RU2793481C2 - Universal transport system - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: elevated railways.

SUBSTANCE: method of operation of the transport system with robotic transport platforms moving along the main rail tracks installed above the ground on supports, which includes goods being transported along the main rail tracks on robotic transport platforms, on which passengers and goods are also transported in cars mounted on robotic wheeled transport platforms. At the same time, robotic wheeled transport platforms are loaded at the loading site and moved along the rail section with acceleration to the main track, and are moved to the unloading site along the rail section with deceleration. A transport system is also claimed, containing a main rail track installed above the ground on supports, robotic transport platforms, loading and unloading platforms connected by rails to the main rail track. In this case, the rail section connecting the loading area and the main track is the acceleration rail section, and the rail section connecting the main track and the unloading area is the deceleration rail section.

EFFECT: increase of efficiency of cargo delivery.

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Description

The proposed transport system relates to a method and device for moving cars with passengers, trucks, containers, passenger modules and other cargo along rails fixed on supports above the ground on robotic wheeled transport platforms.

From the prior art known vehicle for movement on roads and high-rise highways (RF patent No. 2455173). According to this patent, the vehicle contains traditional automotive units and additional wheels located in the lower and upper parts of the body. The upper wheels are equipped with an additional engine, and the lower ones are lowered. The movement of this vehicle on the roads occurs in the version of the car, and in the version with additional wheels, the movement is carried out along specially constructed highways raised above the ground. The highways are made with elemental rolling surfaces (imitating rails) located at the top and bottom of the highway overpass. The disadvantage of this transport system is the complexity of the vehicle and the main overpass. This invention is selected as an analogue.

From the previous level of technology, the Unitsky SkyWay transport system is known (the source of information is the site rskyway.ru. “Technology - Yunitsky String Transport - Rsw Systems SKYWAY”). The transport system is a rail transport overpass installed on supports for moving special rolling stock equipped with an anti-derailment system. The rolling stock is a rail car, which is a kind of ordinary car with a passenger compartment, mounted on steel wheels. Like a traditional car, it can be driven by an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, or a combination drive. In addition, it is possible to electrify a rail car using an external source of electrical energy (like a trolleybus, tram or metro). The disadvantage of this transport system is that the system is used for the transport of passengers, only a rail car with a passenger compartment, which limits the movement of this vehicle within the limits of this transport system. This invention is selected as a prototype.

The task to be solved by the claimed technical solution is to create a high-speed trestle-type transport system based on a rail track. The transport system is supposed to combine the advantage of the car - the delivery of passengers and goods "from door to door", with such advantages as speed, safety, economy and environmental improvement inherent in vehicles moving on rails raised on supports above the ground.

The solution of the task.

It is known that the movement of a metal wheel along a rail has the least resistance to movement in relation to other wheeled vehicles. In this technical solution, the transport system is a system with rail tracks installed on high-rise supports above the ground at a height of about 5-10 meters. This gives the following advantages for vehicles moving along these routes: 1. "All-weather"; 2. High speed of movement; 3. Automatic control system; 4.Low energy consumption for movement; 5. "Sparsely populated" system maintenance; 6. Lack of "traffic jams"; 7. Absence of dangerous and unreliable transport interchanges; 8. Ecological cleanliness when using the system. The main advantage of the car over other vehicles is the door-to-door delivery of passengers and goods, this advantage of the car covers all its shortcomings - traffic jams, environmental pollution, significant energy consumption and accident rate. In order to eliminate or significantly reduce the negative factors of the car, leaving its main advantage - "door-to-door delivery", we use a transport system with a rail track raised above the ground on supports with its above listed advantages. In the proposed transport system, cars and goods are transported on robotic wheeled transport platforms with an electric drive powered by an external network, for example, by contact from a contact network located parallel to the rail track. Loading and unloading of vehicles and goods on transport platforms is carried out at loading and unloading sites located on the ground. The loading platform is connected by an inclined rail lifting section of acceleration through an automatic switch to the main rail track, raised above the ground on supports. The main rail track is connected to the unloading platform through an automatic switch with an inclined rail section for braking and descent. The beginning of the ascent section and the end of the descent section, as an option, can be connected by an annular rail section. On the ring section there are unloading and loading sites, and depending on the intensity of use of the ring section, there may be several unloading and loading sites and they are connected to the main line of the ring section by automatic arrows. If necessary, a sludge section adjoins the ring section, where the necessary stock of transport platforms is accumulated. The intersection of the descent and ascent sections, connected by an annular section, is vertically made in different planes, or, in extreme cases, using an automatic arrow. Automated transport platforms are the main unified module of the transport system, on which all transportation is carried out. The transport platforms can be connected to each other by an automatic coupling, which makes it possible to make up a platform of any length from single platforms and, accordingly, to transport loads exceeding the length of a single transport platform. The connection of platforms is advisable when delivering various goods to one destination. The versatility of the proposed transport system is in its modularity, where the module is: an automatic platform on which everything is transported; car with passengers; a car with a load; containers with cargo; passenger modules (possibly without wheels), as well as cargo that is currently transported by rail. In the proposed transport system, there is no need to use special vehicles with passenger compartments, their role is played by the car interior transported on the transport platform or the passenger module on the platform, which certainly reduces the cost of the system. The aerodynamic qualities of the transport platform can be improved by using unified fairings that reduce aerodynamic drag. Structurally, transport platforms can have different versions, for example; with a suspended platform or a platform made at the level of the wheels. The rail track may consist of one or two rails. Accordingly, the number of wheels of the transport platform can be from two. Transport platforms necessarily contain devices fixing the object, emergency ladders and chargers used by electric vehicles while driving. We will consider the operation of the transport system using the example of transporting a car with passengers. On the ring section at the loading platform, a car with passengers enters the transport platform. The car is rigidly fixed on the platform. The platform on the lifting section is accelerated to the speed of movement of platforms on the main track, while between the moving platforms on the main track and on the lifting section the necessary interval is created by the automatic control of the system. Then the automatic arrow of the transition from the ascent section to the main track is turned on. The platform with the car passes to the highway in front of the platform moving along the highway. In this case, the speed of movement corresponds to the speed of movement along the highway. With a dense flow of platforms on the highway, it is possible to brake the platforms on the highway in front of the platform leaving the lift section to create a safe interval. When approaching the destination, the platform slows down and passes through the automatic switch to the descent section, where the speed decreases to zero and stops at the unloading area. The car then leaves the platform and drives to the destination in car mode. The proposed transport system allows you to use the car to travel long distances at high speed, with the exception of the driver, with minimal energy consumption, in all weather conditions, without "traffic jams" and accidents with the main pleasant function inherent in the car - the trip "from door to door". The distance between the points of "entry - exit" from the main overpass is at a minimum distance of 30 - 50 km, which ensures high speed in a constant mode on the highway. With smaller distances between points, you will have to reduce the average speed to maintain a safe distance when maneuvering platforms during ascents and descents. Estimated speeds along the highway are from 150 km/h, the platform will cover this distance in 15-25 minutes, this time is the minimum time for passengers to stay on the highway in the car, which is an acceptable value for stopping traffic in case of an unforeseen situation. With a shoulder between stops of 30 - 50 km, provided that the road runs parallel, it will be 15 - 25 km to the middle of the shoulder - this is the maximum distance that the car will have to drive along the road to the middle of the shoulder. The proposed transport system, first of all, connects cities and large settlements along the way with a minimum distance between stops of 30 - 50 km. Door-to-door travel by car through the transport system, for example from Moscow to Vladivostok, with a minimum speed of 150 km/h, will take place as follows; loaded at the loading site, drove onto the highway, left the highway in any of the intermediate cities, saw the sights, drove onto the highway, and so on to Vladivostok. Transportation of passengers in the passenger module, containers and other cargo is carried out similarly to rail transportation.

The technical result provided by the combination of the above features is a universal transport system designed for transportation on robotic wheeled platforms; vehicles with passengers and vehicles with cargo, containers, passenger modules and other cargo. The versatility of the transport system is due to the modularity of the rolling stock, where the modules are unified transport platforms with automatic coupling devices that allow you to create a platform of any length from single platforms, the interiors of transported cars act as modules for transporting passengers. Passenger modules installed on platforms are also provided for the transportation of passengers. Cargo transportation is carried out similarly to rail transportation. Transportation of cars on rails, the proposed transport system, allows you to use a car with the function - delivery "from door to door"; over long distances, with minimal energy consumption, without a driver, in all weather conditions, with minimal risk of accidents, without traffic jams and high speed.

The universal transport system is shown in figures 1 - 6.

1. In FIG. 1 shows a transport system with a main rail track with inclined sections of acceleration and deceleration. Side view.

2. In FIG. 2 shows a transport system with a main rail track with an inclined acceleration section. Side view.

3. In FIG. 3 shows a transport system with a main rail track and a wheeled platform. Front view.

4. In FIG. 4 shows an annular section with sections of acceleration and deceleration. View from above.

5. In FIG. 5 shows a truck on transport platforms connected by a hitch. Side view.

6. In FIG. 6 shows the passenger module on transport platforms connected by a coupler. Side view.

The universal transport system consists of a main rail track 1 installed above the ground on supports 2. The transport system is equipped with robotic wheeled transport platforms 3. The transport system is equipped with a loading platform 4 located on the ground, on the loading section 4 there are rails that are connected to the rails of the inclined acceleration section 5 The inclined section of acceleration 5 through the automatic switch 6 is connected to the rails of the main track 1. The transport system is equipped with an unloading platform 7 located on the ground, connected to the rails of the main track 1 by an automatic arrow 8 and an inclined section of braking 9. The end of the inclined section of braking 9 is connected to the beginning inclined acceleration section 5 by an annular section 10, on which a loading platform 4 and an unloading platform 7 are located. Cars 11 with passengers, trucks 12, passenger modules 13, containers and other goods are transported on platforms 3. Platforms 3 can be connected to each other by a coupling device 14.

Operation of the universal transport system.

Transportation of objects on the transport system is carried out along the main rail track 1 installed above the ground on supports 2. On the rail tracks 1 of the transport system, the transported objects move on robotic wheeled platforms 3 with electric drive. Platform 3 is loaded at the loading platform 4 located on the ground. On the main track 1, platform 3 is lifted and accelerated along the inclined section of acceleration 5, through the automatic arrow 6 connecting the inclined section of acceleration 5 and the main track 1. and an inclined section of braking 9, an automatic arrow 8 along an inclined section of braking 9. In the process of unloading and loading, the platform 3 moves along the annular section 10, connecting the end of the inclined section of braking 9 and the beginning of the inclined section of acceleration 5. On the annular section 10 on the loading platform 4 cars cars 11 with passengers or trucks 12 independently drive onto platform 3, and passenger modules 13 or other loads are installed on platform 3. Platforms 3 can be connected to each other by a coupling device 14, which allows transporting objects along a length greater than the length of platform 3.

Claims (7)

1. The method of operation of the transport system with moving along the main rail tracks, installed above the ground on supports, robotic transport platforms loaded at the loading site connected by rails to the main track, and unloaded at the unloading site connected by rails to the main track, which consists in the fact that that goods are transported on main rail tracks on robotic transport platforms, on which passengers and cargo are also transported in cars mounted on robotic wheeled transport platforms, robotic wheeled transport platforms are loaded at the loading site and moved along the rail section with acceleration onto the main track, and on the unloading platform is moved along the rail section with braking. 2. A transport system containing a main rail track installed above the ground on supports, wheeled rail vehicles, loading and unloading platforms connected by rails to the main rail track, characterized in that the wheeled rail vehicles are made in the form of robotic transport platforms with the functions transportation of any cargo, including cars with passengers or cargo, while the rail section connecting the loading area and the main track is the acceleration rail section, and the rail section connecting the main track and the unloading area is the deceleration rail section. 3. The transport system according to claim 2, characterized in that the loading area and the unloading area are located on the ground, and the acceleration and deceleration sections are made inclined. 4. Transport system according to any one of paragraphs. 2, 3, characterized in that the end of the braking section is connected to the beginning of the acceleration section by an annular section, on which the unloading and loading sites are located. 5. The transport system according to any one of paragraphs. 2-4, characterized in that the cars on the robotic transport platform at the unloading and loading sites move out and drive in on their own. 6. The transport system according to any one of paragraphs. 2-5, characterized in that the robotic transport platform is equipped with coupling devices connecting platforms, vehicle fixing devices and an electric vehicle charging device. 7. The transport system according to any one of paragraphs. 2-6, characterized in that a passenger module is installed on the robotic transport platform.

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