EP4174011B1 - Dispositif de déplacement par ascenseur pour personnes et/ou objets et procédé de déplacement des personnes et/ou des objets - Google Patents

Dispositif de déplacement par ascenseur pour personnes et/ou objets et procédé de déplacement des personnes et/ou des objets Download PDF

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EP4174011B1
EP4174011B1 EP21205631.1A EP21205631A EP4174011B1 EP 4174011 B1 EP4174011 B1 EP 4174011B1 EP 21205631 A EP21205631 A EP 21205631A EP 4174011 B1 EP4174011 B1 EP 4174011B1
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  • the present invention relates to an elevator transport device for people and/or objects.
  • the invention further relates to a method for transporting people and/or objects using an elevator transport device according to the invention.
  • Elevator transport devices for people and/or objects are well known from the prior art.
  • Conventional systems include cable elevators, traction sheave elevators, hydraulic elevators, rack and pinion elevators, electromagnetic elevators or vacuum elevators. What all of these systems have in common is that they rely on the supply of large amounts of external energy.
  • the EP 3 279 128 A1 discloses a device for transporting people and/or goods, comprising at least two shafts connected to one another according to the principle of communicating tubes, in which a liquid is arranged. At least one of the shafts is designed as a lift shaft, with a lift pulpit being arranged floating on the liquid in the lift shaft and the lift pulpit having a basket with a floor and weight elements arranged under the floor.
  • this system has the disadvantage that fluid must be actively pumped from one of the two tubes to the other in order to move the elevator car.
  • the DE 2020 15 006 773 U1 also discloses a passenger/elevator and/or goods/elevator, comprising a floating buoyancy unit which is directly and/or indirectly connected thereto.
  • the buoyancy units are used to enable ascents and descents in buildings from approx. 100 m and up to approx. 800 m and higher with their encapsulated buoyancy energy. This should be achieved with absolute independence of the supply of permanently flowing mains power energy, through the law of gravity for descents, for ascents through/with floating buoyancy units, on the basis and calculation of the own weight, with the addition of, and computer-aided, currently existing or constantly changing recorded data, calculated in the nano range, or constantly changing total weight of people and/or goods delivered.
  • the disclosed elevator system is based on the buoyancy principle. However, this system also leaves something to be desired, especially with regard to the braking system used and the recovery of energy, which can help to further improve the energy balance of elevator systems based on the buoyancy system.
  • the invention was based on the object of providing an elevator system that enables the most resource-saving operation possible and at the same time is further improved, particularly with regard to the driving behavior of the buoyancy units.
  • an elevator transport device for people and/or objects, comprising at least one liquid-flooded or liquid-floodable tube, comprising a tube wall with an inner tube wall and an outer tube wall, at least one floating unit arranged in the tube, in particular concentrically, and in particular several concentrically arranged swimming units, with an inside and outside, at least one transport cabin arranged or arranged outside the tube, in particular several transport cabins, with at least one cabin door and a cabin wall with a cabin inside and cabin outside and optionally at least one transport channel, in particular elevator or Lift shaft, wherein the at least one transport cabin and the at least one floating unit can be connected or connected to one another via one or more connecting units, the at least one transport cabin being controllable, in particular vertically movable, via the at least one swimming unit of the at least one liquid-flooded or liquid-floodable tube , wherein the swimming unit has at least one pump system and at least one supply unit, comprising at least one compressor, wherein the at least one floating unit comprises at least
  • the floating units which have at least one penetration channel, have an optimal liquid flow function and thus allow a smooth and trouble-free sliding stability of the floating unit, which leads to improved driving properties of the elevator transport system.
  • Embodiments are preferred in which the at least one penetration channel extends through the at least one floating unit, in particular through the at least one buoyancy body and the at least one output body, as well as the at least one supply unit.
  • the at least one floating unit has only one penetration channel
  • this is preferably attached concentrically.
  • the tube can expediently have a round cross-section or a polygonal cross-section.
  • the tube and/or the at least one swimming unit can be set up and designed in such a way that several swimming units and transport cabins connected to these swimming units move simultaneously on a horizontal plane of the tube with one another in one direction and/or past one another in opposite directions.
  • the elevator transport device has a transport channel, in particular an elevator or lift shaft, which completely or partially encloses the transport car and is separate from the liquid-flooded or liquid-floodable tube.
  • a transport channel in particular an elevator or lift shaft, which completely or partially encloses the transport car and is separate from the liquid-flooded or liquid-floodable tube.
  • the liquid-flooded or liquid-floodable tube is designed in such a way that only a part, for example half, of a, for example round, tube is flooded or floodable with liquid and the area of the tube separated by a partition wall represents the transport channel.
  • Such elevator transport devices according to the invention have proven to be advantageous, in which the penetration channel is designed and set up to be flowed through by the liquid surrounding the at least one floating unit, the at least one penetration channel further having two openings, each with an opening edge and an inner diameter, in particular one inner diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the opening in the area of the opening edge. Thanks to the penetration channel, which tapers in the area of its openings, even better flow properties of the swimming unit can be achieved.
  • the tube has at least one receptacle on its inner tube wall, in particular in the form of at least one guide rail, and that the at least one floating unit has at least one force converter on its outside, in particular in the form of at least one wheel or a roller, wherein the at least one receptacle, in particular in the form of the at least one guide rail, is designed and set up to accommodate the at least one force converter, in particular in the form of the at least one wheel or a roller, in a height-movable manner and/or that the tube the inner tube wall of which has at least one force converter, in particular in the form of at least one wheel or a roller, and that the at least one floating unit has at least one receptacle, in particular in the form of at least one guide rail, on the outside thereof, wherein the at least one receptacle, in particular in the form of at least a guide rail, is designed and set up to accommodate the at least one force converter, in particular
  • the at least one receptacle and the at least force converter represent or include an electromagnetic energy conversion system.
  • the electromagnetic energy conversion system can in particular be designed and set up to generate electrical energy through the movement of the force converter in the receptacle during ascents and/or descents, in particular and, of the at least one swimming unit, the energy generation system being designed and set up to generate the generated energy to provide electrical energy to the elevator transport device for people and / or objects.
  • the liquid in the liquid-flooded or liquid-floodable tube is water, preferably water with a temperature of > 0 ° C, in particular with a temperature of 4 ° C. Under standard conditions, water is at its greatest density at around 4°C, which has a positive effect on the flow properties of at least one swimming unit.
  • Embodiments in which the liquid in the tube comprises water and additives, in particular rheology-modifying additives, are preferred.
  • the temperature of the liquid comprising water and additives can expediently be selected so that its density in the liquid state leads to improved driving properties of the at least one swimming unit.
  • the at least one liquid-flooded or liquid-floodable tube between the inner tube wall and the outer tube wall comprises a temperature control system, designed and set up to keep the temperature of the liquid in the tube constant.
  • the temperature control system expediently comprises at least one temperature sensor and one or more temperature control units, for example heating and/or cooling units.
  • the at least one temperature sensor can be an integral part of the tube wall.
  • the at least one temperature sensor can be an external component of the tube wall, in particular in the form of at least one surface temperature sensor on the inner tube wall and/or a component of the at least one floating unit.
  • the at least one temperature sensor is expediently designed and set up to detect anomalies in the water temperature and to transmit them to a data processing device, which in turn ensures that the standard temperature of the liquid in the tube is maintained by controlling the temperature control system of the tube.
  • the supply unit comprises batteries and/or accumulators and/or, in particular and, a data processing device, preferably the Position of the at least one supply unit within the at least one floating unit can be changed linearly in the direction from the first opening end to the second opening end and / or, in particular or, from the second opening end to the first opening end.
  • a supply unit designed in this way has several advantages. Electrical energy can be stored in the batteries or accumulators, so that the elevator transport device does not necessarily have to rely on a permanent external power supply.
  • the movability of the supply unit further increases the flexibility in weight distribution within the swimming unit and makes it possible to adjust the volume or weight of the buoyancy or downforce bodies at any time.
  • the at least one output body in particular the at least one ballast tank, has at least one pump system, designed and set up to suck in liquid through valves, in particular inlet and outlet valves, in the wall of the floating unit, in particular during descent and/or a low transport load, or express, especially in the case of the driveway and/or a high transport load.
  • Valves in the sense of the invention can in particular also be high-pressure valves.
  • the at least one pump system When descending from high building floors and consequently a low external pressure on the swimming unit, the at least one pump system makes it possible to release the internal compressed air pressure from the ballast tank chambers, thereby allowing ballast liquid volumes to flow into the ballast tanks again via the valves, in particular the inlet and outlet valves allow.
  • the pump or compressor system also makes it possible for driveways, based on the constant compressed air pressure output of the compressors, for example from approx. 100 to approx. 1000 bar, or depending on the height of the building, also significantly higher pressures, to remove liquid volumes from the ballast tanks, via valves, in particular Inlet and outlet valves to be squeezed out into the surrounding liquid of the tube.
  • the at least one connection unit comprises at least one oppositely polarized magnet on the floating unit and the transport cabin.
  • the connection unit between the at least one transport cabin and the at least one floating unit can have at least one ball bearing-gear-rotary axis unit, designed and set up to provide a non-positive connection with the gearwheels located at the ends of the axis of rotation of the axis of rotation with the respective ones the tube wall opposite outsides of the at least one transport cabin and the at least one floating unit attached at least one guide rail.
  • the transport cabin has at least one first guide rail, designed and set up for interaction with gears, on the outside of the cabin opposite the tube wall, and that the floating unit has at least one second guide rail on the outside of the floating unit opposite the tube wall and set up to interact with gears.
  • the connection unit between the at least one transport cabin and the at least one floating unit has to comprise at least one ball bearing-gear-rotary axis unit, designed and set up in order to establish a non-positive connection via gears located at the ends of the axis of rotation of the axis of rotation, if necessary with the interposition of a gear system made up of several Gears to enter into the first and second guide rails.
  • connection units have surprisingly succeeded in ensuring a safe and reliable connection between the transport cabin and the swimming unit.
  • a rotation axis that is guided through the tube wall, it is guaranteed that no liquid can escape from the liquid-carrying tube to the outside.
  • guide ropes can be dispensed with.
  • the ball bearing gear rotary axis units are designed and set up so that movement of the floating unit triggers a movement of the transport cabin in the same direction. For example, if the swimming unit moves up, the transport cabin also moves up.
  • the ball bearing-gear-rotary axis unit may have a system of several gears that mesh with one another in such a way that the swimming unit and transport cabin can move in the same direction, as described above.
  • the at least one connection unit which comprises the at least one ball bearing-gear-rotary axis unit, comprises seals, in particular seals seamlessly integrated into the tube wall. Such seals are intended to essentially, in particular completely, prevent the liquid in the tube from escaping.
  • the at least one connection unit comprises a housing, the housing representing the delimitation of the connection unit from the tube wall, the housing tapering in the direction of the outer tube wall.
  • the elevator transport device there is at least one energy generation unit along the at least one penetrating channel of the at least one floating unit, in particular in the form of at least one water wheel, at least one water shovel or at least one water paddle, the at least one energy generation unit being generated by the lifting device. and/or, in particular and, the floating unit can be driven in the liquid flow generated by at least one penetration channel. It has been shown that the penetration channel surprisingly not only improves the flow properties of the at least one swimming unit, but can also be used to place at least one energy generation unit in the at least one penetration channel. This can reliably convert kinetic energy into electrical energy when the at least one swimming unit goes up and down and make it available to the elevator transport device. This significantly increases the energy efficiency of the system.
  • the elevator transport device there is at least one energy generation unit on the outside of the at least one floating units, in particular in the form of at least one water wheel, at least one water shovel or at least one water paddle, the at least one energy generation unit being generated by the up and down movement of the Liquid flow generated by at least one floating unit can be driven.
  • the at least one, in particular liquid-flooded, tube comprises at least one first electromagnetic energy converter on its tube wall in the interior and/or exterior of the tube, in particular also comprising at least one braking and recuperation system, wherein the at least one first electromagnetic Energy converter is designed and set up to convert the kinetic energy of the at least one swimming unit into electrical energy, and in particular to store it in the accumulators located in the at least one supply unit and / or, in particular and, to brake the elevator transport device.
  • the at least one transport cabin can have at least one second electromagnetic energy converter on its outside adjacent to the tube wall, in particular also comprising at least one braking and recuperation system, wherein the at least one second electromagnetic energy converter is designed and set up to convert the kinetic energy of the transport cabin into electrical energy , and in particular in the accumulators located in the at least one supply unit, and / or, in particular and, to brake the elevator transport device.
  • braking and recuperation systems can be used particularly advantageously for the elevator transport devices according to the invention, which are based on the buoyancy principle. An optimal transport speed is constantly achieved through permanent electromagnetic braking of the elevator transport device.
  • the at least one floating unit has at least one compressed air pipe, comprising valves, in particular inlet and outlet valves, on the inside of the channel surrounding the at least one penetrating channel, the at least one compressed air pipe being located, in particular parallel to the inside of the channel, between the two Openings extend, wherein the at least one compressed air pipe is designed and set up to press air, in particular hot and / or cold air, via the at least one compressor of the at least one supply unit into the at least one buoyancy body, in particular the at least one compressed air chamber, of the at least one floating unit and/or to let the air out of the at least one buoyancy body, in particular the at least one compressed air chamber.
  • the outer compressed air tubes ensure the internal counter-pressure balance of the swimming unit in a surprisingly efficient manner in order to counteract the fluctuating External pressures act on the outer shell of the at least one swimming unit, which can change depending on the height of the water column acting on the swimming unit.
  • the control of the buoyancy and downforce of the at least one floating unit can be improved in a further embodiment of the elevator transport device according to the invention in that the at least one buoyancy body, in particular in the form of at least one compressed air chamber, has a temperature control system on its inside, which is designed and set up, to control the temperature, in particular to heat or cool, the compressed air in the at least one buoyancy body, in particular in the at least one compressed air chamber.
  • the activation of a temperature control system leads to a heating of the air volumes in the buoyancy body and thus to a change in the density of the air.
  • the temperature control can be continuously throttled, which leads to a continuous reduction in the buoyancy energy.
  • the temperature control system can fundamentally help in a surprising way to ensure consistent up and down speeds.
  • the at least one, in particular liquid-flooded, tube comprises at least one lock, in particular a plurality of locks, wherein the at least one lock is designed and set up to block the height movability of the at least one floating unit, wherein the at least one lock can preferably be controlled by a central control device of the elevator transport device.
  • Such locks have the advantage that partial areas of the liquid-carrying tubes can be separated at any time. This increases the safety of the entire system, especially at high altitudes.
  • the at least one transport cabin in particular all transport cabins, comprises at least one electric motor, designed and set up the transport cabin, in particular in the event of failure of the at least one floating unit connected to it, upwards and / or downwards, in particular upwards drive, the electric motor, in particular the electric motors, preferably being controllable by the central control device of the elevator transport device.
  • the electric motor in particular the electric motors, preferably being controllable by the central control device of the elevator transport device.
  • Providing an electric motor has the advantage that in the event of a failure of the buoyancy function of the elevator transport device, mobility of the elevator transport device can still be guaranteed. This means that even in an emergency, passengers can be transported to the nearest exit. This is intended to ensure as much as possible in an emergency quick rescue of the transport cabin occupants can be made possible.
  • the at least one electric motor can also be controlled directly from the transport cabin in an emergency situation.
  • the at least one transport cabin in particular all transport cabins, comprises an emergency braking system, designed and set up to stop the transport cabin, in particular in the event of failure of the at least one floating unit connected to it, in particular when descending, the emergency braking system, in particular the braking systems, can be controlled by the central control device of the elevator transport device.
  • the emergency braking system can also be controlled directly from the transport cabin in an emergency situation.
  • the central control device is generally a data processing device, which is housed, for example, in a monitoring center, from which one and/or several, in particular several, elevator transport devices can be monitored and controlled. Particularly in dangerous situations, the central control device can control the elevator transport device to avert danger. Provision can also be made to control the at least one lock, the at least one electric motor and/or the at least one emergency braking system directly from the transport cabin.
  • the at least one floating unit comprises at least one collision protection, in particular collision protection based on sound wave measurement, in particular in the area of the openings of the penetration channel.
  • the collision protection can safely prevent a collision between the at least one swimming unit when the at least one swimming unit is ascending and/or descending, particularly if several swimming units, each of which are connected to a transport cabin, move in a tube.
  • Several swimming units, each of which is connected to a transport cabin can also move parallel to one another, for example in oncoming traffic, if the tube is designed to be correspondingly large.
  • the at least one transport cabin in particular all transport cabins, further comprises at least one load sensor, designed and set up to determine the total weight of the people and / or objects, in particular and, in the transport cabin.
  • the at least one load sensor is preferably connected to the data processing device of the swimming unit, the data processing unit being designed and set up to activate or deactivate the at least one pump system if the total weight is too high.
  • the data processing device is designed and set up to keep the transport speed constant by controlling the total weight of the at least one floating unit and the at least one transport cabin connected to it.
  • the total weight of the at least one swimming unit and the associated at least one transport cabin can be controlled dynamically on a computer-based basis. Controlling the total weight of the swimming unit ensures a dynamically adapting speed of the swimming unit and thus ensures that the elevator transport device can react at any time to changing system parameters, such as weight, buoyancy, external pressure or temperature. This makes a pleasant and trouble-free transport possible.
  • the present invention is accompanied by the surprising finding that elevator transport devices can also achieve controlled and trouble-free driving behavior by exploiting the buoyancy of floating bodies in a liquid-filled tube.
  • energy consumption can also be significantly reduced compared to conventional demand systems.
  • electrical energy can also be recovered during transport, so that the energy consumption of the elevator transport device in the form of external electrical energy can essentially be excluded.
  • Systems in which several different energy recovery systems are used have proven to be particularly advantageous, so that the generation of electrical energy during transport can be increased even further. This leads to particularly energy-efficient elevator transport devices.
  • Figure 1 shows a side view of the elevator transport device 1 according to the invention for people and / or objects, comprising a liquid-flooded or liquid-floodable tube 2 comprising a tube wall 20 with an inner tube wall 21 and an outer tube wall 22, a floating unit 3 arranged concentrically in the tube with an inner and outside 31, 33, a transport cabin 6 with a cabin wall 63 and a cabin inside and cabin outside 65, 67, the transport cabin 6 comprising electromagnetic energy converters 69, in particular a braking and recuperation system, on its outside 67 adjacent to the outer tube wall 22, where the electromagnetic energy converters are designed and set up to convert the kinetic energy of the transport cabin 6 into electrical energy, and in particular to store it in the batteries or accumulators located in the supply unit 39, and / or to brake the elevator transport device 1.
  • a liquid-flooded or liquid-floodable tube 2 comprising a tube wall 20 with an inner tube wall 21 and an outer tube wall 22, a floating unit 3 arranged concentrically in the tube with an inner
  • the transport cabin 6 is connected in a height-movable manner via the floating unit 3 of the tube 2 that can be flooded or flooded with liquid, the transport cabin 6 and the swimming unit 3 of the tube 2 being connectable or connected to one another via one or more connecting units 7.
  • the floating unit 3 further comprises a buoyancy body 35, an output body 37, a supply unit 39, inlet and outlet valves 38 and a concentric penetrating channel 41.
  • the penetrating channel 41 further has an inside and outside channel 43, 45 and extends through the buoyancy and Output body 35, 37 and the supply unit 39.
  • the penetration channel 41 is designed and set up to be flowed through by the liquid W surrounding the floating unit 3, the penetration channel 41 also having two openings 47, 47', each with an opening edge 49, 49' and one inner diameter D i , in particular an inner diameter D i , which is smaller than the diameter D r of the opening 47, 47' in the area of the opening edge 49, 49'.
  • FIG 2 shows a view of a second embodiment of the swimming unit according to the invention, which differs from that in Figure 1 shown in that the buoyancy body 35 has a temperature control system 85 on the inside 31 in the area of the buoyancy body 35, designed and set up to temper the compressed air in the buoyancy body and that there are 3 energy generation units along the penetration channel 41 of the floating unit 53 are in the form of water paddles, the energy generation units 53 being driven by the liquid flow generated by the up and down movement of the swimming unit 3 in the penetration channel 41.
  • Figure 3 shows a cross section of a further embodiment of the elevator transport device 1 according to the invention with connection units 7, the connection units 7 between the transport cabin 6 and the floating unit 3 comprising ball bearing-gear-rotary axis units 71.
  • Figure 4a shows a cross section of a third embodiment of the swimming unit 3 according to the invention, which differs from the first embodiment of the swimming unit 3 in that the swimming unit 3 has compressed air pipes 81, comprising inlet and outlet valves 83, on the inside of the channel 43 surrounding the penetrating channel 41, whereby the compressed air pipes extend linearly parallel to the inside of the channel 43 between the two openings 47, 47 ', the compressed air pipes being designed and set up to carry air, in particular hot and/or cold air, via the compressor of the supply unit 39 into the buoyancy body 35 of the swimming unit 3 to press and / or let the air out of the buoyancy body 35.
  • compressed air pipes 81 comprising inlet and outlet valves 83
  • Figure 4b shows a cross section of a fourth embodiment of the swimming unit 3 according to the invention, which differs from the third embodiment of the swimming unit 3 in that there are energy generation units 53, in the form of water paddles, along the penetration channel 41 of the swimming units 3, the energy generation units 53 being due to the up - and the floating unit 3 is driven in the liquid flow generated in the penetration channel 41.

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  1. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) pour des personnes et/ou des objets, comprenant
    au moins un tube inondé de liquide ou pouvant être inondé de liquide (2) comprenant une paroi de tube (20) avec une paroi de tube intérieure (21) et une paroi de tube extérieure (22),
    au moins une unité flottante (3) agencée dans le tube, en particulier concentriquement, en particulier plusieurs unités flottantes agencées concentriquement, avec un côté intérieur et un côté extérieur (31, 33),
    au moins une cabine de transport (6) agencée ou pouvant être agencée, en particulier agencée, à l'extérieur du tube, en particulier plusieurs cabines de transport, avec au moins une porte de cabine et une paroi de cabine (63) avec un côté intérieur de cabine et un côté extérieur de cabine (65, 67) et en option au moins un canal de transport, en particulier une cage d'ascenseur,
    l'au moins une cabine de transport (6) et l'au moins une unité flottante (3) pouvant être reliées ou étant reliées entre elles par l'intermédiaire d'une ou plusieurs unités de liaison (7),
    l'au moins une cabine de transport (6) pouvant être commandée, en particulier pouvant être déplacée en hauteur, par l'intermédiaire de l'au moins une unité flottante de l'au moins un tube (2) inondé de liquide ou pouvant être inondé de liquide,
    l'unité flottante (3) comprenant au moins un système de pompe et au moins une unité d'alimentation (39),
    l'au moins une unité flottante (3) comprenant au moins un corps de flottaison (35), en particulier sous la forme d'au moins une chambre à air, en particulier une chambre à air comprimé, et/ou, en particulier et, au moins un corps d'entraînement (37), en particulier sous la forme d'au moins un réservoir de ballast,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'unité d'alimentation (39) comprend au moins un compresseur et en ce que l'au moins une unité flottante (3) présente au moins un canal de pénétration (41), en particulier central, comprenant un côté intérieur de canal et un côté extérieur de canal (43, 45), qui s'étend à travers l'au moins une unité flottante, en particulier à travers l'au moins un corps de flottaison (35) et l'au moins un corps d'entraînement (37), ainsi qu'éventuellement l'au moins une unité d'alimentation (39).
  2. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que
    le canal de pénétration (41) est agencé et conçu pour être traversé par le liquide (W) entourant l'au moins une unité flottante (3),
    l'au moins un canal de pénétration (41) présentant en outre deux ouvertures (47, 47') ayant chacune un bord d'ouverture (49, 49') et un diamètre intérieur (Di), en particulier un diamètre intérieur (Di) qui est inférieur au diamètre (Dr) de l'ouverture (39, 39') dans la zone du bord d'ouverture (49, 49').
  3. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que
    l'unité d'alimentation (35) comprend des piles et/ou des accumulateurs et/ou, en particulier et, un dispositif de traitement de données,
    de préférence, la position de l'au moins une unité d'alimentation (39) à l'intérieur de l'au moins une unité flottante (3) pouvant être modifiée de manière linéaire dans la direction allant de la première extrémité d'ouverture (47) à la deuxième extrémité d'ouverture (47') et/ou, en particulier ou, de la deuxième extrémité d'ouverture (47') à la première extrémité d'ouverture (47).
  4. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'au moins un corps d'entraînement (37), en particulier l'au moins un réservoir de ballast, présente au moins un système de pompe, agencé et conçu pour aspirer du liquide à travers des vannes (38), en particulier des vannes d'entrée et de sortie, dans la paroi de l'unité flottante, en particulier lors de la descente et/ou d'une faible charge de transport, ou pour l'éjecter, en particulier lors de la montée et/ou d'une charge de transport élevée.
  5. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    l'au moins une unité de liaison (7) comprend au moins un aimant de polarité opposée sur l'unité flottante (3) et la cabine de transport (6),
    et/ou
    en ce que la cabine de transport (6) présente, sur le côté extérieur de cabine (67) opposé à la paroi de tube (20), au moins un premier rail de guidage (79), agencé et conçu pour interagir avec des roues dentées, et en ce que l'unité flottante (3) présente, sur le côté extérieur de l'unité flottante (31) opposé à la paroi de tube (20), au moins un deuxième rail de guidage (77), agencé et conçu pour interagir avec des roues dentées,
    l'unité de liaison (7) entre l'au moins une cabine de transport (6) et l'au moins une unité flottante (3) comprenant au moins une unité d'axe de rotation à roue dentée et roulement à billes (71), agencée et conçue pour établir une liaison par adhérence avec le premier ou le deuxième rail de guidage (77, 79) par l'intermédiaire de roues dentées (75, 75') se trouvant sur les extrémités d'axe (73, 73') de l'axe de rotation (71), éventuellement avec interposition d'un système de roues dentées composé de plusieurs roues dentées.
  6. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    au moins une unité de production d'énergie (53), en particulier sous la forme d'au moins une roue hydraulique, d'au moins une pale hydraulique ou d'au moins une pagaie hydraulique, se trouve le long de l'au moins un canal de pénétration (41) de l'au moins une unité flottante (3),
    l'au moins une unité de production d'énergie (53) pouvant être entraînée par l'écoulement de liquide généré par la montée et/ou, en particulier et, la descente de l'unité flottante (3) dans l'au moins un canal de pénétration (41).
  7. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    l'au moins un tube (2), en particulier inondé de liquide, comprend sur sa paroi de tube (21) à l'intérieur et/ou à l'extérieur du tube au moins un premier convertisseur d'énergie électromagnétique (23), en particulier comprenant au moins un système de freinage et de récupération,
    l'au moins un premier convertisseur d'énergie électromagnétique (23) étant agencé et conçu pour convertir l'énergie cinétique de l'au moins une unité flottante (3) en énergie électrique, ainsi que pour la stocker en particulier dans les accumulateurs se trouvant dans l'au moins une unité d'alimentation (39) et/ou, en particulier et, pour freiner le dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1), et/ou
    l'au moins une cabine de transport (6) comprenant, sur son côté extérieur (67) voisin de la paroi de tube (21), au moins un deuxième convertisseur d'énergie électromagnétique (69), comprenant en particulier au moins un système de freinage et de récupération,
    l'au moins un deuxième convertisseur d'énergie électromagnétique (69) étant agencé et conçu pour convertir l'énergie cinétique de la cabine de transport (6) en énergie électrique, ainsi que pour la stocker en particulier dans les accumulateurs se trouvant dans l'au moins une unité d'alimentation (39), et/ou, en particulier et, pour freiner le dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1).
  8. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    l'unité flottante (3) présente, sur le côté intérieur de canal (43) entourant l'au moins un canal de pénétration (41), au moins un tuyau d'air comprimé (81), comprenant des vannes, en particulier des vannes d'entrée et de sortie (83),
    l'au moins un tuyau d'air comprimé s'étendant, en particulier parallèlement au côté intérieur de canal (43), entre les deux ouvertures (47, 47'),
    l'au moins un tuyau d'air comprimé étant agencé et conçu pour presser de l'air, en particulier de l'air chaud et/ou froid, par l'intermédiaire de l'au moins un compresseur de l'au moins une unité d'alimentation (39) dans l'au moins un corps de flottaison, en particulier l'au moins une chambre d'air comprimé, de l'au moins une unité flottante (3) et/ou pour laisser sortir l'air de l'au moins un corps de flottaison, en particulier l'au moins une chambre d'air comprimé.
  9. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    l'au moins un corps de flottaison (35), en particulier sous la forme d'au moins une chambre d'air comprimé, dispose sur son côté intérieur (31) d'un système de thermorégulation (85) qui est agencé et conçu pour thermoréguler, en particulier pour réchauffer ou refroidir l'air comprimé dans l'au moins un corps de flottaison, en particulier dans l'au moins une chambre d'air comprimé.
  10. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    l'au moins un tube (2), en particulier inondé de liquide, comprend au moins un sas (91), en particulier une pluralité de sas (91),
    l'au moins un sas étant agencé et conçu pour bloquer la capacité de déplacement en hauteur de l'au moins une unité flottante (3), l'au moins un sas (91) pouvant de préférence être commandé par un appareil de commande central du dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1).
  11. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    l'au moins une cabine de transport (6), en particulier toutes les cabines de transport (6), comprend au moins un moteur électrique, agencé et conçu pour déplacer la cabine de transport (6), en particulier en cas de défaillance de l'au moins une unité flottante (3) qui lui est reliée, vers le haut et/ ou vers le bas, en particulier vers le haut,
    le moteur électrique, en particulier les moteurs électriques, pouvant de préférence être commandé(s) par l'appareil de commande central du dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1).
  12. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    l'au moins une cabine de transport (6), en particulier toutes les cabines de transport (6), contient un système de freinage d'urgence (101), agencé et conçu pour arrêter la cabine de transport (6), en particulier en cas de défaillance de l'au moins une unité flottante (3) reliée à celle-ci, en particulier lors de la descente,
    le système de freinage d'urgence (101), en particulier les systèmes de freinage, pouvant être commandé(s) par l'appareil de commande central du dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1).
  13. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    l'au moins une cabine de transport (6), en particulier toutes les cabines de transport, présente en outre au moins un capteur de charge, agencé et conçu pour déterminer le poids total des personnes et/ ou des objets, en particulier et, dans la cabine de transport (6),
    l'au moins un capteur de charge étant relié au dispositif de traitement de données de l'unité flottante,
    l'unité de traitement de données étant agencée et conçue pour activer ou désactiver l'au moins un système de pompe en cas de poids total trop élevé.
  14. Dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    le dispositif de traitement de données est agencé et conçu pour maintenir constante la vitesse de transport en commandant le poids total de l'au moins une unité flottante (3) et de l'au moins une cabine de transport (6) qui lui est reliée.
  15. Procédé de transport de personnes et/ ou d'objets avec un dispositif de transport par ascenseur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, comprenant les étapes suivantes, en particulier dans cet ordre:
    a) la prise en charge de personnes et/ou d'objets par l'intermédiaire d'au moins une porte de cabine de la cabine de transport (6),
    b) la flottaison de l'au moins une unité flottante (3) dans l'au moins un tube (2) inondé de liquide ou pouvant être inondé de liquide, éventuellement en vidant l'au moins un réservoir de ballast (37),
    c) le soulèvement de l'au moins une cabine de transport (6) en la mettant en contact avec l'au moins une unité flottante (3) et le transport des personnes et/ou des objets vers le haut,
    d) éventuellement la génération et le stockage d'énergie électrique par l'au moins un convertisseur d'énergie (23, 53, 69),
    e) l'arrêt de l'au moins une unité flottante (3) et de l'au moins une cabine de transport (6) reliée à celle-ci à une hauteur prédéterminée, en particulier à un étage d'un bâtiment, en particulier par saisie préalable de l'étage dans un dispositif de saisie,
    f) éventuellement le déchargement des personnes et/ou des objets par l'intermédiaire de l'au moins une porte de cabine de l'au moins une cabine de transport (6), et
    g1) l'abaissement de l'au moins une unité flottante (3) en inondant éventuellement de liquide l'au moins un réservoir de ballast (37) et en abaissant simultanément l'au moins une cabine de transport (6) en contact avec l'au moins une unité flottante (3) et le transport des personnes et/ ou des objets vers le bas ; ou
    g2) la poursuite de la montée en continuant éventuellement à vider l'au moins un réservoir de ballast (37) et à faire flotter simultanément l'au moins une cabine de transport (6) reliée à l'au moins une unité flottante (3) et le transport des personnes et/ou des objets plus loin vers le haut.
  16. Procédé selon la revendication 15, comprenant en outre les étapes suivantes, en particulier pendant et/ou après l'étape a) et/ou f):
    h) le calcul du poids total des personnes et/ ou des objets dans la cabine de transport (6) par l'au moins un capteur de charge,
    i) la transmission du poids total déterminé au dispositif de traitement de données, et/ou
    j) l'activation ou la désactivation automatique de l'au moins un système de pompe.
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