WO2021074230A1 - Running gear for a gondola of a gondola lift system, support means for gondolas of a gondola lift system, gondola for a gondola lift system, gondola lift system and method for controlling running gear - Google Patents
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- Chassis for a gondola of a gondola lift system suspension means for a gondola lift system, gondola for a gondola lift system,
- the invention is based on a device or a method according to the preamble of the independent claims.
- the present invention also relates to a computer program.
- gondola lifts for example for use in an urban environment, they can typically have a drive outside the cabin in the form of a pull rope or the like.
- branching of the route can conventionally take place at intermediate stations specially provided for this purpose.
- a route change can usually take place by means of active switches operated on the infrastructure side.
- a chassis for a gondola of a gondola system suspension means for gondolas of a gondola system, a gondola for a gondola system, a gondola system and a method for controlling a chassis, as well as a control device that uses this method, and finally presented a corresponding computer program according to the main claims.
- the measures listed in the dependent claims are advantageous developments and improvements of the device specified in the independent claim are possible.
- a route selection or route selection for rail or cable car concepts with passive switches can be implemented.
- This can be used, for example, for a local transport system based on autonomously operating, individually electrically driven cabins on the infrastructure of a cable car with fixed support cables or a rigid track.
- the flexibility of the routes can be increased.
- passive switches in particular can be provided, with the route being selected solely by suitable actuators on the nacelle, more precisely a chassis of the nacelle. Such switches can therefore be implemented without their own actuators.
- a topology for active turnouts can be realized, i. H.
- switches that can set a desired route status by means of suitable actuators on the nacelle side by means of suitable communication with a gondola that is approaching.
- a central signal box that can transfer switching commands to a gondola. It can be provided, for example, to assign a destination and possibly general waypoints to the gondola.
- a sequence of switching processes can be determined therefrom on the nacelle side using a current position and a structure of a route network stored in the nacelle control device. Switching can be triggered, for example, when approaching a switch or branching point, either using a satellite navigation signal or a signal transmitter, e.g. B. magnetically, on the route, which can mark a turnout ahead and optionally also clearly identify it.
- a power supply, an actuator, a communication unit and security systems for example software or mechanical, electrical or the like, which prevent a defective switch from being driven on, for example, can thus be used for switches on the travel path.
- elements can be omitted completely or fall-back levels or redundancies can be saved.
- a line capacity can be increased by using passive points, since a switchover can take place directly when the points are crossed without braking. As a result of the principle, no further safety distances between gondolas for switching times or emergency braking when defects are detected during the switching are therefore required.
- a chassis for a gondola of a gondola lift system is presented, the chassis being intended for use with suspension means of the gondola lift system, the chassis having the following features: a chassis frame which is or can be coupled to a cabin of the gondola via a support arm; at least one running wheel rotatably mounted or storable on the chassis frame for driving on a running device of the suspension means; a guide unit which is coupled or can be coupled to the chassis frame via a pivotable boom, the guide unit having a guide element for form-fitting with one of two guide devices of the support means and an actuator element for form-fit with one of two actuator devices of the support means that are rigidly coupled to the drive means for deflecting the runner; and at least one actuator for pivoting the boom with the guide unit in order to selectively establish the form fit with one of the guide devices and one of the actuator devices at a branch point of the support means for selecting the route of the gondola.
- the cabin can be an open or closed cabin.
- the cabin can also be designed as a trough, basket or the like.
- the cabin can be designed to transport people and additionally or alternatively goods.
- a chassis frame can be understood as a load-bearing frame structure for carrying the gondola.
- a support arm can be understood to be a rod-shaped or tubular component articulated to the chassis frame or the cabin.
- the support means can have at least one hanging rail and additionally or alternatively at least one support cable.
- a hanging rail can be understood as a rail for suspending a gondola, along which the gondola can be moved while hanging.
- a suspension rope can be understood as a stationary rope that can be stretched over one or more pylons or fixed to other structural elements such as buildings, secondary suspension ropes or bridges.
- the at least one running device can be designed as a hanging rail or a support cable or as part of a hanging rail or a support cable.
- Each of the guide devices can be designed as a hanging rail or rail.
- Each of the actuator devices can be designed as a hanging rail or rail.
- the actuator can be designed as at least one electric motor or other actuator.
- the actuator can be coupled or can be coupled to the boom directly or via a transmission.
- the chassis can have a plurality of running wheels.
- the guide unit can have at least one pair of rollers.
- the pair of rollers can have a guide roller as a guide element and an actuator roller as an actuator element.
- the guide roller and the actuator roller can have a common axis of rotation.
- the guide roller and the actuator roller can each be designed, for example, as a vertically, horizontally or obliquely oriented guide roller.
- the guide element and the actuator element can also be arranged in a stationary manner relative to one another on the boom. Additionally or alternatively, the boom with the guide unit can be arranged in front of the at least one running wheel in the direction of travel of the chassis.
- Such an embodiment offers the advantage that, depending on the selected travel path, a deflection of the running device in the area of a branching point of the suspension means can be achieved in a reliable and positively guided manner. This can also be done in good time before the undercarriage reaches the branching point.
- the chassis can have a drive unit for driving the at least one running wheel and additionally or alternatively the guide unit.
- a drive unit can be understood to mean at least one electric motor.
- the drive unit can optionally comprise a transmission.
- the chassis can furthermore have a current collector, which is arranged or can be arranged on the chassis frame, for making electrical contact with a conductor section of the suspension element.
- the current collector can for example be designed as a pivotable arm.
- the drive unit can be electrically connected or connectable to the current collector.
- Support means for gondolas of a gondola lift system are also presented, the support means being intended for use with an embodiment of the aforementioned chassis, the support means having the following features: a running device which can be driven on by the at least one running wheel of the chassis; and two guide devices and two actuator devices for positive locking with the guide unit of the chassis, each of the actuator devices for deflecting the running device being rigidly coupled to the running device.
- the support means can be designed to provide gondolas, each of which has an embodiment of the aforementioned chassis, to provide safe travel routes.
- the support means can also have pylons, supports or the like for fastening the running device and the guide devices as well as the actuator devices.
- the running device can be arranged in the region of at least one branching point of the support means between two pairs of a guide device and an actuator device.
- a first pair of a first guide device and a first actuator device and a second pair of a second guide device and a second actuator device can thus be provided.
- Each of the pairs can be assigned to a branch of the suspension means. Outside the branching point, the suspension means can only have the running device.
- Each pair can have a threading section for each direction of travel of the gondolas for threading the guide unit of the chassis into the guide device and the actuator device of the pair.
- Each threading section can be funnel-shaped or tapered in some other way.
- the suspension elements can also have at least one branching point.
- the running device in the area of the at least one Branch point have a deflectable, separated section which is coupled to the actuator devices.
- the subsection can be arranged between the two pairs of a guide device and an actuator device. Separated can mean that the subsection is decoupled from further sections of the running device outside the branching point.
- the subsection can optionally be deflectable by that of the actuator devices that is in a form fit with the guide unit of the chassis.
- the subsection can release a first travel path in an undeflected rest position and can release a second travel path in a deflected position.
- the subsection can remain undeflected in the rest position by a first actuator device that is assigned to the first travel path when there is a form fit between the guide unit and the first actuator device.
- the subsection can be deflected into the deflected position by a second actuator device, which is assigned to the second travel path, when there is a form fit between the guide unit and the second actuator device.
- a gondola for a gondola lift system is also presented, the gondola having the following features: an embodiment of the aforementioned chassis; a cabin, the chassis being coupled to the cabin via the support arm.
- the gondola can be moved safely and reliably along the support means of the gondola lift system using an embodiment of the aforementioned chassis.
- a gondola lift system is also presented, the gondola lift system having the following features: at least one example of an embodiment of the aforementioned nacelle; and an embodiment of the aforementioned support means, the support means being designed to support the at least one gondola.
- the suspension means and the at least one gondola can advantageously interact in order to carry out safe transport of the at least one gondola along the suspension means in the gondola lift system.
- a method for controlling an embodiment of the above-mentioned chassis comprising the following steps:
- a satellite navigation signal can be understood to mean a signal for determining position provided by a satellite system such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo or Beidou.
- the environment sensor or the environment sensors can be, for example, one or more radar, lidar or ultrasonic sound sensors, one or more cameras or combinations of the sensors mentioned.
- the central server device can in particular be a cloud server. For example, a smartphone, Tablet or laptop.
- the at least one actuator can be designed to use the control signal to pivot the boom with the guide unit in order to selectively establish the form fit with one of the guide devices and one of the actuator devices at a junction of the support means for selecting the route of the gondola.
- control unit can be designed as part of the chassis or the nacelle.
- the chassis or the nacelle can thus have the control unit.
- control device can have at least one computing unit for processing signals or data, at least one memory unit for storing signals or data, at least one interface to a sensor or an actuator for reading in sensor signals from the sensor or for outputting control signals to the actuator and / or have at least one communication interface for reading in or outputting data that is embedded in a communication protocol.
- the computing unit can be, for example, a signal processor, a microcontroller or the like, wherein the storage unit can be a flash memory, an EPROM or a magnetic storage unit.
- the communication interface can be designed to read in or output data wirelessly and / or wired, a communication interface that can input or output wired data, for example, feed this data electrically or optically from a corresponding data transmission line or output it into a corresponding data transmission line.
- a control device can be understood to mean an electrical device that processes sensor signals and outputs control and / or data signals as a function thereof.
- the control device can have an interface that can be designed in terms of hardware and / or software.
- the interfaces can, for example, be part of what is known as a system ASIC, which contains a wide variety of functions of the control unit.
- the interfaces are separate, integrated circuits or at least partially consist of discrete components.
- the interfaces can be software modules that are present, for example, on a microcontroller alongside other software modules.
- a computer program product or computer program with program code which can be stored on a machine-readable carrier or storage medium such as a semiconductor memory, a hard disk or an optical memory, and for performing, implementing and / or controlling the steps of the method according to one of the embodiments described above is also advantageous is used, especially when the program product or program is executed on a computer or device.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a gondola lift system according to an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a gondola lift system according to an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of the gondola lift system from FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of the gondola lift system from FIG. 2 and FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic representation of the gondola lift system from FIGS. 2, 3 and 4;
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic illustration of the gondola lift system from FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, respectively; 9 shows a schematic representation of the gondola lift system from FIG. 2, FIG.
- FIG. 10 shows a schematic representation of a gondola lift system according to an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 11 shows a schematic illustration of a control device according to an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 12 shows a flow chart of a method according to an exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a gondola lift system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.
- the gondola lift system 100 has at least one gondola 110 and suspension means 140 for carrying the at least one gondola 110.
- the support means 140 are designed as rails for suspending and / or supporting the at least one gondola 110. In the illustration of FIG. 1, only one gondola 110 is shown by way of example.
- the gondola 110 has a cabin 115.
- the cabin 115 can be a closed cabin or an open cabin, for example also a trough or a trough.
- the cabin 115 can be used to transport people, animals and / or goods.
- the gondola 110 also has a chassis 120.
- the chassis 120 is provided for use with the suspension means 140 of the gondola lift system 100. In other words, the chassis 120 of the gondola 110 is used to drive on the suspension elements 140.
- the running gear 120 has a running gear frame 122 or a chassis, a support arm 124, at least one running wheel 126, a guide unit 128 with a guide element 130 and an actuator element 132, a boom 134 and at least one actuator 136.
- the support arm 124 can also be embodied as part of the cabin 115.
- the running gear frame 122 is coupled to the cab 115 via the support arm 124.
- the chassis 120 is thus coupled to the cab 115 via the support arm 124.
- the running wheels 126 and the boom 134 are mounted on the running gear frame 122.
- the guide element 130 and the actuator element 132 are mounted on the arm 134.
- the support means 140 are designed to be used with the chassis 120 of the at least one gondola 110. In other words, the suspension means 140 can be driven on by the chassis 120.
- the support means 140 have a running device 142 and two guide devices 144 as well as two actuator devices 146. In FIG. 1, only one guide device 144 and one actuator device 146 are shown due to the illustration.
- the running device 142 can be driven on by the at least one running wheel 126 of the chassis 120. In other words, the running device 142 represents a travel path for the running gear 120.
- a movable or deflectable partial section of the running device 142 is shown. A possible movement or deflection of the subsection of the running device 142 shown here is symbolically illustrated by a two-way arrow.
- Each of the actuator devices 146 is rigidly coupled to the running device 142 in order to deflect the running device 142.
- the guide devices 144 and the actuator devices 146 are shaped for a form fit with the guide unit 128 of the chassis 120. More precisely, each guide device 144 is shaped as a guide rail and each actuator device 146 is shaped as an actuator rail.
- the running wheels 126 of the chassis 120 are rotatably mounted on the chassis frame 122 or chassis. Furthermore, each of the running wheels 126 is shaped or designed in order to drive on the running device 142 of the support means 140.
- the guide unit 128 is coupled to the running gear frame 122 via the pivotable boom 134.
- the guide unit 128 has the guide element 130 and the actuator element 132.
- the guide element 130 is formed for a form fit with either one of the guide devices 144 of the support means 140.
- the actuator element 132 is formed for a form fit with either one of the actuator devices 146 of the support means 140.
- the guide unit 128 has at least one pair of rollers or is formed as at least one pair of rollers.
- the pair of rollers of the guide unit 128 has a guide roller as the guide element 130 and has an actuator roller as the actuator element 132.
- the guide roller or the guide element 130 and the actuator roller or the actuator element 132 have a common axis of rotation.
- the guide element 130 and the actuator element 132 are arranged stationary relative to one another on the boom 134. Even if it cannot be shown implicitly in FIG. 1, the boom 134 with the guide unit 128 is arranged in front of the at least one running wheel 126 in the direction of travel of the chassis 120. In other words, in the direction of travel of the gondola 110, the guide unit 128 reaches a branching point of the suspension elements 140 in front of the running wheels 126.
- the chassis 120 furthermore has at least one actuator 136.
- the chassis 120 In order to select the route of the gondola 110 at a branch point of the suspension elements 140, by pivoting the boom 134 with the guide unit 128, its form fit with one of the guide devices 144 and one of the actuator devices 146 can optionally be produced.
- a pair of one of the guide devices 144 and one of the actuator devices 146 is assigned to one of two travel routes for the at least one gondola 110.
- the running device 142 can optionally be deflected by that of the actuator devices 146 which is in a form fit with the guide unit 128, more precisely the actuator element 132.
- Each gondola 110 of the gondola lift system 100 also has a drive unit for driving the at least one running wheel 126 and / or the guide unit 128.
- the drive unit is, for example, part of the chassis 120. In FIG. 1, the drive unit is not explicitly shown due to the illustration.
- the gondola lift system 100 is shown in a partial sectional illustration transversely to a longitudinal axis of the support means 140 in the area of the movable track part.
- the longitudinal axis represents an axis of movement of the at least one gondola 110 along the suspension means 140.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic illustration of a gondola lift system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.
- the gondola lift system 100 corresponds to or is similar to the gondola lift system from FIG. 1.
- the chassis 120, the boom 134 and the guide unit 128 of a gondola and the running device 142, the guide devices 144 and the actuator devices 146 of the suspension means are shown.
- a deflectable subsection 242 of the running device 142 and threading sections 248 of the support means are shown.
- FIG. 2 shows a plan view of a branching point or switch of the support means in a driving situation from the switch end from a straight direction or through direction. A direction of travel of the gondola is symbolically illustrated by an arrow on the chassis 120.
- the running device 142 has a deflectable, separated subsection 242 which is coupled to the two actuator devices 146.
- the running device 142 is designed to be deflectable by one of the actuator devices 146 in the region of the branching point.
- the subsection 242 can optionally be deflected by that of the actuator devices 146 which is in a form fit with the guide unit 128 of the chassis 120.
- the running device 142 including the subsection 242, is arranged in the region of the branching point between two pairs of a guide device 144 and an actuator device 146 each.
- Each pair of a guide device 144 and an actuator device 146 has a threading section 248 or an insertion geometry for threading the guide unit 128 of the chassis 120 into the guide device 144 and the actuator device 146 of the pair for each direction of travel of the gondolas.
- FIG. 2 there is a form fit between the guide unit 128 and the pair shown on the left in the illustration of a guide device 144 and an actuator device 146.
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of the gondola lift system 100 from FIG. 2.
- the representation in FIG. 3 corresponds to the representation from FIG. 2, with the exception that a top view of the branching point or switch of the support means in a driving situation from the switch end is shown from the branching direction, with a form fit between the guide unit 128 and the pair shown in the illustration on the right consisting of a guide device 144 and an actuator device 146, and that an area 350 with a constantly deflected switch for driving over the chassis is also shown.
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic illustration of the gondola lift system 100 from FIG. 2 or FIG. 3.
- the illustration in FIG. 4 corresponds to the illustration from FIG. 2 with the exception that a driving situation is shown from the start of the switch.
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic representation of the gondola lift system 100 from FIG. 2, FIG. 3 or FIG. 4.
- the representation in FIG. 5 corresponds to the representation from FIG. 3 with the exception that a driving situation is shown from the start of the switch .
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic illustration of the gondola lift system 100 from FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively.
- the illustration in FIG. 6 represents a driving situation that occurs before that in the illustration of FIG. 4 is located when the gondola is approaching from the start of the turnout. Only one entry side of the branch point of the suspension elements is shown here.
- the boom 134 with the guide unit 128 is pivoted in the direction of the threading section 248 shown on the left in the illustration for straight-ahead travel.
- FIG. 7 shows a schematic illustration of the gondola lift system 100 from FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, respectively.
- the illustration in FIG. 7 represents a driving situation that occurs before that in the illustration of Fig. 5 is when the gondola is approaching from the start of the switch.
- the representation in FIG. 7 corresponds to the illustration from FIG. 6 with the exception that the boom 134 with the guide unit 128 is pivoted in the direction of the threading section 248 shown on the right in the illustration for a journey in the branching direction.
- a nacelle-side travel direction selection is illustrated using the example of an approach from the start of the switch.
- the boom 134 pivoted out to the left leads to a threading into the insertion geometry or the threading section 248 for straight travel.
- the boom 134 swung out to the right leads to a threading into the insertion geometry or the threading section 248 for a travel in the branching direction.
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic illustration of the gondola lift system 100 from FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, respectively.
- the illustration in FIG. 8 corresponds to the illustration from FIG. 3 with the exception of the fact that a fault is shown at a moment of jamming between the guide unit 128 and the pair of guide device 144 and actuator device 146 shown on the right as well as an emergency braking of the gondola achieved as a result.
- FIG. 8 shows an illustration of an error case at the moment of driving over a switch blocked in a deflected or partially deflected position, coming from the switch end from the branching direction.
- FIG. 9 shows a schematic illustration of the gondola lift system 100 from FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, respectively.
- the illustration in FIG. 9 corresponds to the illustration from Fig. 2 with the exception that a fault is shown at a moment of jamming between the guide unit 128 and the insertion geometry or the threading section 248 for the pair of guide device 144 and actuator device 146 shown on the left, as well as an emergency braking of the gondola achieved as a result.
- FIG. 9 shows an illustration of an error case at the moment of driving over a switch blocked in a deflected or partially deflected position, coming from the end of the switch from a straight direction.
- FIG. 10 shows a schematic illustration of a gondola lift system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.
- the gondola lift system 100 corresponds or is similar to the gondola lift system from one of the figures described above.
- a plurality of gondolas 110 and pylons 1048 for holding the support means 140 are shown. What is shown is the principle of a sensor system and a wireless data exchange between autonomously operating gondolas 110 with their own cabin sensors 1000, which are designed, for example, to wirelessly communicate with a cell phone mast 1002 or with communication devices 1004 mounted on the pylons 1048.
- the cabin sensors 1000 each transmit a sensor signal 1005 representing an environment of the respective gondola 110 to the cell phone mast 1002 or to other gondolas 110.
- the position of the gondolas 110 is determined, for example, by satellite using a corresponding satellite navigation signal 1006.
- the communication devices 1004 are coupled, for example, to a server device 1008 in the form of a cloud-based control center for cabin routing and to a user interface for communication with a mobile terminal device 1011.
- the server device 1008 is designed, for example, to generate a control signal 1014 using user data 1012 received via the user interface and to transmit it via the communication devices 1004 to a control device 1016 of the relevant gondolas 110, the control device 1016 using the control signal 1014 to at least to control an actuator of the chassis of the relevant nacelle 110.
- the control device 1016 uses the satellite navigation signal 1006 and / or the sensor signal 1005 to control the at least one actuator of the landing gear of the nacelle 110.
- the control device 1016 uses at least one of the aforementioned signals to control the drive unit of the relevant nacelle 110.
- a central signal box which can transfer switching commands to a gondola 110, can be dispensed with. Provision can be made to assign a destination and possibly general waypoints to the gondola 110.
- a sequence of switching processes is determined therefrom on the nacelle side on the basis of a current position and a structure of a route network stored in control unit 1016. Switching is triggered, for example, when a switch or branching point is approached, either on the basis of the satellite navigation signal 1006 or another sensor signal from a signal generator, e.g. B. magnetically, on the route, which marks a turnout ahead and optionally also uniquely identified it.
- the control device 1016 is the control device described with reference to FIG. 10 or a similar control device.
- the control device 1016 for controlling a landing gear of a nacelle comprises a reading device 1110 for reading in the sensor signal 1005, the satellite navigation signal 1006 and / or the control signal 1014.
- a generating device 1120 of the control device 1016 is designed to read one of the reading device 1110 using at least one of the three Signals 1005, 1006, 1014 to receive and use signal 1112 output in order to generate a control signal 1122 for controlling the at least one actuator of the landing gear of the nacelle.
- the method 1200 can be carried out in order to control the chassis from one of the figures described above or a similar chassis.
- the method 1200 can be carried out by a control device, as described above with reference to FIG. 11, or a similar control device.
- the method 1200 can also be carried out in connection with a gondola lift system such as the gondola lift system from one of the figures described above or a similar gondola lift system.
- a reading-in step 1210 the satellite navigation signal, the sensor signal or the control signal or at least two of the signals mentioned are read in.
- the control signal for controlling the at least one actuator of the chassis of the nacelle is then generated using at least one of the three signals.
- the switch or branch point of the suspension means 140 has a classic arrangement with a flexible part of the route in the section 242, which can be deflected, for example, in the branching direction and thus opens the straight route in the rest position and closes a turning route.
- this travel path is shown as a downwardly open profile, in which the chassis 120 with support rollers and guide rollers in the form of the running wheels 126 and the guide unit 128 engages.
- the switch can also be combined with any other route configuration.
- a central aspect is the use of a roller arrangement or guide unit 128 attached to the leading boom 134, which, in interaction with auxiliary rails, the guide devices 144 and the actuator devices 146, changes the switch through the forward movement of the gondola 110 during the Overrun actuated.
- the auxiliary rails that is to say the guide devices 144 and the actuator devices 146, are each arranged in a similar arrangement in pairs on both sides of the travel path defined by the running device 142.
- the two arrangements in pairs each correspond to one direction of travel when viewed from the start of the turnout.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 show a running gear 120, which is approaching the start of the turnout, with two different travel direction settings. If the switch is to be followed in a straight direction, the at least one actuator 136 steers the boom 134 protruding from the chassis 120 in the direction of travel to the left, whereby the guide roller arrangement or guide unit 128 via the insertion geometry or the threading section 248 into the left guide rail arrangement from guide device 144 and actuator device 146 threads. As shown in FIG.
- the guide unit 128 has the guide element 130 and the actuator element 132 two rollers arranged one above the other, which run simultaneously in a downwardly open groove in the upper guide rail, the guide device 144, and in an upwardly open groove in the lower actuator rail, the actuator device 146. Since both rollers are firmly mounted on a common axis, both grooves, and thus guide device 144 and actuator device 146 or guide rail and actuator rail, are forced into the same position at the point of guide roller engagement or engagement of guide unit 128.
- FIG. 4 and 5 show the further course of the two scenarios from FIG. 6 and FIG. 7.
- the guide device 144 and actuator device 146 are already in alignment in the basic position of the switch. There is therefore no movement of the switch, the primary goal is to lock the switch in the basic position.
- the guide device 144 and the actuator device 146 run in different paths. When the guide unit 128 intervenes, this has the effect that the actuator device 146, which is mounted in an articulated manner and connected to the subsection 242 or the flexible part of the travel path, is shifted to the right.
- a special shape results in essentially three zones in the interaction between the guide device 144 and the actuator device 146:
- a tangential and thus jerk-free and wear-free run of the running wheels 126 is achieved.
- the guide device 144 and the actuator device 146 are aligned along a defined section. This section is chosen so that it corresponds to the full deflection of the route in the turning position.
- the design is such that the guide unit 128 is located in this area as long as the chassis 120 drives over the separation point in the route.
- a tangential transition is again implemented when the actuator device 146 is moved past the separating point of the pivoting actuator device 146.
- the positioning of the guide device 144 and the actuator device 146 should be at a lateral distance from the travel path or the running device 142, so that a blockage of the travel path can be prevented in every position.
- the guide device 144 and the actuator device 146 are in a different plane than the Route relationship as the running device 142 is arranged, as shown in Fig. 1 by way of example underneath, so that a collision with the rigid parts of the route, such as. B. in the left pair of guide device 144 and actuator device 146 in FIG. 3, can be prevented.
- Embodiments also have safeguards against a malfunction. In contrast to classic turnouts, a situation can be avoided in which a route temporarily leads to empty space during the changeover process or in which driving on an incorrectly set turnout from the direction of the junction could lead to problems.
- branching points of the suspension elements 140 are configured as passive switches, malfunctions generally lead to jamming or other blocking of the guide unit 128 and thus to a kind of forced braking of the gondola 110 on the route before a dangerous situation can occur.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 Extended insertion geometries or threading sections 248 are also used, which also force an incorrectly deflected boom into the guide rail arrangement comprising guide device 144 and actuator device 146.
- a gondola 110 can never enter a switch without a closure of the guideway caused by a simultaneous intervention in the guide device 144 and the actuator device 146.
- threading takes place independently of a pivoting position of the boom 134.
- An additional function of the boom 134 can be a built-in damper element or crash element which, if the guide unit 128 is completely blocked, can mitigate an emergency braking that then occurs.
- an exemplary embodiment comprises an “and / or” link between a first feature and a second feature, this is to be read in such a way that the exemplary embodiment according to one embodiment has both the first feature and the second feature and, according to a further embodiment, either only the has the first feature or only the second feature.
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