WO2007059524B1 - A three dimensional transportation system and operation method thereof - Google Patents

A three dimensional transportation system and operation method thereof

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WO2007059524B1
WO2007059524B1 PCT/US2006/060954 US2006060954W WO2007059524B1 WO 2007059524 B1 WO2007059524 B1 WO 2007059524B1 US 2006060954 W US2006060954 W US 2006060954W WO 2007059524 B1 WO2007059524 B1 WO 2007059524B1
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guideway
pair
moving
vehicle
level
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Baisheng Zou
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Baisheng Zou
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Priority to GB0810874A priority Critical patent/GB2448431A/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B5/00—Elevated railway systems without suspended vehicles
    • B61B5/02—Elevated railway systems without suspended vehicles with two or more rails
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B1/00—General arrangement of stations, platforms, or sidings; Railway networks; Rail vehicle marshalling systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61F—RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61F9/00—Rail vehicles characterised by means for preventing derailing, e.g. by use of guide wheels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B2/00—General structure of permanent way
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C1/00—Design or layout of roads, e.g. for noise abatement, for gas absorption
    • E01C1/002—Design or lay-out of roads, e.g. street systems, cross-sections ; Design for noise abatement, e.g. sunken road
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C9/00—Special pavings; Pavings for special parts of roads or airfields
    • E01C9/02—Wheel tracks

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Road Paving Structures (AREA)
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Abstract

This invention provides methods of guideway construction and vehicle operation for a three-dimensional transportation system, in which a vehicle changes lane or direction by widening or narrowing the width between its left wheels and its corresponding right wheels. In such a transportation system, vehicles diverge from a source lane and merge into a target lane aerially either above or below the tracks, through the empty space between the left guideway and the right guideway. A transportation system in which traffic lanes could be stacked vertically one above another, and additional lanes could be added later without additional land usage. In such a transportation system, a vehicle could raise or lower its center of gravity in the vertical direction to offer the advantages of safe operation and easy loading/unloading. Such a transportation system could accommodate dual-mode vehicles. Such a transportation system is suitable for automatically moving people and goods.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 18 June 2007 (18.06.2007)
What is clai med is:
[Claim 1 ] A three dimensional guideway system for moving vehicles comprised of at least two out of three types of guideway pairs, namely middle straight-moving guideway pair, outer guideway pair and inner guideway pair, with each pair having a left guideway and a right guideway, and each of latter supports left wheel and right wheel of a moving vehicle, respectively.
Said middle straight-moving guideway pair carries a single lane of continuous traffic in one direction.
Said outer guideway pair leads a moving vehicle upward to depart the current middle straight-moving guideway pair; it also allows a vehicle from another lane to descend to the current middle straight-moving guideway pair from above.
Said inner guideway pair leads a moving vehicle downward to depart the current middle straight-moving guideway pair; it also allows a vehicle from another lane to ascend to the current middle straight-moving guideway pair from below.
The width from the left guideway to the right guideway of said inner guideway pair is less than that of its corresponding middle straight-moving guideway pair, and the latter is further less than that of its corresponding outer guideway pair. While at the same level, said outer guideway pair is outside said middle straight-moving guideway pair, and said inner guideway pair is inside said middle straight-moving guideway pair. If "L" stands for left, "R" stands for right, "M" stands for middle straight-moving, "O" stands for outer and "I"
20 stands for inner, then said three guideway pairs at the same level could be lined up from left to right in this order: (LO) (LM) (Ll) ... (Rl) (RM) (RO).
[Claim 2] A vehicle level-switching or lane-switching method characterized in that a vehicle initiates said lane-switching by widening or narrowing its wheel width, at a level tha contains at least two of said inner, middle and outer guideway pairs. If said vehicle at one level needs to move up, it could move out of said middle straight-moving guideway pair by widening the space between its left wheel and the corresponding right wheel and moving to said outer guideway pair that leads the vehicle up. If said vehicle needs to move downward, it could reduce the width of its wheel spacing to match the width of said inner guideway pair that leads the vehicle down. When said vehicle descends to another level from above, its wheel spacing must be reduced in order to switch from said outer guideway pair to said middle straight-moving guideway pair of latter level. When said vehicle ascend; to another level from below, its wheel spacing must be widened in order to switch from saic inner guideway pair to said middle straight-moving guideway pair of latter level.
[Clai m 3] A guideway construction method of claims 1 characterized in that said outer guideway pair of a lower level connects to said inner guideway pair of a higher level, with varying left to right track width. With this method, the middle straight-moving guideway pairs could have constant width among different levels. Said inner and outer guideway pair: connect one level from above and another level from below.
[Claim 4] A guideway construction method of claim 1 characterized in that said outer guideway pairs and said inner guideway pairs have constant width. However, the width of said middle straight- moving guideway pair of an upper level is larger than that of the next lower level, so that said lower level outer guideway pair becomes said upper level inner guideway pair without narrowing or widening. Said inner and outer guideway pairs connect one level from above and another level from below.
[Claim 5] A guideway construction method of claim 1 characterized in that said outer guideway pairs and said inner guideway pairs have constant width, and said middle straight-moving guideway pairs could have constant width for all lanes as well. Said outer guideway pairs connect two lanes both from above, and said inner guideway pairs connect two lanes both from below.
[Claim 6] A guideway construction and vehicle design method of claim 1 and 2 characterized in that said vehicle's passenger or cargo compartment could be located above said guideway level, even with said guideway level and below said guideway level. Such a construction method would allow the passenger or the cargo compartment of said vehicle to be lowered or raised for loading and unloading, and for safer operation due to lowered center of gravity.
[Claim 7] A guideway construction method of claim 1 characterized in that said inner and outer guideway pairs form continuous arches that could also provide structural support for said middle straight-moving guideway pairs.
[Clai m 8] A guideway construction method of claim 1 that could accommodate dual mode vehicles traveling both on said guideways and on regular road. Said dual mode vehicle could enter an elevated guideway system by aligning its wheels with a pair of up-moving guideways and exits said guideway system by aligning its wheels with a pair of down- moving guideways that lead to the ground. Said dual mode vehicle could enter an underground guideway system by aligning its wheels with a pair of down-moving guideways and exits said guideway system by aligning its wheels with a pair of up-moving guideways that lead to ground openings.
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