IT202000012142A1 - ROPE SUSPENDED STREET WITH BRIDGE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - Google Patents

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?ROPE SUSPENDED ROUTE WITH BRIDGE BEARING STRUCTURE?

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The present invention constitutes a variant of three industrial inventions previously presented by the undersigned inventor which constitute the reference state of the art:

1) application n.CT2014A000003 (102014902238734), with EPO search report n.IO45393 positive for 3/3 requirements for all 4 claims presented; 2) application n.CT2014A0000021 (PCT/IT2015/000286), with EPO search report n.IO51842 positive for 3/3 requirements for all 6 claims presented; application n.102019000013575, with EPO search report n.IO92694 positive for 3/3 requirements for all 9 claims presented.

In the first two previous questions, the suspended transport system ? dedicated exclusively to the traction of light-type electric vehicles using special devices arranged above the passenger compartment, while in the third invention, the suspended transport of cars, cabins and freight wagons is entrusted to an original transport trolley; in the three mobility systems? the supporting structure of the suspended route? made up of steel frames spaced according to the loads and the territory crossed, very similar to the existing cableways.

The state of the art today consists of:

- for the suspended route, in cableway systems or similar, which allow the transport of cabins, chairlifts, etc. with supporting structure which is an integral part of the system itself;

- for bridges of any kind, the engineering technique ? known and established.

- for cars, in endothermic, hybrid and electric traction vehicles, equipped with electronic devices (electronic control unit, sensors, distance detectors) that manage speed, stopping and steering, even in autonomous driving with GPS connection;

The present application for an invention differs from the previous suspended ways, referred to in questions n.CT2014A000003, n.CT2014A0000021, n.102019000013575, as well as from the existing cableways reserved for the exclusive transport of collective cabins, for novelty? and activities inventiveness for the following characteristics deriving from the combination with the bridge structures:

a) the primary load-bearing steel structure of the load-bearing and hauling cables of the suspended route is supported, throughout the journey between two departure/arrival stations without interruption, by the vertical and/or horizontal structure of the existing road or railway bridges or to be built of any kind, to one or more? spans;

b) to improve the stability? of the vehicles along the route and to avoid rocking due to the force of the wind, the suspended route is equipped with a pair of complementary fixed ropes on which the internal sides of the transport trolleys are hooked;

c) the continuity? of the route suspended for long distances is ensured by one or more? intermediate traction systems which make it possible to reduce the entire length of the steel ropes allowing their exchange, without interrupting the movement of traveling vehicles; d) the new road infrastructure deriving from the combination of the suspended road with the bridges makes it possible to vertically expand the existing road network, both urban and extra-urban, without lateral widening of the roadway;

e) the new road infrastructure represents an innovative example of smart road in which the suspended road? intended for the transport of cars, cabins and freight wagons also in modality? independent, while the overlying deck of the bridge lends itself to being dedicated to mobility? electric assistance, with lanes dedicated to hybrid and electric vehicles, equipped with overhead power lines from which they directly draw electricity for traction;

f) the suspended cable way with the supporting structure of bridges of various types, constitutes an innovative and original solution, an alternative to common road infrastructures, for crossing rivers, natural gorges, arms of the sea, hills, land subject to landslides, complex territories due to the presence of railway lines, motorways, etc.

The suspended transport system can be of any type such as chair lifts, cable cars, cable cars and the most? complex for the transport of cars and freight wagons, by means of transport trolleys, described in the patent application n.102019000013575, which is taken here as reference. The innovative mobility system? aims to give a sustainable solution to the demand for mobility? urban and extra-urban of individual vehicles, e.g. between urban centers (X and Y), through the construction of a straight suspended route (A), an alternative to the road network, which allows the transport of cars (V2), vehicles/freight wagons (V3) and cabins (V1), overcoming all obstacles such as rivers, uneven ground, stretches of sea, road infrastructures, etc., using the load-bearing structures of existing bridges or to be built in steel and/or reinforced concrete of any kind such as viaducts (E), suspension bridges (C ), cable-stayed (D), arched, with one or more? spans, all the way between two departure/arrival stations (B) seamlessly. The departure/arrival stations (B) are equipped with a standard handling system for existing gondola lifts, in which, in addition to the cabins, transport trolleys (T) of cars and freight wagons are moved. ? drawing n.1

The primary bearing structure in cantilever (1) or suspended (2) steel of the bearing (3) and pulling (4) ropes of the suspended way is supported by the vertical (5) and/or horizontal (6) structure of the various types of bridges . In windy areas, to improve stability? of the trolleys and to avoid rocking due to the force of the cross wind, a pulley (T2) is placed in the center line of the inner side crosspiece of the trolleys (T) which runs on a fixed additional stabilizing rope (S) on each side, supported by a special extension (S1) in steel of the primary supporting structure of the carrying and hauling ropes. - drawings nos. 2,3,4

Transport along the suspended route is managed and controlled by a remote operations center (B1) inside the departure/arrival station, using electronic control units inside the vehicles that interface via Wi-Fi with the electronic system of the suspended route. The transporter trolley (T) ? equipped with a hooking/unhooking device (13), the same as that of common gondola lifts, suitable for automatically hooking and unhooking to the hauling rope (4) arranged in a lower and central position with respect to the pair of supporting ropes (3). - drawing n.5

To cover distances greater than 4,000 ? 5,000 m of suspended route, in order to reduce the entire length of the steel cables subject to thermal expansion, one or more? intermediate traction through systems (E) which allow to interrupt the sections of the steel ropes allowing their exchange. The plant? analogous to that of the intermediate departure/arrival stations with the difference that the means transported (cabins, cars, wagons) continue their journeys in the two directions - outward and return - without solution of continuity. It ? consisting of: two mirror-image horizontal pulleys (7) driven by electric motors (8) which move the respective hauling ropes (4) coming from the two directions in the same direction in a closed loop; a fixed horizontal pulley (9) arranged in the center and above the two previous rotating pulleys on which the heads of the carrying ropes (3) are wound in a closed loop coming from the two directions to keep them in tension; two supplementary carrying ropes (10) in closed circuit movement wrapped up by the two pulleys (7) on which the trolleys (T) slide so as to give continuity? to the movement of the two stretches of suspended road in both directions; two horizontal bearings (11) composed of a plurality? of pairs of small pulleys (12) which hook onto the pairs of pulleys (T1) of the trolleys (T) to favor their adherence to the additional supporting ropes (10) in motion. The transport trolleys (T) equipped with a hooking/unhooking device (13), at the first pulley (7) automatically unhook from the hauling rope (4) and then rehook at the second pulley, under the control of the remote operations center (B1). - drawing n.6

The system devised opens up entirely new and sustainable application scenarios in the field of road infrastructure for crossing rivers, natural gorges, stretches of sea, hills, land subject to landslides, as well as? of complex territories due to the presence of railway lines, motorways, or densely urbanized and built areas.

The new road infrastructure deriving from the combination of the suspended road with the bridges makes it possible to vertically expand the existing road network, both urban and extra-urban, without lateral widening of the existing roadway. - drawings nos.7,8

The combined cable transport system with bridges constitutes an innovative road infrastructure - smart road - in which the suspended road allows cars, cabins and freight wagons to be transported even in transport mode. independent, while the overlying deck of the bridge lends itself to being dedicated to mobility? electric assistance, with dedicated lanes (G) for hybrid and electric vehicles, equipped with overhead power lines (14) from which they directly draw electricity for traction. In this case, heavy transport vehicles and cars, both hybrid and electric, equipped with internal electronic devices ? electronic control unit, sensors, distance detectors - are equipped with a telescopic device (15) which allows connection to the overhead electrical network by contact in order to feed the batteries during the journey along the dedicated lanes (G) of the bridge deck . The lanes (G), equipped with a 2-cable overhead line (14) supported by special frames (16), are dedicated to autonomous driving managed by the operations center (B1) via a Wi-Fi bridge with the frames (16) carrying the line and vehicle internal electronic control units. - drawings nos. 9,10

The system constitutes a sustainable alternative to traditional transport infrastructures and can be implemented in all urban and suburban contexts with clear economic and environmental impact advantages.

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?ROPE SUSPENDED ROUTE WITH BRIDGE BEARING STRUCTURE? CLAIMS 1) Suspended route with two or three cables (A) of any type such as chair lifts, gondola lifts, cable cars and for the transport of cabins (V1), cars (V2) and freight wagons (V3) using trolleys (T), with automatic handling managed and controlled by a remote operations center (B1), with two departure/arrival stations (B) at the head, characterized by the fact that the primary bearing structure in steel cantilever (1) or suspended (2) of the (3) and traction (4) is supported by the vertical (5) and/or horizontal (6) structure of the existing road or railway bridges or to be built in steel and/or reinforced concrete of any kind such as viaducts (E), suspension bridges (C), cable-stayed (D), arched, with one or more? spans, for the entire journey between the two departure/arrival stations (B) without interruption. 2) Via suspended by ropes, according to the previous claim n.1, characterized by the fact that the continuity? of the route suspended for long distances is ensured by one or more? Intermediate through traction systems (E) which allow to limit the entire length of the ropes allowing their exchange, consisting of: two mirror-image horizontal pulleys (7) driven by electric motors (8) which move the respective ropes in a closed loop in the same direction tractors (4) coming from the two directions; a fixed horizontal pulley (9) arranged in the center and above the two previous rotating pulleys on which the heads of the carrying ropes (3) are wound in a closed loop coming from the two directions to keep them in tension; two supplementary carrying ropes (10) in closed circuit movement wrapped up by the two pulleys (7) on which the trolleys (T) slide so as to give continuity? to the movement of the two stretches of suspended road in both directions; two horizontal bearings (11) composed of a plurality? of pairs of small pulleys (12) which hook onto the pairs of pulleys (T1) of the carriages (T) to favor their adherence to the supplementary carrying ropes (10) in movement; transport trolleys (T) equipped with hooking/unhooking device (13), suitable for automatically hooking and unhooking to the hauling rope (4), under the control and management of the remote operations center (B1). 3) Via suspended ropes with supporting structure of bridges of various types, according to the previous claims, characterized by the fact that, to improve the stability? of the trolleys, a pulley (T2) is placed in the center line of the inner side cross member of the trolleys (T) which runs on a fixed additional stabilizing rope (S) on each side, supported by a special steel extension (S1) of the primary load-bearing structure of the carrying and pulling ropes. 4) Cable-suspended road with supporting structure for bridges of various types, according to the previous claims, characterized by the fact that the infrastructure is built to expand the existing road network (F), both urban and extra-urban, vertically without lateral enlargements of the existing roadway. 5) Via suspended on cables with supporting structure of bridges of various types, according to the previous claims, characterized by the fact that the infrastructure is built to dedicate it to mobility? assisted electric power, in which the overlying deck of the bridge is destined to lanes (G), equipped with overhead power lines (14), dedicated to hybrid and electric vehicles, cars and heavy transport, which draw electric energy for traction directly from overhead power lines; heavy transport vehicles and cars, both hybrid and electric, equipped with internal electronic devices ? electronic control unit, sensors, distance detectors - are equipped with a telescopic device (15) which allows connection to the overhead electrical network (14) by contact in order to feed the batteries during the journey along the dedicated dedicated lanes (G) of the bridge deck; the lanes (G), equipped with a 2-cable overhead power line (14) supported by special frames (16), are dedicated to autonomous driving managed by the operations center (B1) via a Wi-Fi bridge with the frames carrying the line (14) and the internal electronic control units of the vehicles. 6) Suspended cableway with supporting structure of bridges of various types, according to the previous claims, characterized by the fact that the infrastructure constitutes an innovative and alternative solution to common road infrastructures for crossing rivers, natural gorges, inlets of sea , hills, land subject to landslides, complex territories due to the presence of railway lines, highways, etc. and densely urbanized and built-up areas.