Suspension Transport System

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A suspension transport system, comprising operation tracks (3), a carrier device (1), flight wings (2), a connection device (4), driving devices (5), braking devices (6), and a control device (7). The flight wings (2) are of more than one wing-shaped structure. The connection device (4) includes a vertical shaft (42) and a wheel axle (43) connected to the vertical shaft (42). Disposed on the extended ends of the wheel axle (43) are wheels that operate on the operation tracks (3). The flight wings (2) are connected to and above the carrier device (1) by means of the connection device (4). Disposed above the operation tracks (3) is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and a feedback device is disposed between the operation tracks and the operation space. The driving devices (5) at least include wheel driving devices (51) that drive the wheels to operate. The braking devices (6) include wheel braking devices (61) and flight wing braking devices (62). The driving devices (5), the braking devices (6), and the feedback device are connected to the control device (7). The control device collects feedback device information, and transmits instructions to driving devices and braking devices. The transport system is an amphibious transport tool that has low production cost and high energy conservation.

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Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a transport system, and more particularly, to a suspension transport system.

BACKGROUND

In our lives, common transport tool includes automobiles, trains, airplanes, ships, electric motor car, motorcycle, bicycles, etc. Automobile has several types. According to the practical use, it includes passenger automobiles specialized for persons such as cars and coaches; cargo automobiles specialized or mainly for carrying goods such as vans, special truck, tipper trucks, tractor, etc.; other automobiles specialized for construction engineering, municipal public utilities, agriculture, race, etc. According to the adaptability to roads, it includes ordinary automobiles and SUVs. According to the form of power machine, it includes piston-internal combustion engine automobiles, electric automobiles and gas turbine automobiles. Aircrafts also has many types. According to the practical use, it includes civil aviation aircraft such as civil passenger aircraft, cargo aircraft, passenger and cargo aircraft and helicopter, as well as national aviation aircraft for army, police, customs and others. According to the type of aircraft engine, it includes propeller-driven aircraft and jet aircraft. According to the flight speed, it includes subsonic aircraft and supersonic aircraft. Small household aircraft is also an important part of the aircraft, but limitations has been applied on it due to the complexity and difficulty by the air traffic management on the number of small household aircraft, which also brings high cost. Therefore, small household aircraft can not be widely used as a common transport tool.

SUMMARY

For the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a suspension transport system which not only can travel on land, but also can travel rapidly on the tracks, and has low cost and may be used as a common transport tool.

To this end, the present invention takes the following technical solution: a suspension transport system, characterized in that: it includes operation tracks, a carrier device, flight wings, a connection device, driving devices, braking devices and a control device; said flight wings are of more than one wing-shaped structures which can generate a lift under the aerodynamic effect; said connection device includes a vertical shaft and a wheel axle connected to said vertical shaft, and disposed on each of the extended ends of the wheel axle are wheels that operate on the operation tracks; the flight wings are connected to and above the carrier device by means of connection device; disposed above the operation tracks is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and a feedback device is disposed between the operation tracks and the operation space; the driving devices at least include wheel driving devices that drive the wheels to operate; the braking devices include wheel braking devices and flight wing braking devices; the driving devices, the braking devices, and the feedback device are connected to the control device, which collects feedback device information, and transmits instructions to driving devices and braking devices.

Disposed on the flight wings is an aircraft engine that drives said flight wings to operate.

The flight wings are a set of wing-shaped structure with the left and right sides extending symmetrically.

The flight wings are of a streamline-shaped structure which has a front portion of circular arc which extends backward.

The flight wings are of more than two which includes front and rear portions to be connected onto the connection device; or of more than two which includes upper and lower portions to be connected onto the connection device.

The operation tracks include several track supports spaced along the track operation direction, on which four tracks are spaced in parallel, wherein the vertical shaft operate between the two inside tracks, and the wheels operate between two outside tracks; the carrier device is located below the four tracks, and disposed on the vertical shaft which is below the four tracks is a limit rod; a feedback device is disposed between the limit rod and the tracks; the distance between the limit rod and the wheel axle is the operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height; rolling devices are connected on two ends of the limit rod, and on the vertical shaft between the limit rod and the wheel axle, respectively.

The operation tracks include several track supports spaced along the track operation direction, on which two tracks are spaced in parallel, wherein one limit track is disposed above each of the two tracks, and a feedback device is disposed at the bottom edge of the limit tracks; the vertical shaft operates between the two tracks, the flight wings are located above the two tracks, the carrier device is located below the two tracks, between the tracks and limit tracks is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and the wheels are located in the operation space.

On each of the tracks and limit tracks above it are oppositely provided with a pair of protrusions extending along the track operation direction, wherein between the two protrusions is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and corresponding to the two protrusions, recesses are disposed around the circumference of the wheels which are located in the operation space restricted by the two protrusions; a feedback device is disposed on the bottom protrusion of the limit tracks.

The operation tracks are two tracks which are spaced to be laid on the ground, above each of which one limit track is connected and parallel with the track, wherein between the tracks and limit track is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and the wheels are located in the operation space; a feedback device is provided at the bottom edge of the limit track; the vertical shaft is divided into two portions, wherein the upper end of the upper portion of the vertical shaft is connected to the flight wings, and its lower end is connected to the carrier device; the upper end of the lower portion of the vertical shaft is connected to the carrier device, and its lower end is connected to the wheel axle.

On each of the tracks and the limit tracks above it are oppositely provided with a pair of protrusions extending along the track operation direction, wherein between the two protrusions is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and corresponding to the two protrusions, recesses are disposed around the circumference of the wheels which are located in the operation space restricted by the two protrusions; a feedback device is disposed on the bottom protrusion of the limit tracks.

The track supports include two stubs correspondingly supporting each of the tracks respectively, wherein one connection beam is connected between the two stubs and a tow rope is disposed outside of the track supports.

On the two tracks are spaced with several pairs of extrusion-type speed reduction devices which include air pumps disposed inside the two tracks, wherein the periphery of the air pump is provided with a semicircular telescopic structure, and an extrusion plate is disposed on the inside surface of the telescopic structure.

Disposed on the operation tracks is a sliding contact power feeding device, including transmission wires disposed along the tracks, and also including a contact electricity-taking appliance disposed outside the wheels, wherein the contact electricity-taking appliance contacts the transmission wires and is electrically connected to the wheel motor located inside of the wheels.

Disposed at the front and rear portions of the connection device or at the front portion and rear portion of the carrier device is an impact cushion device which is a bar-shaped structure, and its outer end is provided with one rectangular impact plate, whose bottom is provided with a rolling device mounted on the operation tracks.

Because of taking the above technical solutions, the present invention has the following advantages: 1. the present invention connects flight wings with a carrier device and operates on tracks, so that when reaching a certain travel speed, the wings generate a lift, making the load on tracks enter into a critical take-off state, and the pressure applied on tracks by the load during operation is very small, wherein the role of tracks played in the entire device is mainly the operation direction, significantly reducing the requirements for track construction, and reducing construction cost, which is obviously better than the existing track transport, and its operation track construction cost is significantly lower than ordinary road construction cost. 2. The present invention connects flight wings with a carrier device, making the load on tracks enter into the critical take-off state, so that the load-to-track pressure during operation is very small, and at this time, when using wheel motor to drive, the carrier device may be moved rapidly without requiring a quite large driving torque, which can produce a significant effect on energy conservation compared with the existing transport tool. 3. The present invention connects flight wings with a carrier device, making the load on tracks enter into the critical take-off state, significantly reducing operation resistance, which can make the speed of the carrier device on tracks close to the aircraft, and the household aircraft-like transport tool truly achieve family use. 4. The operation tracks of the present invention may be disposed in the air, and the tracks may be used as a power feeding structure at the same time, which solves the current project condition that the current track transport requires to set up additional power feeding structure. 5. The present invention is suspended to operate at low altitude by means of the tracks, while provided with an anti-impact impact cushion device at the front and rear without aircraft crashing risks, and without direct impact risk of cars and trains, which therefore significantly improves the safety and controllability of the use of the transport system. The present invention may be used in a variety of air-land amphibious transport tools, adding a new type for the existing transport tool, which not only can meet people's fast-paced life requirement, but can greatly improve the transport efficiency of personalized transport tools at the same time; it has a great meaning, and has good application prospect for improving the existing transport tool condition and developing a new type of transport tool, while meeting people's consumption requirement.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of Embodiment 1 of the transport system of air track operation of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view of Embodiment 1 of the transport system of air track operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of Embodiment 2 of the transport system of air track operation of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of Embodiment 3 of the transport system of air track operation of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the transport system of ground operation track of Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of installation of the impact cushion device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a top schematic view of installation of the impact cushion device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the impact cushion device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of extrusion state of extrusion-type speed-reducing device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of open state of extrusion-type speed-reducing device of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of track supports of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of track supports supporting double-deck tracks of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of power supplying device of air operation track of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a partial schematic view of power supplying device of air operation track of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of one of flight wing structures of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the present invention that the flight wings are disposed above a carrier device in a front and rear form.

FIG. 17 is a top schematic view of FIG. 16.

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the present invention that the flight wings are disposed above a carrier device in an upper and lower form.

FIG. 19 is a top schematic view of FIG. 18.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention will be described in detail in combination with the accompanying drawings and embodiments below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes a carrier device 1, flight wings 2, operation tracks 3, a connection device 4, driving devices 5, braking devices 6, and a control device 7.

The carrier device 1 refers to a device capable of carrying persons or goods, which may be a car or car-like traveling device having wheels capable of operating independently on the land, and can also be a parcel-shaped, box-shaped, or other shaped object capable of operating independently on the land; the shape, structure, weight, function and others of the carrier device 1 may be the feature that present vehicle or device already has, or can also be designed according to operation requirements of the present invention.

The flight wings 2 refers to a wing-shaped device capable of generating a lift under the aerodynamic effect, which may be a structure designed according to the principle of aerodynamics, and the flight wings 2 itself may be provided with propellers 8.

The operation tracks 3 may be the tracks on the ground, and may also be the tracks elevated in the air; however, whichever track it is, an operation space that restricts wheel or vertical shaft suspension height is provided.

The connection device 4 refers to a device which connects the carrier device 1 below the flight wings 2, and has wheels 41 capable of traveling along the operation tracks 3, wherein the shape of wheels 41 can vary from the structure of the operation tracks 3.

The driving devices 5 may be a wheel motor 51 of driving wheels 41, and may also be an aircraft engine 52 which drives the propellers 8 on flight wings 2 or is directly propelled to operate by a turbine.

The braking devices 6 may be conventional wheel braking devices 61 which are connected to wheels 41, and can also be wing braking devices 62 connected on the flight wings 2, wherein the wing braking devices 62 may be conventional flight spoiler-like devices, which can increase or decrease air flow resistance by changing the up and down turning angles. The braking devices 6 can also be extrusion-type speed reducing devices which extend oppositely on the operation tracks 3 and can perform extrusion braking on the connection device 4.

The control device 7 may be mounted on the connection device 4, flight wings 2, or carrier device 1, and can also be disposed in a remote control room, but receiving ends are only provided on the connection device 4, flight wings 2, or carrier device 1. The wheel motor 51, aircraft engine 52, wheel braking devices 61, and wing braking devices 62 are electrically connected to the control device 7 by cables or by communication signals, and a feedback device (such as sensor, ect.) is disposed between the control device 7 and them to control the travel speed of wheels 41 and the lift of the flight wings 2 by the control device 7, so that the suspension height of wheels 41 at high speed is restricted in the operation space disposed on the operation tracks 3.

Several specific embodiments of the present invention will be listed below.

Embodiment 1

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation tracks 3 include several track supports 31 spaced along the track operation direction, on which two pairs of tracks 32 are spaced in parallel, and the connection device 4 includes vertical shaft 42 operating between two inside tracks 32, wherein the upper end of the vertical shaft 42 is connected to flight wings 2, and the lower end of the vertical shaft 42 is connected to a carrier device 1. At least one wheel axles 43 is disposed on the vertical 42 between flight wings 2 and operation tracks 3, wherein two ends of wheel axles 43 are respectively connected to a wheel 41 driven by the wheel motor 51, and the wheels 41 operate on two outside tracks 32; one limit rod 44 is disposed on the vertical shaft 42 between the carrier device 1 and the operation tracks 32, wherein a touch feedback device is disposed between the limit rod 44 and the tracks 32 to transmit feedback information to a control device 7, so that the control device 7 controls flight wings 2 to drive the wheels 41 to operate in the operation space restricted in suspension height.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the above embodiment, in order to prevent from the friction or impact among the vertical shaft 42 and limit rod 44 and the tracks 32, rolling devices 45 may be provided at the place where the above three contact, such as wheels, rolling pulleys, or rolling bearings, and so on.

When the above embodiment operates: after the device of the present invention is mounted, start driving devices 5, and then the wheels 41 are driven by the wheel motor 51 to rotate and operate on the tracks 32, so that as the wheels 41 is accelerated, the flight wings 2 generate a lift under the aerodynamic effect, or at the same time propellers 8 is driven by the aircraft engine 52, making the flight wings 2 drive the carrier device 1 gradually enter into a suspension state to slide, that is, to present a critical take-off state to move rapidly on the tracks 32; when the lift is too large, the limit rod 11 contacts the lower edge of the tracks 3, then the feedback device feeds signals to the control device 7, so that the control device 7 can reduce the speed by the wheel motor 51 and/or the wheel braking devices 61, or at the same time reduce the lift of the flight wings 2 by the aircraft engine 52 and/or the flight wing braking devices 62.

Embodiment 2

As shown in FIG. 3, the difference between the embodiment and Embodiment 1 is: two spaced tracks 32 is disposed on track support 31 in parallel, above which is respectively provided with one limit track 33, wherein between the limit tracks 33 and the tracks 32 is an operation space that restricts the suspension height of wheels 41, and a touch feedback device is disposed at the bottom edge of the limit track 33 to transmit feedback information to a control device 7, so that the control device 7 controls flight wings 2 to drive wheels 41 to operate in the operation space restricted in suspension height, and at this time it may no longer dispose a limit rod 44.

When the above embodiment operates: after the device of the present invention is mounted, start driving devices 5, and then the wheels 41 are driven by the wheel motor 51 to rotate and operate on the tracks 32, so that as the wheels 41 is accelerated, the flight wings 2 generate a lift under the aerodynamic effect, or at the same time propellers 8 is driven by the aircraft engine 52, making the flight wings 2 drive the carrier device 1 gradually enter into a suspension state to slide, that is, to present a critical take-off state to move rapidly on the tracks 32; when the lift is too large, the wheels 41 contact the lower edge of the limit track 33, and then the feedback device feeds signals to a control device 7, so that the control device 7 can reduce speed by the wheel motor 51 and/or the wheel braking devices 61, or at the same time reduce the lift of the flight wings 2 by the aircraft engine 52 and/or the flight wing braking devices 62.

Embodiment 3

As shown in FIG. 4, the difference between the embodiment and Embodiment 2 is: on each of the track 32 and the limit tracks 33 above it is oppositely provided with a pair of protrusions 34 extending along the operation direction of tracks 32, wherein between the two protrusions 34 is an operation space that restricts the suspension height of wheels 41, and corresponding to the two protrusions 34, recesses are disposed around the circumference of wheels 41 which are located in the operation space restricted by the two protrusions 34. A feedback device is disposed on the bottom protrusion 34 of the limit tracks 33 to transmit feedback information to a control device 7, so that the control device 7 controls flight wings 2 to drive wheels 41 to operate in the operation space restricted in suspension height.

When the above embodiment operates: after the device of the present invention is mounted, start driving devices, and then the wheels 41 are driven by the wheel motor 51 to rotate and operate on the tracks 32, so that as the wheels 41 is accelerated, the flight wings 2 generate a lift under the aerodynamic effect, or at the same time propellers is driven by the aircraft engine 52, making the flight wings 2 drive the carrier device 1 gradually enter into a suspension state to slide, that is, into a critical take-off state to slide rapidly on the tracks 32; when the lift is too large, the wheels 41 contact the protrusions on the limit tracks 33, and then the feedback device feeds signals to a control device 7, so that the control device 7 can reduce the speed by the wheel motor 51 and/or the wheel braking devices 61, or at the same time reduce the lift of the flight wings 2 by the aircraft engine 52 and/or the flight wing braking devices 62.

Embodiment 4

As shown in FIG. 5, the connection device 4 includes vertical shaft 42 which is divided into two portions, wherein the upper end of the upper portion of the vertical shaft is connected to the flight wings 2, the lower end of the upper portion of the vertical shaft is connected to the top of carrier device 1, and the upper end of the lower portion of the vertical shaft is connected to the bottom of the carrier device 1, and the lower end of the lower portion of the vertical shaft is connected to the wheel axle 43, whose extended ends are provided with wheels 41 and on which is also provided a wheel motor 51. The operation tracks 3 include two tracks 32 laid on the ground, above which limit tracks 33 are connected and parallel with the tracks 32, correspondingly. The distance between the tracks 32 and the limit tracks 33 is the operation space that restricts the suspension height of wheels 41, and a touch feedback device is disposed at the bottom edge of the limit tracks 33 to transmit feedback information to a control device 7, so that the control device 7 controls the flight wings 2 to make wheels 41 operate in the operation space restricted in suspension height; when operating, wheels 41 are located on the operation tracks 3 between the tracks 32 and the limit tracks 33, and the carrier device 1 and the flight wings 2 operate above the operation tracks 3. The operation tracks 3 play a supporting role for the carrier device 1 and flight wings 2 when starting, and play a limiting role for the operation routes and areas during operation.

When the above embodiment operates: after the device of the present invention is mounted, start driving devices, and then the wheels 41 are driven by the wheel motor 51 to rotate and operate on the tracks 32, so that as the wheels 41 is accelerated, the flight wings 2 generate a lift under the aerodynamic effect, or at the same time propeller is driven by the aircraft engine 52, making the carrier device 1 gradually slide into a suspension state under the flight wings 2, that is, into a critical take-off state sliding rapidly on the tracks 32; when the lift is too large, the wheels 41 contacts the lower edge of the limit tracks 33, and then the feedback device feeds signals to the control device 7, so that the control device 7 can reduce the speed by the wheel motor 51 and/or the wheel braking devices 61, or at the same time reduce the lift of the flight wings 2 by the aircraft engine 52 and/or the flight wing braking devices 62.

Embodiment 5

The difference between the embodiment and Embodiment 4 is: on each of the tracks 32 and the limit tracks 33 above it, a pair of protrusions 34 extending along the operation direction of the tracks 32 are oppositely provided, wherein the distance between two protrusions 34 is the operation space that restricts the suspension height of wheels 41, and corresponding to the two protrusions 34, recesses are disposed around the circumference of wheels 41, which are located in the operation space restricted by two protrusions 34. A feedback device is disposed on the bottom protrusion 34 of the limit tracks 33 to transmit feedback information to a control device 7, so that the control device 7 controls flight wings 2 to make the wheels operate in the operation space restricted in suspension height.

When the above embodiment operates: after the device of the present invention is mounted, start driving devices, and then the wheels 41 are driven by the wheel motor 51 to rotate and operate on the tracks 32, so that as the wheels 41 is accelerated, the flight wings 2 generate a lift under the aerodynamic effect, or at the same time propellers is driven by the aircraft engine 52, making the carrier device 1 gradually slide in a suspension state, that is, into present a critical take-off state sliding rapidly on the tracks 32; when the lift is too large, the wheels 41 contacts the protrusions on the limit tracks 33, and then the feedback device feeds signals to a control device 7, so that the control device 7 can reduce the speed by the wheel motor 51 and/or the wheel braking devices 61, or at the same time reduce the lift of the flight wings 2 by the aircraft engine 52 and/or the flight wing braking devices 62.

In the above Embodiment 1, Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3, an impact cushion device 9 is provided on the vertical shaft 42 above the wheel axle 43 for avoiding the impact of at the front and rear ends; in the above Embodiment 4 and Embodiment 5, both of the front end and rear end of the carrier device 1 are provided with an impact cushion device 9; the impact cushion device 9 may be a bar-shaped hydraulic or pneumatic cushion device, and can also be other buffers in the prior art. As shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8, description will now be made by taking the impact cushion device 9 disposed on the vertical shaft 42 as the example. The outer end of the impact cushion device 9 may be provided with one rectangular impact plate 91, and in order to reduce impact force and friction force, a rolling device may be provided at the bottom of the impact plate 91, which is mounted on the operation tracks 3 and may use wheels, rolling pulleys, or rolling bearings to reduce the impact force and friction force between each other during operation.

In the above Embodiment 1, Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3, an extrusion-type speed reducing device 10 may be disposed at the terminal and operation range of each pair of tracks 32. As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the extrusion-type speed reducing device 10 includes air pump 101 disposed inside the two tracks 32, wherein the periphery of air pump 101 is provided with a semicircular telescopic structure 102, the inside surface of which is provided with an extrusion plate 103, and when extruded, air pump 101 makes the telescopic structure 102 expand inwardly and thus extrude the vertical shaft 42 of the connection device 4, thereby it is decelerated.

In the above Embodiment 1, Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, track supports 31 include two stubs 35 correspondingly supporting each of track 32, wherein the two stubs 35 are connected by one connection beam 36, and a tow rope 37 is provided outside the track supports 31.

In the above Embodiment 1, Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3, a power feeding device 11 may be disposed on the tracks 32 set up in the air by the track supports 31 at the same time. As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the power feeding device 11 is a sliding contact power feeding device, including transmission wires 111 disposed along the tracks 32, and also including a contact electricity-taking appliance 112 disposed outside the wheels 41, wherein the contact electricity-taking appliance 112 contacts the transmission wires 111 and is connected with the wheel motor 51 located inside the wheels 41 by wires across the wheel axle center. When in operation, the contact electricity-taking appliance 112 slides along the transmission wires 111 with contact, obtaining the power supply required by the wheel motor 51. When in practical operation, one of bilateral tracks is the power feeding output line, and the other is the power feeding return line, i.e., live line and zero line.

In the above embodiments, the flight wings 2 may use other structures of aircraft wings or similar wings capable of generating a lift under the aerodynamic effect. The flight wings 2 may be a symmetrical wing-shaped structure with two extending sides (as shown in FIG. 1). The flight wings 2 may also be a non left-and-right extending structure, but a streamline-shaped structure which has a front portion of circular arc and tapers backward (as shown in FIG. 15). This structure has a plurality of flight wings 2, which are distributed from the front portion to the rear portion above the carrier device 1 (as shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 17); this structure has a plurality of flight wings 2, which are distributed from upper portion and lower portion above the carrier device 1 (as shown in FIG. 18 and FIG. 19); the flight wings 2 of this structure preferably has a width less than twice the width of the operation tracks.

Production methods and experimental results of various parts of the present invention:

1) Production of the Transport Structure on Air Operation Tracks in the Present Invention:

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes a carrier device, flight wings, and operation tracks, wherein the flight wings are above the operation tracks, the carrier device is below the operation tracks, and a connection device is connected between the flight wings and the carrier device, which is removable with the carrier device. Propellers and aircraft engine are mounted on the flight wings, wheels and a wheel motor are mounted on the operation tracks, or the wheels and the wheel motor are mounted only above the operation tracks. The operation tracks play a supporting role for the carrier device and flight wings when starting, and play a limiting role for the operation routes and areas during operation. In the practical use, when the carrier device travels from the ground to a start platform, the flight wings is mounted, and the wheel motor and/or aircraft engine is/are started, the carrier device supported by the operation tracks is driven and accelerated along tracks, and then the flight wings generate a lift and the carrier device moves rapidly in the take-off state. When stopped, the carrier device travels away from the operation tracks and enters into the decelerating export zone, sliding slowly into the stop platform.

2) Production of Transport Structure on Ground Operation Tracks of the Present Invention:

As shown in FIG. 5, the present invention includes a carrier device, flight wings, and operation tracks, wherein the carrier device is above the operation tracks, the flight wings are above the carrier device, and a connection device is connected between the flight wings and the carrier device. The operation tracks play a supporting role for the carrier device and flight wings when starting, and play a limiting role for the operation routes and areas during operation. An aircraft engine is provided on the flight wings, and the wheels are mounted between the tracks of the operation tracks and the limit tracks. In the practical use, when the carrier device travels from the ground to the start platform, the flight wings is mounted, and drive devices are started, the carrier device supported by the operation tracks is driven and accelerated along tracks, and then the flight wings generate a lift and the carrier device moves rapidly in the take-off state. When stopped, the carrier device travels away from the operation tracks and enters into the decelerating export zone, sliding slowly into the stop platform.

3) Preparation of Flight Wings of the Present Invention:

Experimental materials: light wood materials, aluminum alloy tubes, propellers, engine, and remote control.

Preparation of experimental device: as shown in FIG. 2, engrave the left and right sections of a wing using light wood materials respectively, make the joint for the vertical shaft of the connection device using the aluminum alloy tubes, mount a set of aircraft engine and propeller on each of the left and right sides of the wing, and then produce and mount ailerons and spoilers at the rear part above the wing using light wood materials, which can turn up and communicate with a remote control receiver.

Experimental method and result: suspend the flight wings, and remotely starting the aircraft engines, it can be seen that the propellers start, and the flight wings swing forward when accelerating, and adjust the ailerons and spoilers using the remote control, it can be seen that the ailerons and spoilers turn up and down.

4) Preparation of Connection Device of the Present Invention:

Experimental materials: aluminum alloy tubes, bearings, DC motors, wheels, and model remote control.

Preparation of experimental device: as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 8, make a vertical shaft and a wheel axle using aluminum alloy tubes, and mount a control device and a front and rear impact buffer in the middle section of the vertical shaft, mount a connection joint for carrying goods at the lower end of the vertical shaft, and then mount a set of DC wheel motors and wheels on each of the two sides of the wheel axle.

Experimental method and result: the flight wings are connected through the vertical shaft joint, suspend the flight wings, and start the aircraft engines, and it can be seen that propellers start, and the flight wings swing forward when accelerating, and start the DC motors, and it can be seen that wheels rotate.

5) Preparation of Single Layer Double-Tracks Air Operation Track of the Present Invention:

Experimental materials: stainless steel square tubes, and fixing screws.

Production of experimental device: as shown in FIG. 11, set up an operation track with a height of 1 m by 20×20 mm stainless steel square tubes, and tow it by tow ropes, which includes track supports, tracks, and tow ropes.

Experimental method and result: set up a straight operation track with a length of 300 m overall, and structures are solid and reliable.

6) Preparation of Single Layer Four-Track Air Operation Track of the Present Invention:

Experimental materials: stainless steel square tubes, and fixing screws.

Preparation of experimental device: as shown in FIG. 12, set up an operation track with a height of 1 m by 20×20 mm stainless steel square tubes, and tow it by tow ropes, which includes track supports, tracks, track operation ports and tow ropes.

Experimental method and result: set up a straight operation track with a length of 300 m overall, and structures are solid and reliable.

7) Preparation of Ground Operation Track of the Present Invention:

Experimental materials: stainless steel square tubes, and fixing screws.

Preparation of experimental device: as shown in FIG. 5, set up an operation track with a spacing of 10 cm between tracks and limit tracks by 20×20 mm stainless steel square tubes, including limit tracks and tracks.

Experimental method and result: set up a straight operation track with a length of 300 m overall, and structures are solid and reliable.

8) Preparation and Experimental Observation of Aircraft Driving Device of the Present Invention:

Experimental materials: aviation model and its remote control device, aluminum alloy tubes, and bearings.

Preparation of experimental device: choose an aviation model with a wingspan of 1.5 m and its remote control device, separate wings from the fuselage, and mount a connection device made by aluminum alloy tubes and bearings at the top of the fuselage, wherein the wings are mounted at the upper end of the connection device.

Experimental method and result: remotely start the aviation model engine, it can be seen that propellers start, accelerate, and the flight wings slide forward along the operation tracks by taking the wheel axle of the connection device as a suspension support, so that as it accelerates, the wheel axle rises to leave the operation tracks off, and the limit rod rises and slides by contacting the lower edge of the operation tracks, and moves rapidly on the tracks. Then the aviation model engine is remotely controlled to decelerate and it can be seen that the carrier device driven by the flight wings decelerates and stops on the operation tracks. Remove the connection of the carrier device with the flight wings, and the test ends.

9) Preparation and Experimental Observation of Wheel Rotating-Driving Device of the Present Invention:

Experimental materials: aviation model, aluminum alloy tubes, bearings, DC motor, wheels, and remote control device.

Preparation of experimental device: choose an aviation model with a wingspan of 1.5 m, separate wings from the fuselage, remove the driving structure on wings, and mount a connection device made by aluminum alloy tubes and bearings at the top of the fuselage, wherein wings is mounted at the upper end of the connection device, and a wheel rotating-driving device made by aluminum alloy tubes, a DC motor with a maximum revolution speed of 15000 rev/min, and wheels with a diameter of 10 cm are mounted on the connection device at the lower end of wings.

Experimental method and result: dispose the prepared wheels between the tracks and the limit tracks to remotely start the DC wheel motor, it can be seen that wheels start, accelerate, and the wheels slide forward along the operation tracks by a support and limit between the tracks of the operation tracks and the limit tracks, so that as it accelerates, wheels present slight upward fluctuations on tracks, and moves rapidly on the tracks. Then remote control DC wheel motor decelerates, and stops the carrier device on the operation tracks. Remove the connection of the carrier device with flight wings, and the test ends.

10) High-Speed Operation Experiment of Transport Structure of the Present Invention:

Experimental materials: aluminum alloy sheets, aluminum alloy tubes, round steel tubes, rectangular steel tubes, square steel tubes, bearings, DC motor, wheels, remote control, iron plate, and car battery.

Preparation of experimental device: take a round steel tube with a diameter of 19 mm to be welded on the 25 mm surface of 25×50 mm rectangular steel tubes, form a structure of round tubes on rectangular tubes, then by taking one rectangular steel tube as a support every 6 m, set up a straight single layer double-track operation track with a height of 1.5 m and a length of 3 km, and mount eight extrusion-type speed reducing devices at the last 800 m, and then make flight wings with a wingspan length of 2.5 m by aluminum alloy sheets and aluminum alloy tubes, make a carrier device by iron plates, make a connection device between wings and the carrier device by round steel tubes with a diameter of 22 mm and bearings, and make a wheel rotating-driving device by DC motor and wheels which is connected with a 24V battery placed in the carrier device, wherein the DC motor is a permanent magnet brushless DC motor, having the rated voltage of 24V, the power of 5.5 KW, and the maximum revolution speed of 10000 rev/min, and the radius of wheel is 15 cm. First, a connection device is mounted between wings and the carrier device on the operation tracks, then the carrier device is mounted at the lower end, flight wings are mounted at the upper end, and a wheel rotating-driving device is mounted above the tracks, wherein the wheel is of a concave shaped structure which may be ridden on the operation tracks to operate.

Experimental method and result: add load 200 kg into the carrier device, and mount a velocimeter at 2 km to detect the travel speed when the carrier device accelerates to 2 km. Remotely start the motor, it can be seen that wheels start, and the carrier device moves forward along the operation tracks, rapidly accelerates, and the detected travel speed is 280-310 km/h when accelerating to 2 km. When traveling to the last 800 m, the carrier device gradually decelerates and stops by the extrusion-type speed reducing device. Gradually add load into 300 kg, 400 kg and 500 kg, and except when adding to 400 kg and 500 kg needs boost to start, it has no obvious effect on the track structure and the travel speed detected when operating to 2 km. It indicates that the lift generated by flight wings in the quick operation greatly reduces the friction resistance when the operation device moves forward and the pressure generated to the track structure, which significantly reduces driving energy consumption and strength requirements for track construction, and ensures the carrier device rapidly and stably operates in the state of low energy consumption and under simple operation tracks. Remove the connection of the carrier device with flight wings, and the test ends.

11) Extrusion-type braking speed reducing device of tracks of the present invention and its experimental observation:

Experimental materials: round steel tubes, rectangular steel tubes, square steel tubes, bearings, pressure jacks, and electronic tension meter.

Preparation of experimental device: take two 25×50 mm rectangular steel tubes with a length of 6 m as a track, and a 50×50 mm square steel tube with a height of 1 m at its two ends as a support, set up a straight single-layer operation track with a length of 6 m, wherein the spacing between the left and right tracks is 5 cm. In the central portion of the track, that is, use pressure jacks on two sides at 3 m long to extrude the telescopic structure to close to an engagement state. Take a round steel tube with a diameter of 22 mm, plus bearings with an outer diameter of 4.5 cm as the vertical shaft of the connection device between wings and the carrier device.

Experimental method and result: first, push and clamp to fix the vertical shaft in the central portion in a state that two tracks are close to engage each other, and use a tension meter to pull the vertical shaft, so that the vertical shaft passes through the portion that two tracks are close to the engagement state, and then read the maximum tension displayed in the tension meter. As a result, when each of the pressure jacks is set as 100 kg, the read maximum tension is 171 kg, when each of the pressure jacks is set as 200 kg, the read maximum tension is 353 kg, and when each of the pressure jacks is set as 300 kg, the read maximum tension is 528 kg. This two track which is close to the engagement state forms a extrusion-type speed reducing structure, and when the carrier device passes through this speed reducing structure, the tension shown in the present embodiment make it decelerate in order to overcome generated resistance.

12) Impact Cushion Device of the Present Invention and its Experimental Observation:

Experimental materials: aluminum alloy sheets, aluminum alloy tubes, round steel tubes, rectangular steel tubes, square steel tubes, bearings, DC motor, wheels, remote control, iron plate, car battery, and hydraulic buffer.

Preparation of experimental device: prepare two carrier devices. Take two hydraulic buffers, whose two ends are respectively mounted on the wide surfaces of two 25×50 mm rectangular steel tubes, i.e., connection plate and avoid-impacting plate, making an impact cushion device; one end of the wide surfaces of one rectangular steel tube of the impact cushion device is connected with the rear portion of wing-loaded connection device, making a rear impact cushion device, and one end of wide surfaces of the other rectangular steel tube of impact cushion device is connected with the front portion of wing-loaded connection device, making a front impact cushion device.

Experimental method and result: the carrier device with the front impact cushion device is placed in the initial position, and the carrier device with the rear impact cushion device is placed at 1.1 km. Load is added to 200 kg in the carrier device. Velocimeters are respectively mounted at 1 km and 2.1 km to detect the travel speed when the carrier device reaches 1 km and 2.1 km. A motor remote shutdown device is mounted at 1 km. The experiment first remotely starts the motor of the rear carrier device, then it can be seen that wheels start, and the carrier device moves forward along the operation tracks, rapidly accelerates, and the moving speed detected when accelerating to 1 km is 187-205 km/h, and at the same time the motor is remotely closed. Immediately the front carrier device is impacted by the impact plate, pushing the front carrier device to move forward, and at the same time the rear carrier device decelerates. The moving speed detected when reaching 2.1 km is 76-89 km/h, and at this time, the structures of the two carrier device are as a whole without damage. When moving to the last 800 m, the carrier devices gradually decelerates and stops by the extrusion-type speed reducing device. It indicates that the impact cushion device can significantly reduce impact damages between the carrier devices on tracks, ensuring a quick and stable operation of the carrier devices. Remove the connection of the carrier devices with flight wings, and the test ends.

13) Ground Track of the Present Invention and its Operation Experiment:

Experimental materials: aviation model, stainless steel tubes, DC motor, wheels, and remote control device.

Production of experimental device: choose an aviation model with a wingspan of 1.5 m, separate wings from the fuselage, and mount a connection device made by stainless steel tubes at the top of the fuselage, mount wings at the upper end of the connection device, and mount a wheel rotating-driving device made by stainless steel tube, DC motor and wheels at the lower end of the fuselage. Operation tracks are laid on the ground, including tracks and limit tracks laid on the ground, wherein wheels are located between the tracks and limit tracks.

Experimental method and result: remotely start the DC motor, it can be seen that wheels start, and accelerate, and it can be seen that wheels slide forward along operation tracks by taking the tracks and limit tracks as a support and limit, and as it accelerates, it can be seen that wheels present slight upward fluctuations on tracks, and move rapidly on tracks. Remotely control to decelerate the DC motor, it can be seen that wheels 41 decelerate to stop on the operation tracks. Remove the connection of the carrier device with flight wings, and the test ends.

The above embodiments are only for illustrating the present invention, wherein the structures, connection ways and others of various parts all can be varied, and equivalent substitutions and improvements made on the basis of the technical solution of the present invention shall not be excluded from the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A suspension transport system, characterized in that: it comprises operation tracks, a carrier device, flight wings, a connection device, driving devices, braking devices and a control device; the flight wings are of more than one wing-shaped structure which generates a lift under the aerodynamic effect; the connection device includes a vertical shaft and a wheel axle connected to the vertical shaft, wherein disposed on the extended ends of the wheel axle are wheels that operate on the operation tracks; the flight wings are connected to and above the carrier device by means of the connection device; disposed on the operation tracks is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and a feedback device is disposed between the operation tracks and the operation space; the driving devices at least include wheel driving devices that drive the wheels to operate; the braking devices include wheel braking devices and flight wing braking devices, wherein the driving devices, the braking devices and the feedback device are connected to the control device which collects the feedback device information, and transmits instructions to the driving devices and braking devices.

2. A suspension transport system according to claim 1, characterized in that: disposed on the flight wings is an aircraft engine that drives the flight wings to operate.

3. A suspension transport system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the flight wings are of a set of wing-shaped structure with left and right sides extending symmetrically.

4. A suspension transport system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the flight wings are of a streamline-shaped structure which has a front portion of circular arc and extends backward.

5. A suspension transport system according to claim 4, characterized in that: the flight wings are more than two which are divided into front and rear portions to be connected on the connection device; or more than two which are divided into upper and lower portions to be connected on the connection device.

6. A suspension transport system according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that: the operation tracks include several track supports spaced along the track operation direction, on which four tracks are spaced in parallel, wherein the vertical shaft operates between two inside tracks, the wheels operate between two outside tracks, the carrier device is located below the four tracks, and one limit rod is disposed on the vertical shaft below the four tracks; a feedback device is disposed between the limit rod and the tracks; the distance between the limit rod and the wheel axle is the operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height; rolling devices are connected on two ends of the limit rod and on the vertical shaft between the limit rod and the wheel axle, respectively.

7. A suspension transport system according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that: the operation tracks include several track supports spaced along the track operation direction, on which two tracks are spaced in parallel, wherein one limit track is disposed above each of the two tracks, and a feedback device is disposed at the bottom edge of the limit tracks; the vertical shaft operates between the two tracks, the flight wings are located above the two tracks, the carrier device is located below the two tracks, and an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height is between the tracks and limit tracks, in which the wheels are located.

8. A suspension transport system according to claim 7, characterized in that: a pair of protrusions extending along the track operation direction are oppositely disposed on each of the tracks and the limit tracks above it, between which is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and corresponding to the two protrusions, recesses are disposed around the circumference of the wheels, which are located in the operation space restricted by the two protrusions; a feedback device is disposed on the bottom protrusion of the limit tracks.

9. A suspension transport system according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that: the operation tracks are two tracks which are laid on the ground and spaced in parallel, wherein disposed above each of the tracks is one limit track parallel with it, and between the tracks and limit tracks is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and the wheels are located in the operation space; a feedback device is disposed at the bottom edge of the limit tracks; the vertical shaft is divided into two portions, wherein the upper end of the upper portion of the vertical shaft is connected to the flight wings, and its lower end is connected to the carrier device; the upper end of the lower portion of the vertical shaft is connected to the carrier device, and its lower end is connected to the wheel axle.

10. A suspension transport system according to claim 9, characterized in that: a pair of protrusions extending along the track operation direction are oppositely disposed on each of the tracks and the limit tracks above it, wherein between the two protrusions is an operation space that restricts the wheel suspension height, and corresponding to the two protrusions, recesses are disposed around the circumference of the wheels which are located in the operation space restricted by the two protrusions; a touch feedback device is disposed on the bottom protrusion of the limit tracks.

11. A suspension transport system according to claims 6-8, characterized in that: the track supports include two stubs correspondingly supporting the tracks respectively, wherein the two stubs are connected to each other by means of one connection beam, and tow ropes are disposed outside of the track supports.

12. A suspension transport system according to claims 6-8 or claim 11, characterized in that: several pairs of extrusion-type speed reduction devices are spaced on the two tracks, including air pumps disposed inside the two tracks, wherein the periphery of the air pumps is provided with a semicircular telescopic structure, and an extrusion plate is disposed on the inside surface of the telescopic structure.

13. A suspension transport system according to claims 6-8 or claim 11 or claim 12, characterized in that: disposed on the operation tracks is a sliding contact power feeding device, including transmission wires disposed along the tracks, and also including a contact electricity-taking appliance disposed outside of the wheels, wherein the contact electricity-taking appliance contacts the transmission wires and is electrically connected to the wheel motor located inside of the wheels.

14. A suspension transport system according to any of claims 1-13, characterized in that: disposed at the front and rear portions of the connection device or at the front and rear portions of the carrier device is an impact cushion device which is a bar-shaped structure, and its outer end is provided with one rectangular impact plate, whose bottom is provided with a rolling device mounted on the operation tracks.

Patent History
Publication number: 20150307112
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 5, 2012
Publication Date: Oct 29, 2015
Applicant: (Diamond Bar, CA)
Inventor: Marvin LIU (Diamond Bar, CA)
Application Number: 14/342,378
Classifications
International Classification: B61B 15/00 (20060101); B61C 11/06 (20060101);