JPS6324855B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a railway vehicle that is equipped with an automobile and runs under the power of the automobile.

(Prior Art) Currently, railways and bus transportation are widely used as means of public transportation. Naturally, the vehicle structures of these two vehicles are significantly different because railway vehicles run on tracks and buses run on roads, and it is difficult to produce a vehicle that can be used for both, and even if it were to be produced, it would be extremely difficult. become expensive.

In order to solve this problem,
As described in the publication, the front wheels and rear wheels of an automobile are placed on separate leading vehicles and rear wheel drive vehicles, and these leading vehicles and rear wheel drive vehicles are run one after the other on a railway track. , it was proposed that the driving force of the rear wheels be transmitted to a rear-wheel drive vehicle to transport the vehicle using railway tracks.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In this prior art, the wheels of both the leading vehicle and the rear-wheel drive vehicle are placed in the recesses between the front and rear wheels, so the weight The vehicle must be lifted up with a crane, etc., and then lowered and loaded onto the lead vehicle and rear-wheel drive vehicle. During the loading process, the positions of the leading vehicle and the rear-wheel drive vehicle must be adjusted with respect to the front and rear wheels of the vehicle, which is not an easy task. Moreover,
During this work, occupants of automobiles and passengers in buses and the like must get off the vehicle, which is inconvenient. Furthermore, in this conventional proposal, no measures have been taken for passing through curves on the railway track, so it is difficult to pass through curves on the track where the radius of curvature is small, and travel is forced to slow down.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to load a car onto a vehicle running on a track while the car is self-propelled with occupants and passengers on board. To provide an automobile-mounted railway vehicle capable of running a fixed vehicle on a track at high speed using the power of the automobile.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A car-mounted railway vehicle according to the present invention includes a single car body having a mounting surface on the upper surface having a flat guide portion on which the wheels of the car run so that a car can ride thereon;
a roller that is rotatably supported by the vehicle body within the area of the guide part at a height substantially equal to the surface of the guide part so as to receive the drive wheel of the vehicle on the mounting surface, and is rotationally driven by the rotation of the drive wheel; A transmission mechanism that transmits the rotation of this roller by an automobile drive wheel to an axle of a railway vehicle, a telescoping transmission shaft including a universal joint that constitutes a connection part of this transmission mechanism with the roller, It is provided with fixing means for fixing the mounting surface in the front and back, up, down, left and right directions.

(Function) In the present invention, the vehicle is mounted on the flat guide section on the upper surface of the vehicle body of the railway vehicle, and the drive wheels of the vehicle are placed on the rollers of the guide section. Fix it front and back, up and down, left and right. Then, when the car is driven, the rollers rotate the drive wheels of the car, and the rotation of the rollers rotates the axle of the railway vehicle through a transmission mechanism. As a result, the railway vehicle runs on the track with the automobile mounted thereon. And when traveling around a curve in the track,
The effect of displacement of the car body, that is, the bogie, is absorbed by the telescoping power transmission shaft and universal joint, so that the railway vehicle can travel around curves without difficulty.

(Example) Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, F is a railway vehicle according to the present invention, and has a car body that can freely run on a track R. In the illustrated case, a railway vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a flat car) F is located adjacent to a platform P. The platform P is provided with a slope S having an inclined upper surface, on which a car, for example a bus B, can ride onto the slope S from the road. The highest part of the slope S is approximately at the same height as the top of the flat car F, so that the bus B can ride on the top of the flat car F as shown by the arrow. Guide parts 1 on which the wheels of the bus run are provided on the top surface of the flat car, and each guide part 1 is provided with rollers 3, which will be described later, so that the wheels 2 ride on the bus B when it is mounted on the flat car F. . The flat car F has a means for fixing the bus B by the method described below after the bus B is mounted on the upper mounting surface thereof, and after fixing the bus, it uses the power of the bus as described below. It runs on track R.

Incidentally, the slope S used when loading the bus onto the flat car F does not have to be a fixed type installed following the platform P. For example, it may be a mobile slope S having moving wheels 4 as shown in Fig. 2. It may be ₁ .

FIG. 3 shows the bus B mounted on the flat car F. In this state, the position of the rollers 3 is designed so that the wheels 2 of the bus B ride on the rollers 3 described above. Note that if only the rear wheels of the bus B are drive wheels, the front wheels do not necessarily need to be supported by the rollers 3. The rollers 3 are rotated by the drive wheels 2 of the bus B when they are rotated, and the wheels 5 of the flat car F are driven via them as will be described later.

Although the flat car F is a bogie car in the example shown in FIG. 3, it may be a two-axle car as shown in FIG.

The flat car F and the bus B are provided with means for fixing the bus onto the flat car after the bus is loaded onto the flat car in the state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

5 and 6 show an example of means for fixing the bus B onto the flat car F so that it does not move in the vertical and horizontal directions (directions perpendicular to the traveling direction). A bracket 6 is fixed on the upper surface of the flat car F inside the position where the wheels 2 of the bus are placed. This bracket 6
supports a lateral engagement pin 7 as shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 9. On the other hand, bus B
A hook 11 is pivotally attached to a bracket 10 of the suspension 9 by a pin 12, and a hook portion 13 is formed at its lower end. When the hook portion 13 is engaged with the engagement pin 7 as shown in FIG. 8, the bus B is fixed to the flat car F so as not to be movable in the vertical and horizontal directions, while the hook portion 13 is engaged as shown in FIG. When the bus B is removed from the dowel pin 7, it is released from the flat car F.

To rotate the engagement hook 11 in this way,
A lever 15 shown in FIG. 5 is used. The lever 15 is provided, for example, near the driver's seat of the bus, and its lower end is pivotally connected to a pin 16 fixed to the floor of the bus. One end of a link 17 is pivotally connected to the lever 15, and the other end is attached to one end of the link 17 on both sides, as shown in FIG.
It is pivotally attached to the middle part of a rod 18 that connects the upper ends of the pair of hooks 11. Therefore, in FIG. 5, when the lever 15 is rotated clockwise, the link 17 is pushed and the hook 11 belonging to the left wheel (front wheel) 2 in the figure is rotated clockwise, and the hook portion 13 is rotated clockwise. engages with the engagement pin 7. One end of a link 20 is pivotally connected to the upper end of the hook 11 belonging to the front wheel, and the other end is pivotally connected to one end of a lever 22 whose central portion is pivotally connected by a pin 21. This lever 2
One end of another link 23 is pivotally connected to the other end of 2,
The other end is pivotally connected to the upper end of a hook 11 belonging to the rear wheel 2. Therefore, by the above-described rotational operation of the lever 15, the hook 11 on the rear wheel 2 side is rotated counterclockwise and engaged with the engagement pin 7. Lever 15
When rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5, the hooks 11 belonging to the front and rear wheels 2 rotate all at once and are disengaged from the engagement pin 7.

In order to lock the lever 15 at an arbitrary rotational position and prevent the hook 11 from coming off the engagement pin 7, the configuration shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 can be adopted. A push button 25 is located at the upper end of the lever 15.
A rod 26 is provided integrally with this push button 25 and extends downward, and an inverted U-shaped metal fitting 2 is attached to the tip of the rod 26.
7 is fixedly installed to support a pin 28 provided at its lower end, and a spring 30 is applied to this pawl 29 from below, thereby constantly pressing the push button 25 upward. In order to accommodate the above-mentioned members, the inside of the lever 15 is formed hollow. On the other hand, pin 1
A member 31 having an arc shape centered at 6 is fixed to the vehicle body so as to pass through the inside of the lever 15, and teeth 32 are formed on the lower side of the member 31. Therefore, when the push button 25 is pressed down to remove the pawl 29 from the teeth 32 and the lever 15 is rotated to release the push button 25, the pawl 2
9 engages with the tooth 32, and the lever 15 is locked against rotation.

Next, a description will be given of means for fixing the bus B to the flat car F so as not to be movable in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, a rod 35 is provided at the front end and lower end of the flat car F so as to be movable up and down. This rod 35
is inserted into a fixed guide 36 passing vertically through the floor of the flat car F, and a rack 3 is attached to one side of the guide 36.
7 is formed, and a pinion 38 meshes with this rack 37. Pinion 38 is flat car F
A shaft 39 is supported inside the vehicle body of the flat car and integrally protrudes from the body of the flat car, and a rotating handle 40 is attached to the shaft 39 that projects from the side of the flat car. rod 35
A coupler 41 is provided at the upper end of the bus B on the side facing the bus B. The coupler 41 is normally in the lowered position as shown in FIG. 15 so as not to interfere with the boarding of the bus B, but if the handle 40 is turned to raise the rod 35 after the bus is loaded, , rises to the position shown in FIG. Connectors 42 are also provided at the front and rear ends of the bus B,
This is achieved by raising the coupler 4 as shown in FIG.
It can be freely combined with 1. A cushioning rubber 43 is inserted behind the coupler 42. The coupler is similar to a tight coupler for trains, and it is better to use one that is smaller than those for trains. The buffer rubber 43 is upper and lower,
This allows left and right escape, and is intended to avoid interfering with the suspension function of bus B.

In the embodiment described above, in order to fix the bus B on the flat car F, a fixing device for the top, bottom, left and right, and a fixing device for the front and back directions were required, but it is possible to fix the bus B in the top, bottom, left and right, and front and rear directions using one type of fixing device. You can also do that. According to this configuration, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, a rectangular cylindrical receiver 45 with an open top is fixed to the upper surface of the flat car F, and a cylindrical guide 46 fixed to the bus B is fixed to the upper surface of the flat car F. A protrusion 47 is fitted into the receiving body 45 from above so as to be slidable up and down. Button 4
A pin receiving hole 48 is formed at the lower end of the receiving body 45.
A pin receiving hole 49 is also formed in each of the holes 48 and 49, and the bus B is fixed to the flat car F by inserting a fixing pin 50 into these holes 48 and 49.

The cylindrical guide 46 can be fixed to the bus frame 51 as shown in FIG. 18, and the projections 47 guided up and down within the guide 46 can be moved up and down manually or hydraulically. In the example shown in FIG. 19, the guide 46 is provided with through holes 53 and 54 in two places, upper and lower, and the protrusion 47 has another insertion hole 55 above the insertion hole 48 for the fixing pin 50 described above. is provided. In order to raise the protrusion 47 relative to the guide 46, a pin 56 is inserted through the hole 53 above the guide 46 and the hole 55 of the protrusion 47. Further, in order to lower the protrusion 47 to the fixed position, a pin 56 is inserted through the hole 54 below the guide 46 and the hole 55 of the protrusion 47. Through holes 53, 54
Retaining protrusions 57 and 58 are protruded directly below the
On the other hand, a collar 60 with a notch 59 is fixed to the pin 56. When inserting the pin 56, rotate the pin 56 so that the notch 59 faces downward,
The pin 56 is inserted into the hole 53 or 54 so that the notch 59 passes through the protrusion 57 or 58. When you release your hand after insertion, the bent portion 56a at the end of the pin 56 automatically hangs down to the position shown in FIG.
7 and 58 come into contact with the outside of the collar 60, making it impossible for the pin 56 to escape.

In the example shown in FIG. 20, the upper end of the protrusion 47 is fixed to a piston rod 63 of a hydraulic cylinder 62 fixed to the frame 51. In the example shown in FIG. Therefore, by moving the piston of the hydraulic cylinder 62 up and down by operating a valve at the driver's seat, the protrusion 47 moves up and down.

If the fixing pin 50 is inserted or removed manually, it can be done using a handle 64 as shown in FIG. 21. handle 64
By pushing and pulling, a lever 66 pivotally attached to the flat car F by a pivot 65 rotates, and the fixing pin 50 whose base end is pivotally attached to the lever 66 moves forward and backward with respect to the receiver 45.

FIG. 22 shows details of insertion and removal of the fixing pin 50 shown in FIG. 21.

A portion near the tip of the fixing pin 50 is guided in a hole in a guide 68, and a base end of the fixing pin 50 is guided in a lever 66.
It is pivotally connected to by a pin 69. Further, the base end of a rod 72 is pivotally attached to the tip of the lever 66 by a pin 71, and the tip side of the rod 72 is guided by a guide 73. As shown in FIG. 23, a protrusion 74 is formed on the rod 72, and the guide 73 has a notch through which the protrusion 74 can pass when the bent end 72a of the rod 72 is in a horizontal position. A hole-like hole 75 is formed. When the fixing pin 50 enters the inside of the receiver 45, the rod 72 also moves forward in the same direction, and the protrusion 74 moves into the hole 75.
After passing through the rod 72, the bent end 72a of the rod 72 is pulled to the side edge of the flat car F, and by rotating the rod 72, the protrusion 74 is inserted into the hole 7.
It becomes impossible to pass through the notch 5 in the opposite direction. Therefore, the fixing pin 50 is also locked so that it cannot escape from the receiver 45.

As already mentioned, the flat car F travels on the rails by the driving force of the bus B mounted on it. For this purpose, as shown in FIG. 24, a pair of rollers 3 for receiving the wheels 2 of the bus are provided in an exposed state on the upper surface of the flat car F. In the figure, the right roller 3 is an idle roller that merely receives the wheel 2, and the left roller 3 is
These rollers rotate in response to the driving force of the wheels 2 and transmit the rotation to the wheels 5 of the flat car F.

As shown in FIG. 25, the latter roller 3 is supported by the body of the flat car F by a bearing 77.
A transmission shaft 78 is connected to one end of the roller 3 via a universal joint 79 so as to be rotatable therewith. The transmission shaft 78 has two parts connected by a spline.
It consists of a book shaft, is telescopic, and is connected to a gear 81 via another universal joint 80. gear 8
1 meshes with another gear 82, and both gears 81 and 82 are supported within a gear box 83a. The lower gear 82 is fixed to the axle 83 of the wheel 5. Therefore, when the roller 3 rotates due to the rotation of the wheel 2 of the bus B, the wheel 5 rotates via the gears 81 and 82, and the flat car F rotates. Run. Telescopic transmission shaft 78 and universal joints 79, 80
absorbs the effect of bogie displacement when the flat car passes through a curve. Note that the roller 3 is preferably made of rubber.

In the method described above, the relationship between the wheel positions of the bus B and the flat car F is determined. In order to freely determine the positional relationship of the wheels, a gear box 84 using a bevel gear is provided on the shaft of the driven roller 4, as shown in FIG. A gear box 86 using bevel gears is similarly provided, and its output shaft is connected to the wheels 5 of the flat car.

As mentioned above, a flat car can be driven on the track by the driving force of the bus, but since the flat car is driven from the driver's seat of the bus, the braking of the flat car is also done from the driver's seat of the bus. It must be possible to do it by operation.

To this end, bus B is equipped with an air brake device exclusively used for running on tracks. In other words, the conventional foot brake, handbrake, and engine brake are used to brake the bus while driving on the road, but when bus B is mounted on flat car F, the air brake system of flat car F is used to brake the flat car. An air brake system will be attached to bus B to enable this.

An example is shown in FIG. 27. In the same figure, the part above line 90 shows the brake system of bus B, including an air compressor 91, an air reservoir 92, and a pressure regulator 9.
3. Pressure gauges 94 and 95 are connected to the brake valve 96 as shown and mounted on the bus. line 90
The diagram below shows the brake system of flat car F, which consists of a supply air reservoir 97, a brake cylinder 98, and a K valve 9, as in the case of a normal railway vehicle.
It is 9th mag. The brake systems of bus B and flat car F are detachably connected at connection parts 100 and 101. Note that the connection part 101
An emergency valve 102 is provided on the bus side.
The connection at the connection parts 100 and 101 is, for example, the 14th
As shown in the figure, the brake air plug 103 provided on the bus side coupler 42 and the flat car side coupler 41
Connectors 41, 4 are connected by similar air plugs provided in
This can be done simultaneously with the connection of the two.

The parking brake when the flat car F is running on the track is the hand brake 1 of the flat car device.
04 (Figure 3) is used.

As is clear from the above description of the embodiments, in the present invention, a vehicle such as a normal bus is mounted on a flat car type railway vehicle, and the railway vehicle is run on a track using the driving force of the vehicle. be able to. Since a railway vehicle is driven by the driving force of an automobile, it is possible to drive the railway vehicle from the driver's seat with the same driving feeling as when the automobile is running on the road.

In order to use a car in this way, in the case of a bus, for example, it is necessary to add an entrance and exit on the right side (in railway sections, platforms are generally on the left and right sides), to attach fixing devices to the railway car, and to It is necessary to make modifications such as providing an outlet for the brake hose and installing a brake valve, emergency valve, pressure gauge, etc. in the driver's seat.

On the other hand, for railway vehicles, it is preferable to provide power transmission devices including rollers at the front and rear of the vehicle. This eliminates the need to turn the railway vehicle at the terminal station, and at the same time, the braking force from the front and rear wheels of the automobile is transmitted to the wheels of the railway vehicle.

In addition, vehicles that can be mounted on railway vehicles include:
In addition to buses, trucks, tank trucks, etc. can be used, and in this case, transportation costs can be reduced by using freight trains, and there is no need to reload cargo. Furthermore, by running on the tracks, the trains can be operated without being restricted by freight train schedules.

The present invention is particularly suitable for locations where there is a conventional railway and it is difficult to extend the railway further beyond the existing railway. For example, if it is necessary to use a bus from each terminal point to reach several points beyond the terminal point of a railway, the bus may be mounted on a railway vehicle in the railway section, or it may be mounted on a freight train. From the terminal point, buses travel on the road to their respective destinations. In addition, even if you want to connect a certain railway with another railway, if there are mountains, seas, etc. along the way and it is difficult to construct a track, you can use a bus or car ferry to connect mountainous areas, seas, etc. It is also possible to take measures such as carrying a bus on a railway vehicle and running on both railway sections.

(Effects of the Invention) In the present invention, by providing a guide section on the upper surface of the mounting surface of the car body of the railway vehicle so that the car can be boarded by self-propulsion, there is no need to lift the car and load it onto the railway car. It becomes possible to easily mount an automobile onto a railway vehicle in a short time with passengers and passengers on board. When the car is mounted and fixed in place, the car's drive wheels are placed on rollers installed at approximately the same height as the guide section, and as the car is driven, the wheels of the railway vehicle are moved into the transmission mechanism. The railcar is driven to rotate through the rail, and the railway vehicle runs. Further, when the vehicle is mounted on the mounting surface, the rollers are substantially flush with the guide portion, so that the driving wheels of the vehicle can easily ride onto the rollers. The power transmission shaft of the power transmission system from the rollers to the transmission mechanism of the railway vehicle is telescopic and has a universal joint interposed therein, so the displacement of the car body when traveling on a curve on the track is absorbed by the universal joint and the transmission shaft. You can easily travel around curves at high speed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a bus gets on the automobile-equipped railway vehicle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a modified example of the slope used in FIG. 1, and FIG. Fig. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a bus is mounted on the train; Fig. 4 is a side view showing a modified example of the railway vehicle;
FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram of means for fixing the bus on a railway vehicle, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a part of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the engagement pin and the engagement hook. Figures 8 and 9 are side views showing the engaged and disengaged states of the engagement hook, Figure 10 is a side view of the operating lever for fixing the bus, and Figures 11 and 12 are enlarged cross-sectional side views of the same. and a front sectional view, FIG. 13 is a partially sectional side view showing a coupler portion that fixes the bus on a railway vehicle in the front and back direction, FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the same, and FIG.
The figure is a side sectional view of a part of Figure 14 in a different state, Figure 16 is a schematic diagram showing means for fixing the bus on the railway vehicle in the vertical, longitudinal, and horizontal directions, and Figure 17 is the same diagram. Fig. 18 is a sectional view of the same part, Fig. 19 is a perspective view showing manual fixing means, Fig. 20 is a sectional view showing hydraulic fixing means, and Fig. 21 is manual fixing. a plan view showing the means locking device;
Fig. 22 is a detailed perspective view of Fig. 21, Fig. 23 is an enlarged view of a part of Fig. 22, Fig. 24 is a side view showing the power transmission device from the bus to the railway vehicle, and Fig. 25 is the 26 is a diagram showing another example of the power transmission device, and FIG. 27 is a piping diagram showing the brake system. B...Bus, F...Railway vehicle (flat car),
P...Platform, S, S ₁ ...Slope, 1
...Guiding part, 3...Roller, 7...Engagement pin, 1
1...Engagement hook, 13...Hook portion, 15...
...Lever, 17, 20, 23...Link, 25...
...push button, 29...claw, 32...tooth, 35...
... Rod, 41, 42 ... Connector, 40 ... Handle, 45 ... Receptacle, 46 ... Cylindrical guide, 47 ...
... Protrusion, 50 ... Fixing pin, 62 ... Hydraulic cylinder, 78 ... Transmission shaft, 79, 80 ... Universal joint, 81, 82 ... Gear, 84, 86 ... Gear box, 85 ... Propeller shaft , 91...compressor, 92...air reservoir, 96...brake valve,
97...Supply air reservoir, 98...Brake cylinder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A single vehicle body having a mounting surface on the upper surface having a flat guide section on which the wheels of the vehicle run so that a vehicle can ride thereon, and a vehicle body configured to receive the driving wheels of the vehicle on the mounting surface. A roller that is rotatably supported by the vehicle body within the area of the guide at a height approximately equal to the surface of the guide and is rotationally driven by the rotation of the drive wheels, and the rotation of this roller by the vehicle drive wheels is connected to the axle of the railway vehicle. A telescoping transmission shaft including a universal joint that constitutes a connection between a transmission mechanism and the rollers of this transmission mechanism, and a fixing device that fixes the vehicle mounted thereon in the front and back, up and down, and left and right directions with respect to the mounting surface. An automobile-mounted railway vehicle comprising means. 2. Claims in which the fixing means has a longitudinal fixing device, and the fixing device comprises a coupler that can be vertically retracted from the mounting surface and can be coupled to a coupler at the front and rear ends of the vehicle on which it is mounted. The automobile-mounted railway vehicle described in paragraph 1. 3. The fixing means has a fixing device in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the fixing device comprises an engaging pin that engages with and fixes a swingable hook provided on the underside of the automobile. The automobile-mounted railway vehicle described in Section 1. 4. The automobile-mounted railway vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means comprises a fixing receiver on a mounting surface having an engagement hole for receiving a protrusion that can freely extend and retract downward from the side of the automobile. 5. The transmission mechanism includes a gear fixed to the axle of the railway vehicle, another gear supported on the railway vehicle so as to mesh with this gear, and the telescoping transmission shaft that connects this gear to the roller on the mounting surface. An automobile-mounted railway vehicle according to claim 1. 6 A single vehicle body having a mounting surface on the upper surface with a flat guide section on which the wheels of the vehicle run so that a vehicle can ride thereon, and a surface approximately parallel to the surface of the guide section to receive the driving wheels of the vehicle on the mounting surface. a roller that is rotatably supported by the vehicle body within the area of the guide part at the same height and is rotationally driven by the rotation of the drive wheel; a transmission mechanism that transmits the rotation of the roller by the vehicle drive wheel to the axle of the railway vehicle; A telescoping transmission shaft including a universal joint, which constitutes a connecting portion of this transmission mechanism with the rollers, a fixing means for fixing the mounted automobile in the front and back, up and down, and left and right directions with respect to the mounting surface, and a railway vehicle. A brake system that applies braking to the wheels, and a system that connects this brake system to the brake system of the vehicle on which it is mounted, so that braking operations within the vehicle extend to the brake system of the railway vehicle. An automobile-mounted railway vehicle having a connection device. 7. The automobile-mounted railway vehicle according to claim 6, wherein both the railway vehicle and the automobile brake devices are air brake devices.