WO2015065240A1 - Device for controlling a hybrid means of transportation - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of aviation, and specifically to designs for convertible means of transportation. A device for controlling a hybrid means of transportation includes an upper steering column having two bearings on the axis thereof, and a lower steering column, connected by a constant velocity joint. A control switch bushing moves between the columns, said bushing being able to be installed in a position such that it encompasses only the bearings of the upper steering column, allowing for tilting the steering wheel and rotating same around its own axis, or such that the bushing encompasses the constant velocity joint and the lower steering column, allowing for only rotating the steering wheel around its own axis. The bushing has a vertical gap through which guide rails pass, one end of said rails being connected by means of horizontal joints to the outer sides of the bearings of the upper steering column, and the other end of said rails being connected by means of horizontal joints to a rotor-control handle. In this way, tilting the steering wheel also tilts the rotor-control handle. When in flight, the role of the rudder is played by a front wheel of the apparatus, the rim of which wheel is connected to a bearing of the wheel axle by means of a continuous or semi-continuous disc made of a lightweight material. The present invention thus achieves the use of a single steering entity for controlling the motion of a convertible means of transportation on the ground and through the air.

Description

 DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION.

Title of invention (utility model): “Device for driving a hybrid vehicle”.

The field of technology.

 The utility model can be used to control a conventional gyroplane and simplify the control of a specified aircraft. The device can also be used to create hybrid vehicles that can move on ordinary roads like a motorcycle, and in the air like a gyroplane. Headings of the International Patent Classification (IPC): B60 F 5/02 - convertible aircraft.

The prior art.

 It is known that a V-shaped steering wheel is currently used to change the direction of motion of a motorcycle. The steering rack is attached directly to the front wheel fork, and is also connected to the frame of the motorcycle using a bearing (s). In this case, turning the steering wheel means turning the front wheel of the motorcycle in the right direction and, accordingly, changing the direction of movement (See Fig. 1 from the website http: //motocafe.r zfaele; mvi-ceh-teor

rulevogo-uprayleniya-motocikla-part2. html).

 It is also known that to change the direction of movement of the gyroplane, it is necessary not only to control the rotor by the rotor control knob by tilting it in the right direction, but also, to avoid “sliding”, it is necessary to align the apparatus body in the direction of movement. This alignment of the body is achieved by pressing the foot pedals, which set in motion the vertical tail of the gyroplane.

The lower part of the rotor control knob (1) is connected to two steering racks (2). The slopes of the rotor control handle back and forth cause corresponding longitudinal displacements of one steering rack relative to another. The slopes of the rotor control knob left and right cause the corresponding lateral movements of one steering rack relatively different (see Fig. 2). The steering racks are connected by hinges with vertical rods, which, in turn, are connected to the rotor head. Thus, the tilts of the handle cause changes in the angles of the plane of rotation of the rotor and, accordingly, the direction of movement of the apparatus.

In turn, in order to align the position of the gyroplane body relative to the direction of its movement, it is necessary to change the angle of inclination of the rudder (6). In modern gyroplanes, a change in the angle of the rudder occurs by pressing the right or left pedal (4), which are connected by cables to the rails (5) of the rudder. If the pedals are not depressed, the springs (7) return the rudder to the neutral position.

 An increase or decrease in engine speed occurs by moving the engine control lever (ORE).

 Thus, to control a gyroplane, a person needs to use two hands (one hand changes the position of the rotor control handle, the other hand changes the position of the ore) and two legs (to control the rudder).

 Motorcycle movement control is often entirely carried out using the steering wheel and the switches located on it (gas, clutch, brake).

Known attempts to create hybrid devices that can move on the ground like a motorcycle, and in the air like a gyroplane.

 For example, the American company Butterfly, LLC patented a flying motorcycle called the Super Sky Cycle (See Fig. 3 from the website: http://thebutterflyllc.com/sscvcle/ gallery.htm).

 The specified design contains constructive solutions standard for gyroplane control (in addition to the motorcycle steering wheel, the design includes a rotor control knob and pedals for controlling the rudder), which leads to inconvenience of controlling the device.

Disclosure of the invention.

The task of creating this utility model was to design a unified control system that would simplify the control of the gyroplane, and could also be used to control a hybrid device that can move on the ground like a motorcycle and in airspace as gyroplane. The result of using this utility model will be the emergence of a mobile switchable device that allows you to convert motorcycle control into control of the aircraft and vice versa.

 To solve this problem, the following changes are made to the motorcycle control device.

The steering rack consists of two parts. The lower part of the steering struts has a cylindrical shape, with the lower end it is attached to the front wheel fork, the CV joint is attached to the other end, which connects the lower steering rack and the upper steering rack. On the surface of the lower steering rack, at its lower base, a hole is made for fastening the control switch sleeve with a stud. The lower steering rack is inserted into the round tube, which is connected to the beam of the frame of the motorcycle. Inside the tube there is a bearing that allows you to make free turns of the lower steering rack around its axis. The upper steering rack also has a cylindrical shape, however, of a smaller section. The upper end of the upper steering rack is attached directly to the steering wheel. Two bearings are fixed on the axis of the upper steering rack, near the upper and lower ends, the section size of which is equal to the size of the section of the lower steering rack. Guide rails are attached to the outer edge of each bearing by horizontal hinges. At the other ends, the guide rails are connected by horizontal hinges to the rotor control handle. The upper steering rack has an opening into which a stud can be inserted, on which the end of the control switch sleeve can be supported to fix the upper position of the sleeve. The sleeve of the control switch is a cylindrical tube that is capable of moving up and down along the axes of the steering racks. In this case, in the upper position, the sleeve of the control switch fits snugly enough to the surfaces of both bearings. In the lower position, the control switch sleeve is snug against the surface of the lower steering rack. In this case, the surface of the sleeve has a hole in the lower part that can be combined with the hole in the lower steering rack and the sleeve can be fixed in this position with a hairpin. The control switch sleeve has a vertical slot in order to guiding rails connecting the outer sides of the bearings and the rotor control handle could pass through this gap. The rotor control handle has a standard gyro mount for mounting with rotor control rails. Thus, when the sleeve of the control switch is in the upper position, tilting the steering wheel in any direction leads to corresponding tilting of the rotor control handle.

 On the lower part of the lower steering rack are mounted tail guides, which are two small pins. Tail cables are attached to their edges, which can be attached to the rudder guides. Thus, the rotation of the steering wheel around the axis will cause the rotation of the plane of the front wheel and changes the direction of the rudder.

The control of the device on the ground (when the sleeve of the control switch is locked in the lower position) is reduced to steering wheel rotations around the axis. In this position, the control switch sleeve does not allow steering wheel tilting. The control of the device in the air, or in the “take-off” or “landing” modes (when the sleeve of the control switch is fixed in the upper position) is reduced to steering wheel rotations around the axis and steering wheel tilts in any direction. In this position, the sleeve of the control switch allows not only to make steering wheel rotations around the axis, but also its inclinations in any direction. ORE with this control can be replaced, used on motorcycles, with a gas adjustment knob.

 Obtained using this utility model, the device has simpler controls than a gyroplane, since it excludes the use of pedals to control the rudder. If you use the front wheel of a motorcycle of a sufficient size, with a lightweight solid disk, then you can completely abandon the rudders, since the front wheel itself will perform the function of the rudder. In addition, the utility model can be used in hybrid aircraft moving on the ground, like a motorcycle, and in the air like a gyroplane. In this case, the utility model avoids the creation of dual control systems.

A brief description of the drawings.

A schematic diagram is attached to the description, reflecting the essential features of a utility model. Ha Fig. 2 shows commonly used gyroplane controls. In Fig. 4 shows the changes that must be made to the design of the front wheel of the motorcycle to create a hybrid control device gyroplane and motorcycle.

Embodiments of the invention.

The hybrid control device gyroplane and motorcycle can be materialized as follows.

 The device contains (see. Fig. 4):

 (1) A metal V-shaped steering wheel that is attached to the upper end of the upper control strut.

 (2) The metal sleeve of the control switch is in the form of a cylindrical tube. A hole was drilled in the tube to secure the tube with a pin to the lower control post. The tube has a vertical slot through which guide rails must pass.

 (3) The metal bearings of the control switch are fixed to the axis of the upper control strut. The diameter of the bearings is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the control switch sleeve and the control switch sleeve can move along the axis of the upper control column. Guide rails are attached to the outer surface of the bearings using horizontal hinges.

 (4) The metal guide rails are in the form of thin elongated cylinders. They are attached at one end with horizontal joints to the outer sides of bearings mounted on the axis of the upper steering rack, and at the other ends with horizontal joints at the rotor control handle.

 (5) The metal upper steering strut is cylindrical. The steering wheel is attached to the upper end of this rack, the lower end is connected to the CV joint. On the axis of the upper steering rack are two bearings of the control switch. The upper steering rack has a hole above the junction with the constant velocity joint for installation with a pin (there is no pin in the diagram) of the upper position of the control switch sleeve.

(6) The metal rotor control knob has a cylindrical shape and is fastened with the lower part to the rotor control rails. Guide rails are attached to the side of the rotor control knob using horizontal hinges. (7) The CV joint of the lower steering rack connects the upper and lower steering racks, which are attached to it by the ends. The diameter of the CV joint is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the sleeve of the control switch.

 (8) The metal lower steering strut is cylindrical.

 Its lower end is connected to the front wheel fork, and rudder guides are attached to the lateral surfaces at the lower end. The diameter of the lower steering rack is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the sleeve of the control switch, and when moving the sleeve onto this steering rack, it is snug enough to it. The upper end of the lower steering rack is connected to the CV joint of the lower steering rack.

 (9) The metal rails of the rotor control are cylindrical in shape, connected by hinges to the rotor control handle. At the same time, the lower rail is hinged to the frame beam. Thus, the rails can move relative to each other in the longitudinal and transverse planes.

 (10) The metal beam of the frame has a cylindrical shape, is part of the structure of the apparatus frame. A steel tube with an integrated steering bearing is attached to its front end.

(11) A metal steering bearing is mounted in a steel tube that ends with the frame beam: A lower steering column is attached to the inside of the bearing, which can rotate freely around its axis.

 (12) The metal fork of the front wheel is connected to the end of the lower steering rack, which transmits rotation to it. The lower parts of its branches fork connected to the axis of the front wheel, which passes through the front wheel bearing.

 (13) The front wheel of the unit. It can be made as a light wheel of a motorcycle or moped and have spokes and a rim. In the case when the front wheel also plays the role of a rudder in the air in the hybrid apparatus, instead of the spokes, the wheel rim is connected to the bearing using a continuous (or semi-continuous) plate made of light material.

 (14) The tail guides are steel pins, one of its ends attached to the sides of the lower steering rack. At the opposite ends of the steel pins, the ends of the tail cables are fixed.

(15) The tail cables are attached at one end to the ends of the tail guides, and at the other ends are connected to the rudder guides (not shown in the diagram). When operating the device in ground mode, the sleeve of the control switch (2) is installed in the lower position - it covers the lower steering rack (8). The lower bearing of the control switch (3) is pressed against the inner upper part of the sleeve of the control switch (2), the other end of the sleeve is attached through a hole with a pin to the lower steering rack (8) Now the torque from the steering wheel (1) is transmitted through the upper steering rack (5) , CV joint (7), lower steering rack (8), front wheel fork (12) to the front wheel (13), causing it to turn in the desired direction. When the sleeve of the control switch (2) is in the lower position, it does not allow tilting the steering wheel (1), since it tightly covers the lower bearing of the control switch (3) and the lower steering rack (8). As soon as the sleeve of the control switch (2) is moved to the upper position and mounted on top of the stud placed in the hole in the lower edge of the upper steering column (5), the tilt of the steering wheel (1) becomes possible, since the sleeve of the control switch (2) does not simultaneously fix the position of the bearing control switch (3) and lower steering rack (8), and covers only two bearings. The tilt of the steering wheel (1) is transmitted through the guide rails (4) to the rotor control knob (6), and through it to the rotor control rails (9). In this case, rudder rotations (1) around the axis are possible, which, firstly, rotate the front wheel (13), which can act as a rudder, and secondly, rotate the rudder (1) cause the tail guides to move (14), which, through the tail cables (15), cause the rudder to move.

Thus, the utility model “A device for controlling a hybrid vehicle” allows, firstly, to simplify control of the gyroplane (since pedals are not involved), and secondly, to optimally (using the minimum number of devices) control a hybrid device that can move on the ground as a motorcycle, and in the air like a gyroplane.

Industrial applicability.

This device is used to simplify control of the gyroplane, as well as to control hybrid devices that can move on the ground as motorcycle and in the air like a gyroplane. Hybrid devices can be used by citizens, organizations, government bodies to perform various tasks: personal and official transport, tourism, monitoring, patrolling, ambulance, etc.

Claims

Formula of utility model “DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL”. 1. A device for controlling a hybrid vehicle, which includes an upper steering rack with two bearings on its axis, a lower steering rack connected by a constant velocity joint, between which the sleeve of the control switch can be moved and set in a position where it covers only the bearings of the upper steering rack, allowing tilt the steering wheel and rotate it around its axis, or when the sleeve of the control switch also covers the CV joint and the lower steering rack, allowing you to only rotate the steering wheel around its axis, while the control switch sleeve has a vertical slit through which guide rails pass, connected at one end with horizontal joints to the outer sides of the upper steering rack bearings, and connected at the other ends with horizontal joints with the rotor control handle, thus tilting the steering wheel causes tilting the rotor control knob.  2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the function of the rudder in flight is performed by the front wheel of the apparatus, the rim of the front wheel is connected to the wheel axle bearing with a solid or semi-solid disk of light material. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains tail guides in the form of pins attached at one end to the sides of the lower steering rack, and tail cables are attached to other ends of the pins, which can be attached to the steering guides of the vehicle flight.