rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle
20240376675 ยท 2024-11-14
Inventors
- Yaowu Ma (Stevenson Ranch, CA)
- Fen Ruan (Stevenson Ranch, CA)
- Pinzhen Huang (Zhengzhou, CN)
- Jun Ma (Zhengzhou, CN)
- Chiaki Summer MA (Stevenson Ranch, CA, US)
- Chika Winston Ma (Stevenson Ranch, CA, US)
- George MA (Stevenson Ranch, CA, US)
Cpc classification
International classification
Abstract
A rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle includes a track and a vehicle, wherein the track comprises: two main steel rails, one or two auxiliary rails, or no auxiliary rails, and a turnout; the main steel rails and the auxiliary rails form a ballastless track or a ballasted track; the vehicle comprises: a vehicle body, a main steel wheel, an auxiliary rail guide wheel, and an auxiliary rail action component; the main steel wheel has or has no wheel flange, the tread is a cylindrical surface, and the left and right main steel wheels are independent rolling wheel pairs, not rigid wheel pairs; the main steel wheel rolls on the main steel rail, supports the weight of the vehicle, and drives and brakes the vehicle.
Claims
1. A rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle comprising: one or both of a track and a vehicle; wherein, the track comprises two main steel rails, one or two auxiliary rails and a turnout, wherein the main steel rails are flat-topped rails, and the main steel rails and the auxiliary rails form a ballastless track or a ballasted track; the vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a main steel wheel, an auxiliary rail guide wheel and an auxiliary rail action assembly, wherein the main steel wheel does not have a wheel flange, the tread is a cylindrical surface, and the left and right main steel wheels are independent rolling wheel pairs, not rigid wheel pairs; the auxiliary rail action component is one or more of the following: 1) horizontal auxiliary wheels, 2) auxiliary rail brake pads, 3) auxiliary rail brake pads plus buffer wheels, 4) linear eddy current brake components, 5) rotors or stators of vehicle linear motors; and wherein, (1) the distance between the main steel rails is a standard gauge of 1435 mm, a wide gauge greater than 1435 mm, or a narrow gauge less than 1435 mm; the joints in the length direction of the main steel rails are welded seams, oblique seams, serrated seams, or straight seams; (2) The auxiliary rail is parallel to the main rail, and is one rail located in the middle of the two main rails, two rails located inside the two main rails, or two rails located outside the two main rails; the cross-sectional shape of the auxiliary rail is an I-shaped or T-shaped rail, with an upper wing and a waist, and the left and right vertical surfaces of the waist are auxiliary rail treads, with or without lower wings; the auxiliary rail tread is higher than the tread on the upper surface of the main rail, and the lower wing and the fixing are lower than the tread on the upper surface of the main rail; the tread material of the auxiliary rail is an iron alloy or a wear-resistant material of artificial stone; the joints in the length direction of the auxiliary rail are welded seams, oblique seams, serrated seams, or straight seams; the auxiliary rail has or does not have a stator or rotor of a linear motor; (3) The main steel wheel is installed on the bogie under the car body, or directly on the car body when there is no bogie, rolling on the upper surface of the main steel rail to support the weight of the vehicle; the main steel wheel is a driving wheel, a brake wheel, or a driven wheel, or switches to the state of a driving wheel, a brake wheel, or a driven wheel according to control; (4) The auxiliary rail guide wheel and auxiliary rail action assembly are installed on the bogie under the car body, or directly installed on the car body when there is no bogie, higher than the main rail tread; the left and right auxiliary rail guide wheels become a pair, forming an auxiliary rail guide wheel pair, which guides on both sides of the auxiliary rail tread; the horizontal auxiliary wheel, auxiliary rail brake pad and auxiliary rail brake pad plus buffer wheel are auxiliary rail contact components; the left and right auxiliary rail contact components become a pair, forming an auxiliary rail contact component pair; the auxiliary rail contact component pair is squeezed on the auxiliary rail tread from the left and right through a pneumatic piston, a hydraulic piston, an electromagnetic piston, or a magnetic attraction drive, and does not support the weight of the vehicle; the extrusion force and release of the auxiliary rail contact component pair can be controlled and adjusted when the train is running; the horizontal auxiliary wheel is a driving wheel, a brake wheel, or a driven wheel, Or according to the control, it switches to the state of driving wheel, brake wheel, or driven wheel; the auxiliary rail guide wheel and horizontal auxiliary wheel roll on the friction surface, not gear rolling, nor rubber tire; the tread material of the auxiliary rail guide wheel, horizontal auxiliary wheel, horizontal auxiliary brake pad or horizontal buffer wheel is metal alloy, or wear-resistant material of artificial stone; the linear eddy current brake component is an auxiliary rail non-contact component, which is installed above the auxiliary rail and acts on the auxiliary rail upper wing for non-contact braking, or the left and right linear eddy current brake components become a pair, acting on the auxiliary rail tread and nearby from the left and right for non-contact braking; when the auxiliary rail has a stator or rotor of a linear motor, a matching linear motor rotor or stator higher than the main rail tread is installed on the vehicle for non-contact driving and braking; (5) When the driving or braking motive force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair is small, the squeezing force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair is also small; when the driving or braking motive force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair is large, the squeezing force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair is also large; between the auxiliary rail brake pad pair and the auxiliary rail, there is sliding friction braking, and the magnitude of the braking force is directly controlled by adjusting the magnitude of squeezing force; (6) The auxiliary rail guide wheel pair guides under normal operation; when the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair or the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair guides or squeezes the auxiliary rail from left to right, relative to the main steel wheel of the vehicle, there is no left-right movement as a whole, or there is a small left-right movement, so as to absorb the straightness tolerance of the auxiliary rail laying, avoid the interference of the guiding or squeezing fit in the straight section with the inertial linear motion of the train, and make the train movement more stable; the linear eddy current brake assembly has or does not have the overall left and right free movement, which does not affect the matching guide of the auxiliary rail guide wheel and the auxiliary rail; in addition, in the vertical direction, there is a certain gap between the upper surface of the auxiliary rail guide wheel or the auxiliary rail contact assembly and the lower surface of the upper wing of the auxiliary rail, and they are usually not in contact; but the gap is not very large, when the train jumps up or lifts up for some reason, the upper surface of the auxiliary rail guide wheel or the auxiliary rail contact assembly contacts the lower surface of the upper wing to prevent the train from derailing upwards; (7) In the turnout section, the main rail has a fixed divergence point and frog, and no gap greater than 10 mm on the upper tread of the main rail; (8) The driving or braking of the vehicle, including the driving or braking of the main rail and the driving or braking of the auxiliary rail; wherein, the driving or braking of the auxiliary rail includes one or more of the following: 1) the driving or braking of the horizontal auxiliary wheel of the auxiliary rail, 2) the braking of the auxiliary rail brake pad, 3) the braking of the linear eddy current brake assembly of the auxiliary rail, 4) the driving or braking of the linear motor of the auxiliary rail; (9) The auxiliary rail guide wheels and horizontal auxiliary wheels are two different wheels, or two functional states of the same wheel.
2. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 1, wherein the turnout has a mechanism for left-right swing switching, and has one or more of the following track change structures: 1) The auxiliary rail has a movable section to guide the vehicle to change tracks; the movable section of the auxiliary rail is driven by the switch machine to swing left-right; the tread part of the movable end of the auxiliary rail has a protruding arm, which swings over the main rail from above the main rail and is connected to the tread part of the fixed end of the auxiliary rail through an oblique seam or a zigzag seam, so that the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair or the auxiliary rail action component pair of the vehicle rolls over or passes through the gap of the auxiliary rail guide tread without a step difference to guide the track change; 2) Two movable auxiliary rails are higher than the upper surface of the main rails, and are driven by the switch machine to swing left and right over the main rails to guide the vehicle to change tracks; the movable end of the auxiliary rail is connected to the fixed end of the auxiliary rail by an oblique seam or a zigzag seam, so that the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair or auxiliary rail action component pair of the vehicle can roll over or pass through the gap of the auxiliary rail guide tread without step difference to guide the track change; 3) In the turnout section, the auxiliary rail is interrupted and not laid in the track change section; the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact component pair are opened without squeezing when passing through the interrupted section of the auxiliary rail, so that they can be smoothly re-sleeved on both sides of the auxiliary rail after passing through the interrupted section of the auxiliary rail; horizontal track change guide wheels are installed on the outer sides of the left and right main rails of the vehicle; track change guide rails are laid in the turnout section, and the switch machine drives the track change guide rails to swing left and right, and the horizontal track change guide wheels cooperate with the track change guide rails to change tracks; 4) In the turnout section, the switch machine drives the movable section of the auxiliary rail to swing left and right; the tread part of the movable end of the auxiliary rail does not pass over the main rail from above the main rail, but is interrupted and not laid; when passing through the interrupted section of the auxiliary rail, the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair are opened without squeezing, so that after passing through the interrupted section of the auxiliary rail, they can be smoothly re-sleeved on both sides of the auxiliary rail; at this time, the horizontal track change guide wheel of the train cooperates with the fixed track change guide rail to guide the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair to smoothly pass through the interrupted section of the auxiliary rail; 5) In the turnout section, part of the main rails are replaced with rails with outer rail flanges and inner rail flanges, and the switch machine drives the movable section of the auxiliary rail to swing left and right; the tread part of the movable end of the auxiliary rail does not pass over the main rail from above the main rail, but is interrupted and not laid; the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair are opened without squeezing when passing through the auxiliary rail interruption section, so that after passing through the auxiliary rail interruption section, they can be smoothly re-mounted on both sides of the auxiliary rail; at this time, the main steel wheels of the train are guided by the outer rail flange and inner rail flange of a rail, so that the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair can smoothly pass through the auxiliary rail interruption section; 6) In the turnout section, part of the main rail is replaced with a rail with an outer rail flange, and the switch machine drives the movable section of the auxiliary rail to swing left and right; the tread part of the movable end of the auxiliary rail does not pass over the main rail from above the main rail, but is interrupted and not laid; when the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair pass through the auxiliary rail interruption section, they are opened without squeezing, so that after passing through the auxiliary rail interruption section, they can be smoothly re-sleeved on both sides of the auxiliary rail; at this time, the main steel wheels of the train are guided by the outer rail flanges of the two rails, so that the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair can pass through the auxiliary rail interruption section smoothly; 7) In the turnout section, outer guide rails and inner guide rails are added on both sides of some main rail sections, and the switch machine drives the movable section of the auxiliary rail to swing left and right; the tread part of the movable end of the auxiliary rail does not pass over the main rail from above the main rail, but is interrupted and not laid; when the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair pass through the auxiliary rail interruption section, they are opened without squeezing, so that after passing through the auxiliary rail interruption section, they can be smoothly re-sleeved on both sides of the auxiliary rail; at this time, the main steel wheels of the train are guided by the outer guide rails and the inner guide rails on both sides of a main steel rail, so that the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair can smoothly pass through the auxiliary rail interruption section; 8) In the turnout section, some main rail sections are added with outer guide rails, and the switch machine drives the movable section of the auxiliary rail to swing left and right; The tread part of the movable end of the auxiliary rail does not pass over the main rail from above, but is interrupted and not laid; when the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair pass through the auxiliary rail interruption section, they are opened without squeezing, so that after passing through the auxiliary rail interruption section, they can be smoothly re-sleeved on both sides of the auxiliary rail; at this time, the main steel wheels of the train are guided by the outer guide rails of the two rails, so that the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair can pass through the auxiliary rail interruption section smoothly.
3. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 1, wherein in the turnout section, the track does not have a mechanism for left-right swing switching, and the train vehicle has a movable track-changing guide wheel, which performs steering operation to achieve track changing, and its structure is one or more of the following: 1) In the turnout section, there is a track-changing guide rail installed on the ground and fixed, and the vehicle or vehicle bogie has a track-changing guide wheel, which switches up and down, and cooperates with the track-changing guide rail to guide or separate, so that the vehicle changes track; 2) In the turnout section, there is a track-changing guide rail installed on the ground and fixed, and the vehicle or vehicle bogie has a track-changing guide wheel, which switches left-right horizontal movement, and cooperates with the track-changing guide rail to guide or separate, so that the vehicle changes track; 3) In the turnout section, there is a track-changing guide wall installed on the ground and fixed, the main steel rail has a rail flange or inner and outer guide rails, and the vehicle or vehicle bogie has a track-changing guide wheel, which switches left-right horizontal movement, and cooperates with the track-changing guide wall to guide or separate, and the main steel wheel cooperates with the rail flange or inner and outer guide rails for guidance, so that the vehicle changes track.
4. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 1, wherein in the diamond intersection section, the following structure is used: 1) the main rail has no movable part, and the auxiliary rail is rotatable; when switching, the tread part of the movable end of the auxiliary rail has an extended arm, which passes over the main rail from above the main rail and is connected to the tread part of the fixed end of the auxiliary rail through an oblique seam or a zigzag seam, so that the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair of the vehicle rolls through the gap of the auxiliary rail guide tread without step difference for guidance; or, 2) both the main rail and the auxiliary rail have no movable parts; in the diamond intersection section, the auxiliary rail is interrupted and not laid; when the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair pass through the auxiliary rail interruption section, they are opened without squeezing, so that after passing through the auxiliary rail interruption section, they can be smoothly re-sleeved on both sides of the auxiliary rail; the main rail has an outer guide rail or an inner guide rail, or the main rail becomes a rail with an outer rail flange or an inner rail flange, and the guide rail or rail flange cooperates with the main steel wheel to guide the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair to pass through the diamond intersection section smoothly.
5. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 1, wherein in the crossing section, the main rail and the auxiliary rail have no movable parts; the auxiliary rail is interrupted and not laid; when passing through the interrupted section of the auxiliary rail, the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair are opened without squeezing, so that after passing through the interrupted section of the auxiliary rail, they can be smoothly re-fitted on both sides of the auxiliary rail; the main rail has an outer guide rail or an inner guide rail, or the main rail becomes a rail with an outer rail flange or an inner rail flange, and the guide rail or rail flange guides the main steel wheel, so that the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair can pass through the crossing section smoothly.
6. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 1, wherein the train vehicle is provided with a steering lever or a steering wheel to operate the main steel wheels to go straight or turn on the main steel rails or on the ground outside the rails.
7. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 1, wherein a vertical rolling wheel is mounted on the bogie under the vehicle body, or directly on the vehicle body when there is no bogie, located below the upper wing of the auxiliary rail and higher than the main rail tread; the vertical rolling wheel is mounted on a rigid or elastic support body and usually does not contact the lower surface of the upper wing of the auxiliary rail; when the vehicle is lifted upward, rolling contact is made, thereby limiting the larger upward movement; or, the vertical rolling wheel is mounted on an elastic support body, usually rolling contact with the lower surface of the upper wing of the auxiliary rail, limiting the large upward movement.
8. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 1, wherein the rail vehicle is equipped with a remote operating controller, which operates and controls the turnout switch machine or diamond cross auxiliary rail rotating machinery through wired or wireless communication to perform track change guidance or traffic guidance.
9. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 1, wherein the main steel wheels with cylindrical treads are independent rolling wheels, and the steering mechanism of the main steel wheel pairs, or the independent steering mechanism of each main steel wheel, are installed on the bogie, or directly installed on the car body when there is no bogie; when on a curve, the front and rear wheel pairs or front and rear wheels have the same steering angle and opposite directions; the front and rear bogies of the car body have the same steering angle and opposite directions; the value of the steering angle matches the turning radius of the track.
10. A rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle comprising: one or both of a track and a vehicle; wherein, the track comprises two main steel rails, one or two auxiliary rails and a turnout, wherein the main steel rails are flat-topped rails, and the main steel rails and the auxiliary rails form a ballastless track or a ballasted track; the vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a main steel wheel, an auxiliary rail guide wheel and an auxiliary rail action assembly, wherein the main steel wheel has a wheel flange, the tread is a cylindrical surface, and the left and right main steel wheels are independent rolling wheel pairs, not rigid wheel pairs; the auxiliary rail action component is one or more of the following: 1) horizontal auxiliary wheels, 2) auxiliary rail brake pads, 3) auxiliary rail brake pads plus buffer wheels, 4) linear eddy current brake components, 5) rotors or stators of vehicle linear motors; and wherein, (1) the distance between the main steel rails is a standard gauge of 1435 mm, a wide gauge greater than 1435 mm, or a narrow gauge less than 1435 mm; the joints in the length direction of the main steel rails are welded seams, oblique seams, serrated seams, or straight seams; (2) The auxiliary rail is parallel to the main rail, and is one rail located in the middle of the two main rails, two rails located inside the two main rails, or two rails located outside the two main rails; the cross-sectional shape of the auxiliary rail is an I-shaped or T-shaped rail, with an upper wing and a waist, and the left and right vertical surfaces of the waist are auxiliary rail treads, with or without lower wings; the auxiliary rail tread is higher than the tread on the upper surface of the main rail, and the lower wing and the fixing are lower than the tread on the upper surface of the main rail; the tread material of the auxiliary rail is an iron alloy or a wear-resistant material of artificial stone; the joints in the length direction of the auxiliary rail are welded seams, oblique seams, serrated seams, or straight seams; the auxiliary rail has or does not have a stator or rotor of a linear motor; (3) The main steel wheel is installed on the bogie under the car body, or directly on the car body when there is no bogie, rolling on the upper surface of the main steel rail to support the weight of the vehicle; the main steel wheel is a driving wheel, a brake wheel, or a driven wheel, or switches to the state of a driving wheel, a brake wheel, or a driven wheel according to control; in normal operation of the straight and curved sections outside the turnout, diamond intersection, and crossing, the wheel flange of the main steel wheel is not guided; (4) The auxiliary rail guide wheel and auxiliary rail action assembly are installed on the bogie under the car body, or directly installed on the car body when there is no bogie, higher than the main rail tread; the left and right auxiliary rail guide wheels become a pair, forming an auxiliary rail guide wheel pair, which guides on both sides of the auxiliary rail tread; the horizontal auxiliary wheel, auxiliary rail brake pad and auxiliary rail brake pad plus buffer wheel are auxiliary rail contact components; the left and right auxiliary rail contact components become a pair, forming an auxiliary rail contact component pair; the auxiliary rail contact component pair is squeezed on the auxiliary rail tread from the left and right through a pneumatic piston, a hydraulic piston, an electromagnetic piston, or a magnetic attraction drive, and does not support the weight of the vehicle; the extrusion force and release of the auxiliary rail contact component pair can be controlled and adjusted when the train is running; the horizontal auxiliary wheel is a driving wheel, a brake wheel, or a driven wheel, Or according to the control, it switches to the state of driving wheel, brake wheel, or driven wheel; the auxiliary rail guide wheel and horizontal auxiliary wheel roll on the friction surface, not gear rolling, nor rubber tire; the tread material of the auxiliary rail guide wheel, horizontal auxiliary wheel, horizontal auxiliary brake pad or horizontal buffer wheel is metal alloy, or wear-resistant material of artificial stone; the linear eddy current brake component is an auxiliary rail non-contact component, which is installed above the auxiliary rail and acts on the auxiliary rail upper wing for non-contact braking, or the left and right linear eddy current brake components become a pair, acting on the auxiliary rail tread and nearby from the left and right for non-contact braking; when the auxiliary rail has a stator or rotor of a linear motor, a matching linear motor rotor or stator higher than the main rail tread is installed on the vehicle for non-contact driving and braking; (5) When the driving or braking motive force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair is small, the squeezing force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair is also small; when the driving or braking motive force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair is large, the squeezing force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair is also large; between the auxiliary rail brake pad pair and the auxiliary rail, there is sliding friction braking, and the magnitude of the braking force is directly controlled by adjusting the magnitude of squeezing force; (6) The auxiliary rail guide wheel pair guides under normal operation; when the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair or the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair guides or squeezes the auxiliary rail from left to right, relative to the main steel wheel of the vehicle, there is no left-right movement as a whole, or there is a small left-right movement, so as to absorb the straightness tolerance of the auxiliary rail laying, avoid the interference of the guiding or squeezing fit in the straight section with the inertial linear motion of the train, and make the train movement more stable; the linear eddy current brake assembly has or does not have the overall left and right free movement, which does not affect the matching guide of the auxiliary rail guide wheel and the auxiliary rail; in addition, in the vertical direction, there is a certain gap between the upper surface of the auxiliary rail guide wheel or the auxiliary rail contact assembly and the lower surface of the upper wing of the auxiliary rail, and they are usually not in contact; but the gap is not very large, when the train jumps up or lifts up for some reason, the upper surface of the auxiliary rail guide wheel or the auxiliary rail contact assembly contacts the lower surface of the upper wing to prevent the train from derailing upwards; (7) In the turnout section, the point rail section of the main rail is driven by the switch machine to swing left and right, and the wheel flange of the main steel wheel cooperates with the main rail for guidance to change the track; the auxiliary rail is interrupted and not laid in the turnout section, and the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair that are higher than the upper surface of the main rail pass over the main rail from above without colliding with the main rail. When passing through the interrupted section of the auxiliary rail, they are opened without squeezing or have a flared shape so that after passing through the interrupted section of the auxiliary rail, they can be smoothly re-mounted on both sides of the auxiliary rail; or the auxiliary rail also swings left and right in the turnout section, and the auxiliary rail tread passes over the main rail. The auxiliary rail guide wheel pair and the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair are always mounted on both sides of the auxiliary rail tread, pass over the main rail from above without colliding with the main rail, and pass through the turnout section; (8) The driving or braking of the vehicle, including the driving or braking of the main rail and the driving or braking of the auxiliary rail; wherein, the driving or braking of the auxiliary rail includes one or more of the following: 1) the driving or braking of the horizontal auxiliary wheel of the auxiliary rail, 2) the braking of the auxiliary rail brake pad, 3) the braking of the linear eddy current brake assembly of the auxiliary rail, 4) the driving or braking of the linear motor of the auxiliary rail; (9) The auxiliary rail guide wheels and horizontal auxiliary wheels are two different wheels, or two functional states of the same wheel.
11. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 10, wherein in the diamond intersection or crossing section, the main steel rail has no movable part, and the auxiliary rail is interrupted and not laid; the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair or the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair, when passing through the auxiliary rail interruption section, is opened without clamping or has a trumpet shape, so that after passing through the auxiliary rail interruption section, it can be smoothly re-sleeved on both sides of the auxiliary rail; the wheel flange of the main steel wheel cooperates with the main steel rail to guide, so that the auxiliary rail guide wheel pair or the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair can smoothly pass through the diamond intersection or crossing section.
12. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 10, wherein the vertical rolling wheel is mounted on the bogie under the car body, or directly mounted on the car body when there is no bogie, located below the upper wing of the auxiliary rail and higher than the main steel rail tread; the vertical rolling wheel is mounted on a rigid or elastic support body and usually does not contact the lower surface of the upper wing of the auxiliary rail; when the vehicle is lifted upward to a large extent, rolling contact is made, thereby limiting a large upward movement; or, the vertical rolling wheel is mounted on an elastic support body, usually rolling contact with the lower surface of the upper wing of the auxiliary rail, limiting a large upward movement.
13. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 10, wherein the main steel wheels with cylindrical treads are independent rolling wheels, and the steering mechanism of the main steel wheel pairs, or the independent steering mechanism of each main steel wheel, are installed on the bogie, or directly installed on the car body when there is no bogie; when on a curve, the front and rear wheel pairs or front and rear wheels have the same steering angle and opposite directions; the front and rear bogies of the car body have the same steering angle and opposite directions; the value of the steering angle matches the turning radius of the track.
14. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 10, wherein, the main steel rails with the flat-topped surface are replaced by the main steel rails with the curve-topped surface; the tread of the main steel wheel with a wheel flange is a conical surface, the left and right main steel wheels as well as the wheel axle form a rigid wheel pair, and there is no auxiliary rail guide wheel; and wherein, (1) the joints in the length direction of the main steel rails are welded seams, oblique seams, or straight seams, but not serrated seams; (2) The wheel flange and conical tread of the main steel wheel cooperate with the main steel rail for guidance; (3) The auxiliary rail action assembly is not guided under normal operation; when the auxiliary rail is squeezed from the left and right, the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair moves freely left and right relative to the main steel wheel of the vehicle so as not to affect the matching guidance of the conical tread of the main steel wheel and the main rail; however, the amount of free movement left and right is not large. When the train swings left and right or moves greatly and may derail, the left and right movement is limited, thereby preventing left and right derailment; (4) The main steel wheels of the vehicle can roll on the standard gauge, wide gauge, or narrow gauge steel rails of the traditional railways without auxiliary rails, and can roll over the traditional turnouts; the auxiliary rail action assemblies are above the traditional steel rails and will not collide with the steel rails; (5) The main steel rails and the turnouts can be rolled over by the steel wheels of the traditional standard gauge, wide gauge, or narrow gauge trains without auxiliary rail action assemblies; for the auxiliary rails that are higher than the upper surface of the main rails, the corresponding components under the traditional train are removed or modified so that the lower part of the train does not contact the auxiliary rails and can roll throughout the entire journey.
15. A rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle comprising: one or both of a track and a vehicle; wherein, the track comprises two main steel rails and a turnout, with or without a linear motor auxiliary rail, forming a ballastless track or a ballasted track; the main steel rails are flat-topped rails; The vehicle includes: a vehicle body, a main steel wheel without a wheel flange, and a horizontal guide wheel of the main steel rail; the tread of the main steel wheel is a cylindrical surface, and the left and right main steel wheels are independent rolling wheel pairs; and wherein, (1) the distance between the main steel rails is a standard gauge of 1435 mm, a wide gauge greater than 1435 mm, or a narrow gauge less than 1435 mm; the joints in the length direction of the main steel rails are welded seams, oblique seams, serrated seams, or straight seams; (2) where the auxiliary rail has a stator or rotor of a linear motor, its upper surface shall not be lower than the tread of the main rail; accordingly, the vehicle shall be equipped with a rotor or stator of a matching linear motor that is higher than the tread of the main rail; (3) The main steel wheel is installed on the bogie under the car body, or directly on the car body when there is no bogie, rolling on the upper surface of the main steel rail to support the weight of the vehicle; the main steel wheel is a driving wheel, a brake wheel, or a driven wheel, or switches to the state of a driving wheel, a brake wheel, or a driven wheel according to control; in normal operation of straight and curved sections outside turnouts, diamond intersections, and crossings, the horizontal guide wheel cooperates with the inner or outer tread of the main steel rail for guidance, and the main steel wheel is not guided; (4) The main steel wheels on the vehicle and the horizontal guide wheels of the main steel rails are installed on the bogie under the vehicle body, or directly on the vehicle body when there is no bogie; the two horizontal guide wheels are located on the inner side of the two main steel rails, the outer side of the two main steel rails, and the inner and outer sides of one main steel rail; they do not support the weight of the vehicle; the horizontal guide wheels are in contact with or not in contact with the inner or outer side of the main steel rails, and roll when in contact; the tread material is a wear-resistant material such as a metal alloy or artificial stone; for the main steel wheels with cylindrical treads, the two inner horizontal guide wheels perform normal guidance and turnout track change guidance for straight and curved sections without intersections; the two inner horizontal guide wheels do not move left and right as a whole relative to the main steel wheels of the vehicle, or have a small amount of left and right movement, so as to absorb the laying straightness tolerance of the auxiliary rails, in order to avoid guidance or push in straight sections to interfere with the inertial linear motion of the train and to make the train move more smoothly; but the left and right movement amount has a limited value to prevent derailment; in addition, at the turnout track change, the left and right movement amount of the main steel rail is large, the two inner horizontal guide wheels do not move left and right as a whole, or have a small left and right movement amount but the left and right movement amount has a limited value, the guiding force of the horizontal guide wheel is greater than the guiding force of the conical tread of the main steel wheel, and the horizontal guide wheel guides; (5) In the turnout section, the linear motor auxiliary rail is interrupted and not laid; the point rail section of the main rail is driven by the switch machine to swing left and right; the two inner horizontal guide wheels cooperate with the point rail of the main rail to guide the track change; the turnout has a fixed frog or a movable frog; (6) The driving or braking of the vehicle, including one or more of the driving or braking of the main rails and the driving or braking of the linear motors of the auxiliary rails.
16. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 15, wherein the track has a linear motor auxiliary rail, and the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary rail contact assembly pair that is higher than the main rail tread; the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair is one or more of the following: 1) horizontal auxiliary wheel, 2) auxiliary rail brake pad, 3) auxiliary rail brake pad plus buffer wheel; the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair squeezes the auxiliary rail from left and right to drive, brake, or prevent derailment; the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair has a free left and right movement relative to the vehicle main steel wheel, which is greater than the elastic movement of the horizontal guide wheel, so that when the main steel wheel is a conical tread, it does not affect the matching guidance between the conical surface of the main steel wheel and the upper surface of the main steel rail, or when the main steel wheel is a cylindrical tread, it does not affect the matching guidance between the horizontal guide wheel and the inner side of the main steel rail; in addition, the overall free left and right movement of the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair has a limited value, so as to enhance the derailment prevention performance; the overall left-right movement mechanism is: 1) The auxiliary rail contact assembly pair is installed as a whole on a guide rail that can slide freely left and right; 2) The auxiliary rail contact assembly pair is installed as a whole on a rotating shaft or round hole that can rotate freely left and right; 3) The auxiliary rail contact assembly pair is driven by the same air pressure pipeline, the same hydraulic pipeline or the piston of the motor, or magnetic attraction, to squeeze the auxiliary rail from the left and right; the air pressure pipeline, hydraulic pipeline or motor, or magnetic attraction, only controls the squeezing force or release of the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair, and at the same time allows the auxiliary rail contact assembly pair to move freely in the left and right directions as a whole.
17. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 15, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a horizontal driving wheel or brake pad, which squeezes the main rail on the outside, inside, or both sides of the main rail or cooperates with the horizontal guide wheel to squeeze the main rail to achieve driving or braking; the horizontal driving wheel or brake pad is raised in the turnout section, diamond intersection section, crossing section, and temperature expansion regulator section to avoid collision with the main rail or other objects.
18. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 17, wherein at the front of the turnout section, diamond intersection section, crossing section, and temperature expansion regulator section, a rising safety block is installed on the track; when the vehicle is running, the collision safety mechanism of the horizontal driving wheel or brake pad collides with the rising safety block, causing the horizontal driving wheel or brake pad to automatically release the main rail and rise, and then keep in the raised position to continue driving so as not to hit the main rail or other objects; after the vehicle passes the turnout section, diamond intersection section, crossing section, and temperature expansion regulator section, the horizontal driving wheel or brake pad on the vehicle collides with the descending safety block installed on the track again, or triggers optical, electrical, magnetic and other sensors, automatically or manually descends to the outside or inside of the main rail to guide, prevent derailment, or squeeze the main rail for driving or braking.
19. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 15, wherein the rail vehicle is equipped with a remote operating controller, which operates and controls the turnout switch machine or diamond cross auxiliary rail rotating machinery through wired or wireless communication to perform track change guidance or traffic guidance.
20. The rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle of claim 15, wherein the main steel wheels with cylindrical treads are independent rolling wheels, and the steering mechanism of the main steel wheel pairs, or the independent steering mechanism of each main steel wheel, are installed on the bogie, or directly installed on the car body when there is no bogie; when on a curve, the front and rear wheel pairs or front and rear wheels have the same steering angle and opposite directions; the front and rear bogies of the car body have the same steering angle and opposite directions; the value of the steering angle matches the turning radius of the track.
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[0144] The current railway rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle was established on the basis of the design and manufacture of William Jessop, a British civil engineer. In 1789, Jessop first designed convex rails and cast iron wheels with protruding outer rims, and applied them to the horse-drawn railway of Loughborough-Leicester. Later, he developed cast iron wheels and railway turnouts with protruding inner rims, which became the standard form of modern railway wheels and rails. In 1825, British engineer George Stephenson invented and manufactured the world's first truly practical passenger and freight steam locomotive Locomotion No. 1, which adopted this rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle. Later, locomotives developed into fuel locomotives and electric locomotives, but this rail structure has remained unchanged. Later, many other methods of rail transportation appeared, such as concrete track rubber tire trains, monorail trains, suspension trains, vacuum tube trains, maglev trains, roller coasters in amusement parks, rocket sled railway, etc. However, the above-mentioned rail structure of steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle has become the most widely used rail transportation method in countries around the world due to its comprehensive performance, and is widely used in passenger and freight ordinary railways, passenger subways, passenger high-speed railways, etc. Therefore, the railway trains with the above-mentioned steel rail track and steel wheel vehicle are called wheel-rail railways or wheel-rail trains.
[0145] Among them, the Shanghai Maglev Train, the roller coaster in the amusement park, and the rocket skid train all adopt the structure of the vehicle hugging the track, that is, the track hugging structure, which can make the train impossible to derail without the track and the train being damaged in advance. Therefore, they are called non-derailed trains. The definition of non-derailment is that it is impossible to derail without the track or vehicle being damaged in advance, which is the performance of the vehicle's motion stability. Most of the derailment accidents that have occurred so far are caused by earthquakes, typhoons, high speeds, turns, emergency braking, etc., and the track or vehicle is not damaged in advance. Non-derailment is not absolute non-derailment. When the track or vehicle has been damaged in advance, for example, the track is covered by mudslides, bridge collapses, etc., resulting in the track being damaged in advance, or collisions cause the vehicle to be damaged in advance, derailment will still occur. However, this is a complex situation and cannot be classified as motion stability.
[0146] For wheel-rail railways, the track gauges of steel rail and steel wheel railways vary from country to country. The narrow ones are 610 mm, 822 mm, and 891 mm. The medium ones are 1000 mm, 1073 mm, 1378 mm, and 1435 mm. The wide ones even reach 1524 mm, 1886 mm, and 2141 mm. In 1937, the International Railway Association stipulated that the track gauge of 1435 mm is the international standard track gauge, the track gauge above 1520 mm is the wide track, and the track gauge below 1073 mm is the narrow track. Compared with rubber tire buses or cargo trucks, steel rail and steel wheel railway trains save energy and have a fast operating speed of up to 350 km/h. However, they are generally unable to accelerate or decelerate suddenly, go uphill or downhill suddenly, or make sharp turns, which is greatly restricted. After more than a hundred years of technological research and development, people have not yet achieved the above performance indicators on wheel-rail trains in any railway line, although the above performance indicators are the dream of technicians from all over the world. Because it is difficult to achieve all the above performances in the same railway line, people have developed some trains to achieve some of the above performances and sacrifice other performances. For example, concrete track rubber tire trains have the performance of rapid acceleration and deceleration, rapid uphill and downhill, and sharp turns, but do not have the performance of high speed 350 km/h and energy saving. The magnetic levitation method has the performance of more than 430 km/h, but does not have the excellent low-speed energy saving performance, and it is difficult to adapt to large load changes. There are also great problems in construction cost, operation cost, safety, etc.
[0147] People have not been discouraged and have been trying various different technologies. Among them, the method of using auxiliary rails has attracted the attention of many people. More than 100 years ago, people developed the rack railway for mountain climbing. The rack railway places a special rack on the sleeper between two ordinary steel rails. The locomotive of the rack railway is equipped with one or more gears, which mesh with the rack to run, so that the locomotive can overcome the problem of insufficient adhesion. The Pilatusbahn railway in Switzerland pulls the train up a steep slope with a gradient of up to 48 degrees. There are two main modes of gear systems: Riggenbach rack, where the locomotive's gears mesh with the rack above the rack; Locher rack, where the locomotive meshes with the rack on both sides at the same time. Railways with rack auxiliary rails can be used for mountain climbing, but on the vast plains, the train speed is very slow, consumes a lot of energy, and the advantages are not obvious, so the rack railway is not popular. In 1990, Osaka Metro in Japan built the Nagahori Tsurumi Green Ground Line, which was driven by a linear motor in the steel rail and steel wheel mode. A third track was laid in the middle of the two steel rails as the induction plate of the linear motor. The left and right steel wheels of the vehicle rolled on the two rails to support the weight of the vehicle. The linear motor in the middle and lower part of the vehicle interacted with the induction plate of the third track to drive the vehicle. Compared with wheel-rail drive, it has large acceleration and deceleration and strong uphill and downhill capabilities. However, compared with wheel-rail drive, linear motor drive has lower energy efficiency and no significant improvement in derailment prevention performance. The current maximum operating speed is below 120 km/h, and the maximum test speed is 200 km/h, which is much lower than the maximum operating speed of 350 km/h of wheel-rail drive. Therefore, the application of linear motor drive in the steel rail and steel wheel mode is greatly limited.
[0148] People continue to develop new technologies using auxiliary rails. In Chinese utility model patent CN2871610Y, the locomotive uses two horizontal auxiliary wheels to squeeze the waist plate of the auxiliary rail on both sides at the same time, thereby generating friction that is conducive to starting and accelerating, and brakes, starts, and accelerates. In Chinese patent CN102190005B, CN201924244U and WO2011109928A1, the rubber tire of the locomotive presses on the upper surface of the auxiliary rail for driving, and the other two rubber tires squeeze the auxiliary rail on both sides for braking, and the two guide wheels guide on both sides of the auxiliary rail at the same time. In patent CN107380008A, the track has a central auxiliary rail, and the auxiliary rail has left and right magnetic upper wings. The vehicle is equipped with another pair of magnets, which act on the upper wing magnets from below the upper wing to generate supporting force and guiding force. In Japanese patent JP4405904B2, the brake pad presses the upper surface of the central auxiliary rail from top to bottom, or the brake hook rotates 90 degrees to descend and hold the I-shaped upper wing of the central auxiliary rail to brake, prevent derailment and rollover. However, the above-mentioned method of using auxiliary rails to guide, drive, and brake the rail and steel wheel train also creates new problems. For example, the tread of the existing steel wheel is a conical surface, and the left and right steel wheels and the wheel axle form a rigid wheel set. There is an automatic steering guidance function between the conical surface of the rigid wheel set and the rail. If the guidance of the auxiliary rail is introduced, the two guidance will interfere with each other. If the guidance of the auxiliary rail is stronger than the guidance of the existing rail, it will cause the steel wheel to slip on the rail or the guiding to fail. The driving or braking of the auxiliary rail will also interfere with the guidance between the conical surface of the rigid wheel set and the rail, and will also cause the steel wheel to slip on the rail or the guiding to fail. The slipping of the steel wheel on the rail or the guide failing is very dangerous, and it should be avoided as much as possible in the existing steel wheel and rail method. Therefore, the introduction of the guidance, driving or braking of the auxiliary rail makes the technical problems complicated, the movement performance of the entire train is affected, the wear of the vehicle increases, and the danger increases, especially in curves and high speeds. In addition, although the auxiliary wheels and auxiliary rails increase the driving force or braking force, they also increase the friction resistance, and the energy consumption may increase. In addition, the existence of auxiliary wheels and auxiliary rails may also make it difficult for trains to change tracks. These problems have not been well solved, so this method is difficult to enter widespread practical use.
[0149] Rail transit using auxiliary rails, in addition to the rack rails and linear motor auxiliary rails as drive rails, also uses auxiliary rails to prevent derailment or deviation. Japan has done a lot in this regard in the past 10 years. For example, Japanese patent JP4723282B2 uses two auxiliary rails as derailment prevention guardrails to prevent derailment, but this method only prevents the train from derailing on the left and right, and cannot prevent the train from derailing upward, so it is a partial prevention of derailment, not a complete prevention of derailment. The prevention of train deviation is to prevent the train from derailing after derailment, but not to prevent the train from derailing. Patent CN106480789A invented a rail with rail flange and wheel guide as well as seamless turnout. The disadvantage is that due to the contact guide between the rail flange and the wheel, there is a lot of wear and noise between them. In patent JP2008024126A, an auxiliary rail with an upper wing is laid on the outside of the two rails, and the vehicle is equipped with a derailment prevention claw that extends under the upper wing of the auxiliary rail to prevent the vehicle from derailing upward when it is lifted. In patents CN113029613A and CN202200989U, a central auxiliary rail is laid between the two rails, with left and right upper wings of I-beams, and the vehicle is equipped with left and right derailment prevention claws that extend under the left and right upper wings of the auxiliary rail, hugging the auxiliary rail to prevent the vehicle from derailing left or right or upward, or preventing getting of track. In the above three anti-derailment structures, auxiliary rails need to be laid, which requires a high cost. All of them only have the function of preventing derailment, so the function-to-cost ratio is not high.
[0150] On the basis of the existing wheel-rail railway train, the present invention adds a vehicle hugging track structure to prevent derailment, which can prevent the train from derailing and completely prevent derailment. Further structural improvements have been made, which can enable the wheel-rail train to obtain the performance of rapid acceleration, rapid deceleration, rapid uphill, rapid downhill, and sharp turns, which is even better than road cars, thereby greatly increasing the competitiveness of the wheel-rail train. In addition, the present invention changes the tread shape of the steel wheels of the existing ordinary railway and high-speed railway trains from a conical surface to a cylindrical surface, from a rigid wheel set to a differential wheel set, and adds a horizontal guide wheel. The horizontal guide wheel rolls on the vertical surface of the auxiliary rail or the main rail for strong guidance to prevent derailment. This structure eliminates the hunting oscillation of the railway vehicle running, makes the railway vehicle run more smoothly, with less lateral vibration, the high-speed railway is faster, the high-speed railway track can be used for heavy freight, and the high-speed railway vehicle can make a smaller radius turn. Reference will now be made in detail to some embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise represented. The implementations set forth in the following description of some embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with aspects related to the disclosure as recited in the appended claims.
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[0152] In order to solve the problem of the adverse effects of a small rolling friction coefficient, the present invention adds an auxiliary rail and a horizontal auxiliary wheel pair on the basis of the traditional rail and steel wheel structure. 7 is the auxiliary rail of the present invention, which is laid in the center of the two traditional rails 1 and has an I-shaped cross section. The I-shaped upper wing position of the auxiliary rail 7 is higher than the upper surface of the main rail 1. 8 is the horizontal auxiliary wheel of the present invention, which is horizontally arranged, forming a pair on the left and right, and rolling on the left and right sides of the waist of the auxiliary rail 7. The horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 is higher than the upper surface of the traditional rail 1. Since the upward movement of the horizontal auxiliary wheel is hindered by the upper wing, the vehicle is not lifted and not overturned. The typical material of the auxiliary rail 7 is ferroalloy material, but it is not limited to ferroalloy material. The left and right sides of its waist are rolling friction surfaces, that is, auxiliary rail treads, which are not sawtooth-shaped, and the material is a wear-resistant material such as metal alloys and ceramics. The rolling tread of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 is a cylindrical surface, not a gear, and the material is a wear-resistant material such as metal alloys and ceramics, not rubber. The rolling friction surface is suitable for the high-speed rotation of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8. 9 is a horizontal driving piston, which makes the wheel pair of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 squeeze the auxiliary rail 7 from the left and right, and the squeezing force is adjustable and can be loosened. 10 is a fixed clamp of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 mechanism assembly, which does not move left and right relative to the main steel wheel 3 and supports the horizontal driving piston 9. 11 is a driving wheel of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8, such as a motor, or a wheel connected to the motor. 12 is a brake wheel of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8, such as a disc brake wheel, or a wheel connected to a disc brake wheel. The driving wheel 11 and the brake wheel 12 are connected to the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8, so that the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 can be switched to an auxiliary driving wheel, an auxiliary brake wheel or an auxiliary driven wheel at different times. The driving wheel 11 and the brake wheel 12 can be the same wheel. Relative to the auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8, the traditional steel rail and steel wheel are here called the main steel rail and main steel wheel. The main steel rail and the main steel wheel are load-bearing steel rails and steel wheels, and the auxiliary rails and the horizontal auxiliary wheels are non-load-bearing rails and wheels. 13 is the body of the train. 14 is the joint of the main steel rail 1 in the length direction, including straight seams, oblique seams, and welded seams. The impact force of the steel wheel 3 when rolling over the oblique seams and welded seams is small, and the impact force when rolling over the straight seams is large. The temperature stress of the straight seams and oblique seams is small, and the temperature stress of the welded seams is large. The welded seams are metal materials welded together, and there is actually no gap. 15 is the joint of the auxiliary rail 7 in the length direction, including straight seams, oblique seams, serrated seams, welded seams, etc. The tread width of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 can be wider, for example, greater than 100 mm, so that when the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 rolls over the oblique seams or serrated seams of the auxiliary rails, without producing a large impact. 3 to 12 are installed on the bogie under the body. Usually, a train body is installed on two bogies to facilitate turning. When the body is short, because it is easy to turn, one bogie is sufficient, and it can be merged with the body into one, and then the body also becomes a bogie. Usually, a bogie has 4 main steel wheels. The two main steel wheels on the left and right form a wheelset.
[0153] The main rail 1, the auxiliary rail 7 and the sleeper 2 are the track parts, which are fixed together by fasteners. The width of the sleeper in the length direction of the track is short, and the bottom of the sleeper and between the adjacent sleepers are filled with gravel, which becomes a ballasted track. The cost of the ballasted track is low, but the track settlement is large. Or, the width of the sleeper in the length direction of the track is long, and the adjacent sleepers are close to each other, without gravel, and become a ballastless track. The cost of the ballastless track is high, but the track settlement is small. 3 to 13 are the vehicle parts. 3 to 12 can be directly installed on the lower frame of the car body, or can be installed on the bogie first, and the lower frame of the car body is then installed on the bogie. The main steel wheel 3 rolls on the main rail 1 to support the total weight of the vehicle part. The main steel wheel 3 also provides driving, braking or guiding of the vehicle. The horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 cooperates with the auxiliary rail 7, does not support the weight of the vehicle, and only provides driving, braking or preventing derailment of the vehicle. The squeezing force between the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 and the auxiliary rail 7 is controlled by the squeezing mechanism, and The squeezing power is adjustable and can be loosened. The rolling of the traditional steel wheel 3 on the steel rail 1 can provide driving, braking and guiding, but the performance is too weak and has many disadvantages. The present invention adds the auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8, and through their cooperation, the driving, braking and derailment prevention performance of the vehicle can be greatly improved.
[0154] Although the addition of auxiliary rails 7 and horizontal auxiliary wheels 8 can greatly improve the driving, braking and derailment prevention performance of the vehicle, the main rails 1 and steel wheels 3 already have driving, braking and guiding functions, and there may be interference between them. If the mutual interference is not handled well, it may be completely unfeasible or the advantages are not worth it. Therefore, the present invention performs the following processing: when the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair 8 rolls and squeezes the auxiliary rails 7 from the left and right vertical surfaces, the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair 8 has an overall left and right free movement relative to the main steel wheels of the vehicle, and its maximum movement is within the range that the main steel wheel does not derail from the main steel rail, which is about half the tread width of the main steel rail 1 plus half the tread width of the main steel wheel 3. For safety reasons, it can be simply said to be within half the tread width or full width of the main steel rail 1. For standard gauge, there are several types of commonly used steel rails, and the full width of the main steel rail 1 is about 75 mm. Due to this treatment, the cooperation between the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 and the auxiliary rail 7 does not affect the normal hunting oscillation of the main steel wheel 3 on the main steel rail 1. However, when the left and right movement of the main steel wheel 3 is too large and may cause derailment, the guidance of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 and the auxiliary rail 7 limits the left and right movement of the main steel wheel 3 to further increase, making it not to derail. Moreover, the I-shaped upper wing of the auxiliary rail 7 prevents the upward movement of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 located below. Therefore, if the auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 are not damaged, the vehicle cannot derail upwards or roll over.
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[0156] The maximum driving force or braking force of the main steel wheel is proportional to the friction coefficient and pressure between the main steel wheel 3 and the main steel rail 1. The energy consumption of train movement also increases with the increase of friction coefficient and pressure. The friction coefficient is mainly related to the steel wheel and rail material. The friction coefficient of the steel wheel and rail material is smaller than that of the automobile rubber tire on concrete road surface, so the train movement energy consumption is small. The pressure between the steel wheel and the rail increases with the increase of the vehicle's own weight and load. Light pressure makes the train movement energy consumption small. Increasing the maximum driving force or braking force by increasing the vehicle weight cannot effectively improve the sudden acceleration or sudden braking performance, but makes the acceleration or braking performance worse. However, for the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 and the auxiliary rail 7, although the friction coefficient is approximately the same as the friction coefficient between the main steel wheel 3 and the main rail 1, the pressure between them can be achieved by hydraulic pressure, air pressure, electromagnetic pressure, etc., and the pressure can be adjusted to increase to much greater than the pressure of the main steel wheel on the main rail, and the squeezing drive mechanism does not largely increase the total weight of the vehicle. Therefore, the cooperation of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 and the auxiliary rail 7 can obtain a greater driving force or braking force, thereby effectively improving the vehicle's performance of sudden acceleration, sudden braking, and climbing steep slopes.
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[0160] Regarding the connection structure of the oblique seam or serrated seam of the auxiliary rail, a rail joint clamp, also called a fishtail plate, is used to clamp the lower part of the I-shaped tread at the auxiliary rail joint from left and right, or the upper wing, and then bolts are passed through the long holes of the rail joint clamp or the auxiliary rail to fix the auxiliary rail. The rail joint clamp limits the left and right movement of the end faces of the two auxiliary rails, but the long holes do not limit the movement of the end faces of the two auxiliary rails in the length direction, so that when there is a temperature change, the two auxiliary rail end faces are allowed to expand and contract along the length direction. This connection structure is widely used at the joints of traditional straight seams of steel rails, but the tread width of traditional steel rails is small and it is difficult to make oblique seams or serrated seams. The tread of the auxiliary rail is relatively wide, which is suitable for making oblique seams or serrated seams. This connection structure can also be used for straight seams of auxiliary rails, but the impact during straight seams is relatively large and should be avoided as much as possible.
[0161] In addition, the linear eddy current brake of the non-friction braking method can also act on the auxiliary rail to generate a strong braking force. For example, a linear eddy current brake assembly is installed on the vehicle, located above the auxiliary rail, and acts on the upper wing of the auxiliary rail for non-friction braking, or the left and right linear eddy current brake assemblies that are higher than the main rail tread form a pair, acting on the auxiliary rail tread from the left and right to perform non-friction braking. The linear eddy current brake assembly is non-contact and non-friction, and has no mechanical wear.
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[0164] Because of the guidance of the auxiliary rail 7 or 17, the function of the conical tread of the main steel wheel 3 becomes unnecessary. The conical tread can be replaced with a cylindrical tread. 27 is the main steel wheel. 28 is the cylindrical tread. 29 is the wheel rim. 30 is the wheel axle. In the case of the conical tread, the left and right main steel wheels need to be rigidly fixed on the wheel axle to form a rigid wheel pair. The conical tread can produce a hunting oscillation so that the center of the main steel wheel pair 3 can be reset to the center of the main steel rail at any time. In the case of the cylindrical tread, the guidance of the auxiliary rail 7 or 17 can make the center of the main steel wheel pair always remain at the center of the main steel rail. At this time, the left and right main steel wheels are not rigidly fixed on the wheel axle, but can rotate independently, and their rolling angular velocities can be different, forming an independently rolling main steel wheel pair, so that the left and right main steel wheels can travel different lengths when turning, without sliding, and the train can turn easily. In the cylindrical tread, the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 or the auxiliary rail brake pad 18 can be fixed left and right, or have a small amount of free movement left and right, for example, within +/5 mm. The cylindrical tread wheel itself does not produce hunting oscillation, and the left and right sway of the vehicle is reduced, which is conducive to increasing the maximum speed of the train, for example, further increasing the maximum operating speed of the train of 350 km/h.
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[0166] During the movement of the train, the horizontal auxiliary wheel pair is sleeved on both sides of the auxiliary rail tread. When the squeezing starts, the linear speeds of the horizontal auxiliary wheel tread and the auxiliary rail tread may be inconsistent. For example, during the movement of the train, the horizontal auxiliary wheel may be in a state of rotation stop. At this time, there is a speed difference between the auxiliary wheel tread and the auxiliary rail tread of the train movement. This speed difference causes sliding friction during squeezing, and there is wear between the horizontal auxiliary wheel tread and the auxiliary rail tread. In order to reduce wear, the horizontal auxiliary wheel can be rotated before squeezing, so that the speed of the horizontal auxiliary wheel rotating tread to the ground is equal to zero, and then contact squeezing is performed. At the beginning of contact squeezing, the horizontal auxiliary wheel does not apply driving force and braking force, and is in a driven wheel state to reduce friction. In addition, the elastic squeezing can also easily control the squeezing force to be small. The small squeezing force produces a small sliding friction force, which can make the horizontal auxiliary wheel rotate, and the speed relative to the ground is equal to zero, which becomes rolling friction. After becoming rolling friction, the squeezing force and driving force or braking force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel are adjusted to drive or brake.
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[0168] The left and right wheel pairs of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 can be only driven wheels. The spacing between the two wheels is slightly greater than or equal to the left and right width of the auxiliary rail so as to guide the vehicle and form a horizontal guide wheel pair. The horizontal guide wheel is fixed to the lower part of the vehicle using a spiral spring or a spring plate so that when the train swings left and right during operation, the horizontal guide wheel elastically contacts or elastically collides with the auxiliary rail tread to relieve the impact and improve the left and right stability of the train during operation. At the same time, the elastic movement of the elastic fixation is limited to a certain amount, thereby limiting the left and right movement of the vehicle body and the main steel wheel, so that the main steel wheel does not fall off the main steel rail, and maintains a good derailment prevention effect.
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[0170] Because the main steel wheel 37 is a cylindrical tread, no guidance is performed. The guidance of the auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 does not need to consider the interference with the guidance of the main steel wheel 37. Therefore, the left and right free movement of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 can be 0 mm in theory. However, in reality, the laying straightness of the auxiliary rail 7 has a certain tolerance, and this tolerance interferes with the inertial linear motion of the train when the straight section auxiliary rail and the auxiliary wheel cooperate with the guidance. Therefore, in order to absorb the influence of this tolerance, the left and right free movement can be somewhat, for example, within +/5 mm, so as to make the train movement more stable. For the auxiliary rail guide wheel, it can also be fixed on a spring or a spring plate, and there is a left and right elastic movement, for example, +/5 mm. The driving force or braking force generated by the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 and the auxiliary rail 7 can be much greater than the driving force or braking force of the main steel wheel 37 as the squeezing force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 increases. In order to save energy, the driving force or braking force of the main steel wheel 37 and the driving force or braking force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 are distributed as follows: the driving force or braking force of the main steel wheel 37 has a set value. When the driving force or braking force of the main steel wheel 37 is less than the set value, only the driving or braking of the main steel wheel 37 is used, and the driving and braking of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 are not used. The squeezing force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 is adjusted to below a certain set value or even released. When the driving force or braking force of the main steel wheel 37 is equal to or greater than the set value, especially when the driving force or braking force of the main steel wheel 37 is insufficient, the driving or braking of the main steel wheel 37 and the driving or braking of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 are used at the same time. The driving force or braking force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 is related to the driving or braking motive force, and is also related to the squeezing force of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8. A relationship that the squeezing force increases with the increase of the motive force can be set in advance to avoid excessive squeezing force when the motive force is small, thereby generating large friction resistance. It is also avoided that the squeezing force is too small when the motive force is large, causing the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 to slip when rolling on the surface of the auxiliary rail 7.
[0171] The horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 in
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[0185] The driving and braking of the vehicle are realized by the main steel wheel 37 and the linear motor. The driving and braking of the main steel wheel 37 can achieve an operating speed of 350 km/h. However, the friction coefficient between the main steel wheel 37 and the main steel rail 36 is small, and the driving force and braking force that can be generated are small, which is not conducive to rapid acceleration, rapid braking, and rapid uphill and downhill. The driving force and braking force of the linear motor are large, which can achieve better rapid acceleration, rapid braking, and rapid uphill and downhill performance. The brake pad 18 can also perform good braking. In addition to the brake pad 18 and the horizontal guide wheel 81, a horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 with driving and braking functions can also be added. Only relying on the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8, rapid acceleration, rapid braking, and rapid uphill and downhill performance can be achieved. When the vehicle has the drive and braking of the main steel wheel 37, the drive and braking of the horizontal auxiliary wheel 8, the drive and braking of the linear motor, and the braking of the brake pad 18, the vehicle obtains good uniform speed performance, acceleration and deceleration performance, and rapid uphill and downhill performance when slowing and speeding up, and the operating speed of 350 km/h can be further improved. The driving and braking of the auxiliary rails also introduce resistance and energy consumption, which are controlled as follows: 1) When the vehicle is running at a constant speed in a straight line on flat ground without rain or snow, the driving force or braking force required by the vehicle is relatively small, or the driving or braking of the main rails and main wheels is sufficient, or the driving force or braking force of the vehicle's main wheels is less than a set value, then only the driving or braking of the main wheels and rails is used to save energy; 2) When accelerating or decelerating suddenly, going up a steep slope, going down a steep slope, or making a sharp turn, the vehicle requires a larger driving force or braking force; or when the rail wheels are wet in rainy or snowy weather, the driving or braking capacity of the main wheels is reduced; or the driving or braking of the main rails and main wheels is insufficient; or when the driving or braking force of the vehicle's main wheels is greater than a set value, the vehicle uses the driving or braking of the main rails and the auxiliary rails at the same time, or only uses the driving or braking of the auxiliary rails to prevent the main wheels from slipping. The set value is related to the slip condition of the main steel wheel, the load of the vehicle, the rain and snow condition of the main steel rail tread, ups and downs, turns, speed, etc., and can be set dynamically or in advance.
[0186] In order to reduce the cost, only one drive is equipped for the main steel rail and the auxiliary rail. Only one brake is equipped for the main steel rail and the auxiliary rail.
[0187] For the main steel wheel without a flange cylindrical tread, a steering mechanism such as a steering wheel can be installed on the vehicle to control the left and right steering of the main steel wheel, so as to facilitate the inspection or maintenance of the vehicle to easily enter and exit the main steel rail track from the outside at the turnout. At this time, the vehicle is like a roller when paving a highway road. The main steel wheel can roll on the surface of concrete or dirt road and can also turn. If the main steel wheel is replaced with a rubber tire, the vehicle becomes a car. The power of the vehicle can be fuel, battery power, external connection power, etc.
[0188] Unlike maglev vehicles, trains using steel wheels are not very sensitive to the load of the vehicle and are suitable for light passenger transport and heavy freight transport. Therefore, the steel wheel vehicle is suitable for establishing a wide railway network.
[0189] For the linear motor auxiliary rail and vehicle structure of
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[0194] In the crossing section of
[0195] For the main steel wheel 27 with a flange cylindrical tread in
[0196] The horizontal auxiliary wheel 8 of the present invention in
[0197] The horizontal guide wheel 86, including the wheel flange 87, has a relatively small diameter and relatively weak mechanical strength. There may be several horizontal guide wheels 86 to increase strength. In addition, in order to have great mechanical strength, part or all of the horizontal guide wheels 86 may be replaced with non-rotating solid bars or solid plates, and the wheel flange 87 may become a unidirectional hook extending below the upper wing of the main rail 36 to prevent the vehicle from being lifted.
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[0199] For the structures of
[0200] The main steel wheel 37 of
[0201] Compared with the flange of the main steel wheel, the horizontal guide wheel 86 in
[0202] The horizontal guide wheel 86 is lower than the main rail. When passing through the narrow groove at the crossing, if there is a foreign object in the narrow groove, it is difficult for the horizontal guide wheel 86 to pass smoothly. Therefore, a firm pointed wedge can be installed on the vehicle to push away the foreign object so that the horizontal guide wheel 86 can pass through the narrow groove smoothly.
[0203] For the horizontal guide wheel 86 on the inner side of the main rail, a horizontal driving wheel or brake pad can be installed on the vehicle, and on the outer side of the main rail, the main rail is squeezed from the inner and outer sides in cooperation with the horizontal guide wheel 86 to achieve driving or braking. Horizontal driving wheels or brake pads can also be installed on both the inner and outer sides of the main rail to form a pair, squeeze the main rail, and achieve driving or braking. The horizontal driving wheel or brake pad is raised by a dynamic adjustment mechanism in the turnout section, diamond intersection section, crossing section, and temperature expansion regulator section to avoid collision with the main rail or other objects. In order to absorb the gauge tolerance and straightness tolerance of the two main rails, the squeezing mechanism allows the horizontal guide wheel 86 and the horizontal driving wheel or brake pad to move left and right as a whole in a certain amount. The applied squeezing force can be greater than the vehicle weight, so the horizontal driving wheel can provide a driving force or braking force greater than the main steel wheel. When the driving force or braking force is not needed, the squeezing force can be reduced to reduce rolling resistance. The dynamic adjustment mechanism raises the horizontal driving wheel or brake pad, which may fail, and then it may collide with the main rail or other objects, causing disasters. In order to avoid disasters caused by failures, a rising safety block is installed on the track in front of the turnout section, diamond intersection section, crossing section, and temperature expansion regulator section. When the vehicle is running, the collision safety mechanism of the horizontal driving wheel or brake pad collides with the rising safety block, so that the horizontal driving wheel or brake pad automatically releases the main rail and rises, and then the vehicle continues to run in the raised position, so that it will not hit the main rail or other objects. The safety block can be a fixed spare part. The collision safety mechanism can be a mechanical switch. After the vehicle passes through the turnout section, diamond intersection section, crossing section, and temperature expansion regulator section, the horizontal driving wheel or brake pad on the vehicle can collide with the descending safety block installed on the track again, or trigger optical, electrical, magnetic and other sensors, and automatically or manually operate to descend to the outside or inside of the main rail to guide, prevent derailment, or squeeze the main rail for driving or braking.
[0204] The two horizontal guide wheels 86 in
[0205] Two horizontal guide wheels 86 can also be installed on the train of
[0206] The support component 88 of the horizontal guide wheel 86 in
[0207] The main steel wheel in
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[0209] The main steel wheel in
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[0211] When the main steel wheels in
[0212] For cylindrical tread wheels, one bogie can also have two independently rotating wheel pairs. An independent rotating wheelset has two wheels on the left and right sides, which can dynamically adjust a steering angle as a whole like a rigid wheelset, so as to smoothly pass through the curve of the main steel rail. At this time, at the turning point, the wheelbase of the main steel wheel is the same as the straight section. The laying gauge of the main steel rail can also be the same as the straight section.
[0213] The left and right wheels of an independent rotating wheelset can also dynamically adjust the steering angles separately like the steering wheels of a car, so as to smoothly pass through the curve of the main steel rail. At this time, at the turning point, the wheelbase of the main steel wheel is smaller than the straight section. When the horizontal guide wheelset 86 is used and rotates with the turning of the independent rotating wheelset, the laying gauge of the main steel rail can also be smaller than the straight section, so as to cooperate with the horizontal guide wheelset 86.
[0214] When the length of the car body is short, because it is easy to turn, a bogie is sufficient, and it can be integrated with the car body, and the car body also becomes a bogie. When the train turns, the car body can also be a swing type like a traditional train, or the track has a curved outer rail superelevation.
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[0216] On Mar. 16, 2022, Japan's Shinkansen high-speed railway train derailed during an earthquake. Originally, the wheel flange of a train has the function of preventing the wheel from derailing laterally, but there is a smooth curve transition section between the wheel flange and the wheel tread, so the derailment prevention ability is poor. Japanese patent JP4723282B2 invented a derailment prevention guardrail, which is widely used in central Japan. The patent adds two auxiliary rails as guardrails on the inner side of the traditional left and right rails, and the upper surface of the guardrail is slightly higher than the tread of the traditional rail. When the train wheel moves inward and is about to derail, the wheel flange is blocked by the guardrail and cannot derail. Because the upper surface of the guardrail is higher, the derailment prevention force of the guardrail on the inner side of the wheel flange is greater than the derailment prevention force of the traditional rail on the outer side of the wheel flange. Japanese patent JP5297217B2 invented a rail inversion prevention device, which is widely used in eastern Japan. This patent does not have a derailment prevention function, but after derailment, the escape protection piece installed on the train bogie is blocked by the traditional rail, so that the derailed train cannot escape the track to the left or right to avoid further disasters. Because the traditional rail may be subjected to a large lateral force to the inside when blocking, and it will be reversed from the standing posture, so this patent invented a traditional rail inversion prevention device. Another method is widely used in western Japan. This method adds a central track as a guardrail in the middle of the traditional left and right rails. The central track does not have a derailment prevention function, but after the wheel derails inward, the wheel is blocked by the central track and cannot continue to increase the derailment or escape the track to avoid further disasters.
[0217] The traditional wheel flange derailment prevention and the structural design of the three earthquake countermeasures implemented in Japan mentioned above have a common feature, that is, they do not prevent the upward movement of the train wheels. When there is a large earthquake, a strong crosswind, or a strong train running vibration, the train wheels may jump up or lift up, causing the train to derail or overturn. JP4405904B2 uses a brake hook, which rotates 90 degrees to descend and hold the upper wing of the central auxiliary rail I-shaped, and brakes to prevent the train from moving upward. However, the descending movement of the brake hook needs to be automatically controlled in time, and once the control fails, the brake hook may hit the main rail at the turnout, causing the train to derail.
[0218] Structural design of the present invention, on the basis of traditional railway rail steel wheel, not only has the function of stopping train from moving downward, leftward, rightward, and also has the function of stopping the upward motion of railway wheel, thereby realizes that train does not derail, does not reverse overturning, makes train can run smoothly under more and more difficult conditions, improves the operation potential of train. The derailment prevention member that the present invention is installed on the vehicle is a fixing piece, and it is impossible to bump into the main rail.
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[0220] The horizontal claw 100 has a certain distance from the I-shaped waist of the auxiliary rail 96 in the horizontal direction, and generally does not contact, so as not to interfere with the train's serpentine oscillation or left and right movement when the train turns. However, the distance is not very large. When the train moves left and right and is likely to derail, the horizontal claw 100 contacts the I-shaped waist, or the vertical surface of the root of the horizontal claw contacts the end surface of the I-shaped upper wing to prevent derailment. In addition, the upper surface of the horizontal claw 100 generally does not contact the lower surface of the I-shaped upper wing 97. Due to a large earthquake, a strong crosswind, a strong train running vibration, a large train moving left and right, etc., the train may jump up or lift up, and the upper surface of the horizontal claw 100 contacts the lower surface of the I-shaped upper wing 97 to prevent the train from moving upward. In this way, the train will not derail or turn over.
[0221] In the railway network, the train will pass through train switches, diamond intersections, crossings, etc. At this time, all parts above the tread of the train wheel need to pass over the upper surface tread of the rail 1. Since the lower surface of the horizontal claw 100 is higher than the upper surface of the rail 1, it will not collide with the rail when passing over the upper surface of the rail 1. Since the auxiliary rail I-shaped lower wing 98 and the auxiliary rail fixing piece are lower than the tread of the rail 1, the lower surface of the horizontal claw 100 will not collide with them when passing over the I-shaped lower wing 98 and the auxiliary rail fixing piece of another auxiliary rail. The auxiliary rail I-shaped lower wing and the auxiliary rail fixing are lower than the tread of the traditional rail, and are also applicable to auxiliary rails 7, 17 and 80. In order to prevent the horizontal claw 100 from hitting the auxiliary rail in the other direction, the auxiliary rail 7 is not laid in the train turnout or diamond intersection section, as shown in
[0222] The train wheels have been used for a long time. Due to wear and repair processing, the wheel tread diameter gradually decreases, and the height of the horizontal claw 100 also decreases accordingly. In order to prevent the horizontal claw 100 from colliding with the rail 1, the design height of the horizontal claw 100 should have a design margin in advance. Or when the wheel tread diameter becomes smaller and the support body 101 drops, the derailment prevention component 99 is installed by sliding adjustment to keep the height of the horizontal claw 100 unchanged.
[0223] The horizontal claw 100 of derailment prevention member is a simple component, low cost, and can also be replaced into a more complicated horizontal guide wheel, horizontal drive wheel, horizontal brake wheel, brake pad, so as to realize the effect of strong guiding, strong driving, strong braking. At turnout, diamond intersection, crossing etc., the positional relationship of auxiliary rail 96 and horizontal claw 100 is similar to the positional relationship of auxiliary rail and horizontal auxiliary wheel. Horizontal claw 100 can also be replaced into a wheel or axle of vertical rolling, so as to contact with the lower surface rolling of I-shaped upper wing 97.
[0224] The auxiliary rail 96 is a central auxiliary rail, which can also be replaced by two auxiliary rails, located on the inside or outside of the traditional rail. Correspondingly, each auxiliary rail is equipped with one or a pair of horizontal claws of the derailment prevention component on the train or the train bogie. The two auxiliary rails have a large spacing. Although there is one more auxiliary rail, the cost increases, but the blocking torque to restrain the upward movement of the train is greater and the blocking effect is better.
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[0226] The two auxiliary rails may have a stator or rotor of a linear motor, and a corresponding rotor or stator of a linear motor may be provided on the vehicle bogie or car body above or to the side of the auxiliary rails. Non-contact driving or braking is achieved between the stator and rotor of the linear motor.
[0227] The auxiliary rail can also be a power supply rail, with a conductive contact slide or conductive contact wheel extending from the bogie or car body, and sliding or rolling contact with the power supply rail to conduct electricity. For safety, the upper surface of the power supply rail of the auxiliary rail is an insulator, and the lower surface of the upper wing or the vertical surface is used as a conductive surface.
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[0229] For the main steel wheel with a flangeless cylindrical tread, the above-mentioned railway turnouts are all swung left and right to achieve the train track change. The following invention proposes that the rails do not swing, and only the turning operation is performed on the train vehicle to achieve the track change.
[0230] The turnout of
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[0234] When the train vehicle reaches the straight fork at 127 from left to right, the matching guide of the central auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal guide wheel pair 8 is released, and the horizontal guide wheel pair 8 opens. The track change guide wheel 125 retracts and leaves the track change guide wall 123 to guide, while the track change guide wheel 126 extends out to contact the track change guide wall 126 for guidance, so that the cylindrical main steel wheel 38 cooperates with the straight rail flange 131 to guide through the divergence point tread 134 and travel to the position 128. At the position 128, the cooperation guidance of the main steel wheel 38 and the rail flange is switched back to the cooperation guidance of the central auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal guide wheel pair 8, and the turnout is completed. The horizontal guide wheel pair 8 is again set on both sides of the auxiliary rail 7 tread. When the train vehicle reaches the turning fork 127 from left to right, the track change guide wheel 125 extends out to contact the track change guide wall 123 for guidance, while the track change guide wheel 126 retracts and leaves the track change guide wall 126 for guidance, so that the cylindrical main steel wheel 38 cooperates with the turning rail flange 132 to guide through the divergence point tread 134 and travel to the position 129. At position 129, the cooperation and guidance of the main steel wheel 38 and the rail flange is switched back to the cooperation and guidance of the central auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal guide wheel pair 8, and the turnout is completed.
[0235] When the train vehicle reaches 128 from right to left and merges straight, the cooperation and guidance of the central auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal guide wheel pair 8 is released, and the horizontal guide wheel pair 8 is opened. The track change guide wheel 125 retracts and leaves the track change guide wall 123 without guidance, and at the same time, the track change guide wheel 126 extends to contact the track change guide wall 126 for guidance, so that the cylindrical main steel wheel 38 and the straight track flange 131 cooperate to guide through the divergence point tread 134 and travel to position 127. At position 127, the cooperation and guidance of the main steel wheel 38 and the rail flange is switched back to the cooperation and guidance of the central auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal guide wheel pair 8, and the turnout is completed. When the train vehicle reaches 129 from right to left and merges into the curve, the track change guide wheel 125 extends to contact the track change guide wall 123 for guidance, and the track change guide wheel 126 retracts to leave the track change guide wall 126 without guidance, so that the cylindrical main steel wheel 38 and the turning rail flange 132 cooperate to guide smoothly through the divergence point tread 134 and travel to the position 129. At the position 129, the cooperation guidance of the main steel wheel 38 and the rail flange is switched back to the cooperation guidance of the central auxiliary rail 7 and the horizontal guide wheel pair 8 to complete the passage through the turnout.
[0236] The rail 76 with rail flange in
[0237] In summary, the main rail can be a traditional I-shaped rail, a rail with a rail flange, a main rail with an outer guide rail, or a main rail with an inner guide rail. The auxiliary rail can be an auxiliary rail, a linear motor rail, or a track change guide rail. The main steel wheel can be a traditional conical tread with a flange steel wheel, a cylindrical tread with a flange steel wheel, a cylindrical tread without a flange steel wheel, a conical tread without a flange steel wheel plus a main rail horizontal guide wheel, a cylindrical tread without a flange steel wheel plus a main rail horizontal guide wheel, which can be a driving wheel, a brake wheel, or a driven wheel. The auxiliary rails are matched with horizontal guide wheels, horizontal auxiliary wheels, horizontal drive auxiliary wheels, horizontal brake auxiliary wheels, contact auxiliary rail brake pads, derailment prevention horizontal claws, non-contact linear eddy current brake components, and horizontal track change guide wheels.
[0238] The auxiliary rail mentioned above can also be replaced with two, which are laid on the inner or outer side of the main rail, and have horizontal driving auxiliary wheels, horizontal braking auxiliary wheels, horizontal guide wheels, auxiliary rail brake pads, linear eddy current brake components, and derailment prevention horizontal claws.
[0239] The train vehicle described in the present invention is suitable for fuel locomotives, electric locomotives, or trailers. The power source of the electric locomotive has an on-board rechargeable battery, a hydrogen fuel cell, or an external wire power supply. When the external wire is powered, the vehicle's power-taking sheet, power-taking brush, or power-taking wheel is connected to the upper cable, the lower or side power-carrying track of the vehicle. The auxiliary rail can also be made into a power-carrying track. The train vehicle described in the present invention can also be located in a vacuum pipe or vacuum tunnel, with less air resistance and faster speed.
[0240] The various schemes of the innovative invention of the present application can improve the motion performance of the rail and steel wheel train to varying degrees, and the most powerful scheme can produce a substantial improvement. In this scheme, the energy saving of the steel rail and steel wheel mode, high speed of more than 350 km/h, no impact on the main steel wheel tread when passing through turnouts, diamond intersections, and crossings can be achieved at the same time, and the performance indicators of rapid acceleration, rapid deceleration, rapid uphill, rapid downhill, sharp turn, and no derailment are much better than the existing steel rail and steel wheel mode. The present invention can also enable high-speed trains with a speed of more than 350 km/h, heavy-load freight trains, urban rail transit trains, etc. to share a same railway. This is a major improvement in the rail and steel wheel mode of rail transportation in the past century, which will greatly affect the planning and construction of passenger and freight transportation of national railways, urban railways, and intercity railways, and will also have a great impact on the traffic competition relationship between trains, cars, and airplanes.
[0241] This embodiment does not impose any formal restrictions on the shape, material, structure, etc. of the present invention. Any simple modification, equivalent change, and modification made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.
[0242] The various device components, modules, units, blocks, or portions may have modular configurations, or are composed of discrete components, but nonetheless can be referred to as modules in general. In other words, the components, modules, blocks, portions, or units referred to herein may or may not be in modular forms, and these phrases may be interchangeably used.
[0243] In the present disclosure, the terms installed, connected, coupled, fixed and the like shall be understood broadly, and can be either a fixed connection or a detachable connection, or integrated, unless otherwise explicitly defined. These terms can refer to mechanical or electrical connections, or both. Such connections can be direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium. These terms can also refer to the internal connections or the interactions between elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art on a case-by-case basis.
[0244] In the description of the present disclosure, the terms one embodiment, some embodiments, example, specific example, or some examples, and the like can indicate a specific feature described in connection with the embodiment or example, a structure, a material or feature included in at least one embodiment or example. In the present disclosure, the schematic representation of the above terms is not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example.
[0245] Moreover, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, various embodiments or examples described in the specification, as well as features of various embodiments or examples, can be combined and reorganized.
[0246] To provide for interaction with a user, implementations of the subject matter described in this specification can be implemented with a computer and/or a display device, e.g., a VR/AR device, a head-mount display (HMD) device, a head-up display (HUD) device, smart eyewear (e.g., glasses), a CRT (cathode-ray tube), LCD (liquid-crystal display), OLED (organic light emitting diode), or any other monitor for displaying information to the user and a keyboard, a pointing device, e.g., a mouse, trackball, etc., or a touch screen, touch pad, etc., by which the user can provide input to the computer.
[0247] While this specification contains many specific implementation details, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of any claims, but rather as descriptions of features specific to particular implementations. Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate implementations can also be implemented in combination in a single implementation. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single implementation can also be implemented in multiple implementations separately or in any suitable subcombination.
[0248] Moreover, although features can be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from the combination, and the claimed combination can be directed to a subcombination or variation of a subcombination.
[0249] Similarly, while operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous. Moreover, the separation of various system components in the implementations described above should not be understood as requiring such separation in all implementations, and it should be understood that the described program components and systems can generally be integrated together in a single software product or packaged into multiple software products.
[0250] As such, particular implementations of the subject matter have been described. Other implementations are within the scope of the following claims. In some cases, the actions recited in the claims can be performed in a different order and still achieve desirable results. In addition, the processes depicted in the accompanying FIG. do not necessarily require the particular order shown, or sequential order, to achieve desirable results. In certain implementations, multitasking or parallel processing can be utilized.
[0251] It is intended that the specification and embodiments be considered as examples only. Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the specification and drawings of the present disclosure. That is, although specific embodiments have been described above in detail, the description is merely for purposes of illustration. It should be appreciated, therefore, that many aspects described above are not intended as required or essential elements unless explicitly stated otherwise.
[0252] Various modifications of, and equivalent acts corresponding to, the disclosed aspects of the example embodiments, in addition to those described above, can be made by a person of ordinary skill in the art, having the benefit of the present disclosure, without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure defined in the following claims, the scope of which is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass such modifications and equivalent structures.
[0253] It should be understood that a plurality or multiple as referred to herein means two or more. And/or, describing the association relationship of the associated objects, indicates that there may be three relationships, for example, A and/or B may indicate that there are three cases where A exists separately, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists separately. The character / generally indicates that the contextual objects are in an or relationship.
[0254] In the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the terms lower, upper, under or beneath or underneath, above, front, back, left, right, top, bottom, inner, outer, horizontal, vertical, and other orientation or positional relationships are based on example orientations illustrated in the drawings, and are merely for the convenience of the description of some embodiments, rather than indicating or implying the device or component being constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Therefore, these terms are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present disclosure.
[0255] Moreover, the terms first and second are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, elements referred to as first and second may include one or more of the features either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present disclosure, a plurality indicates two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.
[0256] In the present disclosure, a first element being on a second element may indicate direct contact between the first and second elements, without contact, or indirect geometrical relationship through one or more intermediate media or layers, unless otherwise explicitly stated and defined. Similarly, a first element being under, underneath or beneath a second element may indicate direct contact between the first and second elements, without contact, or indirect geometrical relationship through one or more intermediate media or layers, unless otherwise explicitly stated and defined.
[0257] Some other embodiments of the present disclosure can be available to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the various embodiments disclosed herein. The present application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure following general principles of the present disclosure and include the common general knowledge or conventional technical means in the art without departing from the present disclosure. The specification and examples can be shown as illustrative only, and the true scope and spirit of the disclosure are indicated by the following claims.