Upper lateral structure for the occasional or continuous collection of main-drive or auxiliary electrical power by a land vehicle

摘要

The upper lateral collection structure (8) is mounted on a land vehicle (1), notably an urban public transport vehicle, and cooperates, for the purpose of overhead electrical power supply to the vehicle, with fixed contact slippers (16) located along its route. This structure comprises: a conducting track (14) arranged longitudinally (NEW) the upper lateral part of the vehicle and comprising a contact region (15) for the contact slipper; an electrical connection connecting the conducting track to the electrical circuit of the vehicle; an insulating support (24) on which the conducting track is mounted; a means of mechanical connection of the collecting structure to the vehicle; and a damping device which damps out the shocks resulting from the contact slipper and ensures satisfactory contact between the conducting track and the contact slipper. This invention is of benefit to the manufacturers of electrically powered public transport vehicles.

主权项

1. An upper collection structure (8) for attachment to a land vehicle (1) comprising at least one module (3), the upper collection structure (8) cooperating with a plurality of fixed distribution supports (17) for supplying either main-drive or auxiliary electrical energy to the vehicle (1) to facilitate road travel of the vehicle (1), and each of the plurality of fixed distribution supports (17) comprising an electrical energy distribution shoe (16) disposed along a travel route of the vehicle, the upper collection structure comprising:
at least one collection structure (13), each collection structure (13) comprising at least one conductive track (14) disassociated from the vehicle structure, and the at least one conductive track (14) extends substantially longitudinally relative to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle (1); the at least one conductive track (14), on each portion of the vehicle (1), extending along an upper lateral portion of the vehicle (1), and the at least one conductive track (14) comprising either a sliding or a motionless contact zone (15) for engagement with the electrical energy distribution shoe (16) or a contact zone with either a flat or a convex upper contact surface; the conductive track (14) being joined to an electrical supply circuit of the vehicle (1) by a flexible electrical connection; the conductive track (14) being attached to an electrically insulating support (24); a mechanical connection (27) for connecting the collection structure (27) to the vehicle and allowing the collection structure to be displaced in order to free up a roof (10) of the vehicle (1); a suspension and damping device (35), supported by the vehicle, for absorbing shocks generated from the electrical energy distribution shoe (16) and ensuring contact between the contact zone (15) of the conductive track (14) and the electrical energy distribution shoe (16); and an outer wall (25) at least partially covering the upper collection structure (8).