can include straight sections 21 to 23 in which the main rail 6, 7 is straight.
  • FIG. 1 we have represented a example of installation 1 comprising a traffic lane 2 in which the main rail 6 describes a closed loop comprising, successively, a concave horizontal curvature 10, a concave vertical curvature 17, a convex vertical curvature 18, a concave horizontal curvature 11, a convex vertical curvature 19, a concave vertical curvature 20, a concave horizontal curvature 12, another concave horizontal curvature 13 having a radius of curvature greater than that of the previous one, a rectilinear section 21, then a convex horizontal curvature 14, a rectilinear section 22, a convex horizontal curvature 15 a rectilinear section 23, and a concave horizontal curvature 16.
  • the installation 1 can comprise a single vehicle 4 or more vehicles 4, 5.
  • each traffic lane 2, 3 can include one or more vehicles 4, 5.
  • Each vehicle 4, 5 has a cabin 24, or one or more vehicles. several seats, for transporting passengers, and a set of main wheels 25 configured to allow the vehicle 4, 5 to run on the main rail 6, 7. More particularly, each vehicle 4, 5 comprises a carriage 26 on which are mounted the cab 24 and all the main wheels 25.
  • the air transport installation 1 further comprises at least one station 27 to 30 for disembarking and boarding passengers in vehicles 4, 5. Furthermore, each traffic lane 2, 3 also comprises an aerial towing cable 31. , 32, a drive means 33 for the cable 31, 32, and guide means 34 for guiding the cable 31, 32 along the main rail 6, 7 of the traffic path 2, 3.
  • the guide means 34 comprise rollers 35 to 37, that is to say small grooved wheels so that a cable 31, 32 can pass inside the groove.
  • the rollers 35 to 37 can be support rollers 35 for supporting the cables 31, 32 above the ground, and on which the cables 31, 32 are placed to rest. Not all of the support rollers 35 are shown on the figure 1 , for reasons of simplification. Note that there are several support rollers 35 located along each of the traffic lanes 2, 3 to keep the cables 31, 32 above the ground.
  • the rollers can also be horizontal deflection rollers 36 for guiding the cables 31, 32 parallel to the horizontal curvatures of the main rails 6, 7, and on which the cables 31, 32 rest. More particularly, the horizontal deflection rollers 36 are parallel to the ground, ie their axes of rotation are vertical.
  • the rollers can be compression rollers 37 which press on the cables 31, 32 so as to guide them parallel to the vertical curvatures of the main rails 6, 7, that is to say upwards or downwards.
  • the main rails 6, 7 can have inclined curvatures, that is to say neither vertical nor horizontal, and the rollers can be inclined to guide the cables 31, 32 parallel to the main rails 6, 7.
  • the rollers 35 to 37 are located along the traffic lanes 2, 3 so that the cables 31, 32 follow the traffic lane 2, 3 while remaining parallel to the main rails 6, 7.
  • one or more horizontal deflection rollers 36 are located at each horizontal curvature 10 to 16 of the main rail 6.
  • horizontal deflection rollers 36 are located inside the closed loop described by the cable 31 to guide it towards the inside of the loop.
  • horizontal deflection rollers 36 are situated on the outside of the cable 31 to guide it towards the outside of the loop.
  • support rollers 35 are located under the cable 31 along the traffic path 2, and more particularly at the level of the concave vertical curvatures 17, 20.
  • Compression rollers 37 are located at the level of the convex vertical curvatures 18, 19.
  • the cables 31, 32 are intended to tow the vehicles 4, 5 along the main rail 6, 7. More particularly, the cables 31, 32 are kept suspended above the ground parallel to the main rails 6, 7 in order to tow the vehicles 4, 5 along the traffic lane 2, 3.
  • the drive means 33 of a track 2, 3 is configured to drive the cable 31, 32 of the track 2, 3.
  • the drive means 33 of the tracks 2, 3 are preferably located within the same station 27, referred to as a driving station.
  • the drive means 33 can be located in two separate stations.
  • Each drive means 33 comprises a motor 38, a driving pulley 39 driven by the motor 38 and configured to drive the cable 31, 32 of a traffic lane 2, 3, and tensioning means 40 of the cable 31 , 32 of channel 2, 3.
  • Engines 38 of channels 2, 3 can be electric or internal combustion.
  • the tensioning means 40 of a towing cable 31, 32 may comprise a return pulley 41, as illustrated in figures 7 to 9 .
  • the tensioning means 40 can also comprise two return pulleys 41, 42, as illustrated on figure 6 .
  • each vehicle 4, 5 comprises a hooking means 43 configured to hook the vehicle 4, 5 to the overhead cable 31, 32.
  • each hooking means 43 is configured to fix the vehicle 4, 5 to the cable 31, 32.
  • the hooking means is a fixed clamp, and the vehicle 4, 5 is permanently attached to the cable 31, 32.
  • the drive means 33 must be stopped so that the vehicles 4, 5 remain stationary so that the passengers can embark or disembark in the vehicles 4, 5.
  • a first station 27 allows boarding.
  • the second station 28 is located so that the route of the traffic lanes 2, 3, to go from the first 27 to the second station 28, is equal to the route to go from the second 28 to the first station 27 in the same direction of traffic.
  • the vehicles 4, 5 are fixedly attached to the cable 31, 32 and when a vehicle 4, 5 is located at the level of the first station 27, a second vehicle 4, 5 is located at the level of the second station 28.
  • the use of the fixed clamps 43 requires that the vehicles cannot bypass the driving pulley 38 of the traffic lane 2, 3.
  • the cable 31, 32 must therefore be stopped before a vehicle 4, 5 crosses drive pulley 38, then drive it again in an opposite direction of travel.
  • the stations 27 to 30 are simpler to produce because it is no longer necessary to unhitch the vehicles at the station.
  • each hooking means 43 is configured to removably hook the vehicle 4, 5 to the cable 31, 32.
  • the hooking means 43 is a clamp, called disengageable, which can open to separate the vehicle from the cable 31, 32, or close to grip the cable 31, 32 and make the vehicle integral with the cable 31, 32, that is to say to mechanically link the vehicle 4, 5 to the cable 31, 32.
  • the vehicles 4, 5 are attached to the cables 31, 32 between two stations 27 to 30 to be towed along the main rails 6, 7 at a determined speed which is equal to the speed of the towing cable 31, 32.
  • the vehicles 4, 5 can be disconnected from the cable 31, 32, or unhooked, when the vehicles 4, 5 enter a station 27 to 30.
  • the unhooked vehicles 4, 5 can be moved at a speed which is lower than that of the towing cable 31, 32, in particular to facilitate the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.
  • the advantage of the disengageable clamps 43 is that the vehicles can bypass the driving pulley 38 of the traffic lane 2, 3.
  • the towing cable 31, 32 of the channel 2, 3 can therefore be driven in the same direction of travel without interruption.
  • the cables 31, 32 are only traction cables, that is to say that the cables 31, 32 are not involved in the suspension of the vehicles 4, 5.
  • the vehicles 4, 5 are not. not suspended from cables 31, 32, but suspended from the main rails 6, 7, in particular by means of all the main wheels 25.
  • each vehicle 4, 5 has an adhesion plate 46 and each station 27 to 30 includes a set of drive wheels 47, shown in figures 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and 10 , intended to cooperate with the grip plates 46 to drive the vehicles 4, 5 unhooked along the main rails 6, 7.
  • the passengers can embark and disembark vehicles 4, 5 without having to stop the drive means 33 of the cables 31, 32. In this case, it is not necessary to reduce the speed of the cables 31, 32 when the persons embark or disembark the vehicles 4, 5.
  • the traffic tracks 2, 3 each comprise a secondary rail 48, 49 suspended above the ground, also denoted internal rail, parallel to the main rail 6, 7 of the traffic track 2, 3.
  • each vehicle 4, 5 is provided with a set of secondary wheels 50 configured to allow the vehicle 4, 5 to run on the secondary rails 48, 49.
  • Each secondary rail 48, 49 cooperates with a main rail 6, 7 d 'a traffic track 2, 3 to ensure a more stable suspension for the vehicles 4, 5 of the track 2, 3.
  • the secondary rails 48, 49 include curvatures corresponding to those of the main rails 6, 7 with which they cooperate, in order to travel along the traffic track 2, 3 while remaining parallel to the main rail 6, 7 of the track 2, 3.
  • the secondary rails 48, 49 also form closed loops.
  • the secondary rails 48, 49 are continuous.
  • the aerial towing cable 31, 32 of a traffic lane 2, 3 is located between the main rail 6, 7 and the secondary rail 48, 49 of the traffic lane 2, 3.
  • the installation 1 comprises a first traffic lane 2, describing a first closed loop, and a second traffic lane 3 surrounded by the first lane 2, so as to create a separation space 51 between the first and second channels 2, 3.
  • the separation space 51 allows, for example, to place a boarding platform 52 between the two tracks 2, 3, to reduce the lateral bulk of the station 27.
  • boarding platforms 52 can be placed outside the first track 2, and boarding platforms 52 inside the second track 3.
  • FIG. 3 there is shown a vehicle 4 entering the drive station 27.
  • the set of drive wheels 47 in which the drive wheels 47 have their axes of rotation located vertically.
  • the grip plate 46 is vertical, and when the vehicle 4 enters the station 27, the grip plate 46 travels between the drive wheels 47 to brake the vehicle 4.
  • the stations 27 to 30 are equipped with motors 53 to control the rotation of the drive wheels 47.
  • the vehicles 4 can be moved. , 5 unhooked from the cables 31, 32, along the traffic lanes 2, 3 within a station 27 to 30.
  • the set of main wheels 25 can include at least two main wheels 25 front and rear.
  • the set of secondary wheels 50 can also include at least two secondary wheels 50, front and rear.
  • the vehicle 4 comprises a hanger 54 on which the cabin 24 is fixed.
  • the hanger 54 is connected to the carriage 26 by a pivot connection allowing pendular movements of the cabin 24 relative to the carriage 26.
  • the main 25 and secondary wheels 50 are rotatably mounted on two lateral ends of the carriage 26.
  • the main rail 6 is connected to the secondary rail 48 by overhead suspension means 55.
  • the means of suspension 55 are mounted on the supports 8 to keep the rails 6, 48 above the ground.
  • the suspension means 55 comprise a frame having a "U" shape open towards the ground 9, where each end of the "U” comprises a rail 6, 48.
  • the hooking means 43 and the adhesion plate 46 are also mounted on the carriage 26.
  • the main rail 6 and the secondary rail 48 also have a "U" shape.
  • the hooking means 43 is a disengageable clamp comprising a jaw which can open to release the vehicle 4 and close on the cable 31 to hook the vehicle 4 to the cable 31.
  • the jaw comprises an upper part 56a and a part lower 56b and the cable 31 is clamped between the upper part 56a and the lower part 56b of the jaw when the vehicle 3 is hooked to the cable 31.
  • the disengageable clamp 43 also comprises one or more springs 57 to keep the jaw closed on the cable 31
  • the disengageable clamp 46 comprises a lever 58 which presses on the spring 57 to open the jaw.
  • the lever 58 is actuated in station 27 to 30 in order to be able to hook and unhook the vehicle 4 from the cable 31.
  • a support roller 35 and a compression roller 37 which have their axes of rotation oriented parallel to the ground. 9.
  • rollers 35 to 37 are mounted on the suspension means 55, as illustrated in figure 4 . It is also possible to provide pylons independent of the rails 6, 7 and 48, 49 located along the traffic routes 2, 3 which carry the rollers 35 to 37. When no vehicle passes at the level of the rollers 35 to 37, the cable 31, 32 bears against the rollers 35 to 37. When the vehicles 4, 5 pass at the level of a roller 35 to 37, the jaws are then in contact with the rollers 35 to 37.
  • the groove of the rollers 35 to 37 allows cables 31, 32 and jaws to pass through the groove.
  • a compression roller 37, a support roller 35 and two horizontal deflection rollers 36 but these rollers 35 to 37 are not located at the same level, that is to say at the same plane, along of the same traffic lane 2, 3. Indeed, at a given location of a traffic lane 2, 3, there is generally only one roller 35 to 37.
  • compression rollers 37 and support rollers 35 located opposite each other can be provided to ensure vertical bending of the cable 31, 32.
  • the set of main wheels 25 comprises at least six wheels 25, including two front and rear wheels located above the cable, two front and rear wheels located against one side of the main rail 6, and two front and rear wheels located under the main rail 6.
  • the assembly formed by the six wheels keeps the vehicle 4, 5 integral with the main rail 6.
  • the assembly of secondary wheels 50 also includes at least six secondary wheels 50 to maintain all of the secondary wheels 50 integral with the secondary rail 48.
  • the aerial suspension means 55 comprise a frame having a "C" shape open towards the ground 9, where each end of the "C" corresponds to a rail 6, 48.
  • the main rail 6 and the secondary rail 48 have a shape of a solid cylinder.
  • the suspension means 55 are also mounted on the supports 8 to keep the rails 6, 48 above the ground.
  • FIG. 6 there is shown another embodiment of a driving station 27 and of a vehicle 4.
  • the vehicle 4 is unhooked from the cable 31 and travels from left to right in the direction referenced D.
  • the vehicle 4 is driven by the set of drive wheels 47 which exert pressure on the grip plate 46 to roll the vehicle 4 on the main rail 6.
  • the drive wheels 47 have their axes of rotation located horizontally.
  • the grip plate 46 is also horizontal, and when the vehicle 4 enters the station 27, the drive wheels 47 press on the grip plate 46 to move the vehicle 4, in particular to brake it, the push, or speed it up.
  • Station 27 also includes deflection pulleys for deflecting the tractor cable 31.
  • the drive means 33 comprises a driving pulley 39 and the tensioning means 40 comprise a single pulley 41, also called return pulley.
  • the return pulley 41 is located opposite the driving pulley 39.
  • the axis of rotation Y of the driving pulley 39 is horizontal, and the axis of rotation X of the return pulley 41 is inclined relative to the axis Y rotation of the drive pulley 39.
  • the main rail 6 comprises, from left to right of the figure 10 , an internal horizontal curvature, a concave vertical curvature, a convex vertical curvature, and a rectilinear section.
  • the station 27 comprises drive wheels 47 intended to brake the vehicle 4 as it descends towards the embarkation platform located at ground level.
  • the vehicles 4 are unhooked at ground level.
  • the drive wheels 47 can be replaced by a handling chain.
  • the handling chain has movable cleats rotating in a circular manner along the travel lane, and the vehicles are configured to be moved by the movable cleats along the travel lane 2, 3.
  • the handling chain follows the curvatures of the rails 6, 48 of the traffic lane 2, 3.
  • the hanger 54 of the cabin 24 is removably mounted on the carriage 26 of the. vehicle 4.
  • the vehicle 4 comprises movement means 61 configured to lower and raise the cabin 24 relative to the carriage 26. It is thus possible to lower cabin 24 to ground level to embark and disembark passengers.
  • the movement means 61 may be a cable descender for raising and lowering the cabin 24.
  • the cable descender 61 comprises drive pulleys 62 for handling cables 63.
  • the handling cables 63 each have a a first end fixed to the cabin 24 and a second end fixed to a drive pulley 62.
  • the drive pulleys 62 are furthermore motorized, and allow, when the drive pulleys 62 are rotated, to wind up or to unwind the handling cables 63 around the drive pulleys 62.
  • the carriage 26 of the vehicle 4 further comprises removable fixing means 64, configured to cooperate with the hanger 54 located on the cabin 24, making it possible to hook or to unhook the cabin 24 from the trolley 26. It is thus possible to choose to bring the trolley 26, by means of the drive wheels 47, in line with the loading dock, then to lower the cabin 24 while the trolley 26 im rest mobile. As a variant, it is possible to choose to gradually lower the cabin 24 when the carriage 26 is in motion.
  • the station 28 may further include one or more anti-oscillation slides 65, to keep the cabin 24 horizontal when it is lowered by the descender 61.
  • An anti-oscillation slide 65 may be located laterally to the cabin 24.
  • the cabin 24 may include a stud, or a guide roller, located laterally and which is introduced into the anti-oscillation slide 65 when the cabin 24 is lowered by the descender 61.
  • the invention which has just been described is particularly suitable for traffic lanes which have horizontal curvatures and which require sufficiently high vehicle travel speeds to ensure a high flow of passengers.

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Domaine technique de l'inventionTechnical field of the invention

L'invention concerne les installations de transport aérien, notamment le transport de passagers.The invention relates to air transport installations, in particular the transport of passengers.

État de la techniqueState of the art

Actuellement, il existe des parcs de loisirs ayant des manèges aériens où les véhicules qui transportent des personnes sont suspendus au-dessus du sol sur des rails aériens et chaque véhicule comporte des roues fixées en haut des véhicules pour les faire rouler le long des rails. Ces manèges peuvent être du type « à sensations fortes » lorsque leurs circuits ont des pentes ayant un fort dénivelé. D'autres manèges sont du type « découverte » avec des pentes à faible dénivelé, pour permettre aux personnes de visiter les endroits caractéristiques du parc de loisirs. De manière générale les vitesses des manèges du type « découverte » sont faibles par rapport à celles des manèges à sensations fortes.Currently, there are amusement parks having aerial rides where vehicles carrying people are suspended above the ground on overhead rails and each vehicle has wheels attached to the top of the vehicles to roll them along the rails. These rides can be of the “thrilling” type when their circuits have slopes with a steep drop. Other rides are of the “discovery” type with low slopes, to allow people to visit the characteristic places of the leisure park. In general, the speeds of “discovery” type rides are low compared to those of thrilling rides.

Pour déplacer les véhicules le long des rails des manèges du type découverte, les roues des véhicules sont généralement entraînées par un moteur électrique monté sur les véhicules. Les véhicules peuvent également comprendre plusieurs moteurs électriques aptes à entraîner respectivement les roues ou des paires de roues. Mais de tels moteurs sont encombrants et alourdissent les véhicules. En outre il faut équiper les véhicules de batteries pour alimenter les moteurs, ce qui encombre encore plus les véhicules. Par ailleurs, les moteurs électriques de chacun des véhicules doivent être synchronisés entre eux pour éviter tout risque de collision entre véhicules.In order to move the vehicles along the rails of the amusement rides of the discovery type, the wheels of the vehicles are generally driven by an electric motor mounted on the vehicles. The vehicles can also include several electric motors capable of respectively driving the wheels or pairs of wheels. But such engines are bulky and weigh down the vehicles. In addition, the vehicles must be equipped with batteries to power the engines, which further encumbers the vehicles. Furthermore, the electric motors of each of the vehicles must be synchronized with each other to avoid any risk of collision between vehicles.

Le document FR1303830 divulgue une installation de fond de mine avec des rails de roulement suspendus. Les véhicules circulent le long des rails à l'aide d'un câble tracteur qui traverse des boites à poulie. La boite à poulie comporte quatre poulies montées en croix.The document FR1303830 discloses a downhole installation with suspended running rails. Vehicles travel along the rails using a traction cable which crosses pulley boxes. The pulley box has four pulleys mounted in a cross.

Objet de l'inventionObject of the invention

L'objet de l'invention consiste à remédier à ces inconvénients, et plus particulièrement à fournir une installation de transport aérien qui puisse offrir une sécurité renforcée pour les utilisateurs, notamment en limitant le risque de collision entre les véhicules.The object of the invention is to remedy these drawbacks, and more particularly to provide an air transport installation which can offer enhanced safety for users, in particular by limiting the risk of collision between vehicles.

Un autre objet de l'invention consiste à fournir une installation de transport aérien permettant d'augmenter le débit de transport des passagers.Another object of the invention is to provide an air transport installation making it possible to increase the passenger transport rate.

Dans ce but, il est proposé une installation ayant les caractéristiques de la revendication 1. L'installation selon la revendication 1 comporte au moins une voie de circulation pour véhicules comprenant un rail principal suspendu au-dessus du sol et ayant au moins une courbure, et au moins un véhicule muni d'un ensemble de roues principales configurées pour rouler sur le rail principal.For this purpose, there is provided an installation having the characteristics of claim 1. The installation according to claim 1 comprises at least one traffic lane for vehicles comprising a main rail suspended above the ground and having at least one curvature, and at least one vehicle provided with a set of main wheels configured to run on the main rail.

La voie de circulation de l'invention comprend un câble aérien tracteur, un moyen d'entraînement configuré pour entraîner le câble, et des moyens de guidage configurés pour guider le câble le long du rail principal, le véhicule comprenant un moyen d'accrochage configuré pour accrocher le véhicule au câble.The traffic path of the invention comprises a towing aerial cable, a drive means configured to drive the cable, and guide means configured to guide the cable along the main rail, the vehicle comprising a hooking means configured. to hang the vehicle on the cable.

Ainsi, en équipant une installation de transport aérien d'un câble tracteur et en accrochant les véhicules au câble tracteur, on offre une installation qui permet d'augmenter la vitesse de déplacement des véhicules par rapport aux manèges du type découverte. Une telle installation permet d'augmenter le débit des passagers, tout en diminuant les risques de collision entre véhicules pendant le transport des passagers, car les véhicules sont accrochés au même câble tracteur lors du transport.Thus, by equipping an aerial transport installation with a towing cable and by attaching the vehicles to the towing cable, an installation is provided which makes it possible to increase the speed of movement of the vehicles with respect to amusement rides of the open type. Such an installation makes it possible to increase the throughput of the passengers, while reducing the risk of collision between vehicles during the transport of the passengers, since the vehicles are attached to the same towing cable during transport.

Une première voie de circulation peut entourer une deuxième voie de circulation de manière à créer un espace de séparation entre les première et deuxième voies de circulation.
Grâce aux deux voies de circulation, on augmente la disponibilité des véhicules pour l'embarquement ou le débarquement des passagers. En effet, on peut arrêter l'entraînement du câble tracteur d'une première voie, par exemple pour assurer la maintenance, ou en cas de panne, tout en conservant la possibilité d'utiliser le câble tracteur de la deuxième voie. Une telle installation permet donc d'assurer la redondance de l'entraînement des véhicules et garantit un débit de transport élevé.A first traffic lane may surround a second traffic lane so as to create a separation space between the first and second traffic lanes.
Thanks to the two traffic lanes, the availability of vehicles for boarding or disembarking passengers is increased. In fact, it is possible to stop the drive of the towing cable of a first track, for example to ensure maintenance, or in the event of a breakdown, while retaining the possibility of using the towing cable of the second track. Such an installation therefore makes it possible to ensure the redundancy of the drive of the vehicles and guarantees a high transport rate.

Le rail principal d'au moins une voie de circulation peut comporter plusieurs courbures horizontales, et les moyens de guidage de la voie de circulation comportent des galets de déviation horizontaux sur lesquels le câble de la voie de circulation prend appui de façon à le dévier parallèlement aux courbures horizontales.The main rail of at least one traffic lane may have several horizontal curvatures, and the means for guiding the traffic lane include horizontal deflection rollers on which the cable of the travel lane rests so as to deflect it in parallel. horizontal curvatures.

L'installation permet de créer des voies de circulation ayant des courbures horizontales pour atteindre différents endroits qui ne sont pas forcément alignés. On peut noter que les installations actuelles du type téléphérique ne permettent pas de telles courbures horizontales entre deux stations d'embarquement/débarquement des passagers. En effet, pour des téléphériques équipés d'un seul câble à la fois tracteur et porteur, il n'y a pas de pylônes déviant le câble selon une courbure horizontale entre deux stations car la pince des véhicules tractés à une vitesse élevée pourrait sortir des galets du pylône du fait de la vitesse de traction élevée. Par ailleurs, les téléphériques ayant un câble tracteur et un ou plusieurs câbles porteurs, ne sont pas non plus équipés de tels pylônes entre deux stations, car la déviation horizontale des câbles porteurs entraînerait une flexion des câbles porteurs avec un angle prononcé qui risquerait de faire dérailler le véhicule passant sur les câbles porteurs à vitesse élevée. Le rail principal ayant des courbures horizontales selon l'invention permet donc le déplacement des véhicules à vitesse élevée le long d'une voie de circulation ayant des courbures horizontales entre deux stations.The installation makes it possible to create traffic lanes with horizontal curvatures to reach different places that are not necessarily aligned. It can be noted that the current installations of the cable car type do not allow such horizontal curvatures between two passenger embarkation / disembarkation stations. Indeed, for cable cars equipped with a single cable that is both tractor and carrier, there are no pylons deflecting the cable according to a horizontal curvature between two stations because the gripper of vehicles towed at high speed could come out of the cable. pylon rollers due to the high traction speed. In addition, cable cars with a towing cable and one or more supporting cables are not equipped with such pylons between two stations either, because the horizontal deflection of the supporting cables would cause the supporting cables to bend at a pronounced angle which could result in derail the vehicle passing over the supporting cables at high speed. The main rail having horizontal curvatures according to the invention therefore allows the moving vehicles at high speed along a traffic lane having horizontal curvatures between two stations.

Le rail principal d'au moins une voie de circulation peut également comporter plusieurs courbures verticales, et les moyens de guidage de la voie de circulation comportent plusieurs galets de compression appuyant sur le câble de la voie de circulation de façon à le guider parallèlement aux courbures verticales.The main rail of at least one traffic lane may also include several vertical curvatures, and the means for guiding the traffic lane include several compression rollers pressing on the cable of the traffic lane so as to guide it parallel to the curvatures. vertical.

Les moyens de guidage d'au moins une voie de circulation peuvent comporter plusieurs galets de support supportant le câble de la voie de circulation au-dessus du sol.The means for guiding at least one traffic lane may include several support rollers supporting the cable of the traffic lane above the ground.

L'installation selon la revendication 1 comprend au moins une voie de circulation comportant un rail secondaire suspendu au-dessus du sol parallèlement au rail principal de la voie de circulation, et le véhicule de la voie de circulation est muni d'un ensemble de roues secondaires configurées pour rouler sur le rail secondaire.The installation according to claim 1 comprises at least one traffic lane comprising a secondary rail suspended above the ground parallel to the main rail of the traffic lane, and the vehicle of the traffic lane is provided with a set of wheels. secondaries configured to run on the secondary rail.

Le moyen d'accrochage du véhicule d'au moins une voie de circulation peut être configuré pour accrocher de manière amovible le véhicule au câble de la voie de circulation.The means for attaching the vehicle to at least one traffic lane can be configured to removably attach the vehicle to the cable of the traffic lane.

L'installation peut en outre comprendre une station pour le débarquement et l'embarquement de passagers dans le véhicule d'au moins une voie de circulation, le véhicule comprenant une plaque d'adhérence et la station comprenant un ensemble de roues d'entraînement destinées à coopérer avec la plaque d'adhérence du véhicule pour l'entraîner le long du rail principal de la voie de circulation lorsqu'il est décroché du câble de la voie de circulation.The installation may further comprise a station for disembarking and boarding passengers in the vehicle of at least one traffic lane, the vehicle comprising a grip plate and the station comprising a set of drive wheels intended to cooperate with the grip plate of the vehicle to drive it along the main rail of the taxiway when it is unhooked from the cable of the taxiway.

Le moyen d'entraînement d'au moins une voie de circulation peut comporter une poulie motrice pour entraîner le câble de la voie de circulation, et des moyens de mise en tension du câble de la voie de circulation.The means for driving at least one traffic lane may comprise a driving pulley for driving the cable of the traffic lane, and means for tensioning the cable of the traffic lane.

Le rail principal et le rail secondaire d'au moins une voie de circulation peuvent former respectivement deux boucles fermées.The main rail and the secondary rail of at least one traffic lane can respectively form two closed loops.

Le rail principal et le rail secondaire d'au moins une voie de circulation peuvent être continus.The main rail and the secondary rail of at least one traffic lane may be continuous.

Le véhicule d'au moins une voie de circulation peut comprendre un chariot et une cabine montée de manière amovible sur le chariot, le chariot comprenant des moyens de déplacement configurés pour descendre et monter la cabine par rapport au chariot.The vehicle of at least one traffic lane may include a carriage and a cabin removably mounted on the carriage, the carriage comprising movement means configured to lower and raise the cabin relative to the carriage.

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D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui va suivre de modes particuliers de réalisation de l'invention donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et représentés aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1, illustre schématiquement une vue de dessus d'un mode de réalisation d'une installation de transport aérien selon l'invention;
  • la figure 2, illustre schématiquement une vue de dessus d'un autre mode de réalisation d'une installation de transport aérien;
  • la figure 3, illustre de façon schématique une vue de dessus d'un mode de réalisation d'une station de l'installation de transport aérien ;
  • la figure 4, illustre schématiquement une vue de face avant d'un mode de réalisation d'un véhicule ;
  • la figure 5, illustre schématiquement une vue de face avant d'un autre mode de réalisation d'un véhicule ;
  • la figure 6, illustre de façon schématique une vue de côté d'un autre mode de réalisation d'une station de l'installation de transport aérien ;
  • les figures 7 à 9, illustrent de façon schématique des vues, respectivement de côté, en perspective et de face, d'un autre mode de réalisation d'une station de l'installation de transport aérien ;
  • la figure 10, illustre de façon schématique une vue de côté d'un autre mode de réalisation d'une station de l'installation de transport aérien ; et
  • la figure 11, illustre de façon schématique une vue de côté d'un autre mode de réalisation d'une station de l'installation de transport aérien.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the following description of particular embodiments of the invention given by way of non-limiting examples and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 , schematically illustrates a top view of an embodiment of an air transport installation according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 , schematically illustrates a top view of another embodiment of an air transport installation;
  • the figure 3 , schematically illustrates a top view of an embodiment of a station of the air transport installation;
  • the figure 4 , schematically illustrates a front view of one embodiment of a vehicle;
  • the figure 5 , schematically illustrates a front view of another embodiment of a vehicle;
  • the figure 6 , schematically illustrates a side view of another embodiment of a station of the air transport installation;
  • the figures 7 to 9 , schematically illustrate views, respectively from the side, in perspective and from the front, of another embodiment of a station of the air transport installation;
  • the figure 10 , schematically illustrates a side view of another embodiment of a station of the air transport installation; and
  • the figure 11 , schematically illustrates a side view of another embodiment of a station of the air transport installation.

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Sur la figure 1, on a représenté une installation de transport aérien 1, comportant au moins une voie de circulation 2, 3 pour véhicules 4, 5. Chaque voie de circulation 2, 3 comporte un rail principal 6, 7 suspendu au-dessus du sol, noté également rail externe, destiné à guider les véhicules 4, 5 le long de la voie 2, 3. Chaque voie de circulation 2, 3 comporte également un ou plusieurs supports 8 sur lesquels les rails principaux 6, 7 sont montés en suspension par rapport au sol 9, comme illustré aux figures 4 et 5.On the figure 1 , there is shown an air transport installation 1, comprising at least one traffic lane 2, 3 for vehicles 4, 5. Each traffic lane 2, 3 comprises a main rail 6, 7 suspended above the ground, also noted external rail, intended to guide the vehicles 4, 5 along the track 2, 3. Each traffic lane 2, 3 also comprises one or more supports 8 on which the main rails 6, 7 are mounted in suspension with respect to the ground 9, as shown in figures 4 and 5 .

En particulier, chaque rail principal 6, 7 forme une boucle fermée. De préférence, chaque rail principal 6, 7 est continu. Chaque rail principal 6, 7 comprend au moins une courbure 10 à 20 de manière à guider les véhicules 4, 5 en différents endroits, notamment des endroits non alignés. Chaque rail principal 6, 7 peut comprendre des courbures horizontales 10 à 16 parallèles au sol. Les courbures horizontales 10 à 16 peuvent être des courbures horizontales intérieures 10, 11, 12, 13, et 16 orientées vers l'intérieur de la voie de circulation 2, 3, notées également courbures horizontales concaves, pour guider les véhicules 4, 5 vers l'intérieur de la voie de circulation 2, 3, ou des courbures horizontales extérieures 14, 15 orientées vers l'extérieur de la voie 2, 3 pour guider les véhicules 4, 5 vers l'extérieur de la voie 2, 3, dites courbures horizontales convexes. Par ailleurs, chaque rail principal 6, 7 peut en outre comprendre des courbures verticales 17 à 20 perpendiculaires au sol. Les courbures verticales 17 à 20 peuvent être des courbures verticales convexes 18, 19 par rapport au sol ou des courbures verticales concaves 17, 20 par rapport au sol, afin de guider les véhicules 3, 4 vers le haut ou vers le bas. Chaque voie de circulation 2, 3 peut comporter des tronçons rectilignes 21 à 23 dans lesquels le rail principal 6, 7 est rectiligne. Sur la figure 1, on a représenté un exemple d'installation 1 comportant une voie de circulation 2 dans laquelle le rail principal 6 décrit une boucle fermée comprenant, successivement, une courbure horizontale concave 10, une courbure verticale concave 17, une courbure verticale convexe 18, une courbure horizontale concave 11, une courbure verticale convexe 19, une courbure verticale concave 20, une courbure horizontale concave 12, une autre courbure horizontale concave 13 ayant un rayon de courbure supérieur à celui de la précédente, un tronçon rectiligne 21, puis une courbure horizontale convexe 14, un tronçon rectiligne 22, une courbure horizontale convexe 15 un tronçon rectiligne 23, et une courbure horizontale concave 16.In particular, each main rail 6, 7 forms a closed loop. Preferably, each main rail 6, 7 is continuous. Each main rail 6, 7 comprises at least one curvature 10 to 20 so as to guide the vehicles 4, 5 in different places, in particular non-aligned places. Each main rail 6, 7 can include horizontal curvatures 10 to 16 parallel to the ground. The horizontal curvatures 10 to 16 can be internal horizontal curvatures 10, 11, 12, 13, and 16 oriented towards the inside of the traffic lane 2, 3, also denoted concave horizontal curvatures, to guide the vehicles 4, 5 towards inside the traffic lane 2, 3, or external horizontal curvatures 14, 15 oriented towards the outside of the lane 2, 3 to guide the vehicles 4, 5 to the outside of the lane 2, 3, called convex horizontal curvatures. Furthermore, each main rail 6, 7 can further include vertical curvatures 17 to 20 perpendicular to the ground. The vertical curvatures 17 to 20 can be convex vertical curvatures 18, 19 with respect to the ground or concave vertical curvatures 17, 20 with respect to the ground, in order to guide the vehicles 3, 4 upwards or downwards. Each traffic lane 2, 3 can include straight sections 21 to 23 in which the main rail 6, 7 is straight. On the figure 1 , we have represented a example of installation 1 comprising a traffic lane 2 in which the main rail 6 describes a closed loop comprising, successively, a concave horizontal curvature 10, a concave vertical curvature 17, a convex vertical curvature 18, a concave horizontal curvature 11, a convex vertical curvature 19, a concave vertical curvature 20, a concave horizontal curvature 12, another concave horizontal curvature 13 having a radius of curvature greater than that of the previous one, a rectilinear section 21, then a convex horizontal curvature 14, a rectilinear section 22, a convex horizontal curvature 15 a rectilinear section 23, and a concave horizontal curvature 16.

L'installation 1 peut comporter un seul véhicule 4 ou plusieurs véhicules 4, 5. En outre chaque voie de circulation 2, 3 peut comporter un seul ou plusieurs véhicules 4, 5. Chaque véhicule 4, 5 comporte une cabine 24, ou un ou plusieurs sièges, pour transporter des passagers, et un ensemble de roues principales 25 configurées pour permettre au véhicule 4, 5 de rouler sur le rail principal 6, 7. Plus particulièrement, chaque véhicule 4, 5 comporte un chariot 26 sur lequel sont montés la cabine 24 et l'ensemble des roues principales 25.The installation 1 can comprise a single vehicle 4 or more vehicles 4, 5. In addition, each traffic lane 2, 3 can include one or more vehicles 4, 5. Each vehicle 4, 5 has a cabin 24, or one or more vehicles. several seats, for transporting passengers, and a set of main wheels 25 configured to allow the vehicle 4, 5 to run on the main rail 6, 7. More particularly, each vehicle 4, 5 comprises a carriage 26 on which are mounted the cab 24 and all the main wheels 25.

L'installation de transport aérien 1 comporte en outre, au moins une station 27 à 30 de débarquement et d'embarquement des passagers dans les véhicules 4, 5. Par ailleurs, chaque voie de circulation 2, 3 comporte également un câble aérien tracteur 31, 32, un moyen d'entraînement 33 du câble 31, 32, et des moyens de guidage 34 pour guider le câble 31, 32 le long du rail principal 6, 7 de la voie de circulation 2, 3.The air transport installation 1 further comprises at least one station 27 to 30 for disembarking and boarding passengers in vehicles 4, 5. Furthermore, each traffic lane 2, 3 also comprises an aerial towing cable 31. , 32, a drive means 33 for the cable 31, 32, and guide means 34 for guiding the cable 31, 32 along the main rail 6, 7 of the traffic path 2, 3.

Les moyens de guidage 34 comprennent des galets 35 à 37, c'est-à-dire des petites roues à gorge pour qu'un câble 31, 32 puisse passer à l'intérieur de la gorge. Les galets 35 à 37 peuvent être des galets de support 35 pour supporter les câbles 31, 32 au-dessus du sol, et sur lesquels les câbles 31, 32 sont posés en appui. Tous les galets de support 35 ne sont pas représentés sur la figure 1, pour des raisons de simplification. On notera qu'il y a plusieurs galets de support 35 situés le long de chacune des voies de circulation 2, 3 pour maintenir les câbles 31, 32 au-dessus du sol. Les galets peuvent également être des galets de déviation horizontaux 36 pour guider les câbles 31, 32 parallèlement aux courbures horizontales des rails principaux 6, 7, et sur lesquels les câbles 31, 32 sont en appui. Plus particulièrement, les galets de déviation horizontaux 36 sont parallèles au sol, c'est-à-dire que leurs axes de rotation sont verticaux. Les galets peuvent être des galets de compression 37 qui appuient sur les câbles 31, 32 de manière à les guider parallèlement aux courbures verticales des rails principaux 6, 7, c'est-à-dire vers le haut ou vers le bas. Par ailleurs, les rails principaux 6, 7 peuvent avoir des courbures inclinées, c'est-à-dire ni verticales et ni horizontales, et les galets peuvent être inclinés pour guider les câbles 31, 32 parallèlement aux rails principaux 6, 7. De manière générale, les galets 35 à 37 sont situés le long des voies de circulation 2, 3 de manière que les câbles 31, 32 suivent la voie de circulation 2, 3 tout en restant parallèle aux rails principaux 6, 7. Ainsi, comme illustré sur la figure 1, pour maintenir le câble 31 sensiblement parallèle au rail principal 6, un ou plusieurs galets de déviation horizontaux 36 sont situés au niveau de chaque courbure horizontale 10 à 16 du rail principal 6. Plus particulièrement, au niveau de chaque courbure horizontale intérieure 10, 11, 12, 13, et 16, des galets de déviation horizontaux 36, dits internes, sont situés à l'intérieur de la boucle fermée décrite par le câble 31 pour le guider vers l'intérieur de la boucle. Au contraire, au niveau de chaque courbure horizontale extérieure 14, 15, des galets de déviation horizontaux 36, dits externes, sont situés à l'extérieur du câble 31 pour le guider vers l'extérieur de la boucle. En outre des galets de support 35 sont situés sous le câble 31 le long de la voie de circulation 2, et plus particulièrement au niveau des courbures verticales concaves 17, 20. Des galets de compression 37 sont situés au niveau des courbures verticales convexes 18, 19. On note sur la figure 1 que le câble tracteur 31 est rectiligne entre deux galets de déviation 36 successifs. Les câbles tracteurs 31, 32 sont configurés pour que leurs flexions ne fassent pas dérailler les véhicules 4, 5.The guide means 34 comprise rollers 35 to 37, that is to say small grooved wheels so that a cable 31, 32 can pass inside the groove. The rollers 35 to 37 can be support rollers 35 for supporting the cables 31, 32 above the ground, and on which the cables 31, 32 are placed to rest. Not all of the support rollers 35 are shown on the figure 1 , for reasons of simplification. Note that there are several support rollers 35 located along each of the traffic lanes 2, 3 to keep the cables 31, 32 above the ground. The rollers can also be horizontal deflection rollers 36 for guiding the cables 31, 32 parallel to the horizontal curvatures of the main rails 6, 7, and on which the cables 31, 32 rest. More particularly, the horizontal deflection rollers 36 are parallel to the ground, ie their axes of rotation are vertical. The rollers can be compression rollers 37 which press on the cables 31, 32 so as to guide them parallel to the vertical curvatures of the main rails 6, 7, that is to say upwards or downwards. Furthermore, the main rails 6, 7 can have inclined curvatures, that is to say neither vertical nor horizontal, and the rollers can be inclined to guide the cables 31, 32 parallel to the main rails 6, 7. De In general, the rollers 35 to 37 are located along the traffic lanes 2, 3 so that the cables 31, 32 follow the traffic lane 2, 3 while remaining parallel to the main rails 6, 7. Thus, as illustrated on the figure 1 , to keep the cable 31 substantially parallel to the main rail 6, one or more horizontal deflection rollers 36 are located at each horizontal curvature 10 to 16 of the main rail 6. More particularly, at each internal horizontal curvature 10, 11 , 12, 13, and 16, horizontal deflection rollers 36, called internal, are located inside the closed loop described by the cable 31 to guide it towards the inside of the loop. On the contrary, at the level of each external horizontal curvature 14, 15, horizontal deflection rollers 36, called external, are situated on the outside of the cable 31 to guide it towards the outside of the loop. In addition, support rollers 35 are located under the cable 31 along the traffic path 2, and more particularly at the level of the concave vertical curvatures 17, 20. Compression rollers 37 are located at the level of the convex vertical curvatures 18, 19. We note on the figure 1 that the tractor cable 31 is rectilinear between two successive deflection rollers 36. The traction cables 31, 32 are configured so that their flexures do not derail the vehicles 4, 5.

De manière générale, les câbles 31, 32 sont destinés à tracter les véhicules 4, 5 le long du rail principal 6, 7. Plus particulièrement, les câbles 31, 32 sont maintenus suspendus au-dessus du sol parallèlement aux rails principaux 6, 7 afin de tracter les véhicules 4, 5 le long de la voie de circulation 2, 3. Le moyen d'entraînement 33 d'une voie 2, 3 est configuré pour entraîner le câble 31, 32 de la voie 2, 3. Les moyens d'entraînement 33 des voies 2, 3 sont de préférence situés au sein d'une même station 27, notée station motrice. Lorsque l'installation 1 comporte deux voies de circulation 2, 3, comme illustrées à la figure 2, les moyens d'entrainement 33 peuvent être situés dans deux stations distinctes. Chaque moyen d'entraînement 33 comprend un moteur 38, une poulie motrice 39 entraînée par le moteur 38 et configurée pour entraîner le câble 31, 32 d'une voie de circulation 2, 3, et des moyens de mise en tension 40 du câble 31, 32 de la voie 2, 3. Les moteurs 38 des voies 2, 3 peuvent être électriques ou à combustion interne.In general, the cables 31, 32 are intended to tow the vehicles 4, 5 along the main rail 6, 7. More particularly, the cables 31, 32 are kept suspended above the ground parallel to the main rails 6, 7 in order to tow the vehicles 4, 5 along the traffic lane 2, 3. The drive means 33 of a track 2, 3 is configured to drive the cable 31, 32 of the track 2, 3. The drive means 33 of the tracks 2, 3 are preferably located within the same station 27, referred to as a driving station. When installation 1 has two traffic lanes 2, 3, as illustrated in figure 2 , the drive means 33 can be located in two separate stations. Each drive means 33 comprises a motor 38, a driving pulley 39 driven by the motor 38 and configured to drive the cable 31, 32 of a traffic lane 2, 3, and tensioning means 40 of the cable 31 , 32 of channel 2, 3. Engines 38 of channels 2, 3 can be electric or internal combustion.

Les moyens de mise en tension 40 d'un câble tracteur 31, 32 peuvent comprendre une poulie de renvoi 41, comme illustré aux figures 7 à 9. Les moyens de mise en tension 40 peuvent également comprendre deux poulies de renvoi 41, 42, comme illustrées à la figure 6.The tensioning means 40 of a towing cable 31, 32 may comprise a return pulley 41, as illustrated in figures 7 to 9 . The tensioning means 40 can also comprise two return pulleys 41, 42, as illustrated on figure 6 .

En outre, chaque véhicule 4, 5 comprend un moyen d'accrochage 43 configuré pour accrocher le véhicule 4, 5 au câble aérien 31, 32. Ainsi, lorsque les véhicules 4, 5 sont accrochés au câble 31, 32, ils peuvent rouler sur le rail principal 6, 7 par la traction exercée par le câble 31, 32. Selon un mode de réalisation, chaque moyen d'accrochage 43 est configuré pour accrocher de manière fixe le véhicule 4, 5 au câble 31, 32. Par exemple, le moyen d'accrochage est une pince fixe, et le véhicule 4, 5 est solidaire du câble 31, 32 de manière permanente. Dans ce cas, les moyens d'entraînement 33 doivent être arrêtés pour que les véhicules 4, 5 restent immobiles afin que les passagers puissent embarquer ou débarquer dans les véhicules 4, 5. Dans ce mode de réalisation, une première station 27 permet un embarquement et un débarquement des passagers et une deuxième station 28 est utilisée pour embarquer et débarquer des passagers à un autre endroit. En particulier, la deuxième station 28 est située de manière que le parcours des voies de circulation 2, 3, pour aller de la première 27 à la deuxième station 28, est égal au parcours pour aller de la deuxième 28 à la première station 27 dans le même sens de circulation. Dans ce cas, les véhicules 4, 5 sont accrochés de manière fixe au câble 31, 32 et lorsqu'un véhicule 4, 5 est situé au niveau de la première station 27, un deuxième véhicule 4, 5 est situé au niveau de la deuxième station 28. L'utilisation des pinces fixes 43 impose que les véhicules ne peuvent pas contourner la poulie motrice 38 de la voie de circulation 2, 3. On doit donc arrêter le câble 31, 32 avant qu'un véhicule 4, 5 ne franchisse la poulie motrice 38, puis l'entraîner à nouveau dans un sens de défilement opposé. Avantageusement, lorsqu'on utilise des pinces fixes 43, les stations 27 à 30 sont plus simples à réaliser car il n'est plus nécessaire de décrocher les véhicules en station.In addition, each vehicle 4, 5 comprises a hooking means 43 configured to hook the vehicle 4, 5 to the overhead cable 31, 32. Thus, when the vehicles 4, 5 are hooked to the cable 31, 32, they can run on the main rail 6, 7 by the traction exerted by the cable 31, 32. According to one embodiment, each hooking means 43 is configured to fix the vehicle 4, 5 to the cable 31, 32. For example, the hooking means is a fixed clamp, and the vehicle 4, 5 is permanently attached to the cable 31, 32. In this case, the drive means 33 must be stopped so that the vehicles 4, 5 remain stationary so that the passengers can embark or disembark in the vehicles 4, 5. In this embodiment, a first station 27 allows boarding. and a passenger disembarkation and a second station 28 is used to embark and disembark passengers at another location. In particular, the second station 28 is located so that the route of the traffic lanes 2, 3, to go from the first 27 to the second station 28, is equal to the route to go from the second 28 to the first station 27 in the same direction of traffic. In this case, the vehicles 4, 5 are fixedly attached to the cable 31, 32 and when a vehicle 4, 5 is located at the level of the first station 27, a second vehicle 4, 5 is located at the level of the second station 28. The use of the fixed clamps 43 requires that the vehicles cannot bypass the driving pulley 38 of the traffic lane 2, 3. The cable 31, 32 must therefore be stopped before a vehicle 4, 5 crosses drive pulley 38, then drive it again in an opposite direction of travel. Advantageously, when fixed clamps 43 are used, the stations 27 to 30 are simpler to produce because it is no longer necessary to unhitch the vehicles at the station.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation préféré, chaque moyen d'accrochage 43 est configuré pour accrocher de manière amovible le véhicule 4, 5 au câble 31, 32. Par exemple, le moyen d'accrochage 43 est une pince, dite débrayable, qui peut s'ouvrir pour désolidariser le véhicule du câble 31, 32, ou se fermer pour enserrer le câble 31, 32 et rendre le véhicule solidaire du câble 31, 32, c'est-à-dire pour lier mécaniquement le véhicule 4, 5 au câble 31, 32. En d'autres termes, les véhicules 4, 5 sont accrochés aux câbles 31, 32 entre deux stations 27 à 30 pour être tractés le long des rails principaux 6, 7 à une vitesse déterminée qui est égale à la vitesse du câble tracteur 31, 32. Au contraire, les véhicules 4, 5 peuvent être désolidarisés du câble 31, 32, ou décrochés, lorsque les véhicules 4, 5 entrent dans une station 27 à 30. Lorsque les véhicules sont désolidarisés du câble 31, 32, ils sont maintenus suspendus aux rails principaux 6, 7. Ainsi, les véhicules 4, 5 décrochés peuvent être déplacés à une vitesse qui est inférieure à celle du câble tracteur 31, 32, pour notamment faciliter l'embarquement et le débarquement des passagers. L'avantage des pinces débrayables 43 est que les véhicules peuvent contourner la poulie motrice 38 de la voie de circulation 2, 3. On peut donc entraîner le câble tracteur 31, 32 de la voie 2, 3 dans le même sens de défilement sans interruption. Les câbles 31, 32 sont uniquement des câbles tracteurs, c'est-à-dire que les câbles 31, 32 n'interviennent pas dans la suspension des véhicules 4, 5. En d'autres termes, les véhicules 4, 5 ne sont pas suspendus aux câbles 31, 32, mais suspendus aux rails principaux 6, 7, par notamment l'intermédiaire de l'ensemble des roues principales 25. Afin de pouvoir déplacer les véhicules décrochés 4, 5, chaque véhicule 4, 5 comporte une plaque d'adhérence 46 et chaque station 27 à 30 comprend un ensemble de roues d'entraînement 47, illustrées aux figures 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 et 10, destinées à coopérer avec les plaques d'adhérence 46 pour entraîner les véhicules 4, 5 décrochés le long des rails principaux 6, 7. Ainsi, les passagers peuvent embarquer et débarquer des véhicules 4, 5 sans avoir à arrêter les moyens d'entraînement 33 des câbles 31, 32. Dans ce cas, il n'est pas nécessaire de diminuer la vitesse des câbles 31, 32 lorsque les personnes embarquent ou débarquent des véhicules 4, 5.According to another preferred embodiment, each hooking means 43 is configured to removably hook the vehicle 4, 5 to the cable 31, 32. For example, the hooking means 43 is a clamp, called disengageable, which can open to separate the vehicle from the cable 31, 32, or close to grip the cable 31, 32 and make the vehicle integral with the cable 31, 32, that is to say to mechanically link the vehicle 4, 5 to the cable 31, 32. In other words, the vehicles 4, 5 are attached to the cables 31, 32 between two stations 27 to 30 to be towed along the main rails 6, 7 at a determined speed which is equal to the speed of the towing cable 31, 32. On the contrary, the vehicles 4, 5 can be disconnected from the cable 31, 32, or unhooked, when the vehicles 4, 5 enter a station 27 to 30. When the vehicles are disconnected from the cable 31, 32, they are kept suspended from the main rails 6, 7. Thus, the unhooked vehicles 4, 5 can be moved at a speed which is lower than that of the towing cable 31, 32, in particular to facilitate the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers. The advantage of the disengageable clamps 43 is that the vehicles can bypass the driving pulley 38 of the traffic lane 2, 3. The towing cable 31, 32 of the channel 2, 3 can therefore be driven in the same direction of travel without interruption. . The cables 31, 32 are only traction cables, that is to say that the cables 31, 32 are not involved in the suspension of the vehicles 4, 5. In other words, the vehicles 4, 5 are not. not suspended from cables 31, 32, but suspended from the main rails 6, 7, in particular by means of all the main wheels 25. In order to be able to move the unhooked vehicles 4, 5, each vehicle 4, 5 has an adhesion plate 46 and each station 27 to 30 includes a set of drive wheels 47, shown in figures 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and 10 , intended to cooperate with the grip plates 46 to drive the vehicles 4, 5 unhooked along the main rails 6, 7. Thus, the passengers can embark and disembark vehicles 4, 5 without having to stop the drive means 33 of the cables 31, 32. In this case, it is not necessary to reduce the speed of the cables 31, 32 when the persons embark or disembark the vehicles 4, 5.

En variante, les voies de circulation 2, 3 comprennent, chacune, un rail secondaire 48, 49 suspendu au-dessus du sol, noté également rail interne, parallèle au rail principal 6, 7 de la voie de circulation 2, 3. Dans cette variante, chaque véhicule 4, 5 est muni d'un ensemble de roues secondaires 50 configurées pour permettre au véhicule 4, 5 de rouler sur les rails secondaires 48, 49. Chaque rail secondaire 48, 49 coopère avec un rail principal 6, 7 d'une voie de circulation 2, 3 pour assurer une suspension plus stable pour les véhicules 4, 5 de la voie 2, 3. Dans cette variante, les rails secondaires 48, 49 comprennent des courbures correspondantes à celles des rails principaux 6, 7 avec lesquels ils coopèrent, afin de parcourir la voie de circulation 2, 3 tout en restant parallèle au rail principal 6, 7 de la voie 2, 3. En particulier, les rails secondaires 48, 49 forment également des boucles fermées. De préférence, les rails secondaires 48, 49 sont continus. Comme illustré sur les figures 1 à 5, le câble aérien tracteur 31, 32 d'une voie de circulation 2, 3 est situé entre le rail principal 6, 7 et le rail secondaire 48, 49 de la voie de circulation 2, 3.As a variant, the traffic tracks 2, 3 each comprise a secondary rail 48, 49 suspended above the ground, also denoted internal rail, parallel to the main rail 6, 7 of the traffic track 2, 3. In this variant, each vehicle 4, 5 is provided with a set of secondary wheels 50 configured to allow the vehicle 4, 5 to run on the secondary rails 48, 49. Each secondary rail 48, 49 cooperates with a main rail 6, 7 d 'a traffic track 2, 3 to ensure a more stable suspension for the vehicles 4, 5 of the track 2, 3. In this variant, the secondary rails 48, 49 include curvatures corresponding to those of the main rails 6, 7 with which they cooperate, in order to travel along the traffic track 2, 3 while remaining parallel to the main rail 6, 7 of the track 2, 3. In particular, the secondary rails 48, 49 also form closed loops. Preferably, the secondary rails 48, 49 are continuous. As shown on figures 1 to 5 , the aerial towing cable 31, 32 of a traffic lane 2, 3 is located between the main rail 6, 7 and the secondary rail 48, 49 of the traffic lane 2, 3.

Sur la figure 2, on a représenté un autre mode de réalisation de l'installation 1, dans lequel, l'installation 1 comporte une première voie de circulation 2, décrivant une première boucle fermée, et une deuxième voie de circulation 3 entourée par la première voie 2, de manière à créer un espace de séparation 51 entre les première et deuxième voies 2, 3. L'espace de séparation 51 permet, par exemple, de placer un quai d'embarquement 52 entre les deux voies 2, 3, pour diminuer l'encombrement latéral de la station 27. Par exemple on peut placer des quais d'embarquement 52 à l'extérieur de la première voie 2, et des quais d'embarquement 52 à l'intérieur de la deuxième voie 3.On the figure 2 , another embodiment of the installation 1 has been shown, in which the installation 1 comprises a first traffic lane 2, describing a first closed loop, and a second traffic lane 3 surrounded by the first lane 2, so as to create a separation space 51 between the first and second channels 2, 3. The separation space 51 allows, for example, to place a boarding platform 52 between the two tracks 2, 3, to reduce the lateral bulk of the station 27. For example, boarding platforms 52 can be placed outside the first track 2, and boarding platforms 52 inside the second track 3.

Sur la figure 3, on a représenté un véhicule 4 entrant dans la station motrice 27. On a également représenté un mode de réalisation de l'ensemble des roues d'entraînement 47, dans lequel les roues d'entraînement 47 ont leurs axes de rotation situés à la verticale. Dans ce mode de réalisation, la plaque d'adhérence 46 est verticale, et lorsque le véhicule 4 entre dans la station 27, la plaque d'adhérence 46 circule entre les roues d'entraînement 47 pour freiner le véhicule 4. Lorsque le véhicule 4 est suffisamment ralenti, il peut être décroché du câble 6 en ouvrant la pince 43. De manière générale, les stations 27 à 30 sont équipées de moteurs 53 pour commander la rotation des roues d'entraînement 47. Ainsi, on peut déplacer les véhicules 4, 5 décrochés des câbles 31, 32, le long des voies de circulation 2, 3 au sein d'une station 27 à 30. Lorsqu'un véhicule 4, 5 est décroché, un groupe de passagers peut débarquer du véhicule 4, 5, puis un autre groupe de passagers peut embarquer dans le véhicule 4. Pour ensuite accrocher les véhicules 4, 5 aux câbles 31, 32, les roues d'entraînement 47 accélèrent les véhicules 4, 5 et les pinces débrayables 43 se ferment sur les câbles 31, 32.On the figure 3 , there is shown a vehicle 4 entering the drive station 27. There is also shown an embodiment of the set of drive wheels 47, in which the drive wheels 47 have their axes of rotation located vertically. . In this embodiment, the grip plate 46 is vertical, and when the vehicle 4 enters the station 27, the grip plate 46 travels between the drive wheels 47 to brake the vehicle 4. When the vehicle 4 is sufficiently slowed down, it can be unhooked from the cable 6 by opening the clamp 43. In general, the stations 27 to 30 are equipped with motors 53 to control the rotation of the drive wheels 47. Thus, the vehicles 4 can be moved. , 5 unhooked from the cables 31, 32, along the traffic lanes 2, 3 within a station 27 to 30. When a vehicle 4, 5 is unhooked, a group of passengers can disembark from the vehicle 4, 5, then another group of passengers can board the vehicle 4. To then hook the vehicles 4, 5 to the cables 31, 32, the drive wheels 47 accelerate the vehicles 4, 5 and the disengageable clamps 43 close on the cables 31 , 32.

Sur la figure 4, on a représenté un mode de réalisation du rail principal 6 et du rail secondaire 48 d'une voie de circulation 2, et d'un véhicule 4 suspendu aux rails 6, 48. L'ensemble des roues principales 25 peut comprendre au moins deux roues principales 25 avant et arrière. L'ensemble des roues secondaires 50 peut également comprendre au moins deux roues secondaires 50 avant et arrière. Le véhicule 4 comporte une suspente 54 sur laquelle est fixée la cabine 24. Préférentiellement la suspente 54 est reliée au chariot 26 par une liaison pivot autorisant des mouvements pendulaires de la cabine 24 par rapport au chariot 26. Les roues principales 25 et secondaires 50 sont montées à rotation sur deux extrémités latérales du chariot 26. De façon générale, le rail principal 6 est relié au rail secondaire 48 par des moyens de suspension aériens 55. Les moyens de suspension 55 sont montés sur les supports 8 pour maintenir les rails 6, 48 au-dessus du sol. Dans l'exemple illustré sur la figure 4, les moyens de suspension 55 comportent un cadre ayant une forme en « U » ouvert vers le sol 9, où chaque extrémité du « U » comprend un rail 6, 48. Le moyen d'accrochage 43 et la plaque d'adhérence 46 sont également montés sur le chariot 26. Dans ce mode de réalisation, le rail principal 6 et le rail secondaire 48 ont aussi une forme en « U ». Sur la figure 4, le moyen d'accrochage 43 est une pince débrayable comprenant un mors qui peut s'ouvrir pour décrocher le véhicule 4 et se fermer sur le câble 31 pour accrocher le véhicule 4 au câble 31. Le mors comporte une partie supérieure 56a et une partie inférieure 56b et le câble 31 est serré entre la partie supérieure 56a et la partie inférieure 56b du mors lorsque le véhicule 3 est accroché au câble 31. La pince débrayable 43 comporte également un ou plusieurs ressorts 57 pour maintenir le mors fermé sur le câble 31. Par ailleurs, la pince débrayable 46 comprend un levier 58 qui appuie sur le ressort 57 pour ouvrir le mors. Le levier 58 est actionné en station 27 à 30 afin de pouvoir accrocher et décrocher le véhicule 4 du câble 31. On a en outre représenté, un galet de support 35 et un galet de compression 37 qui ont leurs axes de rotation orientés parallèlement au sol 9. On a aussi représenté un galet de déviation horizontal interne 36, à droite sur la figure 4, et un galet de déviation horizontal externe 36, à gauche sur la figure 4, qui ont leurs axes de rotation orientés verticalement. Par exemple, les galets 35 à 37 sont montés sur les moyens de suspension 55, comme illustré sur la figure 4. On peut également prévoir des pylônes indépendants des rails 6, 7 et 48, 49 situés le long des voies de circulation 2, 3 qui portent les galets 35 à 37. Lorsqu'aucun véhicule ne passe au niveau des galets 35 à 37, le câble 31, 32 est en appui contre les galets 35 à 37. Lorsque les véhicules 4, 5 passent au niveau d'un galet 35 à 37, les mors sont alors en contact avec les galets 35 à 37. En particulier, la gorge des galets 35 à 37 permet aux câbles 31, 32 et aux mors de passer dans la gorge. Sur la figure 4, on a représenté un galet de compression 37, un galet de support 35 et deux galets de déviation horizontaux 36, mais ces galets 35 à 37 ne sont pas situés au même niveau, c'est-à-dire au même plan, le long d'une même voie de circulation 2, 3. En effet, à un endroit donné d'une voie de circulation 2, 3, il n'y a généralement qu'un seul galet 35 à 37. Eventuellement on peut prévoir des galets de compression 37 et des galets de support 35 situés en regard les uns des autres pour garantir une flexion verticale du câble 31, 32.On the figure 4 , there is shown an embodiment of the main rail 6 and of the secondary rail 48 of a traffic lane 2, and of a vehicle 4 suspended from the rails 6, 48. The set of main wheels 25 can include at least two main wheels 25 front and rear. The set of secondary wheels 50 can also include at least two secondary wheels 50, front and rear. The vehicle 4 comprises a hanger 54 on which the cabin 24 is fixed. Preferably, the hanger 54 is connected to the carriage 26 by a pivot connection allowing pendular movements of the cabin 24 relative to the carriage 26. The main 25 and secondary wheels 50 are rotatably mounted on two lateral ends of the carriage 26. In general, the main rail 6 is connected to the secondary rail 48 by overhead suspension means 55. The means of suspension 55 are mounted on the supports 8 to keep the rails 6, 48 above the ground. In the example shown on figure 4 , the suspension means 55 comprise a frame having a "U" shape open towards the ground 9, where each end of the "U" comprises a rail 6, 48. The hooking means 43 and the adhesion plate 46 are also mounted on the carriage 26. In this embodiment, the main rail 6 and the secondary rail 48 also have a "U" shape. On the figure 4 , the hooking means 43 is a disengageable clamp comprising a jaw which can open to release the vehicle 4 and close on the cable 31 to hook the vehicle 4 to the cable 31. The jaw comprises an upper part 56a and a part lower 56b and the cable 31 is clamped between the upper part 56a and the lower part 56b of the jaw when the vehicle 3 is hooked to the cable 31. The disengageable clamp 43 also comprises one or more springs 57 to keep the jaw closed on the cable 31 Furthermore, the disengageable clamp 46 comprises a lever 58 which presses on the spring 57 to open the jaw. The lever 58 is actuated in station 27 to 30 in order to be able to hook and unhook the vehicle 4 from the cable 31. There is also shown a support roller 35 and a compression roller 37 which have their axes of rotation oriented parallel to the ground. 9. There is also shown an internal horizontal deflection roller 36, on the right on the figure 4 , and an external horizontal deflection roller 36, on the left on the figure 4 , which have their axes of rotation oriented vertically. For example, the rollers 35 to 37 are mounted on the suspension means 55, as illustrated in figure 4 . It is also possible to provide pylons independent of the rails 6, 7 and 48, 49 located along the traffic routes 2, 3 which carry the rollers 35 to 37. When no vehicle passes at the level of the rollers 35 to 37, the cable 31, 32 bears against the rollers 35 to 37. When the vehicles 4, 5 pass at the level of a roller 35 to 37, the jaws are then in contact with the rollers 35 to 37. In particular, the groove of the rollers 35 to 37 allows cables 31, 32 and jaws to pass through the groove. On the figure 4 , there is shown a compression roller 37, a support roller 35 and two horizontal deflection rollers 36, but these rollers 35 to 37 are not located at the same level, that is to say at the same plane, along of the same traffic lane 2, 3. Indeed, at a given location of a traffic lane 2, 3, there is generally only one roller 35 to 37. Optionally compression rollers 37 and support rollers 35 located opposite each other can be provided to ensure vertical bending of the cable 31, 32.

Sur la figure 5, on a représenté un autre mode de réalisation d'un véhicule 4 et des moyens de suspension 55. On a également reporté sur la figure 5 certains éléments décrits aux figures précédentes. L'ensemble des roues principales 25 comprend au moins six roues 25, dont deux roues avant et arrière situées au-dessus du câble, deux roues avant et arrière situées en appui contre un côté du rail principal 6, et deux roues avant et arrière situées sous le rail principal 6. L'ensemble formé par les six roues permet de maintenir le véhicule 4, 5 solidaire du rail principal 6. De la même manière, l'ensemble des roues secondaires 50 comprend également au moins six roues secondaires 50 pour maintenir l'ensemble des roues secondaires 50 solidaires du rail secondaire 48. Dans l'exemple illustré sur la figure 5, les moyens de suspension aériens 55 comprennent un cadre ayant une forme en « C » ouvert vers le sol 9, où chaque extrémité du « C » correspond à un rail 6, 48. Dans ce mode de réalisation, le rail principal 6 et le rail secondaire 48 ont une forme d'un cylindre plein. Les moyens de suspension 55 sont également montés sur les supports 8 pour maintenir les rails 6, 48 au-dessus du sol.On the figure 5 , another embodiment of a vehicle 4 and suspension means 55 has been shown. figure 5 certain elements described in the preceding figures. The set of main wheels 25 comprises at least six wheels 25, including two front and rear wheels located above the cable, two front and rear wheels located against one side of the main rail 6, and two front and rear wheels located under the main rail 6. The assembly formed by the six wheels keeps the vehicle 4, 5 integral with the main rail 6. Likewise, the assembly of secondary wheels 50 also includes at least six secondary wheels 50 to maintain all of the secondary wheels 50 integral with the secondary rail 48. In the example illustrated in figure 5 , the aerial suspension means 55 comprise a frame having a "C" shape open towards the ground 9, where each end of the "C" corresponds to a rail 6, 48. In this embodiment, the main rail 6 and the secondary rail 48 have a shape of a solid cylinder. The suspension means 55 are also mounted on the supports 8 to keep the rails 6, 48 above the ground.

Sur la figure 6, on a représenté un autre mode de réalisation d'une station motrice 27 et d'un véhicule 4. Le véhicule 4 est décroché du câble 31 et circule de la gauche vers la droite selon la direction référencée D. Le véhicule 4 est entraîné par l'ensemble des roues d'entraînement 47 qui exercent une pression sur la plaque d'adhérence 46 pour faire rouler le véhicule 4 sur le rail principal 6. On peut noter que quelle que soit la position du véhicule 4 par rapport au câble 31, c'est-à-dire accroché ou décroché, le véhicule 4 est maintenu suspendu au rail principal 6, notamment par l'intermédiaire de l'ensemble des roues principales 25. Dans ce mode de réalisation, les roues d'entraînement 47 ont leurs axes de rotation situés horizontalement. La plaque d'adhérence 46 est également horizontale, et lorsque le véhicule 4 entre dans la station 27, les roues d'entraînement 47 appuient sur la plaque d'adhérence 46 pour déplacer le véhicule 4, notamment pour le freiner, le pousser, ou l'accélérer. La station 27 comporte également des poulies de déviation pour dévier le câble tracteur 31.On the figure 6 , there is shown another embodiment of a driving station 27 and of a vehicle 4. The vehicle 4 is unhooked from the cable 31 and travels from left to right in the direction referenced D. The vehicle 4 is driven by the set of drive wheels 47 which exert pressure on the grip plate 46 to roll the vehicle 4 on the main rail 6. It can be noted that whatever the position of the vehicle 4 with respect to the cable 31, that is to say, hooked or unhooked, the vehicle 4 is kept suspended from the main rail 6, in particular by means of all of the main wheels 25. In this embodiment, the drive wheels 47 have their axes of rotation located horizontally. The grip plate 46 is also horizontal, and when the vehicle 4 enters the station 27, the drive wheels 47 press on the grip plate 46 to move the vehicle 4, in particular to brake it, the push, or speed it up. Station 27 also includes deflection pulleys for deflecting the tractor cable 31.

Sur les figures 7 à 9, on a représenté un autre mode de réalisation d'une station motrice 27. Dans cet autre mode de réalisation, le moyen d'entraînement 33 comporte une poulie motrice 39 et les moyens de mise en tension 40 comportent une unique poulie 41, nommée également poulie de renvoi. La poulie de renvoi 41 est située en regard de la poulie motrice 39. L'axe de rotation Y de la poulie motrice 39 est horizontal, et l'axe de rotation X de la poulie de renvoi 41 est incliné par rapport à l'axe de rotation Y de la poulie motrice 39.On the figures 7 to 9 , there is shown another embodiment of a driving station 27. In this other embodiment, the drive means 33 comprises a driving pulley 39 and the tensioning means 40 comprise a single pulley 41, also called return pulley. The return pulley 41 is located opposite the driving pulley 39. The axis of rotation Y of the driving pulley 39 is horizontal, and the axis of rotation X of the return pulley 41 is inclined relative to the axis Y rotation of the drive pulley 39.

Sur la figure 10, on a représenté une vue latérale d'un autre mode de réalisation d'une station 27 à 30 de l'installation de transport aérien 1. Dans ce mode de réalisation, le rail principal 6 comprend, de la gauche vers la droite de la figure 10, une courbure horizontale interne, une courbure verticale concave, une courbure verticale convexe, et une section rectiligne. La station 27 comprend des roues d'entrainement 47 destinées à freiner le véhicule 4 lorsqu'il descend vers le quai d'embarquement situé au niveau du sol. Ainsi, on évite de construire des ascenseurs ou des escaliers pour monter les passagers au niveau des quais qui seraient situés au-dessus du sol. Dans ce mode de réalisation, on décroche les véhicules 4 au niveau du sol. En variante, on peut remplacer les roues d'entraînement 47 par une chaîne de manutention. La chaîne de manutention comporte des taquets mobiles tournant de manière circulaire le long de la voie de circulation, et les véhicules sont configurés pour être déplacés par les taquets mobiles le long de la voie de circulation 2, 3. En particulier, la chaîne de manutention suit les courbures des rails 6, 48 de la voie de circulation 2, 3.On the figure 10 , there is shown a side view of another embodiment of a station 27 to 30 of the air transport installation 1. In this embodiment, the main rail 6 comprises, from left to right of the figure 10 , an internal horizontal curvature, a concave vertical curvature, a convex vertical curvature, and a rectilinear section. The station 27 comprises drive wheels 47 intended to brake the vehicle 4 as it descends towards the embarkation platform located at ground level. Thus, we avoid building elevators or stairs to raise passengers to the level of the platforms which would be located above the ground. In this embodiment, the vehicles 4 are unhooked at ground level. As a variant, the drive wheels 47 can be replaced by a handling chain. The handling chain has movable cleats rotating in a circular manner along the travel lane, and the vehicles are configured to be moved by the movable cleats along the travel lane 2, 3. In particular, the handling chain follows the curvatures of the rails 6, 48 of the traffic lane 2, 3.

Sur la figure 11, on a représenté un autre mode de réalisation d'une station 28 et d'un véhicule 4 de l'installation de transport aérien 1. Dans ce mode de réalisation, la suspente 54 de la cabine 24 est montée amovible sur le chariot 26 du véhicule 4. En outre, Le véhicule 4 comporte des moyens de déplacement 61 configurés pour descendre et monter la cabine 24 par rapport au chariot 26. On peut ainsi descendre la cabine 24 au niveau du sol pour embarquer et débarquer les passagers. Les moyens de déplacement 61 peuvent être un descendeur à câble pour monter et descendre la cabine 24. Par exemple, le descendeur à câble 61 comporte des poulies d'entraînement 62 de câbles de manutention 63. Les câbles de manutention 63 ont, chacun, une première extrémité fixée à la cabine 24 et une deuxième extrémité fixée à une poulie d'entraînement 62. Les poulies d'entraînement 62 sont en outre motorisées, et permettent, lorsque les poulies d'entraînement 62 sont animées en rotation, d'enrouler ou de dérouler les câbles de manutention 63 autour des poulies d'entraînement 62. Le chariot 26 du véhicule 4 comporte en outre des moyens de fixation amovibles 64, configurés pour coopérer avec la suspente 54 située sur la cabine 24, permettant d'accrocher ou de décrocher la cabine 24 du chariot 26. On peut ainsi choisir d'amener le chariot 26, par l'intermédiaire des roues d'entraînement 47, à l'aplomb du quai d'embarquement, puis de descendre la cabine 24 alors que le chariot 26 reste immobile. En variante, on peut choisir de descendre progressivement la cabine 24 lorsque le chariot 26 est en mouvement. Dans cette variante, la station 28 peut en outre comporter une ou plusieurs glissières anti-oscillations 65, pour maintenir la cabine 24 horizontale lorsqu'elle est descendue par le descendeur 61. Une glissière anti-oscillations 65 peut être située latéralement à la cabine 24. La cabine 24 peut comporter un plot, ou une roulette de guidage, situé latéralement et qui s'introduit dans la glissière anti-oscillations 65 lorsque la cabine 24 est descendue par le descendeur 61.On the figure 11 , there is shown another embodiment of a station 28 and of a vehicle 4 of the air transport installation 1. In this embodiment, the hanger 54 of the cabin 24 is removably mounted on the carriage 26 of the. vehicle 4. In addition, the vehicle 4 comprises movement means 61 configured to lower and raise the cabin 24 relative to the carriage 26. It is thus possible to lower cabin 24 to ground level to embark and disembark passengers. The movement means 61 may be a cable descender for raising and lowering the cabin 24. For example, the cable descender 61 comprises drive pulleys 62 for handling cables 63. The handling cables 63 each have a a first end fixed to the cabin 24 and a second end fixed to a drive pulley 62. The drive pulleys 62 are furthermore motorized, and allow, when the drive pulleys 62 are rotated, to wind up or to unwind the handling cables 63 around the drive pulleys 62. The carriage 26 of the vehicle 4 further comprises removable fixing means 64, configured to cooperate with the hanger 54 located on the cabin 24, making it possible to hook or to unhook the cabin 24 from the trolley 26. It is thus possible to choose to bring the trolley 26, by means of the drive wheels 47, in line with the loading dock, then to lower the cabin 24 while the trolley 26 im rest mobile. As a variant, it is possible to choose to gradually lower the cabin 24 when the carriage 26 is in motion. In this variant, the station 28 may further include one or more anti-oscillation slides 65, to keep the cabin 24 horizontal when it is lowered by the descender 61. An anti-oscillation slide 65 may be located laterally to the cabin 24. The cabin 24 may include a stud, or a guide roller, located laterally and which is introduced into the anti-oscillation slide 65 when the cabin 24 is lowered by the descender 61.

L'invention qui vient d'être décrite est particulièrement adaptée aux voies de circulation qui ont des courbures horizontales et qui nécessitent des vitesses de déplacement des véhicules suffisamment élevées pour assurer un débit important de passagers.The invention which has just been described is particularly suitable for traffic lanes which have horizontal curvatures and which require sufficiently high vehicle travel speeds to ensure a high flow of passengers.

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  1. Aerial transportation installation comprising at least one running track (2, 3) for carriers (4, 5), comprising a main rail (6, 7) suspended above the ground and having at least one curvature (10 to 16), an aerial hauling cable (31, 32), a drive means (33) configured to drive the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) and at least un carrier (4, 5) provided with a set of main wheels (25) configured to run on the main rail (6, 7), an attachment means (43) configured to attach the carrier (4, 5) to the aerial hauling cable (31, 32), and guide means (34) configured to guide the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) along the main rail (6, 7) to follow the at least one curvature (10 to 16), characterized in that the running track (2, 3) for carriers (4, 5) comprises a secondary rail (48, 49) suspended above the ground parallel to the main rail (6, 7) of the running track (2, 3), the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) being located between the main rail (6, 7) and the secondary rail (48, 49) of the running track (2, 3) according to a top view observation,
    and in that the carrier (4, 5) comprises a set of secondary wheels (50) configured to run on the secondary rail (48, 49), the set of main wheels (25) and the set secondary wheels (50) are mounted rotating on two lateral ends of the carriage (26) of the carrier (4, 5).
  2. Installation according to claim 1, wherein a first running track (2) surrounds a second running track (3) so as to create a separating space (51) between the first and second running tracks (2, 3).
  3. Installation according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the main rail (6, 7) of at least one running track (2, 3) comprises several horizontal curvatures (10 to 16), and the guide means (34) of the running track (2, 3) comprise horizontal diverting sheaves (36) on which the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) of the running track (2, 3) presses so as to divert it in parallel to the horizontal curvatures (10 to 16) and/or wherein the main rail (6, 7) of at least one running track (2, 3) comprises several vertical curvatures (17 to 20), and the guide means (34) of the running track (2, 3) comprise several compression sheaves (37) pressing on the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) of the running track (2, 3) so as to guide it in parallel to the vertical curvatures (17 to 20).
  4. Installation according to one of the claims 1 to 3, wherein the main rail (6) is connected to the secondary rail (48) by aerial suspension means (55) mounted on supports (8), the aerial suspension means (55) comprising a U-shaped frame open toward the ground, the main rail (6, 7) and the secondary rail (48, 49) being mounted at both ends of the frame.
  5. Installation according to one of the claims 1 to 4, wherein the guide means (34) of at least one running track (2, 3) comprise several support sheaves (35) supporting the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) of the running track (2, 3) above the ground.
  6. Installation according to one of the claims 1 to 5, wherein the hauling cable is above a plane comprising the set of main wheels (25) and the set of secondary wheels (50)
  7. Installation according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the attachment means (43) of the carrier (4, 5) of at least one running track (2, 3) is configured to attach the carrier (4, 5) to the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) of the running track (2, 3) in removable manner.
  8. Installation according to claim 7, comprising a terminal (27 to 30) for loading and unloading passengers in and out of the carrier (4, 5) of at least one running track (2, 3), the carrier (4, 5) comprising an adhesion plate (46) and the terminal (27 to 30) comprising a set of drive wheels (47) designed to cooperate with the adhesion plate (46) of the carrier (4, 5) to drive the latter along the main rail (6, 7) of the running track (2, 3) when the latter is detached from the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) of the running track (2, 3).
  9. Installation according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the drive means (33) of at least one running track (2, 3) comprises a driving pulley (39) to drive the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) of the running track (2, 3), and tensioning means (40) of the aerial hauling cable (31, 32) of the running track (2, 3).
  10. Installation according to any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the main rail (6, 7) and the secondary rail (48, 49) of at least one running track (2, 3) respectively form two closed loops.
  11. Installation according to claim 10, wherein the main rail (6, 7) and the secondary rail (48, 49) of at least one running track (2, 3) are continuous.
  12. Installation according to any of claims 1 to 11, wherein the carrier (4, 5) of at least one running track (2, 3) comprises a carriage (26) and a cab (24) removably mounted on the carriage (26), the carriage (26) comprising moving means (61) configured to lower and raise the cab (24) relative to the carriage (26)
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