EP0663328A1 - Transport system with two aerial cables - Google Patents

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EP0663328A1
EP0663328A1 EP95410001A EP95410001A EP0663328A1 EP 0663328 A1 EP0663328 A1 EP 0663328A1 EP 95410001 A EP95410001 A EP 95410001A EP 95410001 A EP95410001 A EP 95410001A EP 0663328 A1 EP0663328 A1 EP 0663328A1
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  • the invention relates to a transport installation having at least one passive vehicle coupled to a tractor cable by a disengageable clamp to be towed and to roll on a wide track, which connects two stations and which consists of two carrying cables s' extending parallel to the same level with a spacing substantially equal to or slightly less than the width of the vehicle, which vehicle comprises rollers on the carrying cables, which are arranged above the roof of the vehicle so that this roof is located at - below the plan containing the two carrying cables.
  • a known installation of the kind mentioned comprises a carriage, which rolls on the cables and to which is articulated a suspension line for fixing the vehicle.
  • This cable car transporter designed to be installed in the mountains, is bulky and does not allow the circulation of several vehicles on the same lane.
  • the installation according to the invention is characterized in that the separation interval of said roof and of said plane containing the carrying cables is of substantially constant and reduced height and that the shoes for supporting the carrying cables and a plurality of towing cables are housed in this interval, being interposed between the two carrying cables.
  • the lines or the connections between the rollers and the vehicle preferably extend outside the carrying cables so as to frame these two cables, which are then supported by shoes held from above and by the internal side by pylons.
  • a reverse arrangement is of course conceivable.
  • the traction cables advantageously pass through the stations on idler pulleys to form closed loops for driving vehicles from one station to the other and for stopping vehicles in these stations.
  • the vehicle In the station, the vehicle is coupled, by closing a clamp, to a stationary cable loop, before being accelerated and driven on the track, by driving the cable loop, to the next station. where it stops by stopping the cable loop.
  • the same loop can extend between several successive stations and this loop is then stopped each time the vehicle passes through a station.
  • the track can be subdivided into several sections, each equipped with a towing cable loop and in each station the vehicle is uncoupled from one of the loops to be coupled to the next loop.
  • each vehicle is equipped with an appropriate clamp, in particular of the type described in French patent No. 2,337,067 and the ends of the loops overlap.
  • the drive and / or return mechanism of the towing cables is housed in the space defined by the interval between the carrying cables and the roof of the vehicle and between the two cable support shoes. porters at a station.
  • the structure of the station is simplified, the assembly being fixed to the frame of the station which can be a simple pylon. It is possible to place the traction cable pulley in a different location, for example at a vehicle stop station without changing the cable.
  • towing cables or towing cable loops are fitted on the same track, each cable being driven independently of the others to allow simultaneous circulation of several vehicles on the same track, in the manner described in the French patent application. N ° 93 01630 of February 08, 1993.
  • the traction strands of the various loops are preferably grouped in a first horizontal ply, while the return strands are grouped in a second ply arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis of the track.
  • the installation comprises a forward track and a return track, arranged side by side, the pulling strand of a loop can be associated with one of the tracks while the return strand extends along the other track.
  • a passenger transport vehicle 10 is suspended from a track 11, constituted by two carrying cables 12,13, which extend parallel while being carried, at the same level, by pylons 22 schematically marked in Figures 4, 5 and 6.
  • the spacing of the two carrying cables 12,13 is substantially equal to the width of the vehicle 10, of parallelepiped shape, to form a wide track 11, which connects two or more successive stations, where the vehicle or vehicles 10, traveling on the track, stop for disembarking and / or boarding passengers.
  • the two side walls 14,15 of the vehicle 10, parallel to the track 11, are extended upwards by wings 16,17 each carrying rollers 18 rolling on the carrying cables 12,13.
  • the wings 16,17 are arranged outside the carrying cables 12,13 by framing the latter and each wing 16,17 carries two horizontal axes 19,20, at the front and at the 'rear of the vehicle 10, oriented inwardly perpendicular to the track.
  • On each axis 19.20 is articulated a balance with two rollers 18, the number of which can be greater to constitute a train of rollers. It is clear that the wings 16, 17 play the role of connecting lines between the rollers 18 and the vehicle 10 and that they can be replaced by such lines and that depending on the size of the vehicle 10 the number of axes 19, 20 of support for roller balancers 18 may be higher.
  • the interval “i” between the rollers 18 and the roof 21 of the vehicle 10 is of low height "h", so as to bring the vehicle closer to the plane containing the carrying cables 12,13.
  • Each pylon 22 comprises a pair of shoes 23 for supporting the carrying cables 12, 13, housed in the interval "i" and the assembly is arranged to allow the free passage of the vehicle 10 traveling on track 11.
  • the two shoes 23 are fixed to the pylon 22 by crosspieces 24 located inside the track 11, but a reverse arrangement with rollers 18 held from the inside and shoes 23 held from the outside is conceivable.
  • the pylons 22 are of a well-known type with two lateral arms, each associated with one of the tracks in the case of outward and return tracks arranged side by side or with trestle spanning a single track.
  • Vehicle 10 is a passive vehicle coupled in line to a cable tractor, which extends along track 11.
  • the length "m" of the vehicle can be several meters, for example 6 meters.
  • towing cable loops 25,26,27 each having a tractor strand 25a, 26a, 27a, and a return strand 25b, 26b, 27b.
  • the towing strands 25a, 26a, 27a are grouped in a first horizontal ply 28 and the return strands 25b, 26b, 27b in a second horizontal ply 29, arranged symmetrically from the first 28 relative to the axis of symmetry of the track 11
  • the towing cables 25,26,27 are arranged between the two carrying cables 12,13 and they pass over support rollers 30, carried by jumpers 31 in support of the carrying cables 12,13 and in the stations on pulleys of reference 32,33, one of which 32 is driven and rotated by a motor 34.
  • the height "h" of the interval "i” is for example of the order of a meter or less than a meter, but sufficient housing the shoes 23 and the towing cables 25,26,27 with their supports in the interval "i".
  • the vehicle 10 comprises a disengageable clamp 35 capable of coupling the vehicle 10 to one of the towing strands 25a, 26a, 27a, which then ensures the traction of the vehicle on the track 11.
  • the clamp 35 is for example of the type described in the aforementioned French patent No. 2,337,067 for coupling to any one of the towing cables 25,26,27 and to only one of these cables at a time.
  • the clamp 35 is carried by the end of a transverse cantilever arm, passing over one of the carrying cables 13 and fixed to the adjacent wing 17. After the clamp 35 of the vehicle 10 is closed , when stationary, on the tractor cable 27, the latter is driven by the motor 34 to tow the vehicle 10 on track 11 and bring it to the next station where the cable and the coupled vehicle are stopped.
  • the clamp 35 is opened by any suitable means and closed on a tractor cable of the next track section which then moves the vehicle 10 on this other track section and so on.
  • the wide track 11 ensures great stability of the vehicle 10 and provides sufficient space for housing the two layers 28,29 of towing cables 25,26,27 between the two carrying cables 12,13 in the interval "i" of low height .
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 on which a single loop of tractor cables has been shown, it can be seen that the return pulleys 32, 33 as well as the drive mechanism of the driving pulley 32 with the motor 34, are housed in the interval "i" with possibly a slight upward projection, which in no way hinders the passage of the vehicle 10.
  • the station infrastructure is thus significantly simplified and it can be constituted by a pylon or a support frame small dimensions, the platforms being at ground level.
  • Changes in the towing cable are carried out at stationary stations, and such a change does not necessarily take place in each station, if the same loop of towing cable extends along several stations, the intermediate stations being simple stations stop.
  • the driving of the towing cables 25, 26, 27 can be carried out by a driving drum arranged at any point of the track, in particular in a stop station without changing the cable or by any other operating means.
  • the invention is applicable to installations having only two loops towing cables or a greater number of loops and the arrangement of these loops may be different, the two strands of the same loop being for example arranged side by side. In an installation having outward and return paths arranged side by side, the towing strands may extend along the outward path and the return strands along the return path and vice versa.

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Abstract

The cable car transport installation has passive vehicles (10) drawn by a tractor cable (25,26,27). The vehicle is carried by two support cables (12,13) on pulleys (18) fitted the roof of the vehicle, on either side. The roof of the vehicle is below the plane of the two cables. The distance between the roof and the cables is sufficient to allow several tractor cables to lie between the two support cables at a slightly lower level than the plane of the support cables. The tractor cables pass round return pulleys at winder stations. Different cables allow different vehicles to be drawn at differing speeds, and vehicles to be stationary while others are moving.

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L'invention est relative à une installation de transport ayant au moins un véhicule passif accouplé à un câble tracteur par une pince débrayable pour être tracté et pour rouler sur une voie large, qui relie deux stations et qui est constituée de deux câbles porteurs s'étendant parallèlement à un même niveau avec un écartement sensiblement égal ou légèrement inférieur à la largeur du véhicule, lequel véhicule comprend des galets de roulement sur les câbles porteurs, qui sont disposés au-dessus du toit du véhicule de façon que ce toit est situé au-dessous du plan contenant les deux câbles porteurs.The invention relates to a transport installation having at least one passive vehicle coupled to a tractor cable by a disengageable clamp to be towed and to roll on a wide track, which connects two stations and which consists of two carrying cables s' extending parallel to the same level with a spacing substantially equal to or slightly less than the width of the vehicle, which vehicle comprises rollers on the carrying cables, which are arranged above the roof of the vehicle so that this roof is located at - below the plan containing the two carrying cables.

Une installation connue du genre mentionné comporte un chariot, qui roule sur les câbles et auquel est articulée une suspente de fixation du véhicule. Ce transporteur du type téléphérique, conçu pour être installé en montagne, est encombrant et ne permet pas une circulation de plusieurs véhicules sur une même voie.A known installation of the kind mentioned comprises a carriage, which rolls on the cables and to which is articulated a suspension line for fixing the vehicle. This cable car transporter, designed to be installed in the mountains, is bulky and does not allow the circulation of several vehicles on the same lane.

Les avantages de respect de l'environnement, d'absence de pollution et de coût réduit des transporteurs à câbles aériens sont bien connus et la présente invention a pour but de permettre la réalisation d'un tel transporteur approprié aux transports urbains.The advantages of respect for the environment, absence of pollution and reduced cost of overhead cable carriers are well known and the present invention aims to allow the realization of such a carrier suitable for urban transport.

L'installation selon l'invention est caractérisée en ce que l'intervalle de séparation dudit toit et dudit plan contenant les câbles porteurs est de hauteur sensiblement constante et réduite et que les sabots de support des câbles porteurs et une pluralité de câbles tracteurs sont logés dans cet intervalle, en étant intercalés entre les deux câbles porteurs.The installation according to the invention is characterized in that the separation interval of said roof and of said plane containing the carrying cables is of substantially constant and reduced height and that the shoes for supporting the carrying cables and a plurality of towing cables are housed in this interval, being interposed between the two carrying cables.

En site urbain la pente ou les changements de pente de la voie sont faibles et la quasi suppression de la suspente, qui permet une réduction notable de la hauteur de l'installation et donc de son coût, n'est pas gênante. Les véhicules roulent sur la voie constituée par les deux câbles porteurs comme des wagons de chemin de fer tractés par câble et l'infrastructure au sol est réduite à des pylônes échelonnés le long de la voie.In urban sites, the slope or changes in slope of the track are slight and the suspension is almost eliminated, which allows a significant reduction in the height of the installation and therefore of its cost, is not annoying. The vehicles run on the track formed by the two carrying cables like railway wagons pulled by cable and the ground infrastructure is reduced to pylons staggered along the track.

Les suspentes ou les liaisons entre les galets de roulement et le véhicule s'étendent de préférence à l'extérieur des câbles porteurs de manière à encadrer ces deux câbles,lesquels sont alors supportés par des sabots maintenus par le haut et par le côté interne par des pylônes. Une disposition inverse est bien entendu concevable.The lines or the connections between the rollers and the vehicle preferably extend outside the carrying cables so as to frame these two cables, which are then supported by shoes held from above and by the internal side by pylons. A reverse arrangement is of course conceivable.

Les câbles tracteurs passent avantageusement dans les stations sur des poulies de renvoi pour constituer des boucles fermées d'entraînement des véhicules d'une station vers l'autre et d'arrêt des véhicules dans ces stations. Dans la station le véhicule est accouplé, par fermeture d'une pince, à une boucle de câble à l'arrêt, avant d'être accéléré et entraîné sur la voie, par entraînement de la boucle de câble, jusqu'à la station suivante où il s'arrête par arrêt de la boucle de câble. Une même boucle peut s'étendre entre plusieurs stations successives et cette boucle est alors arrêtée à chaque passage du véhicule dans une station. La voie peut au contraire être subdivisée en plusieurs sections, chacune équipée d'une boucle de câble tracteur et dans chaque station le véhicule est désaccouplé de l'une des boucles pour être accouplé à la boucle suivante. A cet effet chaque véhicule est équipé d'une pince appropriée, notamment du type décrit dans le brevet français N° 2 337 067 et les extrémités des boucles se chevauchent.The traction cables advantageously pass through the stations on idler pulleys to form closed loops for driving vehicles from one station to the other and for stopping vehicles in these stations. In the station, the vehicle is coupled, by closing a clamp, to a stationary cable loop, before being accelerated and driven on the track, by driving the cable loop, to the next station. where it stops by stopping the cable loop. The same loop can extend between several successive stations and this loop is then stopped each time the vehicle passes through a station. On the contrary, the track can be subdivided into several sections, each equipped with a towing cable loop and in each station the vehicle is uncoupled from one of the loops to be coupled to the next loop. For this purpose each vehicle is equipped with an appropriate clamp, in particular of the type described in French patent No. 2,337,067 and the ends of the loops overlap.

Selon un développement important de l'invention le mécanisme d'entraînement et/ou de renvoi des câbles tracteurs est logé dans l'espace défini par l'intervalle entre les câbles porteurs et le toit du véhicule et entre les deux sabots de support des câbles porteurs dans une station. En logeant les poulies de renvoi et le cas échéant leurs moteurs d'entraînement dans cet intervalle, la structure de la station est simplifiée, l'ensemble étant fixé à la charpente de la station qui peut être un simple pylône. Il est possible de disposer la poulie d'entraînement du câble tracteur en un emplacement différent, par exemple en une station d'arrêt du véhicule sans changement de câble.According to an important development of the invention, the drive and / or return mechanism of the towing cables is housed in the space defined by the interval between the carrying cables and the roof of the vehicle and between the two cable support shoes. porters at a station. By housing the idler pulleys and, if necessary, their drive motors in this interval, the structure of the station is simplified, the assembly being fixed to the frame of the station which can be a simple pylon. It is possible to place the traction cable pulley in a different location, for example at a vehicle stop station without changing the cable.

Selon un développement de l'invention plusieurs câbles tracteurs ou boucles de câbles tracteurs équipent une même voie, chaque câble étant entraîné indépendamment des autres pour permettre une circulation simultanée de plusieurs véhicules sur une même voie, de la manière décrite dans la demande de brevet français N° 93 01630 du 08 février 1993. Les brins tracteurs des différentes boucles sont de préférence groupés en une première nappe horizontale, tandis que les brins retour sont groupés en une deuxième nappe disposée symétriquement par rapport à l'axe de la voie. Lorsque l'installation comporte une voie aller et une voie retour, disposées côte à côte, le brin tracteur d'une boucle peut être associé à l'une des voies tandis que le brin retour s'étend le long de l'autre voie.According to a development of the invention, several towing cables or towing cable loops are fitted on the same track, each cable being driven independently of the others to allow simultaneous circulation of several vehicles on the same track, in the manner described in the French patent application. N ° 93 01630 of February 08, 1993. The traction strands of the various loops are preferably grouped in a first horizontal ply, while the return strands are grouped in a second ply arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis of the track. When the installation comprises a forward track and a return track, arranged side by side, the pulling strand of a loop can be associated with one of the tracks while the return strand extends along the other 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 et représenté aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels:

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en perspective d'un véhicule d'une installation de transport selon l'invention;
  • les figures 2 et 3 sont des vues en coupe, respectivement transversale et longitudinale du véhicule selon la figure 1;
  • les figures 4 et 5 sont des vues en plan et en élévation d'une section de voie équipée d'une seule boucle de câble tracteur;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en coupe transversale du véhicule au passage d'un pylône.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the description which follows of an embodiment of the invention given by way of example and shown in the appended drawings, in which:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a vehicle of a transport installation according to the invention;
  • Figures 2 and 3 are sectional views, respectively transverse and longitudinal of the vehicle according to Figure 1;
  • Figures 4 and 5 are plan views and elevation of a track section equipped with a single loop of tractor cable;
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle when passing a pylon.

Sur les figures un véhicule 10 de transport de passagers est suspendu à une voie 11, constituée par deux câbles porteurs 12,13, qui s'étendent parallèlement en étant portés, à un même niveau, par des pylônes 22 schématiquement repérés sur les figures 4, 5 et 6. L'écartement des deux câbles porteurs 12,13 est sensiblement égal à la largeur du véhicule 10, de forme parallélépipèdique, pour constituer une voie large 11, qui relie deux ou plusieurs stations successives, où le ou les véhicules 10, circulant sur la voie, s'arrêtent pour le débarquement et/ou l'embarquement des passagers. Les deux parois latérales 14,15 du véhicule 10, parallèles à la voie 11, sont prolongées vers le haut par des ailes 16,17 portant chacune des galets 18 roulant sur les câbles porteurs 12,13. Dans l'exemple représenté sur les figures les ailes 16,17 sont disposées à l'extérieur des câbles porteurs 12,13 en encadrant ces derniers et chaque aile 16,17 porte deux axes horizontaux 19,20, à l'avant et à l'arrière du véhicule 10, orientés vers l'intérieur perpendiculairement à la voie. Sur chaque axe 19,20 est articulé un balancier à deux galets 18, dont le nombre peut être supérieur pour constituer un train de galets. Il est clair que les ailes 16,17 jouent le rôle de suspentes de liaison entre les galets 18 et le véhicule 10 et qu'elles peuvent être remplacées par de telles suspentes et que selon la taille du véhicule 10 le nombre d'axes 19,20 de support de balanciers à galets 18 peut être supérieur. L'intervalle "i" entre les galets 18 et le toit 21 du véhicule 10 est de faible hauteur "h", de manière à rapprocher le véhicule du plan contenant les câbles porteurs 12,13. Chaque pylône 22 comporte une paire de sabots 23 de support des câbles porteurs 12,13, logés dans l'intervalle "i" et l'ensemble est agencé pour permettre le libre passage du véhicule 10 roulant sur la voie 11. Les deux sabots 23 sont fixés au pylône 22 par des traverses 24 situées à l'intérieur de la voie 11, mais une disposition inverse avec des galets 18 maintenus de l'intérieur et des sabots 23 maintenus de l'extérieur, est concevable. Les pylônes 22 sont d'un type bien connu à deux bras latéraux, chacun associé à l'une des voies dans le cas de voies aller et retour disposées côte à côte ou à chevalet enjambant une voie unique. Le véhicule 10 est un véhicule passif accouplé en ligne à un câble tracteur, qui s'étend le long de la voie 11. La longueur "m" du véhicule peut être de plusieurs mètres, par exemple 6 mètres.In the figures, a passenger transport vehicle 10 is suspended from a track 11, constituted by two carrying cables 12,13, which extend parallel while being carried, at the same level, by pylons 22 schematically marked in Figures 4, 5 and 6. The spacing of the two carrying cables 12,13 is substantially equal to the width of the vehicle 10, of parallelepiped shape, to form a wide track 11, which connects two or more successive stations, where the vehicle or vehicles 10, traveling on the track, stop for disembarking and / or boarding passengers. The two side walls 14,15 of the vehicle 10, parallel to the track 11, are extended upwards by wings 16,17 each carrying rollers 18 rolling on the carrying cables 12,13. In the example shown in the figures, the wings 16,17 are arranged outside the carrying cables 12,13 by framing the latter and each wing 16,17 carries two horizontal axes 19,20, at the front and at the 'rear of the vehicle 10, oriented inwardly perpendicular to the track. On each axis 19.20 is articulated a balance with two rollers 18, the number of which can be greater to constitute a train of rollers. It is clear that the wings 16, 17 play the role of connecting lines between the rollers 18 and the vehicle 10 and that they can be replaced by such lines and that depending on the size of the vehicle 10 the number of axes 19, 20 of support for roller balancers 18 may be higher. The interval "i" between the rollers 18 and the roof 21 of the vehicle 10 is of low height "h", so as to bring the vehicle closer to the plane containing the carrying cables 12,13. Each pylon 22 comprises a pair of shoes 23 for supporting the carrying cables 12, 13, housed in the interval "i" and the assembly is arranged to allow the free passage of the vehicle 10 traveling on track 11. The two shoes 23 are fixed to the pylon 22 by crosspieces 24 located inside the track 11, but a reverse arrangement with rollers 18 held from the inside and shoes 23 held from the outside is conceivable. The pylons 22 are of a well-known type with two lateral arms, each associated with one of the tracks in the case of outward and return tracks arranged side by side or with trestle spanning a single track. Vehicle 10 is a passive vehicle coupled in line to a cable tractor, which extends along track 11. The length "m" of the vehicle can be several meters, for example 6 meters.

Dans l'intervalle "i" au-dessus du toit 21 s'étendent trois boucles de câbles tracteurs 25,26,27, ayant chacune un brin tracteur 25a,26a,27a, et un brin retour 25b,26b,27b. Les brins tracteurs 25a,26a,27a sont groupés en une première nappe 28 horizontale et les brins retour 25b,26b,27b en une deuxième nappe horizontale 29, disposée symétriquement de la première 28 par rapport à l'axe de symétrie de la voie 11. Les câbles tracteurs 25,26,27 sont disposés entre les deux câbles porteurs 12,13 et ils passent sur des galets de support 30, portés par des cavaliers 31 en appui des câbles porteurs 12,13 et dans les stations sur des poulies de renvoi 32,33, dont l'une 32 est motrice et entraînée en rotation par un moteur 34. La hauteur "h" de l'intervalle "i" est par exemple de l'ordre du mètre ou inférieure à un mètre, mais suffisante au logement des sabots 23 et des câbles tracteurs 25,26,27 avec leurs supports dans l'intervalle "i".In the interval "i" above the roof 21 extend three towing cable loops 25,26,27, each having a tractor strand 25a, 26a, 27a, and a return strand 25b, 26b, 27b. The towing strands 25a, 26a, 27a are grouped in a first horizontal ply 28 and the return strands 25b, 26b, 27b in a second horizontal ply 29, arranged symmetrically from the first 28 relative to the axis of symmetry of the track 11 The towing cables 25,26,27 are arranged between the two carrying cables 12,13 and they pass over support rollers 30, carried by jumpers 31 in support of the carrying cables 12,13 and in the stations on pulleys of reference 32,33, one of which 32 is driven and rotated by a motor 34. The height "h" of the interval "i" is for example of the order of a meter or less than a meter, but sufficient housing the shoes 23 and the towing cables 25,26,27 with their supports in the interval "i".

Le véhicule 10 comporte une pince débrayable 35 susceptible d'accoupler le véhicule 10 à l'un des brins tracteurs 25a,26a,27a, qui assure alors la traction du véhicule sur la voie 11. La pince 35 est par exemple du type décrit dans le brevet français précité N° 2 337 067 pour un accouplement à l'un 27 quelconque des câbles tracteurs 25,26,27 et à un seul de ces câbles à la fois. La pince 35 est portée par l'extrémité d'un bras transversal en porte à faux, passant au-dessus de l'un 13 des câbles porteurs et fixé à l'aile adjacente 17. Après la fermeture de la pince 35 du véhicule 10, à l'arrêt en station, sur le câble tracteur 27, celui-ci est entraîné par le moteur 34 pour tracter le véhicule 10 sur la voie 11 et l'amener vers la station suivante où le câble et le véhicule accouplé sont arrêtés. On commande par tout moyen approprié l'ouverture de la pince 35 et sa fermeture sur un câble tracteur de la section de voie suivante lequel déplace alors le véhicule 10 sur cette autre section de voie et ainsi de suite. Les extrémités des câbles tracteurs 25,26,27 de deux sections de voie successives se chevauchent pour autoriser un changement de câble sans déplacement du véhicule, mais d'autres dispositions sont concevables.The vehicle 10 comprises a disengageable clamp 35 capable of coupling the vehicle 10 to one of the towing strands 25a, 26a, 27a, which then ensures the traction of the vehicle on the track 11. The clamp 35 is for example of the type described in the aforementioned French patent No. 2,337,067 for coupling to any one of the towing cables 25,26,27 and to only one of these cables at a time. The clamp 35 is carried by the end of a transverse cantilever arm, passing over one of the carrying cables 13 and fixed to the adjacent wing 17. After the clamp 35 of the vehicle 10 is closed , when stationary, on the tractor cable 27, the latter is driven by the motor 34 to tow the vehicle 10 on track 11 and bring it to the next station where the cable and the coupled vehicle are stopped. The clamp 35 is opened by any suitable means and closed on a tractor cable of the next track section which then moves the vehicle 10 on this other track section and so on. The ends of the towing cables 25,26,27 of two sections successive track overlap to allow a change of cable without moving the vehicle, but other arrangements are conceivable.

L'emploi de trois boucles indépendantes de câbles tracteurs 25,26,27 permet une présence simultanée de trois véhicules 10, qui se déplacent indépendamment l'un de l'autre, sur la même section de voie 11 de la manière décrite dans la demande de brevet précitée N°93 01630, à laquelle le lecteur se reportera avantageusement pour de plus amples détails sur le fonctionnement de l'installation.The use of three independent loops of towing cables 25,26,27 allows a simultaneous presence of three vehicles 10, which move independently of one another, on the same track section 11 as described in the application of the aforementioned patent N ° 93 01630, to which the reader will advantageously refer for further details on the operation of the installation.

La voie large 11 assure une grande stabilité du véhicule 10 et offre une place suffisante au logement des deux nappes 28,29 de câbles tracteurs 25,26,27 entre les deux câbles porteurs 12,13 dans l'intervalle "i" de faible hauteur.The wide track 11 ensures great stability of the vehicle 10 and provides sufficient space for housing the two layers 28,29 of towing cables 25,26,27 between the two carrying cables 12,13 in the interval "i" of low height .

En se reportant plus particulièrement aux figures 4 et 5, sur lesquelles une seule boucle de câbles tracteurs a été représentée, on voit que les poulies de renvoi 32,33 ainsi que le mécanisme d'entraînement de la poulie motrice 32 avec le moteur 34, sont logés dans l'intervalle "i" avec éventuellement une faible saillie vers le haut, qui entrave nullement le passage du véhicule 10. L'infrastructure de la station est ainsi notablement simplifiée et elle peut être constituée par un pylône ou une charpente de support de faibles dimensions, les quais étant au niveau du sol.Referring more particularly to FIGS. 4 and 5, on which a single loop of tractor cables has been shown, it can be seen that the return pulleys 32, 33 as well as the drive mechanism of the driving pulley 32 with the motor 34, are housed in the interval "i" with possibly a slight upward projection, which in no way hinders the passage of the vehicle 10. The station infrastructure is thus significantly simplified and it can be constituted by a pylon or a support frame small dimensions, the platforms being at ground level.

Les changements de câble tracteur sont effectués à l'arrêt dans les stations et un tel changement n'intervient pas forcément dans chaque station, si une même boucle de câble tracteur s'étend le long de plusieurs stations, les stations intermédiaires étant de simples stations d'arrêt.
L'entraînement des câbles tracteurs 25,26,27 peut être réalisé par un tambour d'entraînement disposé en un point quelconque de la voie, notamment dans une station d'arrêt sans changement de câble ou par tout autre moyen opérant. L'invention est applicable à des installations n'ayant que deux boucles de câbles tracteurs ou un nombre supérieur de boucles et la disposition de ces boucles peut être différente, les deux brins d'une même boucle étant par exemple disposés côte à côte. Dans une installation ayant des voies aller et retour disposées côte à côte les brins tracteurs peuvent s'étendre le long de la voie aller et les brins retour le long de la voie retour et réciproquement.Changes in the towing cable are carried out at stationary stations, and such a change does not necessarily take place in each station, if the same loop of towing cable extends along several stations, the intermediate stations being simple stations stop.
The driving of the towing cables 25, 26, 27 can be carried out by a driving drum arranged at any point of the track, in particular in a stop station without changing the cable or by any other operating means. The invention is applicable to installations having only two loops towing cables or a greater number of loops and the arrangement of these loops may be different, the two strands of the same loop being for example arranged side by side. In an installation having outward and return paths arranged side by side, the towing strands may extend along the outward path and the return strands along the return path and vice versa.

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Installation de transport ayant au moins un véhicule passif (10) accouplé à un câble tracteur (25,26,27) par une pince débrayable (35) pour être tracté et pour rouler sur une voie large (11), qui relie deux stations et qui est constituée de deux câbles porteurs (12,13) s'étendant parallèlement à un même niveau avec un écartement sensiblement égal ou légèrement inférieur à la largeur du véhicule (10), lequel véhicule comprend des galets (18) de roulement sur les câbles porteurs (12,13), qui sont disposés au-dessus du toit (21) du véhicule de façon que ce toit est situé au-dessous du plan contenant les deux câbles porteurs (12,13), caractérisée en ce que l'intervalle (i) de séparation dudit toit (21) et dudit plan contenant les câbles porteurs (12,13) est de hauteur (h) sensiblement constante et réduite et que les sabots (23) de support des câbles porteurs (12,13) et une pluralité de câbles tracteurs (25,26,27) sont logés dans cet intervalle (i), en étant intercalés entre les deux câbles porteurs (12,13).Transport installation having at least one passive vehicle (10) coupled to a tractor cable (25,26,27) by a disengageable clamp (35) to be towed and to roll on a wide track (11), which connects two stations and which consists of two carrying cables (12,13) extending parallel to the same level with a spacing substantially equal to or slightly less than the width of the vehicle (10), which vehicle comprises rollers (18) for rolling on the cables carriers (12,13), which are arranged above the roof (21) of the vehicle so that this roof is located below the plane containing the two carrying cables (12,13), characterized in that the interval (i) separating said roof (21) and said plane containing the carrying cables (12,13) is of substantially constant and reduced height (h) and that the shoes (23) for supporting the carrying cables (12,13) and a plurality of towing cables (25,26,27) are housed in this interval (i), in é both inserted between the two carrying cables (12,13). Installation selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les galets (18) de roulement sont reliés au véhicule (10) par des liaisons ou suspentes (14,15) de faible longueur encadrant extérieurement les deux câbles porteurs (12,13), lesquels câbles sont supportés par des sabots fixes (23) maintenus par l'intérieur.Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the rollers (18) of rolling are connected to the vehicle (10) by links or lines (14,15) of short length externally framing the two carrying cables (12,13), which cables are supported by fixed shoes (23) held from the inside. Installation selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que les câbles tracteurs (25,26,27) passent dans les stations sur des poulies de renvoi (32,33) pour constituer des boucles fermées d'entraînement des véhicules (10) d'une station vers l'autre et d'arrêt des véhicules dans ces stationsInstallation according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the towing cables (25,26,27) pass in the stations on idler pulleys (32,33) to form closed loops for driving the vehicles (10) d from one station to the other and stopping vehicles in these stations Installation selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que une station comprend un mécanisme d'entraînement (34) et/ou de renvoi (32,33) des câbles tracteurs (25,26,27), logé essentiellement dans l'espace défini par ledit intervalle (i) entre les deux sabots (23) de support des câbles porteurs (12,13).Installation according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that a station comprises a drive mechanism (34) and / or return (32,33) of the towing cables (25,26,27), housed essentially in the space defined by said interval (i) between the two shoes (23) for supporting the carrying cables (12,13). Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que une section de voie comprend au moins deux boucles indépendantes de câbles tracteurs (25,26,27), susceptibles de tracter deux véhicules (10) à des vitesses différentes sur ladite section.Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a track section comprises at least two independent loops of towing cables (25,26,27), capable of towing two vehicles (10) at different speeds on said section . Installation selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que chaque boucle comprend un brin tracteur (25a,26a,27a) et un brin retour (25b,26b,27b) et que les brins tracteurs des différentes boucles sont groupés en une première nappe horizontale (28), tandis que les brins retour sont groupés en une deuxième nappe (29) disposée symétriquement par rapport à l'axe de la voie (11).Installation according to claim 5, characterized in that each loop comprises a tractor strand (25a, 26a, 27a) and a return strand (25b, 26b, 27b) and that the tractor strands of the different loops are grouped in a first horizontal ply ( 28), while the return strands are grouped in a second ply (29) arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis of the track (11). Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dont la voie (11) est subdivisée en plusieurs sections, caractérisée en ce que une station d'arrêt et de changement de câble tracteur (25,26,27) est intercalée entre deux sections, laquelle station est équipée de poulies de renvoi (32,33) des câbles tracteurs de la première section et de la deuxième section, de façon que les extrémités des câbles tracteurs se chevauchent pour permettre un changement de câble à l'arrêt du véhicule.Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, the track (11) of which is subdivided into several sections, characterized in that a station for stopping and changing the towing cable (25, 26, 27) is interposed between two sections, which station is equipped with return pulleys (32,33) of the towing cables of the first section and of the second section, so that the ends of the towing cables overlap to allow a change of cable when the vehicle is stopped. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les câbles tracteurs (25,26,27) sont entraînés par une poulie de renvoi (32) agencée en poulie motrice.Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the towing cables (25, 26, 27) are driven by a return pulley (32) arranged as a driving pulley. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce que les câbles tracteurs (25,26,27) sont entraînés par un tambour d'entraînement disposé le long de la voie (11), notamment dans une station d'arrêt sans changement de câble.Installation according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the towing cables (25,26,27) are driven by a drive drum arranged along the track (11), in particular in a station stop without changing the cable. Installation selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, ayant une voie aller et une voie retour disposées côte à côte, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une boucle de câble ayant un brin tracteur disposé le long de l'une des voies et un brin retour disposé le long de l'autre voie.Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, having a forward path and a return path arranged side by side, characterized in that it comprises a cable loop having a tractor strand disposed along one of the paths and a strand return arranged along the other track.
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