JPH0865802A - Train monitoring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To maintain the function of a train monitoring apparatus by controlling a monitor central unit in a crew unit in which the operation switch is defective by the switch of other screw unit, and displaying CONSTITUTION: A driver informs the conductor of a driver's seat (b) that the operation switch 3a of a display desired screen. The conductor switches the display of a display unit 1b for a crew to the remote display switching screen of a monitor central unit 2b by an operation switch 3b, and selects the driver's request screen on the screen. The switch command to the screen is transmitted to the unit 2a via a transmission line 6. A remote display switch command receiver 13a, when receiving the command, outputs the command to a display control unit 11a. The unit 11a controls to switch to the screen indicated by the command. Thus, the driver can switch the screen of the unit 1a to the desired screen without using the defective switch 3a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to improvements in train monitoring devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a train monitoring device was first installed in a vehicle, its main purpose was to detect a vehicle abnormality and display the content of the abnormality in the driver's cab or the passenger's cab, and to quickly respond to the vehicle abnormality. . This function is to confirm the abnormality by operating the operation switch arranged in the train driver's cab or the conductor's cabin to switch the display content of the crew display device. Normally, a driver's seat and a conductor's seat are arranged in the driver's cab and the conductor's compartment, respectively, and hence these are collectively referred to as crew seats.

In order to reduce the burden on the crew, I
A navigation function such as a function of reading timetable data and time data recorded on the C card and displaying the timetable data has come to be incorporated. In order to realize these functions, a train monitoring device generally has a crew member display device, an operation switch, and an IC card reader / writer arranged in each cab.

As the function of the train monitoring device has improved, its importance has increased, and its failure has come to have a great influence on the train operation itself. For this reason, it has become necessary to improve the reliability of the train monitoring device, and recently, a measure has been taken to use two display devices for crew members, which were conventionally arranged in one cab. It was

[0005]

In the conventional train monitoring device, even if any one of a set of a crew member display device, an operation switch, and an IC card reader / writer arranged in one cab fails, the train There was a problem that the function of the monitoring device was hindered.

That is, since a touch panel or the like that operates when a part of the human body comes into contact is used as the operation switch, there is a risk of failure. Further, a card reader / writer using an IC may also become inoperable when receiving an electric or mechanical shock. Even if other devices are used, it is almost impossible to eliminate the possibility of failure. For this reason, there is a measure to arrange two sets of them in one cab, but there is a problem that the price of the train monitoring device becomes expensive.

An object of the present invention is to arrange a train monitoring device consisting of a set of a crew display device and an operation switch in a crew room, even if one operation switch fails, the crew display device in the crew room An object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable and inexpensive device capable of switching the display and maintaining the function of the monitoring device.

Further, even if one IC card reader / writer attached to the train monitoring device fails, the data of the IC card can be displayed on the crew member display device at the crew seat to maintain the function of the train monitoring device. Therefore, an inexpensive and highly reliable device is provided.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a set of a crew member display device and means for switching the display of another crew member display device by operating an operation switch are provided. There is. There is also provided a means for reading data from the other IC card reader / writer by operating a set of crew display device and operation switches.

[0010]

According to the above means, even if one operation switch fails, the display of the other crew member display device and the operation switch can be switched to another display by operating the other operation crew display device and the operation switch. In addition, the one I
Even if the C card reader / writer fails, data is read from another IC card reader / writer by operating the crew display and the operation switch, and the data is displayed on the crew display on the side where the IC card reader / writer has failed. You can

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A block diagram of a train monitoring device showing an embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail. 1 and 2 are a schematic view and a detailed view showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which the crew display devices 1a and 1b are
Monitor central device 2a, 2b, operation switch 3 respectively
Train time data, boarding rate,
Display the data required by the crew, such as the operating status and malfunctions of the equipment.

As the operation switches 3a and 3b, for example, a touch panel type keyboard which operates when a finger of a human body comes into contact is used. IC card reader / writers 4a and 4b are connected to the monitor central units 2a and 2b, and necessary information can be given. For example, give each conductor a smart card with a timetable recorded when boarding, and use the IC card when necessary.
By inserting into the card reader / writers 4a and 4b, it becomes possible to display on the crew display devices 1a and 1b.

The central monitor units 2a and 2b are connected by a data transmission line 6, and the monitor terminal devices 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d arranged in the passenger's compartment are connected via the transmission line 6. The above-mentioned crew display device 1a and monitor central device 2
a, the operation switch 3a, and the IC card reader 4a are arranged in one of the driver's seats, for example, the front driver's seat a, and the crew display device 1b, the monitor central device 2b, and the operation switch 3 are provided.
b, the IC card reader 4b is arranged in the other driver's seat, for example, in the rear driver's seat b.

The crew display devices 1a, 1b are used by crew members to display data relating to various trains in response to signals from the monitor central units 2a, 2b, such as train time data, boarding rate, operating state of equipment, and breakdown. Display the data.

The monitor central devices 2a and 2b are connected to the monitor terminal devices 5a and 5b via the IC card data read from the IC card reader / writers 4a and 4b and the transmission path 6.
The device data collected from 5c and 5d are processed, and various screen display signals are output and displayed on the crew member display devices 1a and 1b according to the operation from the operation switches 3a and 3b. This display screen includes a display screen of device status and a display screen of timetable information. The IC card reader / writers 4a and 4b read the data recorded in the IC card carried by the crew.

The monitor central units 2a and 2b are provided with display control units 11a and 11b and a remote display switching command transmission unit 12, respectively.
a, 12b, remote display switching command receivers 13a, 13b,
Remote IC card read command transmitters 22a, 22b Remote IC card read command receivers 23a, 23b, recorded data transmitters 24a, 24b, data receivers 25a, 25
b, data recording units 26a and 26b, and IC card reading units 27a and 27b.

The display control units 11a and 11b are operation switches 3a and 3b or remote display switching command receiving units 13a and 13b.
The display screen switching control is performed by the operation signal from b.
The remote display switching command transmitters 12a and 12b receive the remote display switching commands when the operation switches 3a and 3b switch the remote display screens while the display control units 11a and 11b are displaying the remote display switching screens. Is transmitted to the transmission line 6. When the remote display switching command receiving units 13a and 13b receive this remote display switching command from another monitor central apparatus, it outputs the signal to the display control units 11a and 11b.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
In the conventional example, when the driver is on the cab a and the operation switch 3a fails, the driver cannot switch the screen of the crew member display device 1a, which causes trouble in driving. On the other hand, in this embodiment, at this time, the driver informs the conductor of the driver's cab b of the screen which the operator wants to display by saying that the operation switch 3a has failed.

The conductor who has received the contact operates the operation switch 3b to switch the display of the crew member display device 1b from the screen that has been displayed until then to the remote display switching screen.
Then, on the remote display switching screen, the screen requested by the driver is selected. As a result, the remote display switching command transmitting unit 12b transmits the remote display switching command to the screen requested by the driver to the transmission path 6.

When the remote display switching command receiving section 13a receives the remote display switching command, the display control section 11 receives the signal.
Output to a. The display control unit 11a controls switching to the screen indicated by the remote display switching command. In this way, the driver can switch the screen of the crew display device 1a to a desired screen without using the operation switch 3a.

The operation of each part of the monitor central unit will be described with reference to the monitor central unit 2a. The display control unit 11a controls the screen switching by the operation signal from the operation switch 3a, and at the same time, the start command to each unit by the operation on each display screen. Is output. That is, when an IC card reading operation is performed on the IC card reading screen, a start command is output to the IC card reading unit 27a.

When a remote IC card read operation is performed on the remote IC card read screen, a start command is output to the remote IC card read command transmission unit 22a.
The remote IC card read command transmission unit 22a transmits a remote IC card read command to the transmission path 6 in response to the activation command from the display control unit 11a. Upon receiving the remote IC card read command, the remote IC card read command reception unit 23a outputs a start command to the IC card read unit 27a and the recorded data transmission unit 24a.

The IC card reading unit 27a includes a display control unit 11a or a remote IC card reading command receiving unit 23.
The data in the IC card is read by the start command from a and recorded in the data recording unit 26a. The recording data transmitting unit 24a transmits the recording data of the IC card data recording unit 26a to the transmission path 6 according to the activation command from the remote IC card reading command receiving unit 23a. Data receiving unit 25a
Records the received data in the data recording unit 26a.

Although the monitor central apparatus 2a has been described above, the same applies to the monitor central apparatus 2b.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
In the conventional example, when the driver is on the cab a, I
When the C-card reader / writer 4a fails, the driver cannot read the timetable information recorded on the IC card and display it on the screen of the crew member display device 1a, which hinders driving.

In this embodiment, at this time, first, the driver is the IC
The fact that the card reader / writer 4a has failed is notified to the conductor of the cab b by an in-vehicle telephone. As a result, the conductor inserts the IC card possessed by the conductor into the IC card reader / writer 4b of the driver's cab b. After this, the driver operates the operation switch 3
By operating a, the display of the crew member display device 1a is switched from the screen that has been displayed until then to the remote IC card reading screen.

Further, when the operation switch 3a is operated to read the remote IC card, the remote IC card read command transmission section 22a transmits the remote IC card read command to the transmission path 6. Upon receiving the remote IC card read signal, the remote IC card read command reception unit 23b outputs the signal to the IC card read unit 27b. The IC card reading unit 27b receives the I signal by this signal.
The data in the C card is recorded in the data recording unit 26b.

The recording data transmitting unit 24b receives the instruction from the IC card reading instruction receiving unit 23b, reads it, and transmits the recording data of the IC card data recording unit 26b to the transmission path 6. Upon receiving this data, the data receiving unit 25a reads this data and outputs it to the IC card data recording unit 26a. In this way, after the data of the IC card is recorded in the IC card data recording unit 26a, the following operations may be performed in the same manner as when the data is read from the IC card reader / writer 4a of the driver's cab a. In this way, the driver can display the timetable based on the IC card data on the screen of the crew member display device 1a without using the IC card reader / writer 4a.

Although the above embodiments have been described on the assumption that each device in the driver's cab on both sides of the vehicle is out of order, a crew member display device, an operation switch, and an IC card arranged in the passenger compartment of an intermediate vehicle of the formation. The same applies to the reader / writer. Further, in a system in which crew display devices and the like are arranged in a multiplex system in one cab, the same applies to those devices in one cab.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiments, the inside of the monitor central unit has been described with a block diagram. However, the hardware corresponding to each block is not configured as described above, and the CPU, ROM, R
It may be configured by software on the hardware of AM.

[0031]

According to the present invention, even if one operation switch fails, the other operation switch can back up, so that the function of the train monitoring device can be maintained and the reliability of the device can be improved.

Further, even if one IC card reader / writer fails, another IC card reader / writer can back up the data, so that the function of the train monitoring device can be maintained and the reliability of the device can be improved. Moreover, they do not require the installation of two sets of equipment in one cab and can therefore be constructed inexpensively.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing details of the system configuration of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a, 1b ... Display device for crew members, 2a, 2b ... Central device for monitor, 3a, 3b ... Operation switch, 4a, 4b ... IC
Card reader / writer, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d ... Monitor terminal device, 6 ... Data transmission path, 11a, 11b ... Display control unit, 12a, 12b ... Remote display switching command transmission unit, 13
a, 13b ... Remote display switching command receiving section, 22a, 22b
... Remote IC card read command transmission unit, 23a, 23b
... Remote IC card read command receiving unit, 24a, 24b
... recording data transmitting unit, 25a, 25b ... data receiving unit,
26a, 26b ... Data recording section, 27a, 27b ... IC
Card reading section.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A display device for providing necessary information to a crew member, a monitor central device for supplying a signal to the display device for displaying the necessary information, and a command signal connected to the monitor central device for monitoring the command signal. A train monitoring device in which at least two sets of crew members, each of which is provided to a central device and which switches a display screen of the display device, are arranged in a crew seat in a train, wherein one of the plurality of crew members is a crew member device. When the operation switch inside fails, the operation switch of the other crewmember device is provided with a device for transmitting the operation signal to the crew member device where the operation switch has failed, and the operation switch of the other crewmember device fails the operation switch. Train monitoring device that controls the central device in the crew device and displays it on the screen. 2. The train monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of crew members are arranged in a driver's cab and a passenger's cab, respectively. 3. The train monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein each of the crew members has an IC card reader / writer for providing recorded information to its monitor central device. apparatus. 4. A display device for providing necessary information to a crew member, a monitor central device for supplying a signal to the display device for displaying the necessary information, and a command signal connected to the monitor central device for monitoring the command signal. An operation switch for giving a central device a switching display screen of the display device and an IC connected to the monitor central device for supplying recorded information
In a train monitoring device in which at least two sets of crew members including a card reader / writer are arranged in a crew seat in a train, when an IC card reader / writer in one of the crew members fails, another crew member A train monitoring device comprising a device for transmitting information from the IC card reader / writer to a crew member device in which the IC card reader / writer has failed.