CROSSING GATE MECHANISM WITH INTEGRATED COVER OR DOOR DETECTION SCHEME

    公开(公告)号:US20230294748A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US17654897

    申请日:2022-03-15

    发明人: Richard C. Bohme

    IPC分类号: B61L5/06

    CPC分类号: B61L5/06

    摘要: 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.

    Grade crossing gate arm position detection system

    公开(公告)号:US11383742B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US16418623

    申请日:2019-05-21

    摘要: A crossing gate mechanism includes a swingable gate arm, a rotatable gate arm shaft fixed to the gate arm, and an electronic sensor assembly coupled to the gate arm shaft. Rotation of the gate arm shaft corresponds with swinging of the gate arm. The electronic sensor assembly senses an angular position of the gate arm shaft and transmits a position signal corresponding thereto. The electronic sensor assembly includes a driving element that is attached to the gate arm shaft to rotate therewith. the electronic sensor assembly also includes a driven element that is driven by the driving element such that rotation of the gate arm shaft causes the driven element to rotate. The electronic sensor assembly is configured to generate the position signal based on a position of the gate arm shaft.

    Track switching apparatus for rail trolleys

    公开(公告)号:US11214285B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-04

    申请号:US16277076

    申请日:2019-02-15

    发明人: Te-Yi Chiu

    IPC分类号: B61L5/02 B61L5/04 B61L5/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to a track switching apparatus for rail trolleys. It comprises at least one linear track, a curved track connected to the at least one linear track, at least one switching region formed at a connection region of the linear track and the curved track, and at least one switching unit disposed in the at least one switching region.

    Monorail switch using a gravity-assisted actuating mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US10858788B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US15751891

    申请日:2016-09-15

    发明人: David Lay

    摘要: A monorail switch for a monorail guideway comprises a moveable guide beam having lateral running surfaces and an actuating mechanism. The actuating mechanism, equipped with a counterweight, is operative to move the moveable guide beam from a tangent position, where the moveable guide beam is aligned with a tangent travelling direction, to a turnout position, where the moveable guide beam is aligned with a diverting direction. Potential energy stored in the counterweight is released and at least partially stored in the form of elastic potential energy in the lateral running surfaces when the moveable guide beam is moved from the tangent position to the turnout position. Similarly, the elastic potential energy stored in the lateral running surfaces is released and at least partially stored in the form of potential energy by the counterweight when the moveable guide beam is moved from the turnout position to the tangent position.

    RAILROAD SWITCH MACHINE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170183021A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-29

    申请号:US14980861

    申请日:2015-12-28

    发明人: Bruce V. Johnson

    IPC分类号: B61L5/06

    CPC分类号: B61L5/06

    摘要: A railroad switch machine includes a pair of switch blades, an electric motor mechanically coupled to the pair of switch blades, a pair of input terminals connected to a DC power supply for receiving a power signal and a regulator to adapt the power signal between the input terminals into a motor current applied to the electric motor. The regulator includes a plurality of switches connected between the pair of input terminals and two phases of the electric motor. The switches are transistors and the regulator also includes a controller adapted to drive each transistor with a respective command signal to adjust a value and a direction of an intensity of the motor current.

    Swivel point connector for railroad switches
    8.
    发明授权
    Swivel point connector for railroad switches 有权
    铁路开关的回转点连接器

    公开(公告)号:US08985526B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-24

    申请号:US13440018

    申请日:2012-04-05

    IPC分类号: E01B7/00 B61L5/10 B61L5/06

    CPC分类号: B61L5/107 B61L5/065

    摘要: A mechanism for coupling a switch point to a point detector box having a point detector bar includes a first portion structured to be slidably coupled to the point detector bar and a second portion structured to be slidably coupled to the switch point.

    摘要翻译: 用于将开关点耦合到具有点检测器杆的点检测器盒的机构包括构造成可滑动地联接到点检测器杆的第一部分和被构造成可滑动地联接到开关点的第二部分。

    Railway Signaling System with Redundant Controllers
    9.
    发明申请
    Railway Signaling System with Redundant Controllers 有权
    铁路信号系统与冗余控制器

    公开(公告)号:US20120325981A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-27

    申请号:US13169160

    申请日:2011-06-27

    IPC分类号: B61L5/06

    摘要: Disclosed is a railway signaling system for controlling a load. In accordance with the teachings of this invention, the system comprises a first autonomous controller and a second autonomous controller which is redundant with the first controller, each controller connectable to the load such that there is no single point of failure. The first and second controllers operable in either an on-line mode wherein both power outputs provide power to the load or an off-line mode wherein a single power output does not provide power to the load. On-line controllers monitor current therethrough. When both controllers are on-line, the current between the two controller is imbalanced up to a threshold limit, if the threshold limit is exceeded by one controller, that controller will go off line, and if the first controller is off-line and the second controller is on-line, the second controller monitors output voltages of the off-line controller to ascertain that the output voltages are zero.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于控制负载的铁路信号系统。 根据本发明的教导,该系统包括与第一控制器冗余的第一自主控制器和第二自主控制器,每个控制器可连接到负载,使得不存在单点故障。 第一和第二控制器可以在在线模式中操作,其中两个电力输出向负载提供电力或者离线模式,其中单个功率输出不向负载提供电力。 在线控制器监控电流。 当两个控制器都在线时,两个控制器之间的电流不平衡达阈值极限,如果一个控制器超过阈值限制,该控制器将脱机,如果第一个控制器脱机, 第二控制器在线,第二控制器监视离线控制器的输出电压,以确定输出电压为零。

    Manual switch remote controller
    10.
    发明申请
    Manual switch remote controller 失效
    手动开关遥控器

    公开(公告)号:US20050242244A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-03

    申请号:US10836717

    申请日:2004-05-03

    申请人: Charles Ridgeway

    发明人: Charles Ridgeway

    IPC分类号: B61L5/06 H02B1/24

    摘要: A manual switch remote controller is adapted for use with a power switch machine to electrically and selectively move switch points of a track switch between a normal position and a reverse position from a remote location in the field. In one preferred embodiment, the manual switch remote controller includes a first switch for selectively connecting and disconnecting a first source of DC operating power from first and second input terminals to first and second output terminals which are coupled to respective first and second input operating terminals of a biased-neutral controller. A second switch is used for selectively connecting and disconnecting a second source of DC controlling power from third and fourth input terminals to third and fourth output terminals which are coupled to respective third and fourth input control terminals of the biased-neutral controller. Third and fourth switches are used for selectively connecting the first source of DC operating power from the first and second input terminal, when momentarily actuated, to the third and fourth output terminals with first and second polarities so as to cause the biased-neutral controller to energize either the reverse or normal field winding of the DC motor in order to electrically and selectively move the switch points between the normal and reverse positions.

    摘要翻译: 手动开关遥控器适于与电力开关机器一起使用,以电和选择性地从现场的远程位置在正常位置和反向位置之间移动轨道开关的切换点。 在一个优选实施例中,手动开关遥控器包括第一开关,用于选择性地将第一和第二输入端的第一直流工作电源连接到第一和第二输出端,第一和第二输入端耦合到相应的第一和第二输入操作端 偏置中立的控制器。 第二开关用于选择性地将第二和第四输入端子的第二DC控制电源连接到第三和第四输出端子,第三和第四输出端子耦合到偏置中性点控制器的相应的第三和第四输入控制端子。 第三和第四开关用于选择性地将来自第一和第二输入端子的第一直流工作电源源暂时致动时,以第一和第二极性连接到第三和第四输出端子,以使偏置中性控制器 为直流电动机的反向或正常励磁绕组通电,以便电和选择性地在正常和反向位置之间移动开关点。