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    • 专利摘要:
    Mechanization system for the manual control of at least one control member (3) the actuation of which controls a piece of equipment of a railway vehicle, the control member (3) being movably mounted and comprising a gripping part through which it is actuated, the mechanization system comprising an actuating device (8) and being characterized in that the actuating device (8) comprises removable connection means to the vehicle and removable connection means (12) to the gripping part, and it is able to move the removable connection means (12) to the gripping part relative to the removable connection means to the vehicle.
    公开号:BE1022496B1
    申请号:E2013/0816
    申请日:2013-12-05
    公开日:2016-05-12
    发明作者:Didier Stainmesse
    申请人:Novium；
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    专利说明:

    SYSTEM FOR MECHANIZING MANUAL ORDER OF RAIL CONTROL UNIT OF RAIL VEHICLE
    The present invention relates to the field of railway vehicles and more particularly to that of the control of the operation of a mechanical equipment of a rail vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle for the transport of goods or maintenance of railways.
    An example of a railroad maintenance vehicle is ballast boats, which are railcars used to transport ballast to a railroad yard and drop it off.
    For this purpose, a ballast tank comprises a hollow body forming hoppers for the ballast and mounted on bogies for circulation on a railway track, the removal and distribution of the ballast along the railway being effected via openings. arranged in the lower part of the hoppers and each closed selectively by a mobile hatch, for example a hatch with a helmet. A ballast tank can include any number of hatches, but there are generally three hatches on each side of the tank divided into a front hatch, a central hatch and a rear hatch.
    The distribution of the ballast along a railway is ensured by the continuous but slow advance, generally at about 5 km / h, of a ballast train containing any number of ballast boats, generally between three and twenty-two, which are used one after the other as the ballast is removed.
    The operation of each hatch, namely its opening and closing movements, is manually controlled by a respective centralized levers on a platform of the ballast and controlling the operation of the hatches via devices transforming a movement of pivoting a lever respectively in a first direction and a second direction in a movement of the corresponding hatch in the opening and closing respectively of said hatch.
    In such a case, the opening and closing maneuvers of the hatches and the control of the good distribution of the ballast are carried out by at least two operators, an operator manually operating the levers of a ballast tank while a second operator operates next to the ballast tank to control the removal of the ballast and to transmit the appropriate instructions to the first operator.
    This poses significant safety problems for operators who have to move on uneven ground, usually ballast itself, as well as raising and lowering ballast lines in working order, while the adjacent railway is often still open to traffic. the circulation. These problems are amplified when the ballast is removed during inclement weather or at night, the lighting is usually quite low, because provided only by headlamps or light balloons along the railway.
    In addition, considerable physical effort is required of the operators, to move up and down ballast and operate the levers, which poses significant problems of difficulty for operators.
    In order to solve the problems mentioned above, have been proposed different trap mechanization systems involving motors or cylinders placed at the body of the ballast and acting directly on the hatches, with remote control. An example of such mechanization is disclosed in US Patent 5,311,822.
    It has also been proposed, in French Patent FR 2 929 219, to directly mechanize the manual control of the levers by the association, at each lever, of a hydraulic cylinder permanently fixed on the ballast and articulated to a portion of the lever inaccessible to the operators, below the platform, the hydraulic cylinders being remotely controllable and powered by a specific hydraulic circuit comprising a hydrostatically balanced mixed distribution type pump, which can be used at low shaft drive speed which is driven directly by an axle of the ballast.
    The mechanization systems above are in theory capable of satisfactorily solving the problems of safety and difficulty for the operators.
    However, the mechanization of the control of hatches or levers by these systems generates relatively high costs and require for their installation on a ballast station to immobilize it for a substantial period during which it can not be used.
    Furthermore, the mechanization system must be chosen or modified according to the specific configuration of the trap door control of the ballast on which it is desired to install it, which in practice further limits the interest of mechanizing the control of the hatches.
    The drawbacks mentioned above prevent the known mechanization systems from spreading to the whole of the existing fleet of borrow pits.
    There is therefore a need for a system allowing mechanization of the hatch control at a lower cost, with a reduced duration of immobilization of the ballast tank and for which the modifications to be made to take into account the ballast on which it must to be installed are made minimal.
    The applicant company has also realized that it would be advantageous if the means used in such a mechanization system are not limited to the mechanization of ballast hatch control levers, but allow the operation of any type of ballast trap. control member, such as levers, flywheels, pedals, etc., which themselves control any type of mechanical equipment of a railway vehicle, such as a bunker hatch, a sunroof in a transport wagon etc.
    According to the present invention, this need can be satisfied by a system for mechanizing the manual control of at least one control member whose actuation controls the operation of a mechanical equipment of a railway vehicle, the or each control being movably mounted on the railway vehicle and comprising a gripping part by which the control member is actuated, the mechanization system comprising a device for actuating the control device or devices and being characterized in that the device for actuation comprises on the one hand detachable connecting means to the railway vehicle and, on the other hand, detachable connecting means to the gripping portion of the control member or bodies, the actuating device being able to move the means detachable connection to the gripping portion of the or each control member relative to the detachable connecting means to the rail vehicle, of is to be actuated, in use, the or each control member by moving its grip portion.
    Preferably, the actuating device comprises manual means of transport and maneuvering.
    The detachable connection means of the actuating device to the gripping portion of the control member or bodies and the means for removably connecting the actuating device to the railway vehicle are advantageously clamping connection means, which allows easy installation. and fast actuating device while taking into account the shapes and dimensions of the area where it is attached to the vehicle and the gripping portion of the or each control member, which may vary depending on the ballast boats.
    The means for detachably connecting the actuating device to the railway vehicle may comprise a support assembly adapted to be removably attached to the railway vehicle, the actuating device being connected, preferably removably, to the support assembly. The support assembly may be formed by a number of separate support pieces, one for each controller to be mechanized.
    For the mechanization of the manual control of a plurality of control members, the support assembly is advantageously constituted by a single piece forming an interface between the rail vehicle and the actuating device.
    The actuating device may comprise, for the or each control member, an actuating mechanism capable of actuating the respective control member, the actuating mechanism being connected on the one hand to the detachable connection means of the control device. actuation to the railway vehicle and, secondly, the detachable connecting means of the actuating device to the gripping portion of the respective control member.
    The or each actuating mechanism may comprise an actuator producing as output a movement of the same type as that of the gripping portion of the control member to which the actuating mechanism is connected, as well as means for transmitting the movement of output of the actuator to said controller.
    In the present application, a "type" of motion is, for example, a rotational movement about one or more axes, a translational movement in one or more directions, or any compound motion of rotation and translation. For example, the expression "same type" is understood to mean that if the movement of the gripping portion of the control member is a pivotal movement about an axis, then the output movement of the actuator is a pivotal movement about an axis parallel to the pivot axis of the gripping portion.
    Alternatively, the or each actuating mechanism may comprise an actuator producing at output a movement of a type different from that of the gripping portion of the control member to which the actuating mechanism is connected, as well as means transforming the output movement of the actuator into the movement of said control member.
    For the mechanization of the manual control of at least one control member constituted by a lever pivotally mounted relative to the rail vehicle about a pivot axis, according to a particular embodiment of the present invention, for the or each lever, the actuator of the actuating mechanism produces a translational movement output and is connected to an articulated arm assembly which is articulated to the detachable connection means to the gripping portion of the lever and whose arms are articulated so as to translating a translational movement produced by the actuator into one of opposite first and second translational directions into a pivoting movement of the lever in a respective first and second opposite pivoting direction.
    In a system in which the means for removably connecting the actuating device to the railway vehicle comprise a support assembly as defined above, are advantageously provided means for removably connecting to the support assembly the means of removable connection to the lever, preferably with an opening in one of the arms to form the manual means of transport and maneuvering.
    In a system in which the means for removably connecting the actuating device to the railway vehicle comprise a support assembly as defined above, according to a particular embodiment of the present invention, from the support assembly extend two parallel plates spaced from each other by providing between them a space for the passage of the articulated arm assembly, one end of the actuator being pivotally mounted about an axis extending between the two plates in the free end region thereof, the other end of the actuator being on the support assembly side and articulated at one end of a first arm, itself pivotally mounted about an axis extending between the two plates in the support assembly-side region, the other end of the first arm being pivotally connected to one end of a second arm, the other end of which is pivotally connected to the lever, by the detachable connection means, the pivot axes of the actuator, the first arm and the second arm being parallel to the pivot axis of the lever.
    Preferably, the two parallel plates extend from a base plate provided with removable connection means to the support assembly.
    Preferably, the system according to the present invention further comprises a control and power supply device for controlling the actuating device and providing it with the energy necessary to actuate the control device or bodies.
    Such a control device and power supply can, for example, be permanently placed on an existing railway vehicle or consist of a device already present on the rail vehicle.
    Preferably, the control device and power supply comprises detachable connection means to the railway vehicle or the actuating device and, preferably, also manual means of transport and maneuvering.
    Preferably, the control device and power supply is in the form of a housing provided with means of removable connection to the rail vehicle or the actuating device, as well as manual means of transport and maneuver, and in which are housed: - a power source part for the actuating device, - a power interface functionally located between the energy source part and the actuating device, - an automation part intended to control the power source. power supply of the actuating device. by the energy source part, - connection means of the automation part and the energy source part to the actuating device, and - a man-machine interface and a radio receiver to enable control of the automation part using a radio remote control. The support assembly, where appropriate the interface piece, and / or the housing advantageously comprise means for removably hooking the housing to the support assembly.
    The connection means of the automation part to the actuating device can be wired or wireless.
    The energy source portion is capable of supplying the energy required by the actuating device in the form it requires.
    Thus, in the case where the actuating device is hydraulic, the energy source portion may comprise a hydraulic pump and hydraulic connection means to the actuating device, where appropriate to the hydraulic actuator or actuators, so as to form a hydraulic circuit.
    In the case where the actuating device is electrical, the energy source portion may comprise an electrical energy storage device and means for charging the electrical energy storage device.
    As an example of an electrical energy storage device, it is possible to give an electric battery, the charging means then being able to be constituted by a charger able to receive electrical energy from an external source, for example from an electrical network or from a power source. a generator.
    Preferably, the energy source portion comprises an electrical energy storage device, for example an electric battery, and means for producing electrical energy by using the movement of the railway vehicle along the track, with a view to at least partially reloading the electrical energy storage device during the movement of the railway vehicle.
    The means for producing electrical energy may consist of a triboelectric generator having means for rubbing against a wheel of the railway vehicle in order to produce electricity.
    In the case where the actuating device is electrohydraulic, the energy source part may comprise firstly an electrical energy storage device, means for charging the electrical energy storage device or production means. electrical energy by using the movement of the railway vehicle along the track and, secondly, a hydraulic pump and hydraulic connection means to the actuating device, where appropriate to the hydraulic actuator or actuators, so as to form a hydraulic circuit.
    In the case where the actuating device is electrohydraulic, the control of which is electrical but which is hydraulically autonomous, the energy source part may comprise an electrical energy storage device and may be means for charging the electrical energy. electrical energy storage device, means for producing electrical energy by using the movement of the railway vehicle along the track.
    An example of an electrically-controlled but hydraulically-independent actuator is an actuator comprising one or more hydraulic actuators consisting of autonomous hydraulic cylinders, namely cylinders with integrated hydraulic power unit.
    The mechanization system according to the present invention may furthermore comprise a surveillance camera system comprising connecting means, possibly removable, enabling it to be turned towards the mechanical equipment whose operation is controlled by the control device or devices. , and a radio remote control capable of remotely controlling the automation part and communicating with the surveillance camera system, the radio control comprising a screen for the real-time display of the video taken by the surveillance camera system.
    The mechanization system according to the present invention may furthermore comprise position sensors connected to the automation part so as to communicate to it in real time sensor measurements and that the automation part is servocontrolled by using said sensor measurements.
    The present invention also relates to a method for controlling the operation of at least one mechanical equipment of a railway vehicle, the operation of the or each mechanical equipment being controlled by a manually operated control member, the or each control member being mounted movably on the railway vehicle and comprising a gripping part by which the control member is actuated, characterized in that: - a mechanization system as defined above is installed by removably connecting the device of actuation on the one hand to the railway vehicle, with the aid of said detachable connection means to the railway vehicle, and on the other hand to the gripping part of the control device or members, by means of said removable connection means to the gripping part of the control device or bodies; the actuating device is actuated to actuate the or each control member by moving the gripping portion of the or each control member, and thus to control the desired operation of said one or more mechanical equipment; and at the end of the desired operation of said one or more mechanical equipment, said mechanization system is removed by separating it from the railway vehicle and from the control device (s).
    To better illustrate the object of the present invention, will be described below, for information only and not limited to, a particular embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawing.
    In this drawing: - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a platform ballast on each side of which are mounted three levers, the levers of a first side being manually controlled and a lever control system of mechanization according to an embodiment of the present invention being installed on the second side, the platform being viewed from the first side; - Figure 2 is a perspective view of the platform of Figure 1, seen from the second side; Figure 3 is a perspective view showing only the actuating device and the three levers; - Figures 4 and 5 are two perspective views, in different directions, of the support assembly; Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which the support assembly is attached to the platform; - Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views, in different directions, of an actuating mechanism of the actuating device; Figures 9 and 10 are perspective views, in different directions, illustrating how the actuating mechanism is releasably connected to a lever; - Figure 11 is a perspective view of a lever and its actuating mechanism, in the lowered lever position; Figure 12 is a perspective view of an actuating mechanism in its retracted transport position; and - Figures 13 and 14 are perspective views, in different directions, of a control device and power supply in the form of a bag, mounted on the support assembly of the actuating device .
    Referring to Figures 1 and 2, it can be seen that there is shown the front of a ballast 1 having a platform 2 on each side of which are pivotally mounted three control levers 3 of three respective hatches (not shown) of the ballast tank 1.
    Reference can be made to French Patent FR 2 929 219 for a description of the well-known manner in which the actuation of a lever 3 results in an action on the corresponding hatch.
    As can be better seen if we look at the levers 3 not equipped with the mechanization system, on the right side in Figures 1 and 2, each lever 3 is pivotally mounted on a base 4 fixed on the platform 2. In In particular, if reference is also made to FIG. 3, it can be seen that each lever 3 comprises a gripping part, by which it is normally actuated by an operator standing on the platform 2, formed by a bar 5 and a clevis 6 to which is fixed the bar 5 and which is pivotally connected to the base 4, a locking hook 7 being provided and the three levers 3 pivoting about the same axis.
    A mechanization system according to a particular embodiment of the present invention is installed to mechanize the manual control of the three levers 3 on the left side of the platform 2 in Figures 1 and 2.
    The mechanization system comprises an actuating device 8 and a control and power supply device 9.
    The actuating device 8 comprises a support part 10 and, for each lever 3, an actuating mechanism 11 and a fastener 12.
    Referring to Figures 4 and 5, it can be seen that the support piece 10 is a mechanically welded piece formed by a hollow bar 13 of rectangular section on one side of which are welded two plates 14 extending perpendicular thereto and having in its free end region a downwardly projecting portion, the free end terminating an elongate portion 16 provided with a through hole 17.
    As can be seen more clearly in FIG. 5, the distance between the part 15 and the bar 13 is equal to the width of the plate 18 of the platform 2 on which the bases 4 are fixed, so that the part 15 and the bar 13 are in contact with a slice of the plate 18.
    The support piece 10 is provided with means for detachably connecting the plate 18 by clamping, which are formed, for each plate 14, by a locking handle 19, a rod 20 and a latch 21.
    The locking handle 19 is pivotally mounted at 22 on the plate 14, in the bar-side region 13 and in the upper part of the plate 14, and is connected by the connecting rod 20 to the latch 21 pivotally mounted at 23 on the plate 14 above the portion 15 projecting downwards, the pivot axes of the locking handle 19 and the latch 21 being parallel.
    The pivoting of the locking handle 19 in one direction is transformed, by the rod 20, into a pivoting of the lock 21 in the opposite direction, the pivoting of the lock 21 being guided by a stud 24 carried by the lock 21 and sliding in a opening in an arc 25 formed in the plate 14.
    The latch 21 has a notch 26 formed in the lower part of its side facing the bar 13. As can better be seen in Figure 6, the latch 21 and the notch 26 are sized and positioned so that when the locking handle 19 is lowered, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the wafer of the plate 18 is housed in the notch 26.
    In other words, the support piece 10 can be removably connected to the plate 18 by clamping between the locks 21 and the bar 13 following the lowering of the locking handles 19, the loosening being obtained simply by raising the handles Locking 18.
    Moreover, three pairs of fastening elements 27 are welded to the bar 13, opposite to the plates 14, with a spacing given between two fastening elements 27 of the same pair. Each attachment element comprises an upper hook 28 and a lower hook 29, whose function will be explained below.
    Referring now to FIGS. 7 and 8, it can be seen that an actuating mechanism 11 comprises a frame 30, an actuator 31 and an articulated arm assembly 32.
    The frame 30 is a mechanically welded piece formed of a base plate 33 and two parallel plates 34 extending perpendicular to the latter and spaced apart from each other.
    Two parallel vertical slots 35 are provided, one on each vertical side of the mud plate 33, and a notch 36 is provided in the lower edge of the plate 33, each vertically of a slot 35. The spacing between the two slots 35, and indeed between the two notches 36, is equal to the spacing between two fastening elements 27 of the same pair.
    Thus, as can be seen in FIG. 3, each actuating mechanism 11 can be removably connected to the support member 10 by applying the base plate 33 against the support member 10 by engaging each upper hook 28 in the slot Respective and each lower hook 29 in the respective notch 36.
    The plates 34 are tapered and an axis 37 extends between the end regions of the two plates 34. The actuator 31 is a self-contained hydraulic cylinder, comprising a jack 38 and its integrated hydraulic unit 39. The body of the jack 38 is pivotally mounted on the shaft 37 and the cylinder head 38 is pivotally connected to the articulated arm assembly 32. The articulated arm assembly 32 is formed by a first arm 40 and a second arm 41. The first arm 40 is composed of two parallel curved plates 42 whose first, lower ends are pivotally connected at 43 to the head of the jack 38 and whose second upper ends are pivotally connected at 44 to one end of the second arm 41 which is in the form of a stem. Each plate 42 is furthermore pivotally connected by an axis 45 extending between the two plates 34, in the vicinity of the base plate 33. The other end of the second arm 41 is pivotally connected at 46 to a fastener 12. The fastener 12 constitutes a means of removably connecting the articulated arm assembly 32 to the gripping portion of a lever 3. The fastener 12 comprises a tongue 47 on each side of which a lateral portion 48 extends. L, welded to the tongue 47 so as to form, in side view, an open U opposite the pivotal connection with the second arm 41. The free end 49 of each side portion 48 is in recess towards the opposite side 48.
    On the end of each lateral portion 48 is provided a pair of first legs 50, bottom side of the U, one at the top and one at the bottom, and, free end side, a second tab 51 projecting a distance less than the first legs 50.
    As best seen in Figures 9 and 10, the clip 12 can be attached releasably to the lever 3 by passing the tongue 47 and the side portions 48 into the opening of the yoke 6 until the first legs 50 abut against the side of the yoke 6.
    It is emphasized here that the distance between firstly the first tabs 50 and the corresponding second tab 51 is equal to the width of the yoke 6 in the connection region between the latter and the fastener 12, and that the distance between the yokes two side portions 48 is equal to the width of the opening of the yoke 6, so that when the first lugs 50 abut against the yoke 6, the second lug 51 abuts against the opposite side of the yoke 6, the passage of the two lateral portions 48 in the opening the yoke 6 being made possible by the choice for the side portions 48 of a material allowing a slight elastic deformation.
    It is also emphasized that the hooking elements 27 are positioned on the bar 13 so as to correspond to a respective lever 3.
    In summary, each actuating mechanism 11 can be removably connected to the support member 10 and to the gripping portion of a lever 3, as shown in FIG. 3.
    In this Figure, there is shown the actuating mechanisms 11 in the non-actuated position of the levers 3, wherein the levers 3 are substantially vertical, the articulated arms 40, 41 are deployed and the cylinder head 38 is in position retracted.
    It is emphasized here that the pivot axes of the various parts of the articulated arm assembly 32 are all parallel to each other and are parallel to the pivot axis of the levers 3.
    When it is desired to actuate one of the levers 3, it is sufficient to control the extension of the head of the jack 38, which extension will cause the first arm 40 to pivot in the direction of clockwise, if one Figure 3, which will simultaneously cause the second arm 41 to pull down and out the gripping portion to which it is connected, thereby pivoting the lever 3 to its actuated position.
    FIG. 11 shows a lever 3 and an actuating mechanism 11 in the actuated position, the stroke of the jack 38 being chosen so that the lever 3 is completely lowered when the head of the jack 38 is in its position. extreme extension. Obviously, the retraction of the cylinder head 38 will cause the first and second arms 40, 41 to pivot in an opposite direction, thus pivoting the lever 3 in the opposite direction, from the actuated position to the non-actuated position. .
    The actuating mechanism 11 according to this particular embodiment of the present invention thus makes it possible to mechanize the manual control of the lever 3.
    Referring now to Figure 12, it can be seen that the clip 12 can also be releasably connected to a latch 66, by virtue of the articulation of the first and second arms 40, 41, the locking mechanism. actuation 11 can in this position be transported easily by an operator.
    The lock 66 is an integral part of the two plates 34 and having two lateral wings 67 in each of which is formed an opening 68 in which is housed the corresponding lug 51, after slight elastic deformation of the side portions 48. The clip 12 is detached. lock 66 simply by pinching the two side portions 48 towards each other to disengage the tabs 51 from the openings 68.
    Referring now to Figure 13, it can be seen that there is shown the control device and power supply 9 of the mechanization system, removably connected to the support part 10.
    The control device and power supply 9 is in the form of a bag 52 provided with two carrying handles 53 and removable attachment means to the support piece 10 in the form of a fixed plate rigidly on one side of the bag 10 and from which extends two pairs of tabs 54 having a central opening 55 in which can pass the elongate portion 16 of the plate 14, the bag 10 being further provided with two locks 56 that the operator can engage in the through hole 17 to lock the bag 10 in position on the support piece 8.
    The bag 10 comprises a battery for supplying the actuators 31 with electrical energy by means of cables (not shown) that are connected to sockets 57 arranged on the cover of the bag 10, a power interface to adapt the output of the battery to the input of the actuator 31, an automation part, serving to control the supply of energy to the actuators 31 and comprising for example a calculator and a series of relays, a radio receiver allowing a operator to control the automation part remotely using a radio control, and a human-machine interface placed on the cover of the bag 10. The man-machine interface may include start buttons 58, a cut circuit 59, an emergency stop button 60, running indicators of the battery 61, the actuating device 62, etc.
    The battery can be recharged, via a socket 63 on the cover, by an external energy source, such as the electrical network, a generator, this energy source preferably being a source using the circulation of the ballast tank 1 to produce electricity, such as a triboelectric generator in contact with a wheel of the ballast tank 1 or a device mounted on the axle of a bogie.
    The automation part may be connected to the actuators 31 by cables (not shown) or wirelessly.
    It is also possible for the battery to be able to supply other functions of the ballast tank, such as a lighting function or, for example, to supply, via a jack 64, a surveillance camera system filming the area of the hatches and communicating with a radio remote control provided with a display screen so that the operator can control the levers 3 according to what he sees on the screen, a camera on light 65 being provided on the lid. The operator can remain on the platform 2 throughout the removal of the ballast, which solves the problems of safety and hardship.
    The mechanization system according to the particular embodiment of the present invention described above allows, if desired, a single operator to perform the removal of the ballast, as follows. The operator first fixes the support member 10 on the plate 18, then fixes each actuating mechanism 11, whose handling is facilitated by the possibility of placing them in the transport position shown in FIG. support member 10, before attaching it to the respective lever 3, and finally secures the bag 9 on the support member 10. The operator can then control, by means of a radio remote control, the operation of each of the actuators 31, for lower or raise the corresponding lever 3.
    It is therefore found that the installation of the mechanization system according to the present invention is particularly easy and fast.
    It also has the essential advantage of being able to be adapted to a ballasttier existence, without any adaptation intervention of the latter. The downtime is therefore reduced to a minimum, which corresponds only to the time required to install a mechanization system on each series of three levers.
    In other words, the mechanization system according to the present invention makes it possible, on the one hand, to preserve the integrity of the railway vehicle, which in the railroad field makes it possible to have no substantial modification which would give rise to a binding procedure, long and costly to obtain approval for the use of the system on vehicles from the competent administrative services, and secondly to limit the number of systems to be acquired and put in place on the entire fleet of vehicles existing.
    It is understood that the above embodiments of the present invention have been given for information and not limitation and that modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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    Claims (23)
    [1]
    1 - System for mechanizing the manual control of at least one control member (3) whose actuation controls the operation of a mechanical equipment of a railway vehicle (1), the or each control member (3) being movably mounted on the railway vehicle (1) and comprising a gripping part by which the control member (3) is actuated, the mechanization system comprising an actuating device (8) of the control member (s) (3). ) and being characterized in that the actuating device (8) comprises on the one hand detachable connection means to the railway vehicle (1) and, on the other hand, detachable connecting means (12) to the part for gripping the one or more control members (3), the actuating device (8) being able to move the detachable connecting means (12) to the gripping portion of the or each control member (3) relative to the means for detachably connecting the railway vehicle (1), so that n to actuate, in use, the or each control member (3) by moving its gripping portion.
    [2]
    2 - System according to claim 1, characterized in that the actuating device (8) comprises manual means of transport and maneuvering.
    [3]
    3 - System according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the detachable connecting means (12) of the actuating device (8) to the gripping portion of the control member (s) (3) and the means for releasably connecting the actuating device (8) to the railway vehicle (1) are clamping connection means.
    [4]
    4 - System according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the detachable connecting means of the actuating device (8) to the railway vehicle (1) comprise a support assembly (10) adapted to be fixed so removable, if necessary by clamping, to the railway vehicle (1), the actuating device (8) being connected, preferably removably, to the support assembly (10).
    [5]
    5 - System according to claim 4, for the mechanization of the manual control of a plurality of control members (3), characterized in that the support assembly (10) consists of a single piece (10) forming interface between the railway vehicle (1) and the actuating device (8).
    [6]
    6 - System according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the actuating device (8) comprises, for the or each control member (3), an actuating mechanism (11) able to operate the respective control member (3), the actuating mechanism (11) being connected on the one hand to the detachable connecting means of the actuating device (8) to the railway vehicle (1) and, on the other hand, the detachable connection means (12) of the actuating device (8) to the gripping portion of the respective control member (3).
    [7]
    7 - System according to claim 6, characterized in that the or each actuating mechanism (11) comprises an actuator (31) producing at output a movement of the same type as that of the gripping portion of the control member (3) to which is connected the actuating mechanism (11), as well as means for transmitting the output movement of the actuator (31) to said control member (3).
    [8]
    8 - System according to claim 6, characterized in that the or each actuating mechanism (11) comprises an actuator (31) producing at the output a movement of a type different from that of the gripping part of the organ control unit (3) to which is connected the actuating mechanism (11), and means (32) for transforming the output movement of the actuator (31) into the movement of said control member (3).
    [9]
    9 - System according to claim 8, for the mechanization of the manual control of at least one control member (3) constituted by a lever (3) pivotally mounted relative to the railway vehicle (1) about an axis of pivoting, characterized in that, for the or each lever (3), the actuator (31) of the actuating mechanism (11) outputs translational movement and is connected to an articulated arm assembly (32) which is articulated to the detachable connection means (12) to the gripping portion of the lever (3) and whose arms (40, 41) are articulated so as to transform a translation movement produced by the actuator (31) in the a first and second opposite direction of translation in a pivoting movement of the lever (3) in a respective first and second opposite pivoting direction.
    [10]
    10 - System according to claim 9, wherein the removable connection means (12) of the actuating device (8) to the railway vehicle (1) comprise a support assembly (10) as defined in one of claims 3 and 4, characterized in that means (66) are provided for releasably connecting the support assembly (10) to the releasable connection means to the lever (12), preferably having an opening in one of the arms to train manual means of transport and maneuvering.
    [11]
    11 - System according to one of claims 9 and 10, wherein the removable connection means of the actuating device (8) to the railway vehicle (1) comprise a support assembly (10) as defined in one of the claims 3 and 4, characterized in that from the support assembly (10) extend two parallel plates (34) spaced apart from each other by providing a space between them for the passage of all with articulated arms (32), one end of the actuator (31) being pivotally mounted about an axis extending between the two plates (34), in the free end region thereof, another end of the actuator (31) being support assembly side (10) and articulated at one end of a first arm (40), itself pivotally mounted about an axis extending between the two plates (34); ) in the support assembly side region (10), the other end of the first arm (40) being pivotally connected to an end a second arm (41) whose other end is pivotally connected to the lever (3), by the detachable connection means (12), the pivot axes of the actuator (31), the first arm ( 40) and the second arm (41) being parallel to the pivot axis of the lever (3).
    [12]
    12 - System according to claim 11, characterized in that the two parallel plates (34) extend from a base plate (33) provided with removable connection means (35, 36) to the support assembly (10).
    [13]
    13 - System according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that it further comprises a control device and power supply (9) for controlling the actuating device (8) and provide it energy required to actuate the control member (s) (3), the control and power supply device (9) comprising detachable connecting means (54) to the railway vehicle (1) or to the actuating device ( 8) and, preferably, also manual means of transport and maneuvering (53).
    [14]
    14 - System according to claim 13, characterized in that the control device and power supply (9) is in the form of a housing (52) provided with removable connection means to the railway vehicle (1) or to the actuating device (8), as well as manual transport and operating means (53), and in which are housed: - a power source part for the actuating device (8), - an interface power unit operatively located between the power source portion and the actuating device (8), - an automation part for controlling the power supply of the actuating device (8) by the energy source part - means for connecting the automation part and the energy source part to the actuating device (8), and - a man-machine interface and a radio receiver to enable control of the automation part by means of a radio control.
    [15]
    15 - System according to claim 14, characterized in that the support assembly (10), where appropriate the interface piece, and / or the housing (52) comprise means for removably hooking the housing (52) to the support assembly (10).
    [16]
    16 - System according to one of claims 14 and 15, characterized in that the actuating device (8) is hydraulic and the energy source portion comprises a hydraulic pump and hydraulic connection means to the actuating device (8) so as to form a hydraulic circuit.
    [17]
    17 - System according to one of claims 14 and 15, characterized in that the actuating device (8) is electrical and the energy source portion comprises an electrical energy storage device and means for producing electricity. electrical energy by using the movement of the railway vehicle (1) along the track, with a view to reloading at least part of the electrical energy storage device during the movement of the railway vehicle (D -
    [18]
    18 - System according to claim 17, characterized in that the means for producing electrical energy consist of a triboelectric generator having means for rubbing against a wheel of the railway vehicle (1) to produce electricity.
    [19]
    19 - System according to one of claims 14 and 15, characterized in that the actuating device (8) is electrohydraulic and the energy source part comprises firstly a storage device of electrical energy, means for charging the electrical energy storage device or electrical energy generating means by using the movement of the railway vehicle (1) along the track and, secondly, a hydraulic pump and connection means hydraulic device to the actuating device (8) so as to form a hydraulic circuit.
    [20]
    20 - System according to one of claims 14 and 15, characterized in that the actuating device (8) is electrohydraulic, whose control is electrical but which is autonomous from the hydraulic point of view, and the source part of energy comprises an electrical energy storage device and either means for charging the electrical energy storage device or means for producing electrical energy by using the movement of the railway vehicle (1) along the track.
    [21]
    21 - System according to one of claims 14 to 20, characterized in that it further comprises a surveillance camera system comprising means for connection to the rail vehicle allowing it to be turned to the mechanical equipment which the operation is controlled by the or the control members (3), and a radio remote control capable of remotely controlling the automation part and to communicate with the surveillance camera system, the radio control comprising a screen for the real-time display of the video taken by the surveillance camera system.
    [22]
    22 - System according to one of claims 14 to 21, characterized in that it further comprises position sensors connected to the automation part so as to communicate in real time sensor measurements and that the automation part is enslaved using said sensor measurements.
    [23]
    23 - Method for controlling the operation of at least one mechanical equipment of a railway vehicle (1), the operation of the or each mechanical equipment being controlled by a control member (3) with manual control, the or each control (3) being movably mounted on the railway vehicle (1) and comprising a gripping portion through which the control member (3) is actuated, characterized in that: - a mechanization system is installed as defined in one of claims 2 to 22 removably connecting the actuating device (8) on the one hand to the railway vehicle (1), with the aid of said detachable connecting means to the railway vehicle (1), and d on the other hand to the gripping portion of the one or more control members (3), by means of said detachable connecting means (12) to the gripping portion of the one or more control members (3); the actuating device (8) is actuated to actuate the or each control member (3) by moving the gripping portion of the or each control member (3), and thus to control the desired operation of said one or more said equipments. mechanical; and at the end of the desired operation of said one or more mechanical equipment, said mechanization system is removed by separating it from the railway vehicle (1) and from the control device (s) (3).
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    法律状态:
    2018-10-18| FG| Patent granted|Effective date: 20160512 |
    2018-10-18| MM| Lapsed because of non-payment of the annual fee|Effective date: 20171231 |
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