US 11,999,393 B2Granted

Arrangement for monitoring exterior regions of a rail vehicle

AssigneeSiemens Mobility GmbH

InventorMarkus Mehlan

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Abstract

An assembly monitors exterior regions of a rail vehicle. In the region of the front side of the rail vehicle, a driver's cab is arranged, which driver's cab has a driver's cab field of view in a first direction of travel. A first lateral region has a first camera system oriented in the direction of travel, which optically captures an angular range along the first lateral region as a first lateral field of view. A second lateral region has a second camera system oriented in the direction of travel, which captures an angular range along the second lateral region as a second lateral field of view. The first and second camera systems are connected to a display device so that image series of the lateral fields of view in the first direction of travel are displayed to the traction vehicle driver in addition to the drivers cab field of view.

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Dependent claims

A configuration for monitoring exterior regions of a rail vehicle by a traction-vehicle engineer of the rail vehicle, the rail vehicle having a front side, a rear side and two side regions, the front side and the rear side are disposed opposite one another and oriented substantially at right angles to a first direction of travel of the rail vehicle, the front side and the rear side are connected to one another by the two side regions, the two side regions are disposed opposite one another and oriented substantially lengthwise relative to the first direction of travel of the rail vehicle, the configuration comprising:

an engineer's cab disposed in the rail vehicle in a region of the front side of the rail vehicle, in the first direction of travel of the rail vehicle said engineer's cab having a field of vision being surveyed and utilized by the traction-vehicle engineer in a course of trips in the first direction of travel, in order to move the rail vehicle by sight;
a first camera system disposed in a first side region of the two side regions close to the rear side and oriented in the first direction of travel, said first camera system optically capturing an angular range with a branch along the first side region as a first lateral field of vision;
a second camera system disposed in a second side region of the two side regions close to the rear side and oriented in the first direction of travel, said second camera system optically captures an angular range with a branch along the second side region as a second lateral field of vision;
and
a display device, said first camera system and said second camera system are connected to said display device in said engineer's cab, so that series of images of the first and second lateral fields of vision, created in the first direction of travel by said first camera system and by said second camera system, are represented on said display device for the traction-vehicle engineer which the traction-vehicle engineer utilizes additionally in order to move the rail vehicle by sight.

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A rail vehicle having monitored exterior regions being monitored by a traction-vehicle engineer of the rail vehicle, the rail vehicle comprising:

a front side;
a rear side, said front side and said rear side are disposed opposite one another and oriented substantially at right angles to a first direction of travel of the rail vehicle;
two side regions, said front side and said rear side are connected to one another by said two side regions, said two side regions are disposed opposite one another and oriented substantially lengthwise relative to the first direction of travel of the rail vehicle;
an engineer's cab disposed in a region of said front side, in the first direction of travel of the rail vehicle said engineer's cab having a field of vision being surveyed and utilized by the traction-vehicle engineer in a course of trips in the first direction of travel, in order to move the rail vehicle by sight;
a first camera system disposed in a first side region of said two side regions close to the rear side and oriented in the first direction of travel, said first camera system optically capturing an angular range with a branch along said first side region as a first lateral field of vision;
a second camera system disposed in a second side region of said two side regions close to the rear side and oriented in the first direction of travel, said second camera system optically captures an angular range with a branch along said second side region as a second lateral field of vision;
and
a display device, said first camera system and said second camera system are connected to said display device in said engineer's cab, so that series of images of the first and second lateral fields of vision, created in the first direction of travel by said first camera system and by said second camera system, are represented on said display device for the traction-vehicle engineer which the traction-vehicle engineer utilizes additionally in order to move the rail vehicle by sight.

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Facts

Application: 17/047,128Filed 27 Mar 2019
Priority: DE 102018205459.211 Apr 2018
Published: US 2021/0197874 A11 Jul 2021
Granted: 4 Jun 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B61L 23/041
For monitoring the mechanical state of the route: obstacle detection
B61L 15/009
Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes: on-board display devices
B61L 23/04
Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains: for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
B60L 2200/26
Type of vehicles: rail vehicles

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