Multipurpose vehicle for various types of travel ways

Abstract

A combination vehicle for the use of various roadways. The combination vehicle (1) consists of a traction. head (14) and a trailer element (15) for requirements of various types of use and in this combination, is determined for three alternative types of locomotion including wheel / road (6), whecl / rails (7) and magnetic levitation (8). For the whecl / rails (7) and wheel / road (6) types of locomotion, the vehicle is provided with a combined flange wheel (5) and street wheel (4). For its use as a maglev vehicle, at least four supports (11) with extendable or swing-out current-carrying magnetic coils (12) and asynchronous short-stator motors (13) arc arranged on both sides of the chassis.%! For the transition from one type of locomotion to another, the roadways (6, 7) are lowered relatively to each other using ramps. To overcome points of discontinuity such as intersections (38), switches (39) and level crossings, roadway sections (40, 41, 42, 43, 45) are lowered or swung out in relation to each other.

Description

[0001] The invention consists of a combination vehicle for the transport of people and goods suitable for the alternative use of different types of roadways such as-streets, rails (tracks), magnetic levitation (maglev).[0002] The combination vehicle, similar to a passenger car, shall be preserved as an individual vehicle and, at the same time, if necessary, be able to adjust to a route-bound joint system using a special coupling and connection system.PRIOR ART[0003] Each of the existing transport systems has its advantages and disadvantages.[0004] The car, as an individual vehicle, has the advantage to move people or goods directly and comfortably from one place to another (from door to door in a way). Its disadvantage is to be found in its bad efficiency and high environmental pollution. The roadways used by it (streets, highways) arc overcrowded and used inefficiently with regard to the content of the vehicle. For the driver, this means a high strain on the nerves and the risk of ...

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Benefits of technology

[0018] This vehicle can run on roads as well as on magl.ev lines, but includes the disadvantage that a quick change from one roadway to the other is impossible, and thus, for various transport tasks, various vehicles are required as well as complicated switch systems providing for a smooth running on the raglev line.

[0059] Combining railways with magnetic levitation, existing railway traffic vehicles such as the underground railway and suburban fast train, can be operated in a faster, more efficient and more ecological way,EXAMPLES

Problems solved by technology

Its disadvantage is to be found in its bad efficiency and high environmental pollution.

The roadways used by it (streets, highways) arc overcrowded and used inefficiently with regard to the content of the vehicle.

For the driver, this means a high strain on the nerves and the risk of accidents resulting in severe personal and economic damages.

The construction of more and more street and increasingly wider streets does not solve this probler., but enhances the disadvantages.

The track- or rail-bound traffic system railroad shows only some of these disadvantages, but includes the disadvantages of lacking individuality and flexibility, fixed running times and troublesome approaches to the stations.

The rare use of the railroad system causes relatively high fixed costs.

Aside from its advantages of a high velocity and good efficiency, the disadvantages of the track-bound traffic already mentioned are much in evidence.

The magnetic systems contribute to a relief of the roadway but do not represent an autonomous mode of driving.

The disadvantage of this invention is to be found in the fact that this combination vehicle can only run on two roadways (tracks, road) and is equipped with complicated street / track wheel changing mechanisms.

Furthermore, there is no possibility to adapt the same vehicle to special requirements of use.

Another grave disadvantage is the fact that this combination vehicle can only run on lines especially designed for it and making this roadway impassable for conventional vehicles.

Again, there is no possibility of an easy, additive combination due to the complicated roadway technology.

This vehicle can run on roads as well as on magl.ev lines, but includes the disadvantage that a quick change from one roadway to the other is impossible, and thus, for various transport tasks, various vehicles are required as well as complicated switch systems providing for a smooth running on the raglev line.

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