JP2013212740A - Automatic shuttle control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform shuttle operation of a train at a terminal station unpiloted, without a driver boarding the train.SOLUTION: A signal that causes a train 12a to move back to a common passing track 24 is sent to the train 12a which is on an arrival platform track 22. After the moving back operation has been completed, a signal for switching a front driver's cab 14 between the front and back of the train is sent to a train 12b on the common passing track 24, and after the switching operation has been completed, a signal that causes the train 12b to move forward towards the departure platform track 26 is sent. The shuttle control corresponding to these signals is executed by an on-board device 16. The execution of the shuttle control is permitted on the condition that a shuttle commencement confirmation from the driver has been detected.

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic loopback control device, and more specifically, an automatic loopback control device that moves a train that has arrived at a terminal station from an arrival platform number line to a departure platform number line after automatically switching the top cab. About.

  In order to return the train that has arrived at the terminal station to run again, it is necessary to switch the front cab back and forth. At the terminal station where the arrival platform and departure platform are provided for the same number line, it is only necessary to switch the head cab at the stop position of the number line, but the arrival and departure platforms are provided for separate number lines. At the terminal station, it is common to pull the train from the arrival platform number to the middle line, switch the front cab on the middle line, and move to the departure platform number.

  With regard to such a loopback operation of a train, there is a conventional method in which a driver or a worker or the like manually moves the train to the middle line and switches the head cab by a key pulling operation or the like.

  Although not related to the return operation of the train, Patent Document 1 below discloses a method of automatically moving a vehicle at a stop position to a predetermined point such as a vehicle base.

JP 2003-267224 A (paragraph numbers 0010 to 0012)

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic loopback control device that can perform a loopback operation of a train at an end station without a driver getting on board.

  The automatic loopback control device according to the present invention retreats the train on the arrival platform number line to the middle line, switches the front cab back and forth with respect to the train retreated to the middle line, An automatic loopback control device for performing a loopback control of a train that moves forward toward the departure home number line, comprising means for detecting a driver's loopback start confirmation, in response to the detection of the loopback start confirmation, Execute loopback control. In one embodiment, a cab switching command for transmitting the evacuation command signal for evacuating the train to the middle line to the train on the arrival platform number line, while switching the leading cab in the front and rear for the train on the middle line. A ground device for transmitting a forward command signal for advancing the train toward the starting platform number line, and a predetermined return according to the evacuation command signal, the cab switching command signal, and the forward command signal An on-board device that executes control, and a control device that detects a driver's return confirmation and permits the on-board device to execute the return control.

  According to the present invention, since the series of control relating to the return operation of the train is executed by the automatic return control device, the return operation at the terminal station can be performed unattended without the driver getting on. Specifically, the train on the arrival platform number line retreats from the arrival platform number line to the middle line in response to the evacuation command signal from the ground device, and receives the cab switching command signal on the middle line to change the head cab. After switching, it receives the forward command signal and moves forward from the middle line toward the departure home number line. Here, according to the present invention, in response to the fact that the return control by the automatic return control device or the on-board device has detected the driver's return start confirmation, in one embodiment, the control that has detected the return start confirmation. Since it is permitted by the device, the safety of the driver can be ensured.

Schematic which shows the whole structure of the automatic folding | turning control apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Functional block diagram of on-board device and ground device of automatic folding control device according to embodiment same as above Explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the automatic return control which concerns on embodiment same as the above

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an automatic folding control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the train 12 a that has arrived at the terminal station is retracted from the arrival platform number line 22 to the middle line 24 for switching the leading cab 14, and after switching the leading cab 14 on the middle line 24 Then, move into the departure home number 26. Here, the train indicated by reference numeral 12a indicates a state where the train is stopped at the stop position set on the arrival platform number 22. The train 12b shows a state of stopping at the stop position set on the middle line 24, and the train 12c shows a state of stopping at the stop position set on the departure platform number 26. The train 12b stopped at the middle line 24 shows a state after the leading cab 14 is switched, and the cab 14 (and on-board device) provided on the leading vehicle with respect to the traveling direction of the train toward the departure platform number line 26. 16) is indicated by a solid line, and the driver's cab 14 (and the on-board device 16) provided on the opposite rear vehicle is indicated by a dotted line.

  In this embodiment, two middle lines 24, 24 are provided, and it is possible to switch the head cab 14 by drawing a train from one number line 22 of the arrival platform to each middle line 24, 24. It is said. However, only one middle line 24 may be provided, or three or more middle lines 24 may be provided. The middle line 24 is not limited to the one provided for the switching of the head cab 14 independently from the arrival and departure home number lines 22 and 26, but extends the arrival home number line 22 in a straight line. You may use an extending part as a center line. It is also possible to use a line extending portion obtained by extending the departure home number line 26 as a middle line.

  A pair of ground transceivers 32a and 32b are installed on the arrival platform number line 22 corresponding to the front end and the rear end of the rear vehicle of the train 12a, respectively. One transmitter / receiver 32a corresponds to an on-vehicle power receiver (not shown) provided on the front side of the train 12a, and the other transmitter / receiver 32b is an on-vehicle power receiver (not shown) provided on the rear side of the train. (Not shown). The on-board device 16 of the train 12a on the arrival platform number 22 can send and receive signals to and from the ground device 42 via the ground transceivers 32a and 32b and the on-board power receiver. The same applies to the middle line 24 and the departure platform number 26, and a pair of terrestrial transmitters / receivers corresponding to the front-side on-board power receiver and the rear-side on-board power receiver (both not shown) of the trains 12b and 12c. 34a, 34b, 36a, 36b are installed.

  In the home, home doors 52, 52,... Are installed for the arrival and departure numbers 22 and 26, respectively. The opening / closing of the platform door 52 is controlled by the platform door control unit 54.

  In the present embodiment, the ground transceivers 32 a, 32 b, 34 a, 34 b, 36 a, 36 b and the home door control unit 54 provided on the arrival home number 22, the middle line 24, and the departure home number 26 are connected to the ground device 42. Is communicably connected. The ground transceivers 32a to 36b output a reception signal from the on-vehicle power receiver to the ground device 42 and also output a command signal from the ground device 42 to the on-vehicle device 16 via the on-vehicle power receiver. To do. The home door control unit 54 receives a command signal from the ground device 42 and controls opening and closing of the home door 52, and transmits a report signal indicating completion of control to the ground device 42.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, return start confirmation buttons 62 and 64 are installed in the vehicle and on the platform, respectively. The on-home installation button 62 is for allowing the driver to get off the start of the turn-back operation of the train, and is provided at a position sufficiently separated from the train 12a to ensure safety at the arrival home. The in-vehicle installation button 64 is used by a driver who is in the vehicle and is provided in the driver's cab. In the present embodiment, the output signal of the on-home installation button 62 is transmitted to the ground device 42 via the home door control unit 54, and the output signal of the in-vehicle installation button 64 is transmitted via the on-vehicle device 16 and the on-vehicle power receiver. It is transmitted to the ground device 42.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the on-vehicle device 16 and the ground device 42 of the automatic folding control device by function blocks.
In the present embodiment, the ground device 42 includes a logic unit 422 and a communication unit 424. The logic unit 422 is connected to the communication unit 424 via a bus, and the logic unit 542 included in the home door control unit 54. Is communicably connected. The home door control unit 54 includes an input / output unit 544 connected to the logic unit 542 via a bus, and a return start confirmation button (home installation button) installed on the home is connected to the input / output unit 544. 62) is connected. The ground device 42 and the on-vehicle device 16 are connected to each other so as to be able to transmit and receive signals via communication units 424 and 164 provided to each other. As described above, the signal transmission and reception here is performed via the ground transceivers 32a to 36b and the on-vehicle power receiver. The on-board device 16 includes an input / output unit 162, a communication unit 164, and a logic unit 166 that are connected to each other via a bus. A turn-back confirmation button (inside the vehicle) An installation button 64) is connected. Furthermore, various operation units provided in the cab 14 are connected to the communication unit 164. The on-board device 16 controls a train drive device (for example, a drive inverter) based on the train control signal received from the ground device 42 and controls the traveling of the train.

Hereinafter, the flow of the automatic loopback control according to the present embodiment will be described along a time series with reference to FIG.
At time t1, the train 12a stops at the arrival platform number 22 at the terminal station, the driver confirms that the passenger has got off, and closes the doors (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle doors”) provided on the vehicles of the train 12a. If it does, a vehicle door closing operation detection signal will be transmitted to the vehicle upper apparatus 16, and the vehicle upper apparatus 16 will transmit a door closing command signal to the home door control unit 54 corresponding to this. In the present embodiment, the door close command signal is transmitted from the on-vehicle device 16 to the home door control unit 54 via the ground device 42. When the home door control unit 54 receives the door close command signal, the home door control unit 54 performs control to close the home door 52 of the arrival home and completes the closing operation of the home door 52 for both the on-vehicle device 16 and the ground device 42. A report signal (door close report signal) indicating that this is transmitted.

  When the ground device 42 receives the door closing report signal from the home door control unit 54, the ground device 42 transmits an automatic return request signal to the on-vehicle device 16. Upon receiving this signal, the on-board device 16 outputs a display command signal to the cab 14 and recognizes that the automatic turn-back operation of the train 12a is scheduled for the driver by lighting the lamp or the like. Prompt. Then, after confirming that the route to the middle line 24 has been opened, the ground device 42 transmits a departure notice signal to the on-board device 16. The departure notice signal corresponds to a “evacuation command signal” and indicates that the route to the middle line 24 is opened for the train 12a and preparations for starting the return operation are completed.

  After receiving the departure notice signal from the ground device 42, the on-board device 16 has received a key extraction detection signal indicating that the master key has been extracted from the in-vehicle insertion section, and the driver has returned to the vehicle. The following series of loopback control is executed on condition that the start of is permitted. As already described, the start of the turn-back operation is permitted by the driver operating the on-home installation switch 62 or the in-vehicle installation switch 64. FIG. 3 shows a case where the driver who gets out of the master key and gets off permits the start of the turn-back operation by operating the installation switch 62 on the home. Although details are not clearly shown in FIG. 3, the return confirmation signal to the on-board device 16 is transmitted via the platform door control unit 54 and the ground device 42.

  Upon receiving the return start confirmation signal based on the driver's button operation, the on-board device 16 moves the train 12a toward the middle line 24 and also performs a series of control (hereinafter referred to as “turnback”) on the ground device 42. A report signal indicating that control is started) is transmitted. And if the train 12b stops at the stop position in the middle line 24, the fixed point stop report signal which shows that the movement to the middle line 24 was completed with respect to the ground apparatus 42 will be transmitted.

  The ground device 42 that has received the fixed point stop report signal transmits a command signal (driver switching command signal) for switching the leading cab 14 forward and backward to the on-vehicle device 16. Upon receiving this, the on-board device 16 switches the effective cab 14 between the leading vehicle and the trailing vehicle, and reports to the ground device 42 that the switching of the leading cab 14 is completed (driving cab switching). Completion report signal) is transmitted.

  After receiving the cab switching completion report signal from the onboard device 16, the ground device 42 causes the train 12 b to wait on the middle line 24 until the scheduled departure time of the train 12 b corresponding to the diagram approaches. . Here, when another train arrives at the terminal station during the waiting time, the other train can be retreated to another one of the medium lines 24 when the cab is switched. When the scheduled departure time approaches, the ground device 42 transmits a departure notice signal to the on-vehicle device 16. The departure notice signal transmitted to the train 12b after completion of cab switching corresponds to a “forward command signal”. In this embodiment, the departure notice signal is transmitted after waiting for the reception of the cab switching completion report signal, but the departure notice signal is transmitted regardless of the reception of the report signal, and the cab switching completion report signal It may be a control that validates the departure notice signal transmitted earlier upon actual reception. The departure notice signal is transmitted not only after the waiting time corresponding to the diagram elapses, but also the transmission itself is performed in advance, and the waiting time is set to advance the train 12b toward the departure home number line 26. You may prohibit it until it passes.

  The on-board device 16 that has received the departure notice signal advances the train 12b toward the departure platform number line 26. The on-board device 16 transmits a fixed point stop report signal to the ground device 42 when the train 12c enters the departure platform number line 26 and arrives at the stop position on the number line 26. The fixed point stop report signal transmitted from the train 12c on the departure platform number line 26 corresponds to an “arrival report signal”.

  When the driver gets on and performs an operation to open the vehicle door, a vehicle door opening operation detection signal is transmitted to the on-board device 16, and the on-board device 16 responds to the door opening command to the home door control unit 54. The vehicle door is opened on condition that the signal is transmitted and the master key is inserted into the in-car insertion portion. Upon receiving the door opening command signal, the home door control unit 54 performs control to open the home door 52 of the departure home, and the opening operation of the home door 52 is completed for both the on-vehicle device 16 and the ground device 42. A report signal indicating that this is transmitted.

When the passenger gets in and the scheduled departure time of the vehicle 12c is reached, the driver closes the vehicle door and the platform door 52 and starts the train 12c.
In the present embodiment, the control performed by the on-board device 16 from the reception of the return confirmation signal to the reception of the key insertion detection signal corresponds to a series of “return control”.

  According to the present embodiment, the train 12a on the arrival platform number line 22 receives the departure notice signal (retraction command signal) and retreats from the arrival platform number line 22 to the middle line 24. In response to the signal, the front cab 14 is switched back and forth, and then the departure notice signal (forward command signal) after completion of the cab switching is received and the vehicle enters the departure platform number line 26 from the middle line 24.

  Thus, according to this embodiment, since a series of control (turnback control) regarding train return operation is automatically executed by the onboard device 16, the train return operation at the terminal station is performed by the driver (for example, , The driver) can do it unattended without getting on. Here, according to this embodiment, the return start confirmation buttons 62 and 64 operated by the driver are installed, and the execution of the return control is permitted on the condition that the driver's return start permission is detected based on the button operation. Therefore, the driver's safety can be ensured. The return confirmation buttons 62 and 64 constitute a “control device”, and the installation button 62 on the home corresponds to the “first manual operation unit” and the installation button 64 in the vehicle corresponds to the “second manual operation unit”.

  In addition to the above, according to the present embodiment, the departure notice signal is transmitted to the train 12b after the cab switching is completed after the ground device 42 receives the cab switching completion report signal from the onboard device 16. Further, the reverse traveling of the train 12b due to the departure notice signal being transmitted in a state where the switching of the head cab 14 is not completed can be prevented.

  In the above description, signal transmission / reception between the on-vehicle device 16 and the ground device 42 is performed via the on-vehicle power receiver and the ground transmitters / receivers 32a to 36b that are installed opposite to each other. It is also possible to do this. For example, a radio device connected to the on-vehicle device 16 is installed on the vehicle side, and a radio device connected to the ground device 42 is installed on the ground side, and signals are transmitted and received by radio communication through these radio devices. To do.

  12a-12c ... train, 14 ... head cab, 16 ... on-board device, 162 ... input / output unit, 164 ... communication unit, 166 ... logic unit, 22 ... arrival home number line, 24 ... middle line, 26 ... departure home No. 32a, 32b ... ground transceiver installed at the arrival home, 34a, 34b ... ground transceiver installed at the middle line, 36a, 36b ... ground transceiver installed at the departure home, 42 ... ground equipment, 422 ... Logic unit, 424 ... Communication unit, 52 ... Home door, 54 ... Home door control unit, 542 ... Logic unit, 544 ... Input / output unit, 62 ... Home installation button, 64 ... In-car installation button.

Claims (8)

  Retract the train at the arrival platform number to the middle line, switch the front cab back and forth with respect to the train evacuated to the middle line, and advance the train after switching the cab toward the departure platform number line, An automatic loopback control device for performing a loopback control of a train, comprising an means for detecting a driver's loopback start confirmation, and executing the loopback control in response to detection of the loopback start confirmation. . A evacuation command signal for evacuating the train to the middle line is transmitted to the train on the arrival platform number line, while a cab switching command signal for switching the front cab back and forth is transmitted to the train on the middle line. And a ground device that transmits a forward command signal for moving the train forward toward the departure platform number line,
An on-board device that executes predetermined turn-back control according to the retraction command signal, the cab switching command signal, and the forward command signal;
A control device that detects a driver's return confirmation and permits the on-board device to execute the return control; and
Automatic folding control device composed of including. In response to the cab switching command signal, the on-board device transmits a cab switching completion report signal indicating that the switching of the leading cab has been completed to the ground device,
The ground device transmits the forward command signal after receiving the cab switching completion report signal from the on-board device,
The automatic folding control device according to claim 2.   4. The automatic loopback control device according to claim 3, wherein the ground device waits for transmission of the forward command signal until a predetermined time corresponding to the train diagram after receiving the cab switching completion report signal. The control device includes a first manual operation unit installed in the arrival home,
The on-board device receives the output signal of the first manual operation unit as the return start confirmation after receiving the evacuation command signal, and starts the return control.
The automatic turn-back control device according to any one of claims 2 to 4. The control device includes a second manual operation unit installed in the vehicle,
The on-board device receives the output signal of the second manual operation unit as the return start confirmation after receiving the evacuation command signal, and starts the return control.
The automatic turn-back control device according to any one of claims 2 to 4.   The ground device transmits the evacuation command signal after receiving a door closing report signal indicating that at least one of the train and the door of the arrival platform is closed. Automatic folding control device described in one.   The automatic return control device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the ground device receives an arrival report signal indicating that a train has arrived at the departure platform number from the on-board device.