EP1494906A1 - Systeme pour le transport de vehicules routiers sur trains - Google Patents
Systeme pour le transport de vehicules routiers sur trainsInfo
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- the object of the invention is to allow to embark road vehicles - trailers, trucks, passenger cars - as well as containers or swap bodies on trains made up of special wagons suitable for high speed (160 km h and more ), whose loading level is lowered to make the best use of the existing network, to climb the steepest ramps of the network (35 per 1,000 or more), and to limit downtime to transshipment stations to a minimum ( about six minutes) so that the speed on the tracks and the overall efficiency of the infrastructure can be optimized.
- These reduced downtime will allow for a tight network of stations (100 to 200 km away) without penalizing users who travel long distances: in fact, the combination of train speed and short stops, allows significant commercial speed.
- the proximity of the stations between them allows, by increasing the number of embarkation or disembarkation points on the route, to offer a better service to the users, and to improve the profitability of the system, as well as to better distribute on the territory the nuisance concentration points that constitute stations.
- the speed of these trains comparable to that of passenger trains, makes it possible to optimize the speed on the lines by simplifying their control, including in the situation where, on certain sections, passenger traffic and piggyback traffic coexist.
- the whole uses simple principles of modularity and techniques from the field of industrial automation, in order to reduce the costs of using the system and to quickly reach the profitability of the necessary investments.
- the basic principle is not to load the road elements, trucks, trailers, ..., directly on wagons, but to use an intermediate support called "passable”: a kind of large pallet capable of receiving a truck, a road trailer, containers or even cars.
- the trains are made up of special low-frame wagons specially designed to load passenger cars.
- the stations, which are specially adapted to this type of traffic consist of a road traffic area connected to the road or motorway network, an area comprising the tracks for stopping trains, and an intermediate area located between the two previous ones, in which the passable areas are handled by automated devices.
- the crux of the invention is in the presence of this "site" of automated loading and unloading, which implies the definition of the practicable as basic module handled by the said site, and which induces the total restructuring of the train as a whole able to load and move passables.
- This "site" of automated loading and unloading implies the definition of the practicable as basic module handled by the said site, and which induces the total restructuring of the train as a whole able to load and move passables.
- To reach high speeds it is necessary to cover the wagons, because road trailers designed for speeds of the order of 100 km / h cannot be left in the open air. Covering the wagons in this way provides another functionality: fire protection, especially in tunnels.
- To cross significant slopes it is necessary to motorize the wagons, which gives the trains significant accelerations allowing them to better integrate into traffic: this requires to distribute the motorization along the trains and to develop them as "self-propelled "in the railway sense
- Plate N ° 7 represents, with Figure N ° 11, 12, the passable carrier cradle
- Board N ° 12 represents, with figure N ° 20, a device for storing passable vehicles at the station in the area of the automated site facing a wagon,
- Board N ° 13 represents in profile, with figure N ° 21, the setting up cycle of the automanipulator under the wagon, for taking charge of the practicable,
- Plate N ° 14 represents in top view, with Figure N ° 22, the relative positioning of a wagon and a self-handling device with a view to taking over or depositing a passenger on a wagon by the automanipulateur,
- Figures N ° 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of boards N ° 2, 3 and 4 schematically represent the principle of the mobile system called "passable". It constitutes the load-bearing structure of the wagon, which will lock onto the rolling parts which will be detailed according to the figures in plates No. 5, 6 and 7.
- the floor area is made up of an overall structure (1 ) with double wall which forms a shell producing a "U" profile of variable thickness. This shell ends with two beams (2), located in the upper part of the vertical cheeks (3) of the "U”, which extend far beyond the length of the "U” profile and serve as support and fixing on the plate. of the wagon while reporting the effects of the load inside the axles.
- the upper wall (4) of the shell (1) corrugated in the width direction ensures the transverse rigidity of the floor area by the presence of the folds (5) and against folds (6) necessary for its realization.
- This rigidity is reinforced by the incorporation of the central half beam (7) running over the entire length of the floor area and whose additional functionality will be better understood after the description of the figures of the boards N ° 5, 6, and 7.
- the lower wall (8) flat ensures removal to the ground. In the central part, this wall follows the profile of the upper wall (4) to create a free central passage over the entire length of the floor area. Laterally two cheeks, (3) natural continuities of the elements (4, 8) ensure by their bending upwards the main longitudinal rigidity of the assembly, which comes to complete the central half beam (7).
- the connections between the beams (2) and the walls external (3) end with gussets (10) which have the role of reinforcing the mechanical resistance of the beam (2).
- the ends of the beams (2) are equipped with anchors (11) which ensure the embedding and the locking of the passable in the platform of the bogies.
- folds (9) are produced, the upper level of which will be identical to that of the central beam (7), thus defining a flat surface allowing the removal of a 40-foot container, of a European box. 45 feet, or two 20-foot containers, inside the floor.
- the shape of the platforms can be adapted to more specific products such as, for example, cars, empty trailers that could be loaded on two levels, as described on Plate No. 3.
- the walkable instead of being made of metal by cutting, folding, welding techniques, can consist of a double shell of composite materials, the whole being assembled around the two beams (2) which would keep all their functionality and a filling material according to the principle of "structural counter molding". It will be noted that other materials, other methods of manufacture and other forms are possible for the passable, which would not call into question the principle of the present invention.
- the figures of plates N ° 5, 6 and 7 show the elements of a special wagon, which includes two bogies of ends N ° 5-6. Each bogie supports two plates supports (14) which ensure the articulation of the train and receive on offset planes (17) the ends (2) of the walkables.
- the plates (14) extend at the feet of the walls (21) of counter plates (15), the functionality of which will be better described in Plate No. 13.
- the counter plates (15) of two successive bogies are connected together by a beam of attachment (19) to constitute - Figures N ° 11 and 12 - the longitudinal connection structure of the train in the absence of the passable surface described in Figure N ° 2.
- the connections between two counter plates (15) and the beam d 'fastener (19) are provided at each end of the beam (19) by rigid recesses (20). Not allowing the transmission of tensile forces during the running of the train, the beam (19) however ensures at station stop maintaining the interval necessary for the passage of the passable between the walls (21) of two consecutive bogies ; it allows the passage from one bogie to another all along the train, electrical fluids for power and control, braking circuits, connections, etc.
- the beam (19) has the same thickness as the counter plates (15) in which it fits.
- each plate (14) of the bogies On the plates (14) of the bogies are integrated ruptures of levels (17), with regard to the bosses (11) described in the plate N ° 2, they ensure by embedding and in the presence of the passables the rigidity of the convoy. In the axis of the ruptures (17) of the plates (14) are incorporated the assemblies (22) - jacks, knee pads ... - for locking the passable (2).
- Each plate (14) has two anchor points, a bogie therefore has four anchor points: two for the upstream passable, two for the downstream passable.
- the connection between the plate (14) and the bogie is ensured by a horizontal longitudinal damping system (25) located at the center of articulation of each half-wagon.
- each anchor is in the form of a cylindrical plate (24) embedded in the chassis of the bogie and a mobile (23) - itself fixed to the plate (14) - caught between the two springs (25 ) which have the function: • to keep the anchoring centered in the absence of practicable (therefore longitudinal effort), train stopped, • to absorb the longitudinal stresses in the different phases of dynamic operation of the train .
- a directional hydraulic compensation system (26-27) composed of hydraulic cylinders whose action, which could be described as programmable springs and dampers, is to soften the connection to low speed, especially in small radius curves, and on the contrary to harden the connection when the train travels at high speed on straight tracks or large radius curves.
- the floor area has at its center and in the direction of the length of a cavity in the form of half beam (7) which while allowing to reinforce its rigidity allows its embedding in the fastening beam (19) of the wagon.
- This embedding function is one of the key elements of the invention.
- This system can be installed either on bogies or in stations.
- the description of plates N ° 13, 14 will allow a better understanding of the need.
- Figure N ° 8 of Plate N ° 6 and Figure N ° 13 of Plate N ° 8 represent what could be three-axle bogies each comprising two free axles (28) and a driving axle (29), which is linked to an assembly consisting of an electric motor (31), a reduction gear (32), a transmission, all ensuring the motorization of the bogie.
- the reduction gear can have a fixed ratio or constitute a gearbox with several ratios.
- an electronic control and power supply group (34) specific to each bogie is installed.
- This electromechanical assembly will be incorporated in a frame (33), integral with the bogie plate (30), capable of ensuring its protection.
- connection to the control station installed at the head of the train will be carried out by an electric line of the bus type, preferably direct current, for power, and by a set of control signals: computer network, security signals.
- control signals computer network, security signals.
- the bogies with two or three axles, may comprise only free axles (28) in sufficient number to meet the constraints of the loads.
- the motorization of the train must be done in a traditional way, by traditional power cars.
- the logic of this solution would be to make the decision to limit the bogie to two axles, which must allow the axle load of 22.5 tonnes, and would limit the length of a wagon equivalent to 17.5 m instead 19 m, but with severe drawbacks, especially on mountain lines.
- the figures in Plate N ° 9 describe a response to the constraints imposed, namely the dressing of the wagon to allow speeds of the order of 200 km / h, to ensure fire safety, to reduce aerodynamic resistance and noise at high speed. These figures make it possible to have a vision in place of the various elements of the invention while giving a visual perspective of a load.
- the design of this covering is strongly linked to the space which will be freed up by the calculation of the mechanical stresses supported by the platform of the wagon, that is to say the floor area described with the figures in plate No. 2, by the template maximum of the infrastructure on which the trains (tunnels) will be used and by the height of the trailers which are admitted by the system.
- the design of the frame (33), described in the figure of plate N ° 8, comprises a watertight partition (32) separating this frame into two distinct zones: one reserved for the power, regulation and 'servo, the other to the establishment of a gas reserve (46) and an injection assembly (45).
- a control system equipped with sensors capable of detecting smoke or heat sources, can activate a set of solenoid valves which ensure the diffusion of an inert gas, such as carbon dioxide. We can thus extinguish or at least contain a fire.
- the covering is part of the wagon, the covering is then designed from the cradle described in figures N ° 11,12 of the board N ° 7 to which is added at each end a hoop (34) integral with the plate (14), the whole following the profile of the frames (33) described in the figures of board N ° 8.
- the jack (35) which allows the lifting of the one-piece cover (36) running between the two hoops (34) to form the top cover of the wagon along a transverse profile offering sufficient resistance to bending. This lifting is made necessary to free the floor area from the beam (19) and the embedments (17).
- the two lateral faces can be produced by pivoting doors (37-38) which, from the roof (36) which supports them by a set of articulations, are raised by sets of cables (39) and pulleys (40).
- the latter in sufficient number and judiciously distributed over the length of the structure, make it possible to carry out the lifting from a central axis (41) integral with the roof (36) supported by a geared motor (42).
- the floor area described by the figures in plate No. 2 serves as a support base for the panels (37-38) and ensures the low tightness of the structure.
- the ends are sealed against the frames (33) by flexible or inflatable seals, which have the secondary function of limiting the noises due to the relative movements of the elements between them.
- the oar head and tail elements are constructed as follows. As for the wagons making up the train, these elements are constructed with a chassis whose central part is the same level with respect to the rails as the passables at the time of their entry by the passable handling system. At the end, head or tail of the train, there is a structure made up of the driver's cab, block system sensors, remote transmission elements between the track and the train, the train control system, safety elements, a passive bogie (60), a motorized bogie (14) and pantographs.
- a difficulty posed by the use of this principle is that, in a station where we exchange energy blocks, assuming that we always use the same track for traffic in the even direction and the other in the odd direction, we would be forced to recycle the energy blocks between the even path and the odd path: they arrive on one path and leave on the other! This is not a big problem: we will see later that the handling device provided in stations would be able to transfer the energy blocks over long distances, and we can consider recycling them above or below. trains, by transferring them through a level crossing, or by a special device located between the even track and the odd track. We will not detail this particular point of the implementation of the invention.
- a circulation area (50) having a smooth horizontal floor in which the self-propelled vehicles move.
- this circulation zone (50) is lower than the rails (52) and themselves lower than the road circulation zone (51).
- the level of the embarkation / disembarkation quay (51) must be at the same level as the underside of the passable on the train in the disengaged position of the beam (19) and that the offset between the levels (50 -51) must allow the passage of the self-manipulating F, with the construction constraints which result therefrom.
- This space (50) can be provided with wire-guiding devices integrated into the ground and interactive landmark systems, which allow the automanipulators to find their way and move around on the ground.
- the passable are placed and propped on the ground on the level of road traffic (51). Embarkation / disembarkation of road vehicles is done at level, "while driving" for trailers and tractors.
- an access ramp (55) is provided which is articulated and integral with the quay.
- the access ramp would then be partially or totally integrated into the practicable.
- the auto-manipulator slides under a walk-in to take it over or, on the contrary, place it on the quay.
- the self-manipulator On the side of the track, the self-manipulator has its upper part at the level of the bottom of the floor exit from the beam (19), which allows it to be loaded / unloaded onto / from the train by a horizontal transverse movement easy to perform.
- Figure N ° 20 of plate N ° 12 shows the waiting platform (51) which presents repetitive structures, cells (54) in the shape of a "T" located along the length of the station perpendicular to the direction of travel of the oar.
- the "T" shapes allow on the upper wings of two successive "T” s the removal of a walkable and the passage of the automanipulator between the uprights created by the legs of the "T” s. This makes it possible to make the best use of the space available in width to ensure the stability of the load by widening the seat of the auto-manipulator to the maximum.
- the self-manipulator has on top of two raceways (71), located at the end of a structure whose length will be much less than the value defined by the walls (21) of two successive bogies connected to the same connecting bar (19) described according to figure N ° 11 of plate N ° 7.
- the chamfered front shapes (72) of these raceways will come at the moment of the penetration of the self-manipulator under the wagon and be positioned under the counter plate (15 ) of the wagon described by plate No. 7.
- Between the raceways (71) and the passable are positioned sets of rollers (73) which allow the displacement of the load under the combined action of the translation systems (74 and 75) screw or jack.
- the first (74) is directly connected to the raceways (73) to ensure that no slipping occurs during movement
- the second (75) is supported by the arms (76) in reservations in lower part of the floor area described in Figure No. 2.
- To achieve the engagement and disengagement of the fingers (76) in the floor area they are pivoted under the action of the jacks (77). This set of pivoting fingers will ensure the locking of the floor area on the auto-manipulator during these movements between the different working positions.
- the application of this principle - well visualized by the phases of figure N ° 21 of plate N ° 13 - authorizes a displacement of the load between the wagon and F automanipulator.
- the cantilever effect caused by the passage of the load from one to the other, is canceled by the embedding of the counter plates (15) previously described and the specific shape of the ends of the raceways (72 ).
- the movement of the auto-manipulator is ensured by 4 gear-motor groups (79) each mounted on a vertical axis pivoting by more than 180 °, under the action of either a centralized control (78) or by the installation in each group of advance of two independent motors (79). Everything is controlled by the electronics on board the automanipulator and slaved in direction to the guidance system.
- the self-manipulating computer system may also include a reading system identifying the edge of the wagon or the cell, as well as systems for exchanging computer data with the station, by radio network or other means, and / or with the train or even with the passable by the use of electronic labels readable from a distance.
- a reading system identifying the edge of the wagon or the cell
- systems for exchanging computer data with the station by radio network or other means, and / or with the train or even with the passable by the use of electronic labels readable from a distance.
- One of the essential elements of the invention is to allow the use of the maximum of the section available in the profile of a railway infrastructure, due in particular to the embedding of the passable in the connecting beam (19). To allow the exit of the floor area it is therefore necessary to provide a lifting system. It is possible, as already written, to equip the wagons with this system, in this case the jacks are incorporated in the plate (14) under the beams (2) of the floor area (1). However, it is also possible to equip stations with this device which will be incorporated between the rails, opposite each wagon stop, by groups of two jacks (81), the upper parts of which are located on the same level as the track. The assembly constituted by these four cylinders is capable of lifting a load of the order of 50 tonnes, must be regulated in speed to guarantee a uniform lifting of a passable.
- the principle of the invention will not be changed by incorporating under the automanipulator an additional air cousin lift system (80) to lighten the pressure on the ground and thereby limit the forces on the wheels and the size of the mechanical parts acting on said wheels.
- These incorporations by a judicious implantation will be used for lifting the load at the different positions of support and will replace the lifting cylinders (70) on the auto-manipulator: in fact the operation of the air cousin will cause an increase of 30 to 60 mm .
- the auto-manipulator could therefore circulate on its wheels (empty), on an air cushion (under load).
- the wheels held on the ground by appropriate active suspensions, would serve to provide propulsion and guidance.
- the first "unloading" sequence is: 1. stop and relative positioning of the train,
- the second "loading" sequence is:
- the self-manipulator engages in a cell, under a walk-around ready to go,
- the third "boarding" sequence assumes an empty floor space in place in a cell on the roadside platform.
- the fourth "disembarkation" sequence involves an alveolus on the empty road platform. 26. the driver dismounts from the service wagon and joins the cell where his vehicle will disembark,
- the self-manipulator comes to deposit a walk-around on the edges of the cell
- the station operates on the assumption that only one of the two sides of the track is equipped with loading / unloading / embarkation / disembarkation devices. This leaves the other side available for a passenger platform and / or another lane in the opposite direction. But one could imagine, for intensive use of a station, for example at the end of a line, that the two sides of the track are used for automated loading / unloading, with eight cells available at the right of each train car.
- a first approach to the problem consists in thinking that piggybacking is a solution of spatial and temporal continuity between the road and the rail.
- the first level of system design takes this problem into account, both for heavy goods vehicles and for light vehicles accompanied by their driver. But economic analysis shows that an important source of profitability, as far as goods are concerned, is not to move road tractors or their drivers, but only trailers, containers or swap bodies. In the latter case, if spatial continuity is always essential, the station being the link between road and rail, it is clear that one can - and that one must even - introduce waiting times at the boarding or disembarking and no longer strictly respecting time continuity.
- trailers or containers embarking alone on the rail must be brought to a piggyback station with a road tractor and, in the second case, a container trailer. Ditto when they landed. When boarding there will not necessarily be places available immediately on the train. When disembarking, the tractor and the driver are not necessarily available at the precise moment when they are needed. In addition, piggybacking with a driver will probably be more frequent during the day, without a driver at night. It is therefore more than likely that in the latter case, the delivery of trailers or containers for deferred embarkation will mainly take place on evening, their removal at the station in the morning.
- the train filling rate being an important parameter of profitability, it is interesting for the operator to have trailers or containers in the stations, ready to board, which allows better filling of the trains. All this leads to structuring the piggyback station to ensure these two functions: management of vehicles with immediate loading and removal and management of trailers and containers with loading and delayed collection.
- Cycles 3 and 6 concern trailers or containers transported by a road tractor and / or a container trailer.
- Cycles 4 and 5 concern transfers of trailers or containers by specialized vehicles, internal to the station, driven by agents. This type of machine poses no technical problem and exists, in particular in port or railway sites, for handling road trailers or containers.
- a maneuvering area in line with the cells, allowing vehicles to line up with the cells, • temporary waiting zones (104), different for heavy goods vehicles and light vehicles, intended to allow the fluidity of boarding and disembarking maneuvers.
- the overall number of passables is much higher than that of wagons, since at a given time we can count one passable per rolling wagon plus two to three passable per module - location for wagon - in stations . That said, the passable is a passive metal assembly, much cheaper than the rest of the wagon.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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