EP3492331A1 - Railway platform - Google Patents
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- B61B1/02—General arrangement of stations and platforms including protection devices for the passengers
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- the present invention relates to a railway platform.
- the present invention relates to a railway platform of the type comprising a sidewalk for pedestrian use, which has a substantially horizontal walking surface for passengers, extends alongside at least one railway track, and is equipped with a delimitation barrier suitable to limit passenger access to the railway track.
- the delimitation barriers currently used in railway platforms are generally of two types.
- the delimitation barrier is defined by a strip of coloured paint made on the walking surface alongside the railway track.
- the delimitation barrier is incapable of effectively preventing access to the railway track and therefore has a relatively low level of safety.
- the delimitation barrier comprises a plurality of pairs of sliding doors mounted on the sidewalk and distributed alongside the railway track.
- the delimitation barrier is relatively large, relatively complex and expensive, and reduces the space available for passengers to board and alight from railway trains.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a railway platform which is free from the abovementioned drawbacks and which is simple and cost-effective to implement.
- number 1 denotes, as a whole, a railway platform comprising a sidewalk 2 for pedestrian use, which extends alongside a railway track 3, and is delimited above by a substantially horizontal walking surface 4 for passengers.
- the platform 1 is provided with a delimitation barrier 5 comprising a plurality of vertical uprights 6 distributed alongside the track 3.
- Each upright 6 is connected to each adjacent upright 6 by a band 7 made of an at least partially rigid material.
- the uprights 6 are connected to each other by a single band 7 extending through the uprights 6.
- the sidewalk 2 comprises, for each upright 6, a respective elongated cavity 8, which extends below the walking surface 4, and opens outwards at the walking surface 4.
- the sidewalk 2 further comprises, for each band 7, a respective slit 9, which extends below the walking surface 4, and opens outwards at the walking surface 4.
- the barrier 5 is movable with an alternating rectilinear motion in a vertical direction 10 orthogonal to the walking surface 4 between a raised position, wherein the uprights 6 and the bands 7 protrude above the walking surface 4 to limit access to the track 3, and a lowered position, wherein the uprights 6 and the bands 7 are fully housed within the related cavities 8 and slits 9.
- each upright 6 is movable between its lowered position and its raised position under the thrust of a related actuating device (not shown) which can be activated in a synchronised manner with the actuating devices (not shown) of the other uprights 6 or independently from the actuating devices (not shown) of the other uprights 6.
- Each upright 6 is delimited by an upper face 11 equipped with a pressure sensor 12 and a light warning device 13 of a substantially circular shape.
- the upright 6 is further provided with a sound warning device 14.
- each upright 6 is equipped with at least one detection sensor suitable to detect the presence of objects.
- each band 7 is omitted and replaced with a roll-up sheet 15 attached to a winding roller 16 located inside the sidewalk 2 below the walking surface 4.
- the roller 16 is mounted so as to rotate, under the thrust of a known and not illustrated actuating device, around a substantially horizontal longitudinal axis 17 which is substantially transverse to the direction 10.
- the roller 16 is omitted and the sheet 15 folds in an accordion-like manner below the walking surface 4.
- each band 7 is omitted and each upright 6 is equipped with at least one detection sensor 18, which faces a sensor 18 of an adjacent upright 6, and is suitable to detect the presence of objects.
- the uprights 6 are distributed along a light band 19 comprising a plurality of lighting devices 20, for example LED devices, which are mounted alongside the track 3, and are oriented towards the passengers present on the sidewalk 2.
- lighting devices 20 for example LED devices
- Operation of the devices 20 is selectively controlled by an electronic control unit 21.
- all the devices 20 are activated when a train (not shown) arrives.
- control unit 21 activates the devices 20 between two uprights 6 when the related sensors 18 detect the presence of a passenger.
- the sensors 18 are mounted on the uprights 6 and/or on the sidewalk 2 and/or in an external support structure.
- the platform 1 has several benefits mainly due to the fact that, when the delimitation barrier 5 is arranged in its raised position, access to the railway track 3 is efficiently restricted with a relatively high level of safety and that, when the delimitation barrier 5 is arranged in its lowered position, the walking surface 4 of the sidewalk 2 is completely clear and does not present any obstacle to passengers boarding or alighting from railway trains (not shown).
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- This patent application claims priority from Italian patent application no.
102017000129740 filed on 14/11/2017 - The present invention relates to a railway platform.
- In particular, the present invention relates to a railway platform of the type comprising a sidewalk for pedestrian use, which has a substantially horizontal walking surface for passengers, extends alongside at least one railway track, and is equipped with a delimitation barrier suitable to limit passenger access to the railway track.
- The delimitation barriers currently used in railway platforms are generally of two types.
- According to a first type, the delimitation barrier is defined by a strip of coloured paint made on the walking surface alongside the railway track. In this case, the delimitation barrier is incapable of effectively preventing access to the railway track and therefore has a relatively low level of safety.
- According to the other of the two abovementioned types, the delimitation barrier comprises a plurality of pairs of sliding doors mounted on the sidewalk and distributed alongside the railway track. In this case, the delimitation barrier is relatively large, relatively complex and expensive, and reduces the space available for passengers to board and alight from railway trains.
- The object of the present invention is to provide a railway platform which is free from the abovementioned drawbacks and which is simple and cost-effective to implement.
- According to the present invention, a railway platform is provided as claimed in the attached claims.
- The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a non-limiting example of an embodiment, wherein:
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Figures 1 and 2 are two schematic perspective views of a preferred embodiment of the railway platform of the present invention shown in two different operating positions; -
Figure 3 is a schematic perspective view of a first variant of the railway platform ofFigures 1 and 2 ; and -
Figure 4 is a schematic perspective view of a second variant of the railway platform ofFigures 1 and 2 . - With reference to
Figures 1 and 2 , number 1 denotes, as a whole, a railway platform comprising asidewalk 2 for pedestrian use, which extends alongside arailway track 3, and is delimited above by a substantiallyhorizontal walking surface 4 for passengers. - The platform 1 is provided with a
delimitation barrier 5 comprising a plurality ofvertical uprights 6 distributed alongside thetrack 3. - Each upright 6 is connected to each adjacent upright 6 by a
band 7 made of an at least partially rigid material. - According to a variant not shown, the
uprights 6 are connected to each other by asingle band 7 extending through theuprights 6. - The
sidewalk 2 comprises, for each upright 6, a respectiveelongated cavity 8, which extends below thewalking surface 4, and opens outwards at thewalking surface 4. - The
sidewalk 2 further comprises, for eachband 7, arespective slit 9, which extends below thewalking surface 4, and opens outwards at thewalking surface 4. - The
barrier 5 is movable with an alternating rectilinear motion in avertical direction 10 orthogonal to thewalking surface 4 between a raised position, wherein theuprights 6 and thebands 7 protrude above thewalking surface 4 to limit access to thetrack 3, and a lowered position, wherein theuprights 6 and thebands 7 are fully housed within therelated cavities 8 andslits 9. - In this regard, it should be noted that each upright 6 is movable between its lowered position and its raised position under the thrust of a related actuating device (not shown) which can be activated in a synchronised manner with the actuating devices (not shown) of the
other uprights 6 or independently from the actuating devices (not shown) of theother uprights 6. - Each upright 6 is delimited by an
upper face 11 equipped with apressure sensor 12 and alight warning device 13 of a substantially circular shape. When the upright 6 is in its lowered position: - the
face 11 is substantially coplanar with thewalking surface 4; - the
sensor 12 detects the presence of a passenger on the upright 6; and - the
device 13 signals the presence of the upright 6 to the passengers. - The upright 6 is further provided with a
sound warning device 14. - According to a variant not shown, each upright 6 is equipped with at least one detection sensor suitable to detect the presence of objects.
- The variant shown in
Figure 3 differs from that shown inFigures 1 and 2 solely in that, in it, eachband 7 is omitted and replaced with a roll-upsheet 15 attached to awinding roller 16 located inside thesidewalk 2 below thewalking surface 4. - The
roller 16 is mounted so as to rotate, under the thrust of a known and not illustrated actuating device, around a substantially horizontallongitudinal axis 17 which is substantially transverse to thedirection 10. - According to a variant not shown, the
roller 16 is omitted and thesheet 15 folds in an accordion-like manner below thewalking surface 4. - The variant shown in
Figure 4 differs from the variant shown inFigures 1 and 2 solely in that, in it, eachband 7 is omitted and each upright 6 is equipped with at least onedetection sensor 18, which faces asensor 18 of an adjacent upright 6, and is suitable to detect the presence of objects. - The
uprights 6 are distributed along alight band 19 comprising a plurality oflighting devices 20, for example LED devices, which are mounted alongside thetrack 3, and are oriented towards the passengers present on thesidewalk 2. - Operation of the
devices 20 is selectively controlled by anelectronic control unit 21. - According to a first operating mode, all the
devices 20 are activated when a train (not shown) arrives. - According to another operating mode, the
control unit 21 activates thedevices 20 between twouprights 6 when therelated sensors 18 detect the presence of a passenger. - According to a variant not shown, the
sensors 18 are mounted on theuprights 6 and/or on thesidewalk 2 and/or in an external support structure. - The platform 1 has several benefits mainly due to the fact that, when the
delimitation barrier 5 is arranged in its raised position, access to therailway track 3 is efficiently restricted with a relatively high level of safety and that, when thedelimitation barrier 5 is arranged in its lowered position, thewalking surface 4 of thesidewalk 2 is completely clear and does not present any obstacle to passengers boarding or alighting from railway trains (not shown).
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- A railway platform comprising a sidewalk (2) for pedestrian use, which has a walking surface (4), extends alongside at least one railway track (3) and is provided with a delimitation barrier (5), which is suitable to limit the access of passengers to the railway track (3); and characterised in that the delimitation barrier (5) comprises a plurality of uprights (6), which are distributed along the sidewalk (2) for pedestrian use; each upright (6) being movable between a raised position, in which the upright (6) projects above the walking surface (4), and a lowered position, in which the upright (6) extends under the walking surface (4).
- The railway platform according to claim 1, wherein, when it is arranged in its lowered position, each upright (6) is substantially coplanar with the walking surface (4).
- The railway platform according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each upright (6) is delimited by an upper face (11), which is provided with a pressure sensor (12) to detect the presence of a passenger on the upright (6) when the upright (6) is arranged in its lowered position.
- The railway platform according to claim 3, wherein the upper face (11) is further provided with a light warning device (13).
- The railway platform according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each upright (6) is provided with a sound warning device (14).
- The railway platform according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the sidewalk (2) for pedestrian use has, for each upright (6), a respective cavity (8), which opens up towards the outside at the walking surface (4) and is engaged in a sliding manner by the upright (6) during its movement between the raised position and the lowered position.
- The railway platform according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the uprights (6) are connected to one another by means of at least one band (7) made of an at least partially rigid material; the sidewalk (2) for pedestrian use having, for each band (7), a respective slit (9), which opens up towards the outside at the walking surface (4) and is engaged in a sliding manner by the band (7) during the movement of the uprights (6) between the relative raised positions and lowered positions.
- The railway platform according to any one of the claims from 1 to 6, wherein the uprights (6) are connected to one another by means of a roll-up sheet (15), which is hooked to a winding roller (16), which is arranged in the sidewalk (2) for pedestrian use under the walking surface (4); the sidewalk (2) for pedestrian use having, for each roll-up sheet (15), a respective slit (9), which opens up towards the outside at the walking surface (4) and is engaged in a sliding manner by the roll-up sheet (15) during the movement of the uprights (6) between the relative raised positions and lowered positions.
- The railway platform according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each upright (6) is provided with at least one first detection device (18) to detect the presence of a passenger.
- The railway platform according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the delimitation barrier (5) further comprises, for each pair of adjacent uprights (6), a respective light warning band (19), which extends between the two uprights (6) and is fitted in the walking surface (4) .
- The railway platform according to claim 10 and further comprising, for each light warning band (19), at least one respective second detection device (18), which is fitted in a related upright (6) and/or in the walking surface (4) and/or in a support structure in order to detect the presence of a passenger.
- A railway platform according to claim 11 and further comprising an electronic control unit (21), which is configured to activate each light warning band (19) in response to a signal coming from at least one second detection device (18) associated with the light warning band (19).
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