Crossing gate mechanism with integrated cover or door detection scheme
AssigneeSiemens Mobility GmbH
InventorRichard C. Bohme
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Abstract
A crossing gate mechanism includes an enclosure housing multiple electric and electronic components with a control unit configured to operate the crossing gate mechanism and associated crossing gate arm, a cover for opening and closing the enclosure, wherein the cover is moveable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the enclosure houses a sensing device, wherein the cover includes a detectable device, and wherein the detectable device is arranged in the cover such that, when the cover is moved into the closed position, the detectable device comes in proximity to the at least one sensing device, and the sensing device is configured to indicate that the cover is in the closed position.
Claims12
A crossing gate mechanism comprising:
- an enclosure housing multiple electric and electronic components including a control unit configured to operate the crossing gate mechanism and associated crossing gate arm,
- a cover for opening and closing the enclosure, wherein the cover is moveable between a closed position and an open position,
- wherein the enclosure houses at least one sensing device comprising a Hall sensor array,
- wherein the cover comprises a detectable device comprising a magnetized bolt having a magnetized area in a head of the bolt, and
- wherein the detectable device is arranged in the cover such that, when the cover is moved into the closed position, the detectable device comes in proximity to the at least one sensing device with an adjustable space therebetween, and the at least one sensing device is configured to indicate that the cover is in the closed position, and
- wherein the control unit is configured to generate and output a signal indicating that the cover is in the closed position when the Hall sensor array detects the magnetized area.
A crossing gate system comprising:
- one or more crossing gate arm(s), and
- a crossing gate mechanism comprising:
- an enclosure housing multiple electric and electronic components including a control unit configured to operate the crossing gate mechanism and associated crossing gate arm,
- a cover for opening and closing the enclosure, wherein the cover is moveable between a closed position and an open position,
- wherein the enclosure houses at least one sensing device comprising a Hall sensor array,
- wherein the cover comprises a detectable device comprising a magnetized bolt having a magnetized area in a head of the bolt, and
- wherein the detectable device is arranged in the cover such that, when the cover is moved into the closed position, the detectable device comes in proximity to the at least one sensing device with an adjustable space therebetween, and the at least one sensing device is configured to indicate that the cover is in the closed position, and
- wherein the control unit is configured to generate and output a signal indicating that the cover is in the closed position when the Hall sensor array detects the magnetized area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.