61results about "Propulsion railway systems" patented technology

The utility model discloses a rail type gravity energy storage external driving station which comprises driving station assemblies symmetrically arranged on the two sides of a rail. The driving station assembly comprises a supporting platform, a supporting frame arranged on the supporting platform in a sliding mode, a motor arranged on the upper side of the supporting frame, a reduction gearbox arranged at the output end of the lower portion of the motor and a driving wheel connected with an output shaft of the reduction gearbox, the supporting frame is connected with a tensioning device, and a rail train is arranged on the rail to run. A driving plate is arranged on the outer side of the rail train wheel set, and when the rail train travels to the driving station assembly, driving wheels on the driving station assembly are in friction connection with the driving plate under the action of a tensioning device. According to the utility model, the external driving station is not limited by space, a high-power motor and a large-size friction wheel can be arranged, a stable power driving source is provided for the rail train, the number of the driving stations arranged on the rail is reduced, the cost is reduced, and the maintenance and operation adjustment of the driving station are also facilitated.

The traveling vehicle system includes a track having a portion that is a non-self-propelling section where the traveling vehicle is unable to be self-propellable, a traveling vehicle configured to travel along the track, and a moving unit configured to move the traveling vehicle in one direction in the non-self-propelling section. The moving unit includes a moving mechanism configured to move the movable block in the one direction. The traveling vehicle includes an engagement part capable of being engaged with the movable block, and a switching mechanism configured to switch the position of the engagement part between a first position at which the engagement part is engaged with the movable block and a second position at which the engagement part is separated from the movable block. The moving mechanism moves the traveling vehicle by moving the movable block in the one direction with the engagement part engaged.

Systems and methods are disclosed for removal and replacement of container shuttles from rail tracks. An example system for a shuttle coupled to a permanent magnet may include a track comprising a first rail segment and a second rail segment. The system may include an electromagnet disposed along the track, where the permanent magnet is separated from the electromagnet by a first vertical distance when the shuttle is coupled to the track. The system may include a first ramp comprising a first angled portion and a first flat portion, and a second ramp comprising a second angled portion and a second flat portion, the ramps configured to be removably coupled to the track. A vertical distance between the permanent magnet and the electromagnet may be equal to or greater than the first vertical distance as the shuttle moves upwards along the ramps.

To provide a method for building a stable society, for example, for improving an energy cost and the like.SOLUTION: For example, a sled and the like are used, and a structure for properly arranging water and the like is built.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A transport system in a fabrication facility includes a driving unit moving along a driving rail, and a steering unit selectively contacting a steering guide rail at a branching part where the driving rail branches off. The steering unit includes horizontal steering wheels contacting a vertical guide part of the steering guide rail, and vertical steering wheels contacting a horizontal guide part of the steering guide rail.

A linear conveyance system includes a plurality of stator modules forming a conveyance path, and a mover including a plurality of magnets disposed on both side surfaces. The plurality of stator modules includes a one-side stator module and a both-side stator module, the one-side stator module being disposed on one side of a non-branch portion of the conveyance path, the both-side stator module being disposed on both sides of a branch portion of the conveyance path. Each of the one-side stator module and the both-side stator module includes an iron core and a plurality of coils. The mover is propelled by electromagnetic force produced by the plurality of coils. A coil amount of the one-side stator module is equal to a coil amount of the both-side stator module.

The application discloses a train track transportation system and a gravity energy storage system, which comprises a transportation train, a train track and a driving device. The transportation train comprises a head car and a tail car, and multiple carriages are flexibly connected. The train track comprises a turning track section, which is provided with an altitude difference and comprises an import section, a curved track section and an export section. At least two groups of driving devices are arranged along the turning track section. When the head car is driven by the first group of driving devices, at least a part of the transportation train is located in the import section. When the head car is driven by the second group of driving devices, at least a part of the transportation train is located in the curved track section, and at least a part of the transportation train is simultaneously driven by the first group of driving devices. When the tail car is driven by the second group of driving devices, at least a part of the transportation train is located in the export section. The train track transportation system can stably complete climbing / slope passing and turning, and can be adapted to the gravity energy storage system.

The invention relates to a transport element system for controlling systems, including those used in heavy-duty applications such as freight and passenger elevators, transport in high-bay warehouses, etc. The transport element system consists of a transport element (2.10, 2.11, 2.1, 2) and a carriage (3.1, 3) that engage with each other, with the carriage (3.1, 3) moving within the transport element (2). The transport element (2.10, 2.11, 2.1, 2) consists of hollow profile sections that have a continuous guide opening (2.7, 2.8) and, on an inner surface (2.8), a conveyor belt (2.9) and a conductor rail (2.10). The carriage (3.1, 3) consists of a top surface (3.1, 3.3, 3.4) with a connecting element (4) for coupling to applications (5) and a partition (3.4) with brackets (3.4) on which rollers (3.5, 3.6) are held and guided. The carriage (3.2) is inserted into the transport element (2.10, 2.11, 2.1, 2) via its guide opening (2.7, 2.1).8), whereby the top surface (3.1, 3.3, 3.4) protrudes from the transport element (2.10, 2.11, 2.1, 2) and the partition (3.4) protrudes into it and the carriage (3.1, 3) is guided movably by the rollers (3.5, 3.6).

A travel route of a transport facility includes a guide zone in which a guide rail is disposed and a non-guide zone in which the guide rail is not disposed. A control system causes a guide drive section to execute a confirmation operation to drive a first guided section in a width direction Y in response to occurrence of a specific event in which a transport vehicle loses information on a travel position thereof, determines that the transport vehicle is in the non-guide zone in response to the first guided section moving from a first position to a second position or from the second position to the first position, and determines that the transport vehicle is in the guide zone in response to the first guided section being prevented from moving from the first position to the second position or from the second position to the first position.

A transportation system (100) based on a plurality of pods (110) without any prime movers is disclosed, having a plurality of main tracks (102) having flexible drives to engage with the pods (110) and move the pods along the main track. The pods (110) can be carried by a last-miler vehicle for providing a seamless connectivity between a starting point of a commuter and a destination location without any change. The transportation system includes stations (150) having diverter belts (104), accelerator / decelerator paths (106) and diverter patch (114), where the pods (110) can be transshipped between the main track (102) and the last-miler vehicles.

This traveling vehicle system (1) comprises: a track (4) having, in a portion thereof, a non-autonomous traveling section in which a traveling vehicle (6) cannot autonomously travel; a traveling vehicle (6) which travels along the track (4); and a moving unit (60) which moves, in one direction, the traveling vehicle (6) in the non-autonomous traveling section. The moving unit (60) has a moving mechanism (63) which causes a movable block (61) to move in one direction. The traveling vehicle (6) has an engagement part (53) which can be engaged with the movable block (61); and a switching mechanism (53C) which switches the position of the engagement part (53) between a first position where the engagement part (53) is engaged by the movable block (61) and a second position where the engagement part is separated away from the movable block (61). The moving mechanism (63) causes the traveling vehicle (6) to move by moving, in one direction, the movable block (61) in a state in which the engagement part (53) is being engaged.

To realize conveyance equipment for enabling driving force of an unmanned carrier to make a carriage travel by connecting the unmanned carrier to the carriage even in the case where there is no space for placing the unmanned carrier just under or before and behind a support part in the carriage.SOLUTION: A connection part 35 of an unmanned carrier 30 is configured to be connected to a vehicle body 21 in a state in which relative rotation of a carriage 20 around a vertical axis is regulated with respect to the vehicle body 21, and the unmanned carrier 30 drives driving wheels 34b by a driving source to make the carriage 20 travel in a state in which the connection part 35 is connected to an outer position in a width direction Y with respect to a support part 25a for supporting a conveyance object B in the vehicle body 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

The present invention discloses a system and method for coupling negative pressure energy storage with a vacuum pipeline, belonging to the field of vacuum pipeline transportation technology. The system comprises a vacuum pipeline having an internal air pressure lower than an external air pressure and a potential energy conversion mechanism. The potential energy conversion mechanism comprises a conversion pipeline, an expander, a generator, and a conversion valve. The conversion valve is disposed on the conversion pipeline, one end of the conversion pipeline is connected to an interface component, and the other end of the conversion pipeline is connected to the outside of the vacuum pipeline. Each expander is disposed on the conversion pipeline, and each expander includes a rotating shaft connected to the generator. The expander is configured such that, when the negative pressure potential energy of the vacuum pipeline is released, a gas flow is formed in the conversion pipeline to drive the rotating shaft to rotate. The present invention provides a system and method for coupling negative pressure energy storage with a vacuum pipeline. The system can combine the structural characteristics of the vacuum pipeline to achieve efficient recovery of the negative pressure potential energy inside the vacuum pipeline during the pressure recovery process inside the vacuum pipeline, significantly reducing energy waste.

The application discloses a kind of multi-track train centralized driving systems and gravity energy storage transport systems, including multiple tracks, train and centralized driving mechanism, the centralized driving mechanism includes drive motor, transmission device and multiple drive components, the drive motor is connected with each drive component by transmission device power, track side or both sides are provided with the drive component, when train enters track, the drive component of corresponding track side edge is matched with train, drives train to travel on track, the drive motor, transmission device, drive component are electrically connected with the total controller.The centralized driving system provided by the application is suitable for the parallel track laid in wide space, the drive component is arranged on each track side edge, and is matched with the drive plate of gravity energy storage system to drive the train, a set of drive system can realize the driving of train on multiple tracks, greatly reduces the number of driving station, and reduces the construction cost of gravity energy storage transport system.

Drive assembly with protective devices, wherein a rotor shaft (41) is connected to a hub part (51) in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein at least one package is arranged on the hub part (51), wherein each package has at least disks (1) which are spaced apart from each other by a spacer sleeve (6), characterized by the fact that Each of the discs (1) is connected to a protective device, wherein the respective protective device surrounds the radially outer end regions of the respective disc (1), wherein the protective device is composed of ring segments (130) arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction, wherein the ring segments (130) are held on the disk (1) by means of a band (131) which presses the ring segments (130) radially inwards at their radially outer end region.

The present invention provides a magnetic transport line driving system, a magnetic transport line, and a control method for a magnetic transport line driving system, for use in driving an actuating mechanism of a magnetic transport line according to an instruction, the actuating mechanism comprising multiple motor stators and at least one motor mover. The magnetic transport line driving system comprises: a motion control unit, used for generating a driving instruction according to an instruction; multiple position sensing units, of which the number corresponds to that of motor stators, used for detecting quantity information and position information of motor movers; a motor control unit, used for calculating quantity information and address information of effective shaft according to the driving instruction, and the quantity information and position information of the motor movers, generating a motor stator selection instruction for selecting a specified motor stator, and generating an inversion setting instruction for generating a specified driving current; and multiple motor driving units, of which the number corresponds to that of the motor stators, used for generating and providing a driving current to a corresponding motor stator according to the motor stator selection instruction and the inversion setting instruction, and driving the motor stator to move according to the instruction.

The invention discloses a multi-rail train centralized driving system and a gravity energy storage transportation system.The multi-rail train centralized driving system comprises a plurality of rails, a train and a centralized driving mechanism, the centralized driving mechanism comprises a driving motor, a transmission device and a plurality of driving assemblies, and the driving motor is in power connection with each driving assembly through the transmission device; the driving assembly is arranged on one side or two sides of the track, when a train enters the track, the driving assembly corresponding to the side edge of the track is matched with the train to drive the train to run on the track, and the driving motor, the transmission device and the driving assembly are electrically connected with the master controller. The centralized driving system provided by the invention is suitable for the parallel rails which are laid in a wide place, the driving assemblies are arranged on the side edges of the rails and are matched with the driving plates of the conventional trains of the gravity energy storage system for driving, one set of driving system can drive the trains on the multiple rails to advance, the number of driving stations is greatly reduced, and the driving efficiency is improved. And the construction cost of the gravity energy storage transportation system is reduced.

The invention belongs to the technical field of heat management in a vacuum pipeline traffic system. The invention provides a method for generating a wall surface temperature difference power generation scheme in a low-vacuum pipeline train aerodynamic thermal environment. A geometric model of a low-vacuum pipeline high-speed train is constructed; determining operation parameters of the low-vacuum pipeline train; according to the relation between the Mach number and the blocking ratio, whether the train is choked or not is judged; if the congestion does not occur, ending; if choking occurs, the aerodynamic thermal environment of the low-vacuum-pipeline high-speed train is calculated according to the geometric model and the operation parameters, and temperature distribution data of the surface of the train are obtained; the hot ends of the semiconductor thermoelectric power generation devices are arranged at the maximum surface temperature position of the train, the cold ends of the semiconductor thermoelectric power generation devices are arranged at the minimum surface temperature position of the train, and an auxiliary power supply of an in-train air conditioner and lighting system is formed to serve as a thermoelectric power generation scheme. According to the invention, the heat energy of the low-vacuum pipeline train in the aerodynamic heat environment is recycled to a certain extent.

To provide a rail support member suitable for conveying a heavy-weight conveyed object by using an existing conveyor.SOLUTION: A rail support member A includes a split-structured yoke 2A composed of a left segment 3 and a right segment 4, supporting a rail 10 composed of a channel-shaped left rail 11 and right rail 12 for guiding left and right traveling wheels of a movable body. The left segment 3 has a left receiving section 3A for receiving a lower side flange part 11B of the left rail 11 from below in unity with the left segment 3. The right segment 4 has a right receiving section 4A for receiving a lower side flange part 12B of the right rail 12 from below in unity with the right segment 4. The rail support member A including the split-structured yoke 2A can be easily installed as a second rail support member 2 between the adjacent first rail support members in an anteroposterior direction, in the first rail support member including integrated-structured yokes installed in an existing conveyor at a predetermined interval.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Gate valve 10 for a Hyperloop (RTM) or low-pressure or vacuum tunnel transportation system comprising a valve body, a valve element 22 moveable within the body, one or more static seals 40 and one or more moveable seals 50. There may be static and moveable seals on each opposing face of the valve element. The valve body may have a front plate 12 and a back plate 14, with static and moveable seals on each plate. The moveable seal may be inflatable. The moveable seal may be concentric with and outside or peripheral to the static seal. There may be a seal guard concentric with the static seal to protect it from damage during use of the valve. The moveable seal may have an internal cavity 58 which expands upon entry of a fluid like liquid or air. The moveable seal may be circular, annular, continuous, or comprise a hollow compartment. The moveable seal may comprise a hollow nose portion 52 which engages the valve element when the seal is inflated. The internal cavity may have concave sidewalls 54. The valve element may be a gate in the form of a disc having a half-crescent or semicircular recess or cutout, and one or more chamfered edges.

A transportation system (100) based on a plurality of pods (110) without any prime movers is disclosed, having a plurality of main tracks (102) having flexible drives to engage with the pods (110) and move the pods along the main track. The pods (110) can be carried by a last-miler vehicle for providing a seamless connectivity between a starting point of a commuter and a destination location without any change. The transportation system includes stations (150) having diverter belts (104), accelerator / decelerator paths (106) and diverter patch (114), where the pods (110) can be transshipped between the main track (102) and the last-miler vehicles.

The invention discloses an all-hosted personal high-speed traffic system and method based on a special narrow gauge, and aims to solve the problems of congestion, high cost and dependence on driving skills of an existing expressway. The system comprises a special narrow gauge with the cross section size obviously smaller than that of a traditional lane, a personal carrier without a driving mechanism traveling on the special narrow gauge, power units arranged at intervals and a central control system. The user enters the carrier after identity verification and is controlled by the system in the whole process, and point-to-point high-speed passing without driving skills is achieved. An emergency request device is arranged in the carrier to deal with emergencies. According to the invention, the capital construction cost is greatly reduced through the narrow gauge design, the safety is ensured through all-hosted scheduling, and a revolutionary solution is provided for interurban traffic.

A transport system, in particular a multi-carrier system, comprises several linear motors arranged in series and having at least one guide rail defining a path, and at least one transport element that is movable along the path in a first direction by the linear motors. The guide rail has a guide structure that interacts with the transport element to guide the movement of the transport element in the first direction and to absorb forces acting on the transport element transversely to the first direction.The guide structure is at least partially interrupted at at least one transfer point along the route, so that movement of the transport element in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction is permitted and the transport element can be moved by the guide rail and / or the linear motors for transfer from the route to a secondary route or to a storage rail in the second direction.

Systems and methods are disclosed for contactless direction of sortation shuttles along a track. An example system for contactless direction of sortation shuttles may include a track having a linear path, and a curved path that intersects the linear path. The system may include a shuttle with a first ferrous block and a second ferrous block, the shuttle configured to move along the track, and a first set of electromagnets disposed along a side of the curved path. Electromagnets of the first set of electromagnets may be configured to be individually energized. Energizing the first set of electromagnets may cause the shuttle to merge onto the curved path via interaction with at least one of the first ferrous block or the second ferrous block.

The transportation system (100) includes a plurality of wagons (110) with no motive power and a plurality of main tracks with drive belts for frictionally engaging and moving each wagon. The wagons (110) can be carried by last-mile delivery vehicles to provide a seamless connection between commuters' starting points and destinations without change. The transportation system includes a station (150) with a diverting belt (104), an accelerator / decelerator path (106), and a diverting device (114) for transferring the wagons (110) between the main track (102) and the last-mile delivery vehicles.

To allow a movable body, having a pair of rotating bodies rolling over each of a pair of pipe rails arranged parallel in a horizontal direction, to move or run smoothly and stably along the pipe rails.SOLUTION: A horizontal movement device 3 comprises: first, second, third, and fourth horizontal movable bodies 10, 20, 30, 40 moving along a pair of pipe rails 2a, 2b arranged parallel in a horizontal direction; and a square pipe frame body 4. In the horizontal movement device 3, the first horizontal moving body 10 comprises: a movable body main body 11, which is an integral piece consisting of a pair of ring portions and an intermediate portion 11c; a pair of rotating bodies 12 mounted on the movable body main body 11 and rolling over the pair of pipe rails 2a and 2b on the pipe rails 2a and 2b; and a material frame body mounting portion mounted to the movable body main body 11 and consisting of an L-shaped piece and a first bolt and first nut for mounting the square pipe frame body 4 on which the material is placed and which moves along the pair of pipe rails 2a, 2b in an axial direction of the pipe rails 2a, 2b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1