JPS5848379B2 - Methods and equipment for transporting people - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a new method and device for transporting people and vehicles.

Automobiles are the most convenient means of land transportation ever invented by mankind, and the number of automobiles owned is increasing at a remarkable rate.

In recent years, people have been saying that cars are harmful due to the worsening traffic congestion and energy situation in cities, but the reality is that once people are captivated by the charm of cars, they are not easily willing to let go of them. .

Suppress the desires of these people and make them use mass transportation,
One way is to solve the negative effects of automobiles, but even if automobiles are unsuitable for intra-city transportation, they can be used effectively in suburban areas and rural areas with no traffic, and there is nothing more convenient than this.

Therefore, rather than completely rejecting automobiles (own cars), it would be more likely to make progress and expand if we thought of technologies to eliminate the disadvantages of automobiles and ways to utilize their advantages.

From this point of view, the present invention proposes the following new transportation method and device.

(1) Comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of automobiles and various transportation systems Currently, various new transportation systems are being proposed as vehicles that improve the various disadvantages of automobiles, and conventional mass transportation is being reconsidered. The advantages are: ■ Not restricted by timetables ■ Always able to sit ■ Door-to-door convenience ■ Privacy guaranteed Disadvantages: ■ Only those with a driver's license can drive ■ Low transportation density ■ Exhaust gas pollution in dense traffic sections ■ Congestion in the city, parking difficulties ■ Arrival time uncertain due to traffic jams ■ Driving to reach the destination can be troublesome and tiring, etc. If we look at the advantages and disadvantages of automobiles, conventional cars Disadvantages and advantages of large transportation vehicles.

The newly proposed transportation system is naturally designed to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages and incorporate as many advantages as possible.

That is, there is a medium-weight track system that takes into account (1) as an advantage of automobiles, and an individual track system that takes (2) and (2) into consideration.

These vehicles do not have the transportation density of conventional railways, and were designed to compete with automobiles, but as long as they lack door-to-door functionality, they are unlikely to be able to displace automobiles. do not have.

If the most ideal vehicle were to incorporate the advantages of automobiles while eliminating their disadvantages, then this would need to be a mass transportation system that utilizes automobiles themselves, rather than a vehicle that competes with automobiles.

This requires the characteristics of a dual-mode individual track system, and it must also have the capability of transporting large amounts of water.

The newly proposed transportation method and device (hereinafter referred to as "system") of the present invention.

) takes all of these factors into consideration, that is, it incorporates all of the advantages of automobiles and eliminates the disadvantages of automobiles.
This is a system that eliminates all ■.

(2) Transportation form of the transportation system of the present invention In the transportation system of the present invention, a space is provided under the road for the guide vehicle to run, and the guide vehicle runs inside the space.

A device for easily connecting a guide car and a car is added to a rental car and a general car, and these cars are guided and driven by the guide car.

The guide car runs while grasping the constant speed rope in the high speed constant speed section, and releases its grip on the constant speed rope in the acceleration/deceleration section at the departure/arrival station and runs using a link type acceleration/deceleration mechanism.

By adding a guide car coupling device with a simple structure to general passenger cars using the above method, they can drive into this system and receive automatic driving services, and the cars owned by the system can be used to carry general passengers or as rental cars. A dual vehicle that can be rented out and driven on general roads.
It is a mode system type new transportation system.

The mode of transportation when using the system of the present invention is as shown in FIG.

In other words, ■ Home to station: The car user uses his or her own car or a rental car borrowed from the system.

Other users can walk or use mass transit (buses, etc.) ■ Inside the system: Car users can drive into the system and receive self-driving services.

Other users board the system's rental vehicles.

■ Station - Destination: Car users can use their own car or borrow a rental car from the system.

Other users walk or use mass transit (buses, trains, etc.) From the user's perspective, ■ Commuters in metropolitan areas mainly use the system's rental vehicles to arrive at their destination stations.
Therefore, I dropped off the above-mentioned dual-purpose passenger and transferred to the 5th mass transit.

■ Travelers to low-traffic areas mainly use their own cars to get into their cars at the station closest to their home, receive automated service driving from the Mae System, and arrive at their destination station, after which they can return to public roads. Reach your destination with your own car.

■ Non-driving license holders can receive general mass transit-like services from the station closest to their home to their destination station in a rental vehicle or a private vehicle.

Furthermore, the quality of its service (frequency, seat availability) is superior to current mass transit.

The usage method described above is taken.

In this way, the shortcomings of automobiles and mass transit can be corrected, and the advantages can be enhanced, so that they can become truly convenient transportation methods.

(3) Configuration and control of the transportation system of the present invention The transportation system of the present invention is a type of guideway system, and as a driving safety device to prevent collisions, cars are connected with ropes or link mechanisms and run in high-speed sections. In addition to maximizing high-density transportation, the control mechanism is extremely simplified to increase reliability and reduce construction costs.

(3-1) Example of implementation of this system This system consists of the following three sections.

■ High speed constant speed section ■ Acceleration/deceleration travel section ■ Low speed section The basic configuration of this system is shown in Figure 1.

In this figure, h1 is a high-speed constant-speed section, h2 is an acceleration/deceleration traveling section, h3 is a low-speed traveling section, h11 is a grade-separated intersection, and ■ marks indicate vehicles.

■ High-speed constant-speed section In the constant-speed section on the main line, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, a guide car running frame 1 is placed in a groove made on the ground surface, and a car is connected to a guide car 2 that runs inside the frame. The speed and course are controlled by the guide vehicle 2.

The guide wheel 2 is driven by the grip 5 of the guide wheel 2 grasping the rope 3 running at a constant speed in the groove, so that the guide wheel 2 travels on the guide wheel rail surface 6.

The lobes are driven by a synchronous motor, but this motor is mainly used to run the rope when no load is applied, and each guide wheel is equipped with a driving linear motor for driving the vehicle.

■ Acceleration/deceleration traveling section In this section, an acceleration/deceleration link mechanism 8 is provided at the bottom of the guide vehicle traveling frame 1 as shown in FIG. 4, and the guide vehicle grip 33 attached to this link mechanism 8 and the grip 5 of the guide vehicle 2 are The guide wheel 2 is driven by the coupling.

When entering or exiting from an acceleration/deceleration section to a constant speed section, or conversely from a constant speed section to an acceleration/deceleration section, the grip 5 is changed from the rope 3 to the link mechanism 8 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

DI + D2 in the acceleration/deceleration link section h2 in Fig. 1,
D3 indicates a deceleration section, an acceleration section, and a grip change section.

The link mechanism 8 is housed in a link running frame 9, and the link rollers 11 run on roller rails 10 laid within the frame 9 to widen or narrow the rail spacing between the left and right link rollers. Acceleration and deceleration can be done by

The details of the link mechanism 8 when traveling in the low-speed section and the high-speed section are as shown in FIG.

In the figure, LL indicates a low speed section and Lh indicates a high speed section.

The state of the links when traveling on a curved section is shown in Figure 7.

■Low-speed running section This is a low-speed running section of 10 hm/H or less before being accelerated or decelerated by the acceleration/deceleration device inside the station.

In this section, the guide wheel is released from the connection with the acceleration/deceleration link mechanism 8 and the rope 3, so a fixed closure system is used to prevent collisions, and driving and stopping are performed using a linear induction motor installed on the guide wheel 2. This is due to the brakes.

The details of this section are as follows (see Figure 1).

■ In-station arrival line h4...10hm/ in the deceleration section
A vehicle that has been decelerated to approximately H enters.

The drive from the train is by the guide car's linear motor.

@ Out-of-station exit line h5...Vehicles exiting the station and proceeding onto general roads exit from the station.

○ Heavy platform line h6... Vehicles stop at Komata, disembark passengers, and pick up passengers.

The train proceeds based on the departure command from passengers.

■ Empty vehicle retention line h7...Passengers are dropped off at platform H2, and if there are no passengers, the vehicle is placed on this line and waits for a passenger to arrive.

■ Departure line H8 within one station... Boarding platform H1 The vehicle with passengers on board enters S, synchronizes with the empty position of the main line travel rope, grasps the acceleration section grip, and accelerates for departure. Transmit.

■ Station entrance line h...Vehicles entering this system from general roads also enter the station departure line h8.

■ Up/down communication line hlO...Used when forwarding empty cars or when driving back in case of an accident.

The layout in the station shown in FIG. 8 is an example of the wiring in the case of three vehicles each on boarding platform (1) and disembarking platform (H2).

(3-2) Control of this system This system is all controlled by signals from the following ground facilities.

■ Local ● Computer Each station has its own local computer.
It performs all controls within the station, from changing the grip of the guide car 2 to enter the station deceleration system, after entering the station, running in low-speed sections, driving safety, and guiding the car 2 from changing the grip from the station acceleration system to the main line.

■ System computer Controls the guide car 2 running on the single line, designates the space on the rope between departing cars from the station (controls the departure time), and handles all system controls such as operation management.

(4) Example of each part of the transportation system of the present invention An example of each part of the system using the present traveling principle will be described below.

(4-1) Running device ■ Vehicle The vehicle used is a modified commercially available small passenger car.

That is, a foldable or retractable grip device 4 as shown in FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 is attached to the front and rear portions of a passenger car via springs.

When traveling on the road by itself, it is folded, and when traveling within this system, it is pulled out and connected to the coupler of the guide vehicle 2 by a spring and hydraulic mechanism.

This coupling device also has a built-in electrical lead wire connection device for supplying auxiliary power for the vehicle (lights, heater, air conditioner, etc.).

The front grip device 4a of the vehicle is connected to a steering mechanism, and steers the front wheels by the angle of deviation between the front and rear grips.

The heater and air conditioner will be modified so that they can be powered by electricity.

The tires used are tubeless and wide radial tires.

The main specifications of the vehicle are as follows. The outline of the guide car guide 2 is as shown in FIGS. 12, 13, and 14.

In this system, the front and rear two are connected by a connecting rod 15.
The guide car is always integrated with the vehicle through a coupling device, and is in charge of all vehicle drive and course control.

The guide car 2 has a vehicle coupling device 12 at the top and a rope 3 at the bottom.
Alternatively, two grip mechanisms 5 on the left and right sides are provided for gripping the link 8, and the grip between the acceleration/deceleration link mechanism 8 and the rope 3 is changed by operating the right or left lower grip mechanism in response to a ground signal.

The guide car 2 is composed of the following parts.

■ Traveling wheels 13...These are for supporting the guide car and driving it.

It has two independent wheels for each shaft on the left and right.

This is to allow the rail to run smoothly through the notch in the rail at the branch.

@Guide wheel 14...This is for selecting the route of the guide car 2 in the main line branching device, and uses double flange wheels.

At the branch point, the guide wheel 14 on the opposite side to the traveling direction is pulled down by a signal from the ground side, and the remaining guide wheel is guided by the guide wheel rail 19 and enters the target track (see Fig. 15).

The purpose of the guide wheel 14 is to provide a vehicle coupling device 1 for the guide vehicle 2.
2 and the groove of the guide car running frame 1.

○ Guide rail support wheel 17...This is to suppress the occurrence of deflection of the guide rail on the upper part of the frame and ensure the reliable operation of the guide wheel 14.

■Vehicle coupling device 12...Connects with the grip device 4 on the vehicle side to propel the vehicle and also steers the front wheels of the vehicle.

(2) Rope or link grip mechanism 5: A mechanism that grips the rope 3 or link mechanism 8 for propelling the guide car 2 and appropriately maintaining and setting the vehicle interval.

There is a main grip 5a and an auxiliary grip 5b, and when the main grip 5a slips, the auxiliary grip 5b automatically
works.

6 Linear induction motor (primary side) winding 1
6...This is for supplying auxiliary driving force for propulsion of the guide car 2.

Power is supplied from a three-phase AC power source 1/Rollie wire 22 (Fig. 16) laid within the frame.

(2) Control device: This device receives signals from the ground and controls the rope grip 5 and the guide wheels 14.

■Others: Consists of ground signal receiver, trolley wire current collector, simple electromagnetic brake (for low-speed stopping), guide car connecting rod 15, etc.

(4-2) Main Line Facilities ■ Main Line Constant Speed Running Facility ([) Guide Car Running Frame 1 This is a frame that constitutes the space in which the guide car 2 runs, and is installed under the running surface of the vehicle (see Figure 16). )
.

Attach the following to this frame.

■Running wheel rail/linear motor (secondary side) reaction plate 18---Rail for supporting the guide car 2 and making it run.

This rail also serves as a reaction plate for the linear motor attached to guide wheel 2.

@ Guide wheel rail 19...Rail for running the guide wheel 14.

■ Low-voltage Sanwa AC trolley 22...1 trolley wire that supplies power to the guide car 2's linear motor, vehicle air conditioning, lighting, battery charging, communication equipment, and other equipment.

(2) Signal line 21: This line is used for communication between the vehicle and the ground control center in order to send control signals to the guide vehicle 2 and signals from the guide to the ground.

■ Rope 3: A rope that guide car 2 grasps and travels while maintaining the distance between cars.

(11) Rope device The lobe device is constructed as shown in FIG.

200C) - Connect the up and down lines of the rope every 4000m to make one loop, change direction at Hooley, and run the rope.

In FIG. 17, A is an up line, B is a down line, 3 is a rope, 3a is a synchronous coupling rope, 24 is a booley, and I4 shows the length of one loop.

(a) rope, drive device Synchronize the axis of pulley 24 driven by a motor.

The power for rope running is a synchronous motor,
There is a linear motor for the guide car 2 that runs with the vehicle connected, but the synchronous motor is responsible for adjusting the difference between the rope running when there is no vehicle and the synchronous speed of the linear induction motor.

(b) Tension adjustment device Tension caused by rope expansion and contraction due to temperature differences To adjust the force change, as shown in Figure 18. A hydraulic tension adjustment device will be provided.

In Figure 18, 3 is a rope, 24 indicates a pulley, and 25 indicates oil.

(c) Synchronous coupling device ■Nilope 3 for each roof is synchronous Driven by motor, but synchronous When the load fluctuates, the motor changes its contact with the rotating magnetic pole. The deviation angle between the two changes.

For this reason, the rope speeds of adjacent sections change instantaneously, but in order to prevent this phenomenon, a synchronous connection loft 3a between pulleys between adjacent sections is provided as shown in FIG.

This synchronous connection can be separated when necessary. The structure is as follows.

(d) Spacing adjustment device Main line guide car 2 and rope hanging down Rope support vehicle 7 (third Figure) runs by gripping rope 3. However, if the grip slips, There are long and short points.

In order to correct this, an appropriate Select a location and install the spacing adjustment device.

Main rope 3 with speed v km/H as shown in Figure 19
Ropes 31 and 3h with speeds (va) km/H and (■+α) hm/n are run over short distances adjacent to the main rope 3m, and the speeds are (va)km/H and (■+α)hm/n.

On the other hand, the guide car 2 and the rope support car 7 are Does it have one lip mechanism on each side? Then, the vehicle position reaches the target position at the entrance of this section. Detect whether you are ahead or behind and high-speed rope 3 hours as necessary, or Change grip 5 to low speed lob 3L drive a short distance until it matches the target position. If so, change the grip to the main rope 3m again. let

(111) Rope support car T In order to hold the rope 3 for high-speed running at a specified height from the bottom of the frame and to ensure the rope grip of the guide car 2, the rope is placed at regular intervals within the high-speed constant-speed running frame. The support vehicle 7 is run (see Figures 3.20, 21, and 22).

Similarly to the guide vehicle 2, the rope support vehicle γ includes running wheels 26, guide wheels 27, guide rail support wheels 28,
The rope grip mechanism 29 includes a main rope grip 29a and an auxiliary rope grip 29b, a control device, and other components such as a ground signal receiver and a trolley wire current collector.

(4-3) Acceleration/deceleration traveling facility In the acceleration/deceleration section, the guide car grip receiver 3 is attached to the acceleration/deceleration link mechanism 8.
3 is installed, and the guide wheel 2 is accelerated or decelerated by grasping this.

The link mechanism 8 has a support/guide roller 11 and runs on a rail 10 housed in a link mechanism traveling frame 9.

The speed becomes variable by expanding and contracting the link, and the speed is determined by setting the distance between the left and right running rollers 11 (see FIGS. 5, 6, and 7).

■ Link mechanism running frame 9 The acceleration/deceleration link mechanism 8 is a frame 9 as shown in Figs. 23 and 24.
Run inside.

In the low speed section, the width of the frame 9 is wide as shown in FIG. 24, and in the high speed section, the width of the frame 9 is narrow as shown in FIG. 23.

The following items are attached to this frame 9.

■ Traveling roller rail 10...link mechanism 8
These are roller rails used to support and run the vehicle, and the speed can be changed by widening or narrowing the distance between the left and right rails.

@Grip guide wheel rail 23...Guide wheel 2
The guide rail of the roller 32 (see Fig. 25) for setting the gap between the grip holder 33 that connects the grip holder 33 and the grip travel gap.

0 1J near motor (primary side) winding 30...
- A linear motor primary winding for driving the reaction plate 34 on the linear motor secondary side attached to the link mechanism support/guide roller 11.

■ Link traveling mechanism A schematic diagram of the link traveling mechanism is shown in Section 25. As shown in Figures 26 and 27.

(2) Link rod 31 --- The structure of the link rod is as shown in FIG. 28, in which a short link rod 311 and a long link rod 31L are used in combination.

The guide wheel grip receiver 33 and the link mechanism guide/support roller 11 are attached to the short link rod 311.

@Rin J mechanism support and guide roller 11.1...
Lohu 0 0 guide wheel grip/guide roller 32 for supporting and guiding the link mechanism...
This is for adjusting the gap between the guide wheel grip receiver 33 and the gap.

@Linear motor (secondary side) reaction plate 34...In order to reduce the stress on the link rod 31, the linear motor secondary side reaction plate is attached to the guide roller, and the ground side 1 Next linear
Configure and drive the motor.

■ Guide wheel grip holder 33...--Grip holder for the guide car 2 to grip and receive acceleration/deceleration running.

■ Link drive device In order to synchronize the link mechanism with the rope speed, the constant speed section of the link mechanism is driven by a chain from the synchronous motor shaft for driving the rope.

In Fig. 29, cl is the low speed section of the chain drive mechanism;
ch indicates the high-speed part of the chain drive mechanism.

In order to reduce stress on the link rod 31, a linear induction motor on the primary side of the ground is attached to the link mechanism traveling roller 11, and this is used as auxiliary power.

(5) Features of the transportation system of the present invention As mentioned above, the transportation system of the present invention has the following features compared to other transportation systems.

■Safety, simplicity, reliability, and low cost Since this transportation system runs while connected to the rope 3 or the link mechanism 8, there is no possibility of collision.

In particular, safety is maintained even when the distance between vehicles is shortened to the limit.

High-density driving may be possible with electrical control in general automobile traffic*, but in order to extremely shorten the distance between vehicles, a sophisticated and complex control mechanism is required, which is not only expensive but also complex circuitry. Therefore, it lacks reliability.

Since this system is a simple mechanical device, it is highly reliable, and the control device is simple, so it can be constructed at low cost.

■ Transportation capacity Since it can be operated at extremely high density, its transportation capacity is extremely large.

For example, if one vehicle travels every 6 meters, the cross-sectional traffic volume per hour will be as shown in Table 2.

In other words, it has a capacity that is approximately 10 times that of general automobile transportation, comparable to that of rail transportation in metropolitan areas, and has a characteristic that its transportation capacity is far greater than other transportation systems.

■ Comfort and Convenience The constant speed section occupies most of the time, and the acceleration and deceleration sections are smooth, so the ride is comfortable, and dual modes can be used, so it matches the tastes of modern people.

This system has the convenience of allowing general passenger cars to enter this system, and since the level of maintenance of general passenger cars is unclear in this case, all power control is left to the guide vehicle without relying on the vehicle's power and mechanism. system reliability.

As mentioned above, the new transportation system of the present invention has a large transportation capacity,
It also has dual mode characteristics and is effective when applied to suburban transportation systems, intercity transportation systems, etc., and has great effects due to its large transportation capacity.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the basic configuration of the present invention, Figs. 2 and 3 are a vertical cross-sectional view and a side view showing high-speed constant-speed running, and Figs. 4 and 5 are longitudinal cross-sectional views and side views showing running in acceleration/deceleration sections. Side view, 6th and 7th
The figure is a plan view showing the acceleration/deceleration section traveling and the curved section traveling of the link mechanism. Figure 8 is a plan view showing an example of wiring for the boarding platform, Figures 9 and 10
, 11 are a front view, a side view, and a bottom view showing the concept of the vehicle, and FIGS. 12, 13, and 14 are a longitudinal sectional view, a top view, and a side view showing the main structure of the guide car. Fig. 15 is a plan view showing passage control of the guide car, Fig. 16 is a sectional view of the guide car running frame, Fig. 17 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the rope device, and Fig. 18 is a hydraulic rope tension adjustment device. The sectional view shown in FIG. 19 is a plan view showing the distance adjusting device. 20, 21, and 22 are longitudinal cross-sectional views, top views, and side views showing the main structure of the rope support vehicle, and FIGS. 23 and 24 are vertical cross-sectional views showing high-speed sections and low-speed sections of the link mechanism traveling frame. Figures 25, 26, and 27 are longitudinal sectional views, top views, and side views showing the main structure of the link traveling mechanism, Figure 28 is a plan view showing the structure of the link rod, and Figure 29 is for synchronization of the link traveling mechanism. FIG. 30 is a plan view showing the chain drive, and FIG. 30 is a plan view of the transportation form of the present invention. 1... Guide car running frame, 2... Guide car,
3...Loaf, 4...Guide wheel grip, 5...Grip, 6...Guide car guide rail, 8...Link mechanism , 9...
Link traveling frame, 10... Acceleration/deceleration section roller rail, 11... Traveling wheel, 31... Link rod, 33... Guide car grip holder, D...
...Acceleration trajectory, D2...Deceleration trajectory, h2.
...Acceleration/deceleration travel section, h3...Low speed section, h4...Rental vehicle holding area, h6...
...Approach road, h8...High speed section, h,...
...Acceleration/deceleration trajectory section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A rope is circulated at high speed between a remote starting point and a remote destination, and a guide car with self-propelling power is connected to the rope to create a high-speed section, and the rope is connected to or connected to the guide car. A means of separation will be provided for rental vehicles and general vehicles, and acceleration and deceleration tracks will be provided at the departure and destination points and at one station between them, as well as rental vehicle detention areas and general vehicle access roads and release roads connected to these tracks. At the departure point, the dual-purpose vehicle connects with a guide car at the station departure line provided at the detention center or the approach road, connects the guide car to the rope of the high-speed section via an acceleration track, and connects the vehicle to the high-speed section rope. The general automobile is connected to a guide car on the departure line within the station, and the guide car is connected to the rope of the high-speed section via an acceleration track,
At the arrival point, the dual-purpose vehicle uncouples the guide car connected to it from the rope, sends it to the station arrival line via the deceleration track, and then uncouples it from the guide car and heads to the detention center or general road. After sending out the general vehicle, the guide car connected to it is uncoupled from the rope, and the guide car sends it out to the station arrival line via the deceleration track, and then the general car is uncoupled from the guide car and released to the general road. A method of transporting people characterized by: 2a. Guide vehicle running frame 1 for the main line high speed section h1, acceleration/deceleration running section h2, and low speed running section h3 provided under the road surface between the starting point and the destination point, b. It runs on its own while being guided by the frame 1, and has a 1000 step connection 12 to a car on the road surface, a grip mechanism 5 to a rope 3 running within the guide car running frame 1, or a grip receiver 33 of an acceleration/deceleration link mechanism 8. A large number of guide cars 2, C. A link mechanism traveling frame 9 having acceleration/deceleration section traveling roller rails 10 with varying rail spacing provided at the lower part of the guide vehicle traveling frame 1 in the acceleration/deceleration traveling section h2, d. An acceleration/deceleration link mechanism that connects a large number of links so as to be extendable and retractable, is guided by the wheels 11 on both sides of the acceleration/deceleration section roller rail 10 in the link running frame 9, and has a guide wheel grip receiver 33 for the guide wheel. 8. A person transportation device equipped with.