JPS5830187B2 - Automobile group train organization/transportation equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automobile group formation/transportation device for organizing and transporting a large number of automobiles into a train.

The present applicant has previously applied for a patent for the ``Automatic Bundle Group Train Transport System'' (Japanese Patent Application No. 112641/1983 (Japanese Patent Application No. 57-370).
In 58)), a magnetic discharge belt with different rotational speeds is used as a belt conveyor unit, and a magnetic discharge belt with the same rotational speed is placed on a belt conveyor unit, and the magnetic discharge belt is extended at a predetermined interval in the groove of the travel path according to the speed pattern. The magnetic attraction force generated between the ground feeding device (magnetic conveyor line) and the magnetic circuit formed between the belt conveyor unit and the traction magnet (hereinafter referred to as magnet). 31, which accelerates, decelerates, or travels at a constant speed by using the magnetic kinetic friction force caused by the slide or the adsorption force itself.
Each vehicle is assembled into a group of vehicles by using a connected truck consisting of a predetermined number of trucks (hereinafter referred to as a truck) connected together, and a vehicle traction device (hereinafter referred to as a traction device) provided protruding from each truck. After waiting for a while, as the connected trolley moves,
We proposed an automatic group train transportation system in which a group of cars is transported by being towed in a roundabout.

However, in the above proposal, it is not made clear how to guide each car to the position of the tow device protruding from each bogie that makes up the connected bogie to form a car group train. There wasn't.

The present invention provides a device for organizing and transporting the above-mentioned automobile group train, and in the structure of the above-mentioned automatic bundle group train transportation system, the traction device is removed and the fitting part and the guide groove are replaced. A guide girder is disposed on each truck, and when the guide member slides along the guide groove and is in a non-excited state, the coupling pin protrudes and is fitted into the fitting portion. A unique feature of this system is that a coupling device equipped with a mechanism is disposed in each automobile, thereby making it possible to organize and transport a group of automobiles.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as follows.

FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 are a plan view, a front view, and a left side view, respectively, of an automobile group train line or transportation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Below, its configuration aI) Ground feeding device, (II) Connecting trolley,
(I) This will be explained separately in terms of vehicle groups.

(1) Ground feeding device The ground feeding device itself is known, and consists of a magnetic belt conveyor line in which magnetic belt conveyor units 2, which are ground traction devices, are arranged at predetermined intervals in a running path groove 1.

Here, the magnetic belt conveyor unit 2 includes a drive source 21 composed of an electric motor, a transmission, etc., a drive wheel 22 connected to this drive source 21, and an idler wheel 23 (not shown, however, a fifth
(see figure), and an endless magnetic belt 24 that is wound around these drive wheels 22 and idler wheels 23.

(n) Connecting bogie The connecting bogie is equipped with a magnet 31 that attracts or attracts the exposed portion of the belt 24, and supports and guides the bogie 3 supported and guided by a rail 71 provided on the running road side by a support guide wheel 32. It is made up of several connected pieces.

The number of carts 3 constituting the connected cart is determined according to the number of automobiles to be towed and transported.

Note that the bogies are connected using a bogie coupler 2 with a structure that allows shaft rotation.
It is done by 5.

In the illustrated example, the support/guide wheel 32 is a single wheel that performs the support and guide functions, but it is also possible to have a structure in which each function is separated, that is, a support wheel and a guide wheel are provided respectively. Needless to say, it's a good thing.

Moreover, the magnet 31 may be either an electromagnet or a permanent magnet.

A guide girder 4 for forcibly guiding the automobile via a coupling device 5, which will be described later, is disposed in the center above the underframe 33 of each truck 3.

This guide girder 4 is provided with a guide groove 41 having a shape that surrounds the guide member 51 of the coupling device 5, and the coupling device 5 is placed at a predetermined position on the bottom plate portion of this guide groove 41. Coupling slot (fitting part) 4 for supporting and restraining
2 is provided.

Coupling slot 42 is preferably a blank hole.

(Il[) A coupling device 5 is disposed at the center of each vehicle (not shown) in the vehicle group at a position facing the road surface.

This coupling device 5 is capable of energizing a portion of a guide member 51 that forcibly slides and guides a car along a guide groove 41 of a guide girder 4 disposed on a bogie 31, and a release electromagnetic coil 52. The actuator part attracts, supports and restrains the coupling pin 53 by the electromagnetic force, and allows the coupling pin 53 to operate freely by bringing it into a de-energized state.

In this embodiment (this device) having the above configuration, an automatic bundled group train is organized as follows.

At predetermined time intervals, a car is driven in a towing section of a connecting truck that is moving in synchronization with the rotation of the magnetic belt conveyor unit 2.
It is fed by free running or forced running at a predetermined positive and negative relative speed (the direction of vehicle movement is positive and the opposite direction is negative), and is then moved onto the connecting bogie by the guide member 51 of the coupling device 5 disposed on the vehicle. Guide groove 41 of guide girder 4
It travels inertia while being guided along.

At the same time or after a predetermined period of time when the vehicle enters the traction section of the connected bogie, the release coil 52 of the coupling device 5, which is energized during normal operation, is de-energized to free the coupling pin 53. Due to its own weight, it falls and fits into the first coupling slot 42 encountered within the slot interval, and the automobile is supported and restrained in that position.

Then, at the above-mentioned predetermined time intervals, each car enters the train in the same manner, is supported and restrained in sequence, and is automatically formed into a car group train while moving.

Note that the release electromagnetic coil 52 described above may be brought into a de-energized state when the coupling pin 53 of the coupling device 5 comes to a position where it can be fitted into the coupling slot 42.

In addition, since there is a speed difference, that is, a relative speed, between the connecting truck and the vehicle until it is supported and restrained by the connecting slot 42 (the length of the connecting slot 42 and the direction in which the truck moves), the connecting slot 42 is It is desirable that the pin 53 be dimensioned so that a predetermined amount of protrusion allows sufficient time for the pin 53 to fit into the coupling slot 42 .

The above-mentioned predetermined time interval is determined by the speed of the "coupled bogie/magnetic belt conveyor line" and the interval at which the automobile is supported and restrained by the coupled bogie, that is, between the coupling slot 42 of the guide girder 4 of the bogie 3 that supports and restrains the automobile. It can be decided based on the interval between.

Further, the above-mentioned relative speed of the automobile when it enters the towing zone may be determined in consideration of the above-mentioned predetermined time interval and the running resistance of the automobile.

The length of each bogie 3 that makes up the coupled bogie can be determined by considering the length of each type of vehicle to be towed, but if you want to reduce the weight per unit length of the coupled bogie, the length of each bogie 3 that makes up the coupled bogie can be determined by For example, about 2 to 4 m, and instead of the coupler 25 that connects each bogie, they are connected by a connecting culm of a predetermined length,
It is sufficient to omit a truck corresponding to the total length of the connecting rod.

FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 are a plan view, a front view, and a left side view of the device according to the above-described embodiment in which cars are supported and restrained to form a car group train. .

In the figure, the coupling devices 5 of the automobiles 6 are coupled to the coupling slots 42 of the guide beams 4 of the bogies 3 every other vehicle.

In other words, there is one car for every two cars.

Support tires 61 of the automobile 6 are supported by the running track 7 on both sides of the running track groove 1, and support guide wheels 32 of the bogie 3 are supported by rails 71 arranged inside the running track 7. .

Since the motor vehicle group train moves together with the connected bogies that move in synchronization with the rotation of the magnetic conveyor line, the motor vehicle group train moves on the running route 1 in synchronization with the rotation of the magnetic belt conveyor line. Become.

At this time, the loads of the car group train and the connected bogies are applied to the running path 7 and the rail 71, respectively, so they are not applied to the magnetic conveyor line, and the loads of the car group train and the connected bogies are not applied to the magnetic conveyor line. It is also possible to leave passengers on board, which saves the trouble of loading, unloading, and loading cargo, etc., and substantially increases the transportation speed.

When a car group train arrives at a predetermined destination, the train formation is canceled by returning the release excitation coil 52 of the coupling device 5 to the excitation state, so that the coupling pin 53
2 is attracted and pulled up by the electromagnetic force of the coupling device 5.
This is done by uncoupling the vehicle 6 and the guide girder 4, thereby uncoupling the automobile 6 and the connecting truck.

Other embodiments of the above-mentioned motor vehicle coupling device 5 and coupling bogie guide girder 4 are shown in FIGS. 7A, B and C, respectively.

Coupling device 5 and guide girder 4, both shown in FIG.
It is shown in a state corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the left side view.

FIG. 7A shows an example of a coupling device 5 in which a guide spar 4 having a π-shaped cross section and a guide member 51 that is folded in shape so as to surround the upper side of the guide spar 4 are provided.

FIG. γB shows an example of a coupling device 5 including a guide beam 4 having a rectangular cross section and a guide member 51 covering the upper side of the guide beam 4. FIG.

FIG. 7C shows an example in which the coupling device 5 is the same as the example shown in FIG. 3, and the guide girder 4 is provided with a guide groove 41 that is shaped so as to cover the guide member 51 at the bottom of the coupling device 5.

Note that the respective shapes and combinations of the coupling device 5 and the guide girder 4 are not limited to the above-mentioned examples, and any shape and combination that allows the coupling device 5 to be guided by the guide girder 4 and to connect both may be used. Needless to say, it's a good thing.

As is clear from the above description, the device according to the present invention
This system makes it easy to organize, transport, and release trains for groups of automobiles, and the speed changes during acceleration and deceleration are smooth, making it extremely useful in practice.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1, 2, and 3 are a plan view, a front view, and a left side view of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
Figures 5 and 6 are a plan view, a front view, and an exploded view of the left side of a car group train being organized in the device according to the above embodiment, respectively, and Figures A, B, and C are a coupling device and a guide, respectively. It is an explanatory view of other examples of a digit. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Running path groove, 2... -ml belt conveyor unit, 3... Dolly, 31... Magnet, 32... Support guide wheel, 4... Guide girder, 41... For guidance Groove, 42...
・Coupling slot (fitting part), 5...coupling device, 51・
...Guiding member, 52...Release electromagnetic coil, 53...
- Connecting pin, moving vehicle, 7... running path, 71... rail. 6...self

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ground feeding device in which a magnetic ratio belt conveyor unit with magnetic ratio belts having different revolving speeds and a magnetic ratio belt conveyor unit with the same magnetic belt revolving speed are installed in accordance with speed patterns. The magnet of the magnetic belt conveyor unit is equipped with a magnet that attracts or attracts the belt, and is supported by support wheels on a separately provided running path, and is caused by the sliding of dynamic friction caused by the magnetic attraction force of the magnetic ratio belt. a connected truck formed by connecting a plurality of trucks that travel at a reduced speed or in synchronization;
A group of cars is formed on a set road, and
An automatic bundle group train formation/transport device configured to transport the automatic bundle group train by rotation of the magnetic ratio belt conveyor unit; Disposed on each truck constituting the connecting truck; a guide member that is slidable along the guide girder and a coupling pin that is fitted into or removed from the fitting portion by energizing or de-energizing a release electromagnetic coil; 1. An automatic bundle group train formation/transport device, characterized in that a coupling device having a mechanism is disposed in each automobile constituting the automatic bundle group train. 2. The length of the fitting portion of the guide girder is set to a length that allows sufficient time for the coupling pin of the coupling device moving at a predetermined relative speed to be fitted. Automatic bundle group train formation and transportation device.