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US 8,540,192 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for operation of railroad protection installation
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsKlaus Basso, Christoph Kutschera, Thomas Schmidt
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Abstract
A method and a device operate a railroad security system having trackside devices for specific functions. In order to reduce the number of cable connections, control of a first trackside device is provided by a data message generated as required by a second trackside device, in particular a signal box, the data message being transmitted wirelessly.
Claims1
A method for operating a railroad protection installation having track-section devices for performing functions, which comprises the step of:
- activating an approach signaling means, provided for determining a switching-on time for a railroad crossing protection device, upon reception of a first data message generated in a signal box, wherein the first data message activating a switching of the approach signaling means from a standby mode to an active mode after an end of a configurable delay time starting when a rail vehicle enters a track-free signaling section having the approach signaling means;
- registering, via the approach signaling means, that the rail vehicle has moved passed the approaching signaling means and sending a second data message relating to the rail vehicle moving passed the approach signaling means to the signal box;
- switching on, via the signal box, upon reception of the second data message, the railroad crossing protection device;
- producing, via the signal box, a third data message for switching the approach signaling means back to the standby mode;
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- transmitting the first, second and third data messages without the use of cables.
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