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WO1994010020A1
WO1994010020A1 PCT/GB1993/002188 GB9302188W WO9410020A1 WO 1994010020 A1 WO1994010020 A1 WO 1994010020A1 GB 9302188 W GB9302188 W GB 9302188W WO 9410020 A1 WO9410020 A1 WO 9410020A1
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monorail
vehicle
channel
rear wheels
contact means
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PCT/GB1993/002188
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Charles William Gaddes
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Charles William Gaddes
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Priority to GB9412111A priority Critical patent/GB2279928B/en
Priority to AU53412/94A priority patent/AU5341294A/en
Publication of WO1994010020A1 publication Critical patent/WO1994010020A1/fr

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60M—POWER SUPPLY LINES, AND DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY- PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60M1/00—Power supply lines for contact with collector on vehicle
    • B60M1/30—Power rails
    • B60M1/34—Power rails in slotted conduits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L5/00—Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles
    • B60L5/40—Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles for collecting current from lines in slotted conduits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61B—RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61B5/00—Elevated railway systems without suspended vehicles
    • B61B5/02—Elevated railway systems without suspended vehicles with two or more rails
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L2200/00—Type of vehicles
    • B60L2200/26—Rail vehicles

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a railed vehicle.
  • Trolleybuses are also known which comprise a conventional bus having an elongate arm mounted on its roof which picks up electrical power form an overhead cable. Overhead cables are expensive to erect and look unsightly. I have now devised a railed vehicle which alleviates the above mentioned problems.
  • a railed vehicle comprising front and rear wheels for indexing with a channel in a monorail and contact means for picking up electrical power from a conductor disposed in said channel, wherein said contact means is mounted in line with said front and rear wheels.
  • the front and rear wheels are mounted on a bogey at the front of the vehicle.
  • the wheels comprise an annular peripheral flange which indexes with the channel in the monorail.
  • the contact means is disposed between said front and rear wheels.
  • the contact means can be raised or lowered, so that it can be disengaged from or engaged into the channel in the monorail.
  • the vehicle comprises a pair of driving wheels mounted at the rear of the vehicle.
  • a monorail system comprising a vehicle having front and rear wheels which index with a channel formed in a monorail and contact means for picking up electrical power from an electrical conductor disposed in the channel, the contact means being mounted in line with said front and rear wheels.
  • the vehicle comprises a pair of co-axial driving wheels which are independent of the monorail.
  • the monorail comprises a pair of side-by- side rails having said channel extending therebetween.
  • the monorail comprises oppositely poled electrical conductors disposed on opposite inwardly facing sides of the channel.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a front bogey of a tram in accordance with this invention
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of a monorail showing the arrangement of the contact set within the rail
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of a tram when fitted with the bogey of figure 1.
  • the monorail 27 comprises a pair of I-shaped steel rails 16, 17 fixed to a base 26.
  • a channel 23 having a small gap of approximately 20mm at its top is formed between the rails 16, 17.
  • Oppositely poled electrical conductors 14, 15 are disposed on opposite inwardly facing sides of the channel 28.
  • the monorail can be laid along a road by cutting a small channel, and it will be appreciated that this causes a minimal amount of disturbance to other road users. Alternatively it may be laid along the surface of the ground in order to reduce installation costs.
  • the bogey 10 comprises front and rear wheels 11, 12 mounted to a metal chassis 13.
  • the wheels 11, 12 each have a central peripheral flange 25 which indexes with the channel 28 in the monorail 27 to guide the bogey along the monorail 27 when the tram is moving.
  • the downward force applied to the wheels 11, 12 is transmitted to the upper surface of the I- shaped rails 16, 17.
  • a cylindrical mounting 22 projects upwardly from the chassis 13 at a point between the two wheels 11, 12 in order that the bogey 10 can be pivotally attached to the underside of a tram.
  • a pair of electrically conducting rods 23, 24 are disposed in line along the longitudinal axis of the bogey 10.
  • the rods 23, 24 project downwardly through the mounting 22 and project into the channel 28 in the monorail 27.
  • the lower ends of the rods 23, 24 are provided with a contact set 18, 19 which make contact with the electrical conductors 14, 15 in the monorail respectively.
  • the upper ends of the rods 23, 24 are provided with respective arms 21, 20 which are spring biassed in order to maintain the contact set 18, 19 in contact with the electrical conductors 14, 15.
  • the contact set 18, 19 can be withdrawn from the monorail by rotating the rods 23, 24 in opposite senses until the contacts 18, 19 line up with the gap in the monorail 27.
  • the rods 23, 24 can then be lifted in order to withdraw the contact set 18, 19 from the monorail 27.
  • the bogey 10 can be pivotally mounted to the front of a tram 30 as shown in figure 3.
  • the tram 30 comprises a lightweight body having a pair of conventional road wheels 31 mounted at the rear.
  • the contact-set 18, 19 picks up power from the electrical conductors 14, 15 to drive a motor connected to the rear wheels 31.
  • the flanged front wheels 11, 12 guide the tram 30 along the monorail 27 as it moves forwardly.
  • the arrangement of the contact set 18, 19 and rods 23, 24 between the two front wheels 11, 12 gives a good alignment of the rods 23, 24 in the channel 28 of the monorail 27, so that the rods 23, 24 are not strained as the tram corners.
  • the power supply to the tram is preferably D.C. and it is possible to reverse the polarity of the supply to the motor by changing over the contacts 18, 19 of the contact set to the respective opposite conductors 14, 15: this would reverse the motor, but it would not normally be necessary to revere the tram except in an emergency.
  • a plough or flanged wheel may be provided at the rear which can be engaged with the channel 28 for reversing.
  • the contact set can be removed from the monorail in order that the front of the tram can be lifted onto a towing vehicle.
  • the monorail track may comprise an endless loop with trams travelling in one direction only.
  • a single track may be provided having turning loops provided at opposite ends so that the trams can turn around for the reverse journey. It will be appreciated that it would be necessary to reverse the polarity of the contact set for the return journey.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Current-Collector Devices For Electrically Propelled Vehicles (AREA)
  • Railway Tracks (AREA)
  • Automatic Cycles, And Cycles In General (AREA)

Abstract

Un système monorail comporte un véhicule muni d'un bogie avant (13) équipé de roues à boudin avant et arrière (11, 12) qui s'adaptent dans la rainure (28) d'un monorail (27). Un jeu de contacts (18, 19), monté entre les roues avant et arrière (11, 12), reçoit l'énergie électrique de conducteurs (14, 15) situés dans la rainure (28) pour entraîner une paire de roues arrière qui sont indépendantes du monorail.
PCT/GB1993/002188 1992-10-24 1993-10-22 Vehicule a rail WO1994010020A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9412111A GB2279928B (en) 1992-10-24 1993-10-22 A railed vehicle
AU53412/94A AU5341294A (en) 1992-10-24 1993-10-22 A railed vehicle

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9222368.4 1992-10-24
GB9222368A GB9222368D0 (en) 1992-10-24 1992-10-24 A railed vehicle

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WO1994010020A1 true WO1994010020A1 (fr) 1994-05-11

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FR2863958A1 (fr) * 2003-12-18 2005-06-24 Hubert Laridant Dispositif de guidage et d'alimentation electrique au sol d'un vehicule par une goulotte
FR2964066A1 (fr) * 2010-08-25 2012-03-02 Robert Joncoux Chariot electromecanique sur roues a roulements a billes monte sur un rail equipe de deux barres conductrices en cuivre afin d'alimenter en energie les vehicules a motorisation electrique
WO2012134386A1 (fr) * 2011-03-31 2012-10-04 Elways Ab Structure de matière de voie
WO2014182234A3 (fr) * 2013-05-07 2015-02-19 Elways Ab Piste et contact insensibles aux intemperies pour une alimentation electrique de vehicules de route
GB2554058A (en) * 2016-07-29 2018-03-28 Mathieu Algret Yannick Electricity collector device

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US4238010A (en) * 1978-02-20 1980-12-09 Nissan Motor Company, Limited Current transmitting system for trackway type motor vehicle
CH667241A5 (en) * 1985-03-11 1988-09-30 Oskar Schlaepfer Current supply system for electric train or tram - uses auxiliary carriage running along supply line channel with carriage movement used for tram steering control

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DE76067C (de) * W. SIMON in Nürnberg, Bleiweifshof 320 Unterirdische Stromzuleitung für elektrische Strafsenbahnen
DE244882C (fr) *
DE105966C (fr) *
DE91961C (fr) *
US4238010A (en) * 1978-02-20 1980-12-09 Nissan Motor Company, Limited Current transmitting system for trackway type motor vehicle
CH667241A5 (en) * 1985-03-11 1988-09-30 Oskar Schlaepfer Current supply system for electric train or tram - uses auxiliary carriage running along supply line channel with carriage movement used for tram steering control

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2863958A1 (fr) * 2003-12-18 2005-06-24 Hubert Laridant Dispositif de guidage et d'alimentation electrique au sol d'un vehicule par une goulotte
WO2005068246A1 (fr) * 2003-12-18 2005-07-28 Hubert Laridant Dispositif de guidage et d’alimentation electrique au sol d’un vehicule par une goulotte
FR2964066A1 (fr) * 2010-08-25 2012-03-02 Robert Joncoux Chariot electromecanique sur roues a roulements a billes monte sur un rail equipe de deux barres conductrices en cuivre afin d'alimenter en energie les vehicules a motorisation electrique
WO2012134386A1 (fr) * 2011-03-31 2012-10-04 Elways Ab Structure de matière de voie
WO2014182234A3 (fr) * 2013-05-07 2015-02-19 Elways Ab Piste et contact insensibles aux intemperies pour une alimentation electrique de vehicules de route
CN105189185B (zh) * 2013-05-07 2017-05-17 爱尔维斯公司 用于道路车辆的电馈给的全天候轨道和触头
US10052959B2 (en) 2013-05-07 2018-08-21 Elways Ab Weatherproof track and contact for electrical feeding of road vehicles
GB2554058A (en) * 2016-07-29 2018-03-28 Mathieu Algret Yannick Electricity collector device
GB2554058B (en) * 2016-07-29 2022-12-28 Mathieu Algret Yannick Electricity collector device

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GB9412111D0 (en) 1994-08-03
GB2279928A (en) 1995-01-18
GB9222368D0 (en) 1992-12-09
AU5341294A (en) 1994-05-24
GB2279928B (en) 1996-03-27

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