WO1993023275A1 - Track changing installation for vehicle - Google Patents

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WO1993023275A1
WO1993023275A1 PCT/CH1993/000114 CH9300114W WO9323275A1 WO 1993023275 A1 WO1993023275 A1 WO 1993023275A1 CH 9300114 W CH9300114 W CH 9300114W WO 9323275 A1 WO9323275 A1 WO 9323275A1
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Dominique Deriaz
Blaise Junod
François MICHAUD
Giuseppe Peduto
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a lane change installation for a vehicle.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle lane change installation which, compared with known arrangements, leads to a significant saving in the area occupied. This is the reason why the present installation is particularly suitable, although not exclusively, for underground railways.
  • Fig. 1 is a cross section of a first embodiment of a three-track track change installation for an underground railway.
  • FIG. 2 shows a detail of FIG. 1, on a larger scale.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view, schematic, of a part of a variant of the installation, on a smaller scale.
  • Fig. 4 is a cross section, substantially on the scale of FIG. 1, of a second embodiment of a three-way track change facility for an underground railway, and
  • Figs. 5 to 11 illustrate the installation diagrammatically, shown in longitudinal section, in various operating positions thereof.
  • the installation shown in figs. 1 and 2 comprises a rectilinear gallery of sect ' ion circulai ⁇ re 1, made of reinforced concrete, inside which is rotatably mounted a frame formed by a set of three metal tubes 2 arranged at 120 ° from each other, connected by metal spacers 3.
  • the gallery 1 is encircled internally by circular rails 4, of U-shaped cross section, distributed over the length of the gallery, each of which engages rollers 5 carried by the tubes 2.
  • the tubes 2 are reinforced by annular ribs a ⁇ and by longitudinal ribs 2 ⁇
  • Each of the tubes 2 encloses a concrete cradle 6, in the form of a cylinder mantle, resting on rollers 7 rotatably mounted on the ribs 2a_ of the tubes 1.
  • Each cradle carries tracks 8 for a vehicle visible at 9 in the two lower tubes of fig. 1, the upper tube not containing a vehicle.
  • the center of gravity of the cradles 6 does not coincide with the central longitudinal axis of the tubes 2, when the assembly of the frame constituted by the tubes 2 and the spacers 3 does not turn inside the gallery, like a barrel, the cradles are maintained, by gravity, in a fixed angular position, the tracks 8 facing upwards, rolling for this purpose on the rollers 7.
  • Gallery 1 is located in the extension of fixed tracks housed in galleries whose size corresponds to that of tubes 2 and which will be two or three in number, located at one and / or the other of the ends of gallery 1, opposite which will be placed, alternately, tracks 8 of the installation, by rotation of the frame formed by the set of tubes 2.
  • the connection between the galleries of the railway and the tubes 2 of the present installation will be sealed so that a depres ⁇ sion identical to that prevailing in the galleries of the railway can reign in the tubes 2 also.
  • watertight doors capable of being opened and closed, will be provided at the ends of the tubes as well as connecting valves between them and the ambient atmosphere will be provided, the whole so as to allow that, when said end doors are closed and said valves open, the pressure inside the tubes 2 corresponds to atmospheric pressure, while, when said end doors are open and said valves closed, the pressure inside tubes 2 correspond to the pressure prevailing inside the railway galleries.
  • the cars making up the trainsets 9 will be fitted with sliding watertight doors 10, shown in the right-hand train in FIG. 1 as well as in fig. 2, that of the left being closed and that of the right open, while the tubes 2 will be provided with sliding watertight doors 11, also shown in the tube on the right of FIG. 1 as well as in fig. 2, the left one being closed and the right one open.
  • the tube 2 being at atmospheric pressure, the doors 10 and 11 can be opened to allow the free passage of travelers from a boarding platform indicated at 12 (figs. 1 and 2).
  • the doors 10 and 11 then being closed, the tube 2 will be brought back to operating pressure, atmospheric pressure continuing to reign inside the wagon.
  • the spacers 3 constitute gangways allowing, when they are in a horizontal position, the movement of people.
  • the tubes 2 will be provided with portholes 13, visible in the variant of FIG. 3, allowing travelers in the trains stopped inside the tubes to see what is happening outside of them.
  • the tubes are further provided with service walkways 14 allowing, when in a horizontal position, the movement of personnel.
  • the embodiment of fig. 4 differs from the first essentially by the fact that the structure constituting the barrel is produced differently: it is a tubular structure formed of longitudinal bars 15 connected, at distances of about 25 m, by transverse bars 16 forming hexagons.
  • the support of this structure is effected by means of metallic circles 17, profiled, toothed externally at 17a_, located in line with the transverse tubes 16, and which roll on rollers 18 of reciprocal profile toothed at 18a_, mounted rotatably in underground gallery. It should be noted that two rollers per circle 17 are sufficient, the barrel being maintained thereon by its own weight. The ga ⁇ lets will be connected to drive motors so that their rotation produces that of the barrel.
  • the cradles carrying the tracks, designated by 19, are housed inside metal tubes 20 rotatably mounted inside support circles 22 carried by the frame 15-16. Access corridors 21 have been shown on the left side of FIG. 4.
  • this second embodiment is identical, in principle, to that of the first. It is illustrated schematically in figs. 5 to 11 in which the fixed part of the installation is designated by 23, the corridors of the barrel let by 24, the railway compositions inside the corridors 24 by 25, closing means between the corridors 24 and the galleries of the underground railway to which the installation belongs by 26, vents connecting the corridors 24 to the open air by 27 and closing means making it possible to close and open these vents by 28.
  • the ferro compositions - viaires 25 are provided with doors 29 sealingly closing. It should be noted that the closure means 26 and 28 have been shown in thick lines when they are closed and by double lines when they are open.

Abstract

A gallery (1) made of concrete, encloses a frame comprised of thrre tubes (2) arranged at 120 DEG with respect to each other, interconnected by struts (3) and which rotates inside the gallery. Each tube (2) contains a cradle (6) bearing on rollers (7) and which carries a railway track (8). At least two fixed railway tracks terminate facing one and/or the other of the installation extremities. By rotation of the frame formed by the tubes (2) and the struts (3), one of the tubes (2) is alternatingly brought facing one of the galleries containing the fixed tracks, therefore allowing the trains (9) contained in the tubes (2) to change track.

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Installation de changement de voie pour véhicule Lane change facility for vehicle
La présente invention a pour objet une ins¬ tallation de changement de voie pour véhicule.The present invention relates to a lane change installation for a vehicle.
Les changements de voie de véhicules, notamment de véhicules ferroviaires, entraînent, par les jeux d'ai¬ guillages qu'ils nécessitent, une emprise territoriale considérable.Vehicle lane changes, in particular of rail vehicles, lead to considerable territorial influence through the clearance games they require.
Le but de la présente invention est de fournir une installation de changement de voie de véhicule qui, par rapport aux dispositions connues, conduise à une im¬ portante économie de la surface occupée. C'est la raison pour laquelle la présente installation est particulière¬ ment adaptée, encore que non exclusivement, aux chemins de fer souterrains.The object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle lane change installation which, compared with known arrangements, leads to a significant saving in the area occupied. This is the reason why the present installation is particularly suitable, although not exclusively, for underground railways.
Ce but est atteint grâce aux moyens définis dans la revendication 1. Le dessin représente, à titre d'exemple, deux formes d'exécution de l 'objet de l 'invention et une variante.This object is achieved by the means defined in claim 1. The drawing shows, by way of example, two embodiments of the subject of the invention and a variant.
La fig. 1 est une coupe transversale d'une première forme d'exécution d'installation de change¬ ment de voie, à trois voies, pour chemin de fer souterrain.Fig. 1 is a cross section of a first embodiment of a three-track track change installation for an underground railway.
La fig. 2 représente un détail de la fig. 1, à plus grande échelle.Fig. 2 shows a detail of FIG. 1, on a larger scale.
La fig. 3 est une vue en perspective, sché¬ matique, d'une partie d'une variante de l 'installa¬ tion, à plus petite échelle.Fig. 3 is a perspective view, schematic, of a part of a variant of the installation, on a smaller scale.
La fig. 4 est une coupe transversale, sensi¬ blement à l'échelle de la fig. 1 , d'une deuxième forme d'exécution d'installation de changement de voie, à trois voies, pour chemin de fer souterrain, et Fig. 4 is a cross section, substantially on the scale of FIG. 1, of a second embodiment of a three-way track change facility for an underground railway, and
Les figs. 5 à 11 illustrent sché atiquement l 'installation, représentée en coupe longitudinale, dans diverses positions de fonctionnement de celle- ci .Figs. 5 to 11 illustrate the installation diagrammatically, shown in longitudinal section, in various operating positions thereof.
L'installation représentée aux figs. 1 et 2 comprend une galerie rectiligne de sect'ion circulai¬ re 1 , en béton armé, à l 'intérieur de laquelle est monté rotativement un bâti formé d'un ensemble de trois tubes métalliques 2 disposés à 120° les uns des autres, reliés par des entretoises métalliques 3. La galerie 1 est cerclée intérieurement par des rails circulaires 4, de section en U, répartis sur la longueur de la galerie, dms chacun desquels s'engagent des galets de roulement 5 portés par les tubes 2. Comme le montre la fig. 3, représentant une variante où, en position d'embarquement ou de débarquement des voyageurs, les deux rames accessibles sont situées au- dessus de la troisième alors que, dans la forme d'exécution des figs. 1 et 2, c'est l 'inverse, les tubes 2 sont renfor¬ cés par des nervures annulaires a^ et par des nervures longitudinales 2^The installation shown in figs. 1 and 2 comprises a rectilinear gallery of sect ' ion circulai¬ re 1, made of reinforced concrete, inside which is rotatably mounted a frame formed by a set of three metal tubes 2 arranged at 120 ° from each other, connected by metal spacers 3. The gallery 1 is encircled internally by circular rails 4, of U-shaped cross section, distributed over the length of the gallery, each of which engages rollers 5 carried by the tubes 2. As shown in fig. 3, representing a variant where, in the embarkation or disembarkation position of the travelers, the two accessible trains are located above the third whereas, in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, it is the opposite, the tubes 2 are reinforced by annular ribs a ^ and by longitudinal ribs 2 ^
Chacun des tubes 2 enferme un berceau de béton 6, en forme de manteau de cylindre, reposant sur des rouleaux 7 montés rotativement sur les nervures 2a_ des tubes 1. Chaque berceau porte des voies 8 pour un véhicule visible en 9 dans les deux tubes inférieurs de la fig. 1, le tube supérieur ne contenant pas de véhicule.Each of the tubes 2 encloses a concrete cradle 6, in the form of a cylinder mantle, resting on rollers 7 rotatably mounted on the ribs 2a_ of the tubes 1. Each cradle carries tracks 8 for a vehicle visible at 9 in the two lower tubes of fig. 1, the upper tube not containing a vehicle.
Il résulte de cet agencement que, le centre de gravité des berceaux 6 ne coïncidant pas avec l 'axe longitudinal central des tubes 2, lorsque l 'ensemble du bâti constitué par les tubes 2 et les entretoises 3 tour¬ ne à l 'intérieur de la galerie, à l 'instar d'un barillet, les berceaux se maintiennent, par gravité, dans une posi¬ tion angulaire fixe, les voies 8 tournées vers le haut, roulant pour cela sur les rouleaux 7. La galerie 1 est située dans le prolongement de voies fixes logées dans des galeries dont la dimension correspond à celle des tubes 2 et qui seront au nombre de deux ou trois, situées à l 'une et/ou l 'autre des ex¬ trémités de la galerie 1, en regard desquelles viendront se placer, alternativement, les voies 8 de l 'installation, par rotation du bâti formé par l 'ensemble des tubes 2.It follows from this arrangement that, the center of gravity of the cradles 6 does not coincide with the central longitudinal axis of the tubes 2, when the assembly of the frame constituted by the tubes 2 and the spacers 3 does not turn inside the gallery, like a barrel, the cradles are maintained, by gravity, in a fixed angular position, the tracks 8 facing upwards, rolling for this purpose on the rollers 7. Gallery 1 is located in the extension of fixed tracks housed in galleries whose size corresponds to that of tubes 2 and which will be two or three in number, located at one and / or the other of the ends of gallery 1, opposite which will be placed, alternately, tracks 8 of the installation, by rotation of the frame formed by the set of tubes 2.
Dans le cas où le chemin de fer souterrain sera du type à dépression, dont les galeries sont soumises à un dépression facilitant le déplacement des rames, par dimi^ nution de la résistance de l 'air, la liaison entre les galeries du chemin de fer et les tubes 2 de la présente installation sera étanche de façon qu'une dépres¬ sion identique à celle régnant dans les galeries du chemin de fer puisse régner dans les tubes 2 également. Cependant, des portes étanches, aptes à être ouvertes et fermées, seront disposées aux extrémités des tubes de même que des soupapes de liaison entre ceux-ci et l 'atmosphère ambiante seront prévues, le tout de façon à permettre que, lorsque lesdites portes d'extrémité sont fermées et lesdites soupapes ouvertes, la pression régnant à l 'intérieur des tubes 2 corresponde à la pression atmosphérique, alors que, lorsque lesdites portes d'extrémité sont ouvertes et lesdites soupapes fermées, la pression à l 'intérieur des tubes 2 corresponde à la pression régnant à l 'inté¬ rieur des galeries du chemin de fer.In the case where the underground railway will be of the vacuum type, the galleries of which are subjected to a depression facilitating the movement of the trains, by reduction of the air resistance, the connection between the galleries of the railway and the tubes 2 of the present installation will be sealed so that a depres¬ sion identical to that prevailing in the galleries of the railway can reign in the tubes 2 also. However, watertight doors, capable of being opened and closed, will be provided at the ends of the tubes as well as connecting valves between them and the ambient atmosphere will be provided, the whole so as to allow that, when said end doors are closed and said valves open, the pressure inside the tubes 2 corresponds to atmospheric pressure, while, when said end doors are open and said valves closed, the pressure inside tubes 2 correspond to the pressure prevailing inside the railway galleries.
Pour permettre l'entrée et la sortie des voyageurs, les voitures composant les rames 9 seront munies de portes étanches coulissantes 10, représentées dans la rame de droite de la fig. 1 ainsi qu'à la fig. 2, celle de gauche étant fermée et celle de droite ouverte, alors que les tubes 2 seront munis de portes étanches coulissantes 11, également représentées au tube de droite de la fig. 1 ainsi qu'à la fig. 2, celle de gauche étant fermée et celle de droite ouverte. Le tube 2 étant sous pression atmosphérique, les portes 10 et 11 pourront être ouvertes pour permettre le libre passage des voyageurs en provenance d'un quai d'embarquement indiqué en 12 (figs. 1 et 2) . Les portes 10 et 11 étant ensuite refermées, le tube 2 sera ramené à la pression d'exploitation, la pression atmosphérique continuant de régner à l 'intérieur du wagon. Il est à remarquer que, lors du rétablisse¬ ment de la dépression à l 'intérieur du tube 2, il n'est pas nécessaire d'effectuer un pompage spécial de l 'air contenu dans ces tubes, le volume de ceux-ci par rapport au volume de l 'ensemble des galeries de la ligne ferro¬ viaire étant négligeable.To allow passenger entry and exit, the cars making up the trainsets 9 will be fitted with sliding watertight doors 10, shown in the right-hand train in FIG. 1 as well as in fig. 2, that of the left being closed and that of the right open, while the tubes 2 will be provided with sliding watertight doors 11, also shown in the tube on the right of FIG. 1 as well as in fig. 2, the left one being closed and the right one open. The tube 2 being at atmospheric pressure, the doors 10 and 11 can be opened to allow the free passage of travelers from a boarding platform indicated at 12 (figs. 1 and 2). The doors 10 and 11 then being closed, the tube 2 will be brought back to operating pressure, atmospheric pressure continuing to reign inside the wagon. It should be noted that, during the re-establishment of the vacuum inside the tube 2, it is not necessary to perform a special pumping of the air contained in these tubes, the volume of these by compared to the volume of all the galleries of the railway line being negligible.
Les entretoises 3 constituent des passerelles permettant, lorsqu'elles sont en position horizontale, la circulation des personnes. Les tubes 2 seront munis de hublots 13, visibles dans la variante de la fig. 3, per¬ mettant aux voyageurs se trouvant dans les rames arrêtées à l 'intérieur des tubes de voir ce qui se passe à l 'exté- ri eur de ceux-ci .The spacers 3 constitute gangways allowing, when they are in a horizontal position, the movement of people. The tubes 2 will be provided with portholes 13, visible in the variant of FIG. 3, allowing travelers in the trains stopped inside the tubes to see what is happening outside of them.
Les tubes sont en outre munis de passerelles de service 14 permettant, lorsqu'elles sont en position horizontale, la circulation du personnel . La forme d'exécution de la fig. 4 diffère de la première essentiellement par le fait que la structU' re constituant le barillet est réalisée différemment : il s'agit d'une structure tubulaîre formée de barres longitudinales 15 reliées, à des distances d'environ 25 m, par des barres transversales 16 formant des hexagones.The tubes are further provided with service walkways 14 allowing, when in a horizontal position, the movement of personnel. The embodiment of fig. 4 differs from the first essentially by the fact that the structure constituting the barrel is produced differently: it is a tubular structure formed of longitudinal bars 15 connected, at distances of about 25 m, by transverse bars 16 forming hexagons.
Le soutien de cette structure s'effectue à l 'aide de cercles métalliques 17, profilés, dentés extérieurement en 17a_, situés au droit des tubes transversaux 16, et qui roulent sur des galets 18 de profil réciproque dentés en 18a_, montés rotativement dans la galerie souterraine. Il est à remarquer que deux galets par cercle 17 suffisent, le barillet se maintenant sur ceux-ci par son propre poids. Les ga¬ lets seront reliés à des moteurs d'entraînement de telle manière que leur rotation produise celle du barillet. Les berceaux portant les voies de roulement, désignés par 19, sont logés à l 'intérieur de tubes métalliques 20 montés rotativement à l 'intérieur de cercles de soutien 22 portés par l 'armature 15-16. Des couloirs d'accès 21 ont été représentés à la partie gauche de la fig. 4.The support of this structure is effected by means of metallic circles 17, profiled, toothed externally at 17a_, located in line with the transverse tubes 16, and which roll on rollers 18 of reciprocal profile toothed at 18a_, mounted rotatably in underground gallery. It should be noted that two rollers per circle 17 are sufficient, the barrel being maintained thereon by its own weight. The ga¬ lets will be connected to drive motors so that their rotation produces that of the barrel. The cradles carrying the tracks, designated by 19, are housed inside metal tubes 20 rotatably mounted inside support circles 22 carried by the frame 15-16. Access corridors 21 have been shown on the left side of FIG. 4.
Le fonctionnement de cette deuxième forme d'exécution est identique, dans son principe, à celui de la première. Il est illustré schématiquement aux figs. 5 à 11 dans lesquelles la partie fixe de l 'ins¬ tallation est désignée par 23, les couloirs du baril¬ let par 24, les compositions ferroviaires à l 'intérieur des couloirs 24 par 25, des moyens de fermeture entre les couloirs 24 et les galeries du chemin de fer sou¬ terrain auquel appartient l 'installation par 26, des évents reliant les couloirs 24 à l 'air libre par 27 et des moyens de fermeture permettant de fermer et d'ouvrir ces évents par 28. Les compositions ferro- viaires 25 sont munies de portières 29 fermant de façon étanche. Il est à remarquer que les moyens de fermeture 26 et 28 ont été représentés en traits épais lorsqu'ils sont fermés et par des doubles traits lorsqu'ils sont ouverts.The operation of this second embodiment is identical, in principle, to that of the first. It is illustrated schematically in figs. 5 to 11 in which the fixed part of the installation is designated by 23, the corridors of the barrel let by 24, the railway compositions inside the corridors 24 by 25, closing means between the corridors 24 and the galleries of the underground railway to which the installation belongs by 26, vents connecting the corridors 24 to the open air by 27 and closing means making it possible to close and open these vents by 28. The ferro compositions - viaires 25 are provided with doors 29 sealingly closing. It should be noted that the closure means 26 and 28 have been shown in thick lines when they are closed and by double lines when they are open.
Lorsqu'aucun véhicule n'occupe l 'installa¬ tion, celle-ci se trouve dans l 'état représenté à la fig. 5, dans lequel , les moyens de fermeture 28 étant fermés et les moyens de fermeture 26 ouverts, il règne dans les couloirs 24 la même dépression que dans les galeries du chemin de fer souterrain.When no vehicle occupies the installation, it is in the state shown in FIG. 5, in which, the closing means 28 being closed and the closing means 26 open, the same depression prevails in the corridors 24 as in the galleries of the underground railway.
Lorsque des véhicules 25 ont pénétré dans l 'installation, leurs portières 29 étant fermées, les couloirs 24 sont fermés en 26 (fig. 6) puis les évents 27 sont ouverts en 28 (fig. 7), ce qui rétablit la pression atmosphérique dans les couloirs 24 comme indiqué par les flèches 30. C'est alors que les por¬ tes 29 des véhicules 25 peuvent être ouvertes (fig. 8), ce qui permet aux voyageurs de quitter les véhicules 25 ou d'y accéder. Une rotation du barillet 15-16 peut ensuite avoir lieu si nécessaire. Puis les évents 27 sont fer¬ més en 28 (fig. 9), les portières 29 du véhicule 25 sont refermées, après quoi sont ouverts les dispositifs de fermeture 26 (fig. 10). L'air contenu dans les couloirs 24 est aspiré comme indiqué par les flèches 31 de la fig. 10, grâce à quoi les couloirs 24 sont mis en dépression.When vehicles 25 have entered the installation, their doors 29 being closed, the corridors 24 are closed at 26 (fig. 6) then the vents 27 are opened at 28 (fig. 7), which restores atmospheric pressure in the corridors 24 as indicated by the arrows 30. This is when the por¬ 29 of the vehicles 25 can be opened (fig. 8), which allows travelers to leave the vehicles 25 or access them. A rotation of the barrel 15-16 can then take place if necessary. Then the vents 27 are closed at 28 (fig. 9), the doors 29 of the vehicle 25 are closed, after which the closing devices 26 (fig. 10) are opened. The air contained in the corridors 24 is sucked in as indicated by the arrows 31 in FIG. 10, whereby the corridors 24 are placed under vacuum.
Après le départ des véhicules 25, l 'installa¬ tion se trouve dans l 'état représenté à la fig. 11 qui correspond à celui de la fig. 5.After the departure of the vehicles 25, the installation is in the state shown in FIG. 11 which corresponds to that of FIG. 5.
La présente installation, dont le principe opérationnel est celui du barillet, conduit à un substantiel gain de l 'espace occupé, particulièrement appréciable dans le cas de chemins de fer souterrains, encore que cette application ne soit donnée ici qu'à titre d'exemple et qu'elle ne soit pas la seule pos¬ sible, l 'invention pouvant s'appliquer également à des véhicules autres que ferroviaires. The present installation, the operational principle of which is that of the barrel, leads to a substantial gain in occupied space, particularly appreciable in the case of underground railways, although this application is given here only by way of example and that it is not the only pos¬ sible, the invention can also be applied to vehicles other than rail.

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1. Installation de changement de voie pour véhicule, caractérisée par le fait qu'elle comprend un bâti longiforme (2, 3) monté rotativement sur l 'élément (1) qui le supporte, sa rotation s'effectuant autour de son axe longitudinal , ce bâti portant, montés excentrique- ment sur lui, au moins deux éléments longiformes non coaxiaux (6), montés rotativement sur ledit bâti autour de leur axe longitudinal, chacun de ces deux éléments (6) portant une voie (8) pour un véhicule, le tout de manière qu'en faisant tourner ledit bâti (2, 3) sur lui-même, à l'instar d'un barillet, on puisse amener alternativement l 'une et l'autre des deux voies (8) en regard de deux voies fixes aboutissant à au moins l 'une des extrémités du bâti rotatif (2, 3) et que, de la sorte, un véhicule (9) porté par l 'une ou l 'autre des voies (8) de l 'instal¬ lation puisse être amené en regard de l 'extrémité de l 'une ou l 'autre desdites voies fixes. 1. Lane change facility for a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises a elongated frame (2, 3) rotatably mounted on the element (1) which supports it, its rotation taking place around its longitudinal axis, this supporting frame, mounted eccentrically on it, at least two non-coaxial elongated elements (6), rotatably mounted on said frame around their longitudinal axis, each of these two elements (6) carrying a track (8) for a vehicle , all so that by rotating said frame (2, 3) on itself, like a barrel, one can bring alternately one and the other of the two tracks (8) opposite of two fixed tracks leading to at least one of the ends of the rotary frame (2, 3) and that, in this way, a vehicle (9) carried by one or the other of the tracks (8) of the installation can be brought opposite the end of one or the other of said fixed tracks.
2. Installation suivant la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que ledit bâti (2, 3) porte trois éléments longiformes (6) disposés à 120° les uns par rapport aux autres, portant chacun une voie (8) pour un véhicule.2. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that said frame (2, 3) carries three elongated elements (6) arranged at 120 ° relative to each other, each carrying a track (8) for a vehicle.
3. Installation suivant la revendication 1 , caractérisée par le fait que l 'élément qui supporte ledit bâti (2, 3) est constitue par une galerie rectiligne (1 ).3. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the element which supports said frame (2, 3) is constituted by a rectilinear gallery (1).
4. Installation suivant la revendication 3, caractérisée par le fait que l 'un des éléments --paroi de la galerie (1) et face externe du bâti (2,3)-- est cerclé de rails circulaires de guidage sur lesquels roulent des galets portés par l 'autre élément --paroi de la galerie et face externe du bâti--.4. Installation according to claim 3, characterized in that one of the elements - wall of the gallery (1) and external face of the frame (2,3) - is encircled by circular guide rails on which roll pebbles carried by the other element - wall of the gallery and external face of the building.
5. Installation suivant la revendication 1 , caractérisée par le fait que lesdits éléments longiformes (6) sont constitués par des berceaux de béton portant cha^ cun une voie (8) et reposant, par l 'intermédiaire d'orga¬ nes de roulement (7), à l 'intérieur de tubes (2) apparte¬ nant au bâti rotatif (2, 3). 5. Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that said elongated elements (6) are constituted by concrete cradles each bearing a track (8) and resting, by means of rolling orga¬ nes ( 7), inside tubes (2) belonging to the rotary frame (2, 3).
6. Installation suivant la revendication 5, caractérisée par le fait que lesdits tubes (2) contenant les berceaux (6) sont des tubes métalliques reliés les uns aux autres par des entretoises (3), métalliques égale¬ ment, ces tubes (2) et ces entretoises (3) constituant, dans leur ensemble, ledit bâti longîforme rotatif (2, 3).6. Installation according to claim 5, characterized in that said tubes (2) containing the cradles (6) are metal tubes connected to each other by spacers (3), also metallic, these tubes (2) and these spacers (3) constituting, as a whole, said rotary long frame (2, 3).
7. Installation suivant la revendication 6, caractérisée par le fait que lesdites entretoises (3) constituent des passerelles pour piétons permettant de passer d'un tube (2) à l 'autre, les tubes étant munis de portes permettant d'y accéder.7. Installation according to claim 6, characterized in that said spacers (3) constitute pedestrian walkways for passing from one tube (2) to another, the tubes being provided with doors allowing access thereto.
8. Installation suivant la revendication 6, caractérisée par le fait que lesdits tubes (2) sont munis de hublots (13) permettant aux voyageurs occupant des rames (9) stationnées dans l 'installation d'observer ce qui se passe à l 'extérieur desdîts tubes. 8. Installation according to claim 6, characterized in that said tubes (2) are provided with portholes (13) allowing travelers occupying trains (9) stationed in the installation to observe what is happening outside of said tubes.
9. Installation suivant la revendication 5, caractérisée par le fait que le centre de gravité desdits berceaux (6) est situé en dehors de l 'axe des tubes (2) dans lesquels ces berceaux sont logés de telle manière qu'au cours de la rotation du bâti (2, 3) la position angulaire des berceaux par rapport aux tubes qui les con¬ tiennent se modifie d'elle-même, la position angulaire des berceaux dans l 'espace demeurant inchangée, de telle sorte que la voie (8) que porte chacun d'eux ne s'incline pas au cours de cette rotation.9. Installation according to claim 5, characterized in that the center of gravity of said cradles (6) is located outside the axis of the tubes (2) in which these cradles are housed so that during the rotation of the frame (2, 3) the angular position of the cradles relative to the tubes which contain them changes itself, the angular position of the cradles in the space remaining unchanged, so that the track (8 ) that each of them wears does not tilt during this rotation.
10. Installation suivant la revendication 5, destinée à être appliquée à un chemin de fer souterrain dont les galeries sont soumises à une dépression facili¬ tant le déplacement des rames en réduisant la résistance de l 'air, caractérisée par le fait que les tubes (2) contenant les berceaux (6) portant les voies (8) sont reliés de façon étanche aux galeries contenant les voies fixes aboutissant à l 'installation, de telle manière que la dépression régnant dans les galeries du chemin de fer souterrain puisse être amenée à régner également dans les tubes (2) de l 'installation. 10. Installation according to claim 5, intended to be applied to an underground railway whose galleries are subjected to a depression facili¬ both the movement of the trains by reducing the resistance of the air, characterized in that the tubes ( 2) containing the cradles (6) carrying the tracks (8) are tightly connected to the galleries containing the fixed tracks leading to the installation, so that the vacuum prevailing in the galleries of the underground railway can be brought to also reign in the tubes (2) of the installation.
11. Installation suivant la revendication 10, caractérisée par le fait que des moyens d'étanchéité aptes à être commandés pour être ouverts ou fermés sont interposés entre les tubes (2) et chacune des galeries contenant les voies fixes de manière à permettre d'isoler ces dernières galeries des tubes, des moyens de liaison de ceux-ci avec 1 'atmosphère ambiante étant agencés de façon à pouvoir être ouverts ou fermés, le tout de façon à permettre soit, lorsque lesdits moyens d'étanchéité sont fermés et lesdits moyens de liaison avec l 'atmosphère ouverts, de placer les tubes (2) de l'installation à la pression atmosphérique ambiante soit, lorsque lesdits moyens d'étanchéité sont ouverts et lesdits moyens de liaison avec l 'atmosphère ambiante fermés, de placer les tubes (2) de l'installation à la pression d'exploitation du réseau, inférieure à la pression atmosphérique. 11. Installation according to claim 10, characterized in that sealing means able to be controlled to be open or closed are interposed between the tubes (2) and each of the galleries containing the fixed channels so as to allow to isolate these latter galleries of tubes, means for connecting them with the ambient atmosphere being arranged so that they can be opened or closed, the whole so as to allow either, when said sealing means are closed and said means of connection with the atmosphere open, place the tubes (2) of the installation at ambient atmospheric pressure or, when said sealing means are open and said connection means with the ambient atmosphere closed, place the tubes ( 2) from the installation to the operating pressure of the network, lower than atmospheric pressure.
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