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EP0611220A1
EP0611220A1 EP94410005A EP94410005A EP0611220A1 EP 0611220 A1 EP0611220 A1 EP 0611220A1 EP 94410005 A EP94410005 A EP 94410005A EP 94410005 A EP94410005 A EP 94410005A EP 0611220 A1 EP0611220 A1 EP 0611220A1
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Serge Tarassoff
Georges Toyre
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B13/00—Other railway systems
    • B61B13/12—Systems with propulsion devices between or alongside the rails, e.g. pneumatic systems
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    • B61B12/12—Cable grippers; Haulage clips
    • B61B12/125—Cable grippers; Haulage clips for non aerial ropeways, e.g. on or under the ground
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    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the invention relates to a passive vehicle transport installation comprising a track on which the vehicles circulate, stations staggered along the track and delimiting successive track sections, towing cables to which the vehicles are coupled to be towed on the track, each track section being equipped with at least one tractor cable for moving vehicles on this track section and stopping them at stations where they are uncoupled from the tractor cable to be re-coupled to the tractor cable for the next track section and an engine group associated with each towing cable.
  • An installation, of the type mentioned, (FR-A-2 337 067), for example at three stations connected by two successive track sections, comprises two towing cables, each consisting of a cable loop associated with a track section and s extending between two stations.
  • a vehicle or a train of vehicles is coupled to the tractor cable in the station and it is moved on the corresponding track section by driving the tractor cable to the next station where the vehicle stops.
  • the vehicle is uncoupled from the tractor cable to be coupled to the tractor cable for the next track section and thus continue its race on the track to the third station.
  • the vehicle At the entrance to the stations, the vehicle is uncoupled from the tractor cable, braked and stopped, before being re-accelerated and re-coupled to the following tractor cable by any appropriate means, in particular by coupling to separate acceleration and deceleration cables.
  • the main tractor cables are continuously driven and several vehicles move at the same time on the same track section, which ensures a flow independent of the length of track section.
  • the disadvantage of such an installation is that the cable changes during operation are delicate, when the vehicles are large and heavy and that the additional engine groups and the synchronization and safety systems considerably complicate the entire installation.
  • the present invention aims to allow the realization of a simple and reliable installation, the transport rate is not significantly penalized when the successive track sections are of different length.
  • the installation according to the invention is characterized in that a single vehicle or train of vehicles is coupled simultaneously to a tractor cable, that the stopping of the vehicle in station is achieved by stopping the associated tractor cable and that a section track is equipped with two or more independent towing cables to double or multiply the transport rate of this section of track.
  • Such an installation is particularly simple since the acceleration and deceleration of the vehicles are carried out by the towing cable itself and that the coupling and uncoupling to the towing cables is carried out when stationary, which further reduces the risks collision.
  • equipping the longer track section (s) with two or more towing cables the throughput of these sections is multiplied and adapted to that of the other track sections.
  • two independent towing cables equipping the same track section which will be described below, two vehicles can be present at the same time on the track section, each driven by one of the towing cables to move without intermediate stop from one station to the other.
  • the two towing cables are driven at the same speed with a half offset of the stops, so that one of the vehicles is substantially halfway through the track section when the other is stopped in one stations.
  • the flow of this section of track is of course doubled, while retaining the simplicity of driving, acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle by the same towing cable.
  • This section of track can thus have a length double that of the other sections without the flow rate of the installation being modified.
  • the invention also applies to a section of track, the layout of which involves a reduced speed of circulation or in general whose flow is lower than that of the other sections. It should be noted that a track section may have a greater number of towing cables and that a large installation may have track sections with two towing cables and others with one or three, depending on the length of the sections. corresponding.
  • the towing cable in the form of a loop, passes through the stations on end pulleys, one of which is driving and the position of the vehicle coupled to the cable is therefore perfectly known at the station.
  • the latter is advantageously equipped with means for measuring and processing signals representative of this position.
  • These signals are applied to a central unit, which controls the operation of the engine groups, in particular of the two engine groups of a track section with two towing cables.
  • the central unit generates an alarm or stop signal when there is a catch-up and a risk of collision between two vehicles.
  • the central unit fictitiously associates with each vehicle a protection zone, which moves with the vehicle and whose dimension corresponds to the minimum braking distance of a vehicle. The alarm is triggered as soon as the next vehicle enters this protection zone.
  • the anti-collision device is preferably of the type described in document FR-A-2 399 348.
  • the central unit is advantageously common to all the track sections and it controls the various engine groups so as to synchronize the movements of the vehicles and their stops in the stations. We can thus avoid waiting at the station, the cable change occurring during the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers. On short sections the speed can be reduced in order to that the entry into the station corresponds with that of the other vehicles in the other stations.
  • the tractor cable of the incoming track section extends parallel to the tractor cable of the outgoing section and the cable change takes place when the vehicle is stationary.
  • the vehicle is equipped either with two or more coupling clamps each facing one of the cables, or with a clamp that can be moved laterally to cooperate with one or the other of the cables.
  • the cable change command is of course automated to avoid any false maneuver and preferably controlled by the central unit.
  • the invention is applicable to vehicles of all sizes, in particular of several tens of passengers, as well as to trainsets, individually coupled in groups to the towing cable or by a locomotive vehicle towing the others.
  • the number of track sections is arbitrary, the return track being either adjacent to or completely separated from the outward track.
  • a track 10 on its own site consists of two running tracks 14, 15, each associated with a guide track 16.17.
  • the vehicles 18 traveling on track 10 are provided with running wheels 19 and guide wheels 20, which cooperate with the running tracks 14,15 and the guide tracks 16,17 respectively.
  • These wheels 19, 20 are with pneumatic tires, but it is clear that the invention is applicable to a railway track or to a track formed by carrying cables and to vehicles of any other type.
  • the distances D1 and D2, respectively separating the first 11 and second 12 stations and the second 12 and third 13 stations, are unequal and in the example illustrated the distance D2 is approximately twice the distance D1.
  • the vehicles 18 are towed on track 10 by towing cables 23,24,25 specific to each track section 21,22 and extending in the direction of track 10.
  • Each towing cable 23,24,25 forms a loop , the return strand of which is located below, in the example shown, other arrangements being conceivable.
  • Each tractor cable passes through the stations 11, 12, 13, which delimit it, on an end pulley 26, one of which, which is driven, is driven by an engine group 31. Referring to the figures, it can be seen that the tractor cable 23 extends between the first 11 and second 12 stations and tows the vehicles 18 on the corresponding track section 21.
  • the longer track section 22 extends between the stations 12 and 13 and is equipped with two towing cables , a first 24 and a second 25, arranged in parallel. In the stations 11, 12, 13 the ends of the towing cables 23, 24, 25 overlap over a short distance, corresponding to the stop position of the vehicles 18 on the embarkation and disembarkation platform for passengers.
  • the vehicle 18 carries at its base three clamps 27,28,29 disengageable, substantially arranged in the axis of the track 10 and slightly offset laterally relative to each other. They can also be offset in the direction of the track.
  • the clamp 28 is in the vertical plane of the towing cable 23, which has just towed the vehicle on the short track section 21 and which has just been released by opening the clamp 28.
  • Another clamp 29 is in the vertical plane of the second tractor cable 25 of the long track section 22 and it is closed on this tractor cable 25 in order to couple the vehicle 18 there and move it on this track section 22.
  • clamps 27, 28, 29 are well known, as are vehicles 18 and it is unnecessary to describe them in more detail. It is clear that the three clamps can be replaced by a single clamp, which can be moved laterally, after opening and uncoupling the cable, to come above the tractor cable to be gripped.
  • the installation according to the invention operates as follows: In Figure 1 the vehicles 18 move on track 10 in the direction indicated by the arrow. A vehicle 18.1 enters the first station 11 and at the same time a vehicle 18.2 and a vehicle 18.4 enter the second 12 and third 13 stations respectively. A vehicle 18.3 is substantially halfway between the second 12 and third 13 stations.
  • the vehicle 18.2 is coupled and driven by the tractor cable 23 of the short track section 21, while the vehicles on the long track section 22 are one 18.3 coupled to the first tractor cable 24 and the other 18.4 to the second cable tractor 25 in this section.
  • the tractor cable 23 of the short track section 21, as well as the second tractor cable 25 of the long track section 22 are braked to stop the vehicles 18.2 and 18.4 respectively in the second 12 and third 13 stations, at the same time as the of vehicle 18.1 in the first station 11.
  • Passengers can embark and / or disembark vehicles 18.1, 18.2, 18.4 at a standstill while a cable change is taking place, i.e. vehicle 18.1 is uncoupled of the cable which has just towed it and is coupled to the tractor cable 23 of the next short track section 21, while the vehicle 18.2 is uncoupled from this tractor cable 23 and is coupled to the second tractor cable 25 and the vehicle 18.4 is uncoupled from this second towing cable 25 to be coupled to the next cable.
  • the two hauling tractor cables 23.25 are re-accelerated to drive the vehicles 18 to the next station where a new hauling cable change takes place. While the vehicles 18.1, 18.2, 18.4 are stationary in station, the vehicle 18.3 continues to run, being driven by the first tractor cable 24 of the long track section 22, to the third station 13. It is easy to understand that the towing cables 24.25 of the long track section 22 are stopped alternately, that the vehicles 18 are alternately coupled in the second station 12 to one and the other of the two cables 24.25 of the long track section 22 and that the vehicles 18 pass at the same rate in the different stations 11,12,13.
  • the installation flow corresponds to that of the short track section 21 and is twice that of an installation having only one pulling cable per track section.
  • the length of one of the track sections was double that of the other, but it is clear that this length can be triple or any other factor if this track section is equipped a corresponding number of towing cables.
  • the ratio of the lengths of the track sections is not an integer and if the speed of the vehicles is the same on all the track sections the journey times will be different. These differences can be compensated for by an extended stop at a station or by a lower speed on the corresponding track section.
  • the installation is automated and controlled by a central unit 30 connected to the different stations 11,12,13 and more particularly to the different motor groups 31 of the towing cables 23,24,25.
  • a central unit 30 connected to the different stations 11,12,13 and more particularly to the different motor groups 31 of the towing cables 23,24,25.
  • the permanent connection of the vehicle 18 with a towing cable 23,24,25 makes it possible to have continuous and precise information on the ground at the stations of the position of the vehicles 18, this information being able to be captured on the cable , on its pulley 26 end or any other element of the power unit 31 by a sensor 33.
  • This position information is transmitted to the central unit 30, which consequently controls the braking, stopping and starting of the vehicles 18 in the different stations 11,12,13, as well as the appropriate opening and closing of the clamps 27,28,29.
  • the grippers can be actuated from the ground, since the vehicle 18 always stops at the same location, or by a signal transmitter 32 to an on-board control unit.
  • the central unit 30 supervises the correct operation of the installation and emits an alarm or stop signal in the event of danger, in particular in the event of a risk of collision between two vehicles 18.
  • the anti-collision device is of the type described in the document FR-A- 2 399 348, the content of which is integrated into the present invention.
  • the central unit associates with each vehicle a fictitious protection zone, which accompanies the vehicle in its movement and the entry of another vehicle in this protection zone triggers the alarm or the stop.
  • the size of this protection zone takes into account various factors, in particular the speed of the vehicles and their braking capacity, as described in detail in the aforementioned patent.
  • Installation is particularly simple since cable changes are made when stationary and the flow can be increased by adding additional towing cables to longer sections or at reduced speed. It is applicable to vehicles of any size or to trainsets of vehicles coupled to each other or via the associated towing cable and to include other safety systems, for example clamp interlocks preventing simultaneous coupling of the vehicle to two cables tractors in motion.
  • the track can be of any type, in particular rails or load-bearing cables.

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A transport installation on a separate road bed includes track sections 21, 22 of different length or different throughput rate, each being equipped with a hauling cable 23, 24, 25 for moving the vehicles 18 over the corresponding section of track. The vehicle is coupled in succession to different cables and each cable accelerates it, moves it, slows it down and brings it to rest at a station where the change of cable takes place. The longest track sections or section 22 are equipped with two or several hauling cables for simultaneously moving several vehicles over this track section. <IMAGE>

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L'invention est relative à une installation de transport à véhicules passifs comprenant une voie sur laquelle circule les véhicules, des stations échelonnées le long de la voie et délimitant des sections de voie successives, des câbles tracteurs auxquels sont accouplés les véhicules pour être tractés sur la voie, chaque section de voie étant équipée d'au moins un câble tracteur pour déplacer les véhicules sur cette section de voie et les arrêter dans les stations où ils sont désaccouplés du câble tracteur pour être réaccouplés au câble tracteur de la section de voie suivante et un groupe moteur associé à chaque câble tracteur.The invention relates to a passive vehicle transport installation comprising a track on which the vehicles circulate, stations staggered along the track and delimiting successive track sections, towing cables to which the vehicles are coupled to be towed on the track, each track section being equipped with at least one tractor cable for moving vehicles on this track section and stopping them at stations where they are uncoupled from the tractor cable to be re-coupled to the tractor cable for the next track section and an engine group associated with each towing cable.

Une installation, du genre mentionné, ( FR-A-2 337 067 ), par exemple à trois stations reliées par deux sections de voie successives, comporte deux câbles tracteurs, chacun constitué par une boucle de câble associée à une section de voie et s'étendant entre deux stations. Un véhicule ou une rame de véhicules est accouplé au câble tracteur en station et il est déplacé sur la section de voie correspondante par entraînement du câble tracteur jusqu'à la station suivante où le véhicule s'arrête. Dans cette station, le véhicule est désaccouplé du câble tracteur pour être accouplé au câble tracteur de la section de voie suivante et poursuivre ainsi sa course sur la voie vers la troisième station . A l'entrée des stations le véhicule est désaccouplé du câble tracteur, freiné et arrêté, avant d'être réaccéléré et réaccouplé au câble tracteur suivant par tout moyen approprié, notamment par accouplement à des câbles distincts d'accélération et de décélération. Les câbles tracteurs principaux sont entraînés en permanence et plusieurs véhicules se déplacent en même temps sur une même section de voie, ce qui permet d'assurer un débit indépendant de la longueur de la section de voie. L'inconvénient d'une telle installation est que les changements de câble en marche sont délicats, lorsque les véhicules sont grands et lourds et que les groupes moteurs additionnels et les systèmes de synchronisation et de sécurité compliquent notablement toute l'installation.An installation, of the type mentioned, (FR-A-2 337 067), for example at three stations connected by two successive track sections, comprises two towing cables, each consisting of a cable loop associated with a track section and s extending between two stations. A vehicle or a train of vehicles is coupled to the tractor cable in the station and it is moved on the corresponding track section by driving the tractor cable to the next station where the vehicle stops. In this station, the vehicle is uncoupled from the tractor cable to be coupled to the tractor cable for the next track section and thus continue its race on the track to the third station. At the entrance to the stations, the vehicle is uncoupled from the tractor cable, braked and stopped, before being re-accelerated and re-coupled to the following tractor cable by any appropriate means, in particular by coupling to separate acceleration and deceleration cables. The main tractor cables are continuously driven and several vehicles move at the same time on the same track section, which ensures a flow independent of the length of track section. The disadvantage of such an installation is that the cable changes during operation are delicate, when the vehicles are large and heavy and that the additional engine groups and the synchronization and safety systems considerably complicate the entire installation.

La présente invention a pour but de permettre la réalisation d'une installation simple et fiable, dont le débit de transport n'est pas sensiblement pénalisé lorsque les sections de voie successives sont de longueur différente.The present invention aims to allow the realization of a simple and reliable installation, the transport rate is not significantly penalized when the successive track sections are of different length.

L'installation selon l'invention est caractérisée en ce que un seul véhicule ou rame de véhicules est accouplé simultanément à un câble tracteur, que l'arrêt du véhicule en station est réalisé par l'arrêt du câble tracteur associé et qu'une section de voie est équipée de deux ou de plusieurs câbles tracteurs indépendants pour doubler ou multiplier le débit de transport de cette section de voie.The installation according to the invention is characterized in that a single vehicle or train of vehicles is coupled simultaneously to a tractor cable, that the stopping of the vehicle in station is achieved by stopping the associated tractor cable and that a section track is equipped with two or more independent towing cables to double or multiply the transport rate of this section of track.

Une telle installation est particulièrement simple puisque l'accélération et la décélération des véhicules sont réalisées par le câble tracteur lui-même et que l'accouplement et le désaccouplement aux câbles tracteurs s'effectuent à l'arrêt, ce qui de plus réduit les risques de collision. En équipant la ou les sections de voie les plus longues de deux ou de plusieurs câbles tracteurs, le débit de ces sections est multiplié et adapté à celui des autres sections de voie. Dans le cas usuel de deux câbles tracteurs indépendants équipant une même section de voie, qui sera décrit ci-après, deux véhicules peuvent être présents en même temps sur la section de voie, chacun entraîné par l'un des câbles tracteurs pour se déplacer sans arrêt intermédiaire d'une station vers l'autre. Les deux câbles tracteurs sont entraînés à la même vitesse avec un décalage de moitié des arrêts, de façon que l'un des véhicules est sensiblement à mi-parcours de la section de voie lorsque l'autre est à l'arrêt dans l'une des stations. Le débit de cette section de voie est bien entendu doublé, tout en conservant la simplicité de l'entraînement, de l'accélération et de la décélération du véhicule par le même câble tracteur. Cette section de voie peut ainsi avoir une longueur double de celle des autres sections sans que le débit de l'installation en soit modifié. L'invention s'applique également à une section de voie, dont le tracé implique une vitesse réduite de circulation ou en général dont le débit est inférieur à celui des autres sections. Il est à noter qu'une section de voie peut comporter un plus grand nombre de câbles tracteurs et qu'une installation importante peut avoir des sections de voie à deux câbles tracteurs et d'autres à un ou à trois, selon la longueur des sections correspondantes.Such an installation is particularly simple since the acceleration and deceleration of the vehicles are carried out by the towing cable itself and that the coupling and uncoupling to the towing cables is carried out when stationary, which further reduces the risks collision. By equipping the longer track section (s) with two or more towing cables, the throughput of these sections is multiplied and adapted to that of the other track sections. In the usual case of two independent towing cables equipping the same track section, which will be described below, two vehicles can be present at the same time on the track section, each driven by one of the towing cables to move without intermediate stop from one station to the other. The two towing cables are driven at the same speed with a half offset of the stops, so that one of the vehicles is substantially halfway through the track section when the other is stopped in one stations. The flow of this section of track is of course doubled, while retaining the simplicity of driving, acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle by the same towing cable. This section of track can thus have a length double that of the other sections without the flow rate of the installation being modified. The invention also applies to a section of track, the layout of which involves a reduced speed of circulation or in general whose flow is lower than that of the other sections. It should be noted that a track section may have a greater number of towing cables and that a large installation may have track sections with two towing cables and others with one or three, depending on the length of the sections. corresponding.

Le câble tracteur, en forme de boucle, passe dans les stations sur des poulies d'extrémité, dont l'une est motrice et la position du véhicule accouplé au câble est donc parfaitement connue à la station. Celle-ci est avantageusement équipée de moyens de mesure et d'élaboration de signaux représentatifs de cette position. Ces signaux sont appliqués à une unité centrale, qui pilote le fonctionnement des groupes moteurs, en particulier des deux groupes moteurs d'une section de voie à deux câbles tracteurs. L'unité centrale élabore un signal d'alarme ou d'arrêt lors d'un rattrapage et d'un risque de collision de deux véhicules. A cet effet l'unité centrale associe fictivement à chaque véhicule une zone de protection, qui se déplace avec le véhicule et dont la dimension correspond à la distance minimale de freinage d'un véhicule. L'alarme est déclenchée dès l'entrée du véhicule suivant dans cette zone de protection. Le dispositif d'anticollision est de préférence du genre décrit dans le document FR-A-2 399 348.The towing cable, in the form of a loop, passes through the stations on end pulleys, one of which is driving and the position of the vehicle coupled to the cable is therefore perfectly known at the station. The latter is advantageously equipped with means for measuring and processing signals representative of this position. These signals are applied to a central unit, which controls the operation of the engine groups, in particular of the two engine groups of a track section with two towing cables. The central unit generates an alarm or stop signal when there is a catch-up and a risk of collision between two vehicles. For this purpose the central unit fictitiously associates with each vehicle a protection zone, which moves with the vehicle and whose dimension corresponds to the minimum braking distance of a vehicle. The alarm is triggered as soon as the next vehicle enters this protection zone. The anti-collision device is preferably of the type described in document FR-A-2 399 348.

L'unité centrale est avantageusement commune à toutes les sections de voie et elle pilote les différents groupes moteurs de façon à synchroniser les déplacements des véhicules et leurs arrêts dans les stations. On peut ainsi éviter les attentes en station, le changement de câble intervenant pendant l'embarquement et le débarquement des passagers. Sur les sections de faible longueur la vitesse peut être réduite afin que l'entrée en station corresponde avec celle des autres véhicules dans les autres stations.The central unit is advantageously common to all the track sections and it controls the various engine groups so as to synchronize the movements of the vehicles and their stops in the stations. We can thus avoid waiting at the station, the cable change occurring during the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers. On short sections the speed can be reduced in order to that the entry into the station corresponds with that of the other vehicles in the other stations.

Dans la station le câble tracteur de la section de voie entrante s'étend parallèlement au câble tracteur de la section sortante et le changement de câble intervient à l'arrêt sans déplacement du véhicule. Le véhicule est équipé soit de deux ou plusieurs pinces d'accouplement chacune en regard de l'un des câbles, soit d'une pince pouvant être déplacée latéralement pour coopérer avec l'un ou l'autre des câbles. La commande de changement de câble est bien entendu automatisée pour éviter toute fausse manoeuvre et de préférence pilotée par l'unité centrale. L'invention est applicable à des véhicules de toutes tailles, notamment de plusieurs dizaines de passagers ainsi qu'à des rames de véhicules, accouplés individuellement en groupe au câble tracteur ou par un véhicule locomotive tractant les autres.In the station, the tractor cable of the incoming track section extends parallel to the tractor cable of the outgoing section and the cable change takes place when the vehicle is stationary. The vehicle is equipped either with two or more coupling clamps each facing one of the cables, or with a clamp that can be moved laterally to cooperate with one or the other of the cables. The cable change command is of course automated to avoid any false maneuver and preferably controlled by the central unit. The invention is applicable to vehicles of all sizes, in particular of several tens of passengers, as well as to trainsets, individually coupled in groups to the towing cable or by a locomotive vehicle towing the others.

Le nombre de sections de voie est quelconque, la voie de retour étant soit adjacente, soit totalement séparée de la voie aller.The number of track sections is arbitrary, the return track being either adjacent to or completely separated from the outward track.

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui va suivre d'un mode de mise en oeuvre de l'invention donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif et représenté aux dessins annexés dans lesquels;

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en plan d'une installation selon l'invention à deux sections de voie, les véhicules étant représentés à l'entrée des stations;
  • la figure 2 est une vue simplifiée de la figure 1, les véhicules étant dans les stations ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe transversale d'un véhicule de l'installation selon la figure 1, représenté dans la station intermédiaire de changement de câble tracteur.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the description which follows of an embodiment of the invention given by way of nonlimiting example and represented in the appended drawings in which;
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an installation according to the invention with two track sections, the vehicles being represented at the entrance to the stations;
  • Figure 2 is a simplified view of Figure 1, the vehicles being at the stations;
  • Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle of the installation according to Figure 1, shown in the intermediate tractor cable change station.

Sur les figures une voie 10, en site propre, dont seul un tronçon reliant trois stations 11,12,13 est représenté sur la figure 1, est constituée de deux pistes de roulement 14,15, chacune associée à une piste de guidage 16,17. Les véhicules 18 circulant sur la voie 10 sont pourvus de roues de roulement 19 et de roues de guidage 20, qui coopèrent respectivement avec les pistes de roulement 14,15 et les pistes de guidage 16,17. Ces roues 19,20 sont à bandage pneumatique, mais il est clair que l'invention est applicable à une voie ferrée ou à une voie constituée par des câbles porteurs et à des véhicules de tout autre type. Les distances D1 et D2, séparant respectivement les première 11 et deuxième 12 stations et les deuxième 12 et troisième 13 stations , sont inégales et dans l'exemple illustré la distance D2 est environ le double de la distance D1. Les véhicules 18 sont tractés sur la voie 10 par des câbles tracteurs 23,24,25 propres à chaque section de voie 21,22 et s'étendant dans la direction de la voie 10. Chaque câble tracteur 23,24,25 forme une boucle, dont le brin de retour est situé en dessous, dans l'exemple représenté, d'autres dispositions étant concevables. Chaque câble tracteur passe dans les stations 11,12,13, qui le délimitent, sur une poulie d'extrémité 26, dont l'une, motrice est entraînée par un groupe moteur 31. En se référant aux figures on voit que le câble tracteur 23 s'étend entre les première 11 et deuxième 12 stations et tracte les véhicules 18 sur la section de voie correspondante 21. La section de voie 22, plus longue, s'étend entre les stations 12 et 13 et est équipée de deux câbles tracteurs, un premier 24 et un deuxième 25, disposés parallèlement. Dans les stations 11,12,13 les extrémités des câbles tracteurs 23,24,25 se chevauchent sur une courte distance, correspondant à la position d'arrêt des véhicules 18 sur le quai d'embarquement et de débarquement des passagers.In the figures, a track 10, on its own site, of which only a section connecting three stations 11, 12, 13 is shown in FIG. 1, consists of two running tracks 14, 15, each associated with a guide track 16.17. The vehicles 18 traveling on track 10 are provided with running wheels 19 and guide wheels 20, which cooperate with the running tracks 14,15 and the guide tracks 16,17 respectively. These wheels 19, 20 are with pneumatic tires, but it is clear that the invention is applicable to a railway track or to a track formed by carrying cables and to vehicles of any other type. The distances D1 and D2, respectively separating the first 11 and second 12 stations and the second 12 and third 13 stations, are unequal and in the example illustrated the distance D2 is approximately twice the distance D1. The vehicles 18 are towed on track 10 by towing cables 23,24,25 specific to each track section 21,22 and extending in the direction of track 10. Each towing cable 23,24,25 forms a loop , the return strand of which is located below, in the example shown, other arrangements being conceivable. Each tractor cable passes through the stations 11, 12, 13, which delimit it, on an end pulley 26, one of which, which is driven, is driven by an engine group 31. Referring to the figures, it can be seen that the tractor cable 23 extends between the first 11 and second 12 stations and tows the vehicles 18 on the corresponding track section 21. The longer track section 22 extends between the stations 12 and 13 and is equipped with two towing cables , a first 24 and a second 25, arranged in parallel. In the stations 11, 12, 13 the ends of the towing cables 23, 24, 25 overlap over a short distance, corresponding to the stop position of the vehicles 18 on the embarkation and disembarkation platform for passengers.

En se référant à la figure 3 on voit que le véhicule 18 porte à sa base trois pinces 27,28,29 débrayables, sensiblement disposées dans l'axe de la voie 10 et légèrement décalées latéralement l'une par rapport à l'autre. Elles peuvent également être décalées dans la direction de la voie. Sur les figures 1 et 2 seules les pinces actives sont schématiquement représentées. Dans la position représentée sur la figure 3, la pince 28 est dans le plan vertical du câble tracteur 23, qui vient de tracter le véhicule sur la section de voie courte 21 et qui vient d'être lâché par ouverture de la pince 28. Une autre pince 29 est dans le plan vertical du deuxième câble tracteur 25 de la section de voie longue 22 et elle est fermée sur ce câble tracteur 25 pour y accoupler le véhicule 18 et le déplacer sur cette section de voie 22. De telles pinces 27,28,29 sont bien connues, ainsi que les véhicules 18 et il est inutile de les décrire plus en détail. Il est clair que les trois pinces peuvent être remplacées par une pince unique, pouvant être déplacée latéralement, après ouverture et désaccouplement du câble, pour venir au-dessus du câble tracteur à saisir.Referring to Figure 3 we see that the vehicle 18 carries at its base three clamps 27,28,29 disengageable, substantially arranged in the axis of the track 10 and slightly offset laterally relative to each other. They can also be offset in the direction of the track. In Figures 1 and 2 only the active clamps are schematically shown. In the position shown in Figure 3, the clamp 28 is in the vertical plane of the towing cable 23, which has just towed the vehicle on the short track section 21 and which has just been released by opening the clamp 28. Another clamp 29 is in the vertical plane of the second tractor cable 25 of the long track section 22 and it is closed on this tractor cable 25 in order to couple the vehicle 18 there and move it on this track section 22. Such clamps 27, 28, 29 are well known, as are vehicles 18 and it is unnecessary to describe them in more detail. It is clear that the three clamps can be replaced by a single clamp, which can be moved laterally, after opening and uncoupling the cable, to come above the tractor cable to be gripped.

L'installation selon l'invention fonctionne de la manière suivante:
Sur la figure 1 les véhicules 18 se déplacent sur la voie 10 dans le sens indiqué par la flèche. Un véhicule 18.1 entre dans la première station 11 et au même moment un véhicule 18.2 et un véhicule 18.4 entrent respectivement dans les deuxième 12 et troisième 13 stations . Un véhicule 18.3 est sensiblement à mi-course entre les deuxième 12 et troisième 13 stations . Le véhicule 18.2 est accouplé et entraîné par le câble tracteur 23 de la section de voie courte 21, tandis que les véhicules sur la section de voie longue 22 sont l'un 18.3 accouplé au premier câble tracteur 24 et l'autre 18.4 au deuxième câble tracteur 25 de cette section. Le câble tracteur 23 de la section de voie courte 21, ainsi que le deuxième câble tracteur 25 de la section de voie longue 22 sont freinés pour arrêter les véhicules 18.2 et 18.4 respectivement dans les deuxième 12 et troisième 13 stations, en même temps que l'arrêt du véhicule 18.1 dans la première station 11. Les passagers peuvent embarquer et/ou débarquer des véhicules 18.1, 18.2, 18.4 à l'arrêt pendant qu'intervient un changement de câble, c'est à dire que le véhicule 18.1 est désaccouplé du câble qui vient de le tracter et est accouplé au câble tracteur 23 de la section de voie courte 21 suivante, tandis que le véhicule 18.2 est désaccouplé de ce câble tracteur 23 et est accouplé au deuxième câble tracteur 25 et le véhicule 18.4 est désaccouplé de ce deuxième câble tracteur 25 pour être accouplé au câble suivant. A la fin de ces opérations les deux câbles tracteurs 23,25 à l'arrêt sont réaccélérés pour entraîner les véhicules 18 vers la station suivante où intervient un nouveau changement de câble tracteur. Pendant l'arrêt des véhicules 18.1, 18.2, 18.4 en station, le véhicule 18.3 poursuit sa course, en étant entraîné par le premier câble tracteur 24 de la section de voie longue 22, vers la troisième station 13. Il est facile de comprendre que les câbles tracteurs 24,25 de la section de voie longue 22 sont arrêtés alternativement, que les véhicules 18 sont alternativement accouplés dans la deuxième station 12 à l'un et à l'autre des deux câbles 24,25 de la section de voie longue 22 et que les véhicules 18 passent au même rythme dans les différentes stations 11,12,13. Le débit de l'installation correspond à celui de la section de voie courte 21 et est double de celui d'une installation ayant un seul câble tracteur par section de voie.The installation according to the invention operates as follows:
In Figure 1 the vehicles 18 move on track 10 in the direction indicated by the arrow. A vehicle 18.1 enters the first station 11 and at the same time a vehicle 18.2 and a vehicle 18.4 enter the second 12 and third 13 stations respectively. A vehicle 18.3 is substantially halfway between the second 12 and third 13 stations. The vehicle 18.2 is coupled and driven by the tractor cable 23 of the short track section 21, while the vehicles on the long track section 22 are one 18.3 coupled to the first tractor cable 24 and the other 18.4 to the second cable tractor 25 in this section. The tractor cable 23 of the short track section 21, as well as the second tractor cable 25 of the long track section 22 are braked to stop the vehicles 18.2 and 18.4 respectively in the second 12 and third 13 stations, at the same time as the of vehicle 18.1 in the first station 11. Passengers can embark and / or disembark vehicles 18.1, 18.2, 18.4 at a standstill while a cable change is taking place, i.e. vehicle 18.1 is uncoupled of the cable which has just towed it and is coupled to the tractor cable 23 of the next short track section 21, while the vehicle 18.2 is uncoupled from this tractor cable 23 and is coupled to the second tractor cable 25 and the vehicle 18.4 is uncoupled from this second towing cable 25 to be coupled to the next cable. At the end of these operations, the two hauling tractor cables 23.25 are re-accelerated to drive the vehicles 18 to the next station where a new hauling cable change takes place. While the vehicles 18.1, 18.2, 18.4 are stationary in station, the vehicle 18.3 continues to run, being driven by the first tractor cable 24 of the long track section 22, to the third station 13. It is easy to understand that the towing cables 24.25 of the long track section 22 are stopped alternately, that the vehicles 18 are alternately coupled in the second station 12 to one and the other of the two cables 24.25 of the long track section 22 and that the vehicles 18 pass at the same rate in the different stations 11,12,13. The installation flow corresponds to that of the short track section 21 and is twice that of an installation having only one pulling cable per track section.

Dans l'exemple décrit ci-dessus la longueur de l'une des sections de voie était le double de celle de l'autre, mais il est clair que cette longueur peut être le triple ou tout autre facteur si cette section de voie est équipée d'un nombre correspondant de câbles tracteurs. Généralement le rapport des longueurs des sections de voie n'est pas un nombre entier et si la vitesse des véhicules est la même sur toutes les sections de voie les durées de parcours seront différentes. Ces différences peuvent être compensées par un arrêt prolongé dans une station ou par une vitesse moindre sur la section de voie correspondante.In the example described above the length of one of the track sections was double that of the other, but it is clear that this length can be triple or any other factor if this track section is equipped a corresponding number of towing cables. Generally the ratio of the lengths of the track sections is not an integer and if the speed of the vehicles is the same on all the track sections the journey times will be different. These differences can be compensated for by an extended stop at a station or by a lower speed on the corresponding track section.

Selon l'invention l'installation est automatisée et pilotée par une unité centrale 30 reliée aux différentes stations 11,12,13 et plus particulièrement aux différents groupes moteurs 31 des câbles tracteurs 23,24,25. Il est à noter que la liaison permanente du véhicule 18 avec un câble tracteur 23,24,25 permet de disposer au sol dans les stations d'une information continue et précise de la position des véhicules 18, cette information pouvant être captée sur le câble, sur sa poulie 26 d'extrémité ou sur tout autre élément du groupe moteur 31 par un capteur 33. Ces informations de position sont transmises à l'unité centrale 30, qui commande, en conséquence, le freinage, l'arrêt et le démarrage des véhicules 18 dans les différentes stations 11,12,13, ainsi que l'ouverture et la fermeture appropriées des pinces 27,28,29. Les pinces peuvent être actionnées à partir du sol, puisque le véhicule 18 s'arrête toujours au même emplacement, ou par un transmetteur 32 du signal à une unité de commande embarquée. L'unité centrale 30 supervise le bon fonctionnement de l'installation et émet un signal d'alarme ou d'arrêt en cas de danger, notamment en cas de risque de collision entre deux véhicules 18. Le dispositif anticollision est du type décrit dans le document FR-A- 2 399 348, dont le contenu est intégré à la présente invention. L'unité centrale associe à chaque véhicule une zone fictive de protection, qui accompagne le véhicule dans son déplacement et l'entrée d'un autre véhicule dans cette zone de protection déclenche l'alarme ou l'arrêt. La taille de cette zone de protection tient compte de différents facteurs, notamment de la vitesse des véhicules et de leur capacité de freinage, de la manière décrite en détail dans le brevet précité.According to the invention, the installation is automated and controlled by a central unit 30 connected to the different stations 11,12,13 and more particularly to the different motor groups 31 of the towing cables 23,24,25. It should be noted that the permanent connection of the vehicle 18 with a towing cable 23,24,25 makes it possible to have continuous and precise information on the ground at the stations of the position of the vehicles 18, this information being able to be captured on the cable , on its pulley 26 end or any other element of the power unit 31 by a sensor 33. This position information is transmitted to the central unit 30, which consequently controls the braking, stopping and starting of the vehicles 18 in the different stations 11,12,13, as well as the appropriate opening and closing of the clamps 27,28,29. The grippers can be actuated from the ground, since the vehicle 18 always stops at the same location, or by a signal transmitter 32 to an on-board control unit. The central unit 30 supervises the correct operation of the installation and emits an alarm or stop signal in the event of danger, in particular in the event of a risk of collision between two vehicles 18. The anti-collision device is of the type described in the document FR-A- 2 399 348, the content of which is integrated into the present invention. The central unit associates with each vehicle a fictitious protection zone, which accompanies the vehicle in its movement and the entry of another vehicle in this protection zone triggers the alarm or the stop. The size of this protection zone takes into account various factors, in particular the speed of the vehicles and their braking capacity, as described in detail in the aforementioned patent.

L'installation est particulièrement simple puisque les changements de câble s'effectuent à l'arrêt dans les stations et le débit peut être augmenté en ajoutant des câbles tracteurs additionnels aux sections les plus longues ou à vitesse de circulation réduite. Elle est applicable à des véhicules de toute taille ou à des rames de véhicules attelés entre eux ou par le biais du câble tracteur associé et comporter d'autres système de sécurité, par exemple des interverrouillages des pinces évitant un accouplement simultané du véhicule à deux câbles tracteurs en mouvement. La voie peut être d'un type quelconque, notamment à rails ou à câbles porteurs.Installation is particularly simple since cable changes are made when stationary and the flow can be increased by adding additional towing cables to longer sections or at reduced speed. It is applicable to vehicles of any size or to trainsets of vehicles coupled to each other or via the associated towing cable and to include other safety systems, for example clamp interlocks preventing simultaneous coupling of the vehicle to two cables tractors in motion. The track can be of any type, in particular rails or load-bearing cables.

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Installation de transport à véhicules passifs (18) comprenant une voie (10) sur laquelle circule les véhicules, des stations (11,12,13) échelonnées le long de la voie et délimitant des sections de voie successives (21,22), des câbles tracteurs (23,24,25) auxquels sont accouplés les véhicules (18) pour être tractés sur la voie, chaque section de voie (21,22) étant équipée d'au moins un câble tracteur pour déplacer les véhicules sur cette section de voie et les arrêter dans les stations, où ils sont désaccouplés du câble tracteur pour être réaccouplés au câble tracteur de la section de voie suivante et un groupe moteur (31) associé à chaque câble tracteur, caractérisée en ce que un seul véhicule (18) ou rame de véhicules est accouplé simultanément à un câble tracteur (23,24,25), que l'arrêt du véhicule en station est réalisé par l'arrêt du câble tracteur associé et qu'une section de voie (22) est équipée de deux ou de plusieurs câbles tracteurs (24,25) indépendants pour doubler ou multiplier le débit de transport de cette section de voie.Passive vehicle transport installation (18) comprising a track (10) on which the vehicles circulate, stations (11,12,13) staggered along the track and delimiting successive track sections (21,22), towing cables (23,24,25) to which the vehicles (18) are coupled to be towed on the track, each track section (21,22) being equipped with at least one towing cable for moving the vehicles on this section of track and stop them in stations, where they are uncoupled from the towing cable to be re-coupled to the towing cable of the next track section and a motor unit (31) associated with each towing cable, characterized in that a single vehicle (18) or train of vehicles is coupled simultaneously to a tractor cable (23,24,25), that the stopping of the vehicle in the station is achieved by stopping the associated tractor cable and that a track section (22) is equipped with two or more cables tows urs (24,25) independent to double or multiply the transport rate of this section of track. Installation selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les stations (11,12,13) sont échelonnées à intervalles irréguliers le long de la voie (10) et que la section de voie (22) la plus longue ou à plus faible débit est équipée d'au moins deux câbles tracteurs (24,25) de manière à augmenter le débit de l'installation.Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the stations (11,12,13) are staggered at irregular intervals along the track (10) and that the longest or lowest section of track (22) is equipped with at least two towing cables (24,25) so as to increase the installation flow. Installation selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que chaque câble tracteur (23,24,25) est constitué par une boucle d'un câble passant sur des poulies d'extrémité (26), disposées dans les deux stations (11,12,13) délimitant la section de voie correspondante.Installation according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each towing cable (23,24,25) consists of a loop of a cable passing over end pulleys (26), arranged in the two stations (11, 12,13) delimiting the corresponding section of track. Installation selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que la section de voie (22) à deux ou plusieurs câbles tracteurs (24,25), comprend des moyens (33) de mesure et d'élaboration de signaux représentatifs de la position du véhicule (18) sur la voie et une unité centrale (30), à laquelle sont appliqués lesdits signaux et qui émet un signal d'alarme ou d'arrêt lors d'un risque de collision entre deux véhicules.Installation according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the track section (22) with two or more towing cables (24,25), comprises means (33) for measuring and processing signals representative of the position of vehicle (18) on the track and a central unit (30), to which said signals are applied and which emits an alarm or stop signal in the event of a collision between two vehicles. Installation selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que l'unité centrale (30) associe à chaque véhicule (18) une zone fictive de protection, qui accompagne le véhicule et émet ledit signal d'alarme ou d'arrêt lors de l'entrée du véhicule suivant dans ladite zone de protection.Installation according to claim 4, characterized in that the central unit (30) associates with each vehicle (18) a fictitious protection zone, which accompanies the vehicle and emits said alarm or stop signal upon entry of the next vehicle in said protection zone. Installation selon la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisée en ce que la taille de ladite zone de protection est fonction de la vitesse du véhicule suivant et correspond à la distance de freinage de ce véhicule.Installation according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the size of said protection zone is a function of the speed of the next vehicle and corresponds to the braking distance of this vehicle. Installation selon la revendication 4, 5 ou 6, caractérisée en ce que l'unité centrale (30) pilote les groupes moteurs (31) des autres câbles tracteurs (23,24,25) pour faire coïncider l'entrée et l'arrêt en station d'un véhicule sensiblement avec l'arrêt du câble tracteur de la section de voie suivante.Installation according to claim 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that the central unit (30) controls the power units (31) of the other tractor cables (23,24,25) to make the entry and the stop coincide in station of a vehicle substantially with the halt of the tractor cable of the next track section. Installation selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que dans une station (11,12,13) les extrémités des câbles tracteurs (23,24,25) successifs se chevauchent en étant décalées les unes par rapport aux autres latéralement et que chaque véhicule (18) comporte un système de pince (27,28,29) pour un accouplement à l'un quelconque des câbles tracteurs.Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that in a station (11,12,13) the ends of the successive towing cables (23,24,25) overlap by being offset with respect to each other laterally and that each vehicle ( 18) includes a clamp system (27,28,29) for coupling to any one of the towing cables. Installation selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que le véhicule (18) comporte au moins deux pinces décalées latéralement et équipées d'un interverrouillage empêchant une fermeture simultanée des deux pinces.Installation according to claim 8, characterized in that the vehicle (18) comprises at least two clamps offset laterally and equipped with an interlocking preventing simultaneous closing of the two clamps. Installation selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que le véhicule (18) comporte une pince unique susceptible d'être décalée latéralement pour coopérer avec l'un quelconque des câbles tracteurs (23,24,25) dans la station.Installation according to claim 8, characterized in that the vehicle (18) comprises a single clamp capable of being offset laterally to cooperate with any one of the towing cables (23,24,25) in the station.
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