EP4622843A1 - Türmodul, schienenfahrzeug und verfahren zum betreiben eines türmoduls - Google Patents
Türmodul, schienenfahrzeug und verfahren zum betreiben eines türmodulsInfo
- Publication number
- EP4622843A1 EP4622843A1 EP23810339.4A EP23810339A EP4622843A1 EP 4622843 A1 EP4622843 A1 EP 4622843A1 EP 23810339 A EP23810339 A EP 23810339A EP 4622843 A1 EP4622843 A1 EP 4622843A1
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- Prior art keywords
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- door module
- heating
- step unit
- closed position
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
- B61D23/00—Construction of steps for railway vehicles
- B61D23/02—Folding steps for railway vehicles, e.g. hand or mechanically actuated
- B61D23/025—Folding steps for railway vehicles, e.g. hand or mechanically actuated electrically or fluid actuated
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61D—BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
- B61D23/00—Construction of steps for railway vehicles
- B61D23/02—Folding steps for railway vehicles, e.g. hand or mechanically actuated
Definitions
- the present approach relates to a door module, a rail vehicle and a method for operating a door module.
- boarding aids can be extended during a stop at a platform, which can be heated in various ways, particularly in cold seasons.
- the walkable surface of such an boarding aid can be heated using a heating foil arranged on it, or the boarding aid housing can be heated with warm air, for example, while passengers are boarding and alighting.
- EP3946990A1 also discloses an infrared heater for a step box of a rail vehicle.
- the rail vehicle can be, for example, a train, or a commuter train or subway, for transporting people.
- the rail vehicle can, for example, comprise several wagons that can be coupled to one another, each of which can have a plurality of the door modules described here.
- the door module can, for example, have one or two doors or door wings that can be opened and closed, for example by means of an electronic control when the train stops at a platform. It can happen that the dimensions of the wagons are not optimally matched to the distances between a track and the platform, which can result in a gap between the door module and the platform.
- the door module presented here comprises a movable step unit, which can also be referred to as a boarding aid.
- a rail vehicle with a variant of the previously presented door module is presented.
- the rail vehicle can be, for example, a train such as a suburban train or a subway or even an express train that is designed to transport people.
- a train can, for example, include several of the door modules presented.
- Such a combination of a rail vehicle with the door module offers the advantage that all of the previously mentioned advantages can be optimally implemented.
- a method for operating a variant of the previously presented door module comprises a step of moving the step unit from the open position to the closed position and a step of Heating at least a portion of the treadmill unit by means of the heating unit while the treadmill unit is arranged in the closed position.
- the heating step is interrupted when the treadmill unit is moved from the closed position to the open position.
- This method can be implemented, for example, in software or hardware or in a mixture of software and hardware, for example in a control unit.
- the approach presented here also creates a device that is designed to carry out, control or implement the steps of a variant of a method presented here in corresponding devices.
- This embodiment of the invention in the form of a device can also solve the problem underlying the invention quickly and efficiently.
- the communication interface can be designed to read in or output data wirelessly and/or via a wired connection, wherein a communication interface that can read in or output wired data can read this data, for example, electrically or optically from a corresponding data transmission line or output it to a corresponding data transmission line.
- a device can be understood as an electrical device that processes sensor signals and outputs control and/or data signals depending on them.
- the device can have an interface that can be hardware and/or can be designed in software.
- the interfaces can be part of a so-called system ASIC, for example, which contains a wide variety of functions of the device.
- the interfaces it is also possible for the interfaces to be their own integrated circuits or to consist at least partially of discrete components.
- the interfaces can be software modules that are present on a microcontroller alongside other software modules, for example.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a rail vehicle with a door module according to an embodiment
- Fig. 2B is a schematic partial representation of an embodiment of a door module with opened step unit
- Fig. 3A is a schematic partial representation of an embodiment of a door module with a closed step unit
- Fig. 3B is a schematic partial representation of an embodiment of a door module with opened step unit
- Fig. 4A is a schematic partial representation of an embodiment of a door module with a closed step unit
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a rail vehicle 100 with a door module 105 according to an embodiment.
- the rail vehicle 100 is designed as a train for transporting people, whereby in the representation shown here only one wagon with a door module 105 is shown as an example.
- the rail vehicle can have several identical or similarly designed door modules on one or more wagons.
- the door module 105 can be controlled electronically by means of a corresponding device 110 in order to open and close doors when stopping at a station and to move a step unit 115.
- the step unit 115 which can also be referred to as a boarding aid, is designed, for example, with a step surface 120, i.e. with a walkable surface to be stepped on by a person 125.
- the step unit 115 bridges a distance between a platform 130 or a station platform. This makes it possible for people to safely cross a gap 135 between the door module 105 and the platform 130 when entering and exiting the rail vehicle 100.
- the door module 105 is designed to prevent the tread unit 115 from icing up or water and/or snow from accumulating on the tread surface 120, particularly in cold seasons, in order to advantageously reduce the risk of slipping that this entails.
- the door module 105 comprises a heating unit, which is described in more detail in the following Figures 2 to 4.
- the heating unit is designed to heat the tread unit 115 while it is arranged in a closed position.
- FIGs 2A and 2B each show a schematic partial representation of an embodiment of a door module 105.
- the door module 105 shown here corresponds to or is similar to the door module described in the previous figure and is designed for a rail vehicle as described above.
- the step unit 115 is shown in Figure 2A in a closed position in which it is integrated into the door module 105.
- the step unit 115 is shown in an open position in order to assist people when entering and exiting the rail vehicle through the door module.
- the treadle unit 115 is designed to be movable between the closed position and the open position.
- the step unit 115 is designed merely as a so-called folding step, for example, in order to move from the closed position into the open position at an angle of, for example, 45 degrees.
- the step unit 115 is integrated into the door module 105 in the closed position in such a way that an outer side 205 of the step unit 115 also corresponds to an outer side 210 of the door module.
- the step unit 115 folds down, for example, from the door module to provide people with a walkable surface for entering or exiting the rail vehicle.
- a heating surface 215 of the heating unit 200 is arranged parallel to a Tread surface 120 of the tread unit 115 is arranged, with a beam direction 220 preferably directed in the direction of the tread surface 120.
- the tread surface 120 can be heated over its entire surface by the heating unit 200, which is designed, for example, as a radiant heater with an infrared radiator.
- the heating unit 200 which is designed, for example, as a radiant heater with an infrared radiator.
- moisture that may have accumulated in the open position due to weather conditions outside the rail vehicle or due to people walking over the tread unit 115 can be dried. Even residues of snow or ice, for example, can be particularly quickly and advantageously reduced or completely removed in this way when the tread unit 115 is in the closed position, in particular due to the parallel alignment to the heating unit 200.
- FIGS 3A and 3B each show a schematic partial representation of an embodiment of a door module 105.
- the door module 105 shown here corresponds to or is similar to the door module described in the previous figures and comprises the described movable step unit 115 and the heating unit 200.
- the step unit 115 is shown in its open position in Figure 3A and in the closed position in Figure 3B.
- the step unit 115 is designed as a so-called sliding step for example only, in order to move along a plane from the closed position to the open position.
- the step unit 115 in its closed position is arranged below a vehicle floor 300 or parallel to it, and in the open position it extends the area of the vehicle floor 300.
- a step 305 is formed between the vehicle floor 300 and the tread surface 120 of the tread unit.
- FIGs 4A and 4B each show a schematic partial representation of an embodiment of a door module 105.
- the door module 105 shown here corresponds to or is similar to the door module described in the previous figures and comprises the described movable step unit 115 and the heating unit 200.
- the step unit 115 is shown in its open position in Figure 4A and in the closed position in Figure 4B.
- the step unit 115 is designed to continuously bridge a distance between the door module 105 and a platform 130 arranged outside the rail vehicle in the open position.
- the step unit 105 has, for example, a joint element 400 via which two sub-elements 115a, 115b of the step unit 105 are movably connected to one another, the first sub-element 115a remaining inside the door module 105 in the open position, while the second sub-element 115b, which for example comprises the step surface 120, is arranged outside the door module 105.
- the method 500 comprises a step 505 of moving the tread unit from the open position to the closed position and a step 510 of heating at least a part of the tread unit by means of the heating unit while the tread unit is arranged in the closed position.
- the heating step 510 is interrupted when the tread unit is moved from the closed position to the open position.
- the figures described here describe an entry aid for entrances in a rail vehicle 100, which can be heated using a heating unit 200.
- This task is fulfilled by means of an infrared radiator attached to the housing of the entry aid or, if none is present, to the vehicle structure, opposite the walkable surface of the entry aid in its closed position.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE102022131165.1A DE102022131165A1 (de) | 2022-11-24 | 2022-11-24 | Türmodul, Schienenfahrzeug und Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Türmoduls |
| PCT/EP2023/082690 WO2024110533A1 (de) | 2022-11-24 | 2023-11-22 | Türmodul, schienenfahrzeug und verfahren zum betreiben eines türmoduls |
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| EP4622843A1 true EP4622843A1 (de) | 2025-10-01 |
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| EP23810339.4A Pending EP4622843A1 (de) | 2022-11-24 | 2023-11-22 | Türmodul, schienenfahrzeug und verfahren zum betreiben eines türmoduls |
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| EP (1) | EP4622843A1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE102022131165A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2024110533A1 (de) |
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| US2951454A (en) * | 1957-04-08 | 1960-09-06 | Pullman Standard Car Mfg Co | Vehicle folding step assembly |
| AT412461B (de) * | 2002-04-02 | 2005-03-25 | Knorr Bremse Gmbh | Klappbare trittstufe für ein fahrzeug |
| US9802545B1 (en) * | 2017-01-18 | 2017-10-31 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Motor vehicle ice sensor assembly and method of operation |
| DE102019207923A1 (de) | 2019-05-29 | 2020-12-03 | Siemens Mobility GmbH | Passagierfahrzeug und Verfahren zum Beheizen von zumindest einer Stufe eines Einstiegsbereichs eines Passagierfahrzeugs |
| DE102019128390B4 (de) * | 2019-10-21 | 2024-04-18 | Bombardier Transportation Gmbh | Schiebetrittvorrichtung für ein personentransportfahrzeug und personentransportfahrzeug |
| CN211943303U (zh) * | 2020-04-14 | 2020-11-17 | 青岛四方庞巴迪铁路运输设备有限公司 | 一种动车组脚踏用电加热机构 |
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| WO2024110533A1 (de) | 2024-05-30 |
| DE102022131165A1 (de) | 2024-05-29 |
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