Method and device for locking a system for guiding a guided vehicle

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and device for locking a guiding system of a vehicle guided by at least one rail (1), said locking device including: - first and second cylinders (421, 422) respectively combined with first and second guiding devices (331, 332, 341, 342) belonging to the guiding system of a steering axle (5) of the guided vehicle, each one of said cylinders (421, 422) comprising at least two characteristic configuration states: a first configuration state placing the guiding device with which the cylinder is combined in a first guiding state, and a second configuration state placing the guiding device with which the cylinder is combined in a second guiding state; a power supply device (41) suitable for supplying power to said cylinders (421, 422) in order to switch the configuration state of each one of said cylinders (421, 422), the locking device being characterised in that: the supply device (41) is coupled, by means of a coupling member, with at least one rotary member (2), the rotation of which is mechanically linked to the movement of the vehicle, such that a change in the direction of rotation of said rotary member (2) is transmitted to said supply device by said coupling member and switches the configuration state of said cylinders.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method and a device for locking a guidance system of a vehicle guided by at least one rail according to the preambles of claims 1 and 9 . [0002] In particular, the invention relates to the automatic locking or locking of a two-way guidance system of a guided vehicle. "Guided vehicle" means public transport equipment, such as: bus, trolley bus, tram, subway, train or train unit, etc., the movement of which public transport equipment is guided by means of at least one guide rail, the guide rail Orienting each steering axle of the vehicle, in particular by means of guides mounted on each of said steering axles. In particular, the guided vehicle is a vehicle mounted on tires, the steering force of the tires is used to obtain lateral forces related to the movement of the vehicle. Background technique [0003] An example of a guide means is for example a single or double arm connected to the shaft by a rocker and extending towa...

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Problems solved by technology

[0014] Unfortunately, current locking devices for guidance systems associated with guided vehicles are bulky, heavy and relatively complex

In addition, these locking devices can cause errors related to the control of the steering mode or following mode of the guiding device, which can lead to dangerous situations resulting in loss of track of the guided vehicle

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