JPH10315976A - Railroad crossing control method at the time of reverse line operation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a railroad crossing control method at the time of reverse line operation which transmits the information on a railroad on which a train is operated, direction of operation, alarm start conditions at the time of reverse line operation, etc., to a railroad crossing which becomes a single track operation section to perform the proper railroad crossing alarm control. SOLUTION: This is a railroad crossing control method at the time of reverse line operation which can change over the railroad crossing control of a double track section of a railroad in which a plurality of railroad crossing are installed between one station and the other as station which are adjacent each other into the railroad crossing control of a single track section in which the bidirectional single track operation of a train is performed on a single track. Station devices 1, 2 having the functions which perform operation direction lever handling of a train for railroad crossings are temporarily installed at one station and the other station, respectively, a site device 3 is temporarily installed at an installation site of each railroad crossing, these site device and the station devices are connected by a communication circuit 4, and the single track operation control information including the railroad cross direction information is outputted from the station device to the site device when the handlings at both stations coincide to perform the railload crossing alarm control of the bidirectional single track operation which uses a railroad on one side by the site device base on the single track operation control information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a railroad crossing control method at the time of reverse line operation, which can easily change a railroad crossing control of a double track section to a single track driving system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a single track operation is performed in a double track section,
There is one block between stations, and a substitute block communication method is used to secure only one train between stations by using the communication method (1). There is known a method (2) in which a signal and a railroad crossing control device are permanently installed so that each line can be operated in a single line, and an appropriate level crossing alarm control can be performed regardless of the direction in which the train runs. In the case of method (1), railroad crossings between stations are suspended, and instead, a crossing guard is placed at each railroad crossing to provide information to railroad crossing passers and give evacuation recommendations.

In the case of the method (1), permanent equipment is not so much needed, but since the railroad crossing control is performed by manually closing the railroad, there are problems in terms of working environment, safety, cost and the like. Was. In the case of the method (2), there is a problem that the facility has to be permanently installed even though the use is rare, and the investment effect is low.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and changes the train operation line, the driving direction, the condition for starting an alarm at the time of reverse line operation, etc., to a railroad crossing which becomes a single line operation section. It is an object of the present invention to provide a railroad crossing control method at the time of reverse driving, which can transmit information to the vehicle and perform appropriate railroad crossing warning control.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention of claim 1 is directed to a double-track section of a railway in which a plurality of railroad crossings are installed between one adjacent station and the other station. This is a railroad crossing control method at the time of reverse train operation in which the railroad crossing control can be switched to a railroad crossing control of a single track section in which one-way bidirectional single track operation of the train is performed. When station equipment with the function of handling is temporarily installed, site equipment is temporarily installed at the installation site of each railroad crossing, and these site equipment and station equipment are connected by a communication line, and when the handling at both stations matches Output the single-track operation control information including the railroad crossing direction information from the station device to the on-site device, and perform the crossing alarm control of the bidirectional single-track operation using the one-sided track at the on-site device based on the single-line operation control information. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, at the railroad crossing in which the single-line operation control information is input to the on-site device,
Alarm control in the reverse direction is performed based on alarm control start information input by information transmission between field devices at adjacent railroad crossings or train detection conditions of a temporary alarm start train detector.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the station device handles the operation at its own station, performs information transmission with the station transmission device and the site device, and inputs various information from the level crossing transmission device and the station transmission device. A temporary control panel device that logically determines the control conditions for the field device and station transmission device based on the information and operation handling conditions, and outputs control information via the railroad crossing transmission device, and an output relay control based on control information from the temporary control panel device. A station processing unit that inputs train detection information from the interlocking device and transmits and outputs it to the temporary control panel device, a relay unit such as an output relay of the station processing unit and a train detection relay according to conditions from the interlocking device, and a display of device status. The transmission of information between the station transmission device, which is composed of a panel unit, and the temporary control panel device and the on-site device, and the control information of the temporary control panel device on the on-site And thereby transmitted to the station apparatus, and a railroad crossing transmission device for transmitting to the field devices and the temporary control board unit by transmitting input display information station apparatus.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the on-site device controls the relay output based on the transmission information from the station device and the on-site device, and receives the input from the station device and the on-site device via the railroad crossing transmission device. A site processing unit that performs a logical operation based on information and performs relay output control, a railroad crossing transmission device that transmits information to and from station devices and site devices, and a site that includes a panel unit that sets device numbers and displays device status It has a transmission device and an alarm control relay circuit for single-line operation, performs an interface between the on-site transmission device and the existing railroad crossing safety device, various output relays of the on-site transmission device, a train detection relay according to external conditions, and a single-line operation And a single-wire adapter composed of the alarm logic circuit of (1).

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of this embodiment. In this system, station devices 1 and 2 are located at stations X and Y at both ends of a section where single track operation is performed, and a field device 3 (in this example, at a crossing installation site). A maximum of 16 stations are installed, and the station device 1 at the X station, each site device 3 and the station device 2 at the Y station are connected by a pair of communication lines 4. FIG. 2 is an image diagram in a case where construction is performed on, for example, an up line in a double track section as shown in FIG.

The station devices 1 and 2 have the same configuration. That is, each of the station devices 1 and 2 includes a temporary control panel device 6, a station transmission device 7, and a railroad crossing transmission device 8, as shown in FIG. The temporary control panel device 6 is composed of, for example, a portable notebook personal computer, and is used for handling at its own station and transmitting information with the station transmission device 7 and the on-site device 3. The control conditions for the site device 3 and the station transmission device 7 are logically determined based on various types of input information and operation handling conditions, and output via the level crossing transmission device 8. The station transmission device 7 performs output relay control based on control information from the temporary control panel device 6, and includes a station processing unit (sequencer) 10 that performs relay output control based on information from the temporary control panel device 6, and a station processing unit. A relay unit 11 such as a train detection relay according to an output relay (hand signal substitute control condition) and a condition from an interlocking device, and a panel unit 12 for displaying a device state. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the relay unit 11 includes a track circuit relay TRPR connected to an interlocking device installed in a station, an on-site signal relay R, a departure signal relay R, and the like.
The railroad crossing transmission device 8 transmits information between the temporary control panel device 6 and the field device 3, and transmits the control information of the temporary control panel device 6 to the field device 3 and another station by using a pair of communication lines 4. In addition to transmitting the information to the device, the display information of the on-site device 3 and other station devices is transmitted and input to be transmitted to the temporary control panel device 6.

As shown in FIG. 5, the field device 3 comprises two trunk-type devices, a field transmission device 15 and a single-wire adapter 16. The on-site transmission device 15 performs relay output control based on transmission information from the station devices 1 and 2 and the on-site device 3.
And a field processing unit (sequencer) 17 that performs a logical operation based on information from the field device 3 and controls the relay output, and a level crossing transmission device that transmits information to the station devices 1 and 2 and the field device 3
And a panel unit 19 for setting device numbers and the like and displaying device status. The single-wire adapter 16 has an alarm control relay circuit at the time of single-wire operation and performs an interface between the on-site transmission device 15 and the railroad crossing equipment box 20. And a warning detection relay circuit for single-track operation.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, a temporary A lower SR relay as an alarm control relay circuit,
Temporary A upper SR relay, Temporary B lower SR relay, Temporary B upper SR relay, Temporary upper R relay, Temporary lower R relay, APPR relay as train detection relay circuit, BPPR relay, CPPR relay, DPPR relay, and single-wire mode relay SMR,
Used line relay AMR, BMR, railroad crossing direction relay UF
Various relay circuits such as K and DFK are provided.

FIG. 6 shows a railroad crossing instrument box 20 installed at a railroad crossing.
Inside shows various existing relay circuits. That is, the equipment box 21
The relay R for controlling the warning sound, the warning light and the circuit breaker in the warning control of the level crossing, the upper relay SR for controlling the direction indicator, the lower SR for the relay, and the mode switching relay SMSRP
Various relay circuits such as R are provided.

Therefore, by switching the condition for controlling the relay R during the single-wire operation to the alarm condition by the temporary equipment (on-site equipment 3-single-wire adapter 16), it is possible to control the alarm sound, the alarm light, and the circuit breaker. The turn signal is switched to be controlled directly from the temporary equipment during single-track operation. The switching circuit etc. will be shown in the following construction procedure.

That is, in this system, while using the permanent equipment, the temporary equipment is connected and the permanent equipment is modified before using the temporary equipment so that the double-track operation control can be switched to the single-track operation control. Modifications include the addition of a switching circuit for the control system (double-track operation or single-track operation) for the alarm control circuit (relay R) and the turn signal circuit, and the addition of single-track control conditions. In addition, the permanent direction alarm circuit (SR on relay,
Regarding SR under relay, the control state becomes unstable due to single-wire operation, so a relay reset circuit is added. The switching procedure for each circuit will be described below.

As for the alarm control circuit, the relay R is normally controlled by the circuit shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, the short-circuit line is disconnected when the temporary equipment is connected, and the double-track operation control and the single-wire control are performed by controlling the mode switching relay SMSRPR. Switch operation control. As for the turn signal circuit, similarly to the switching method of the alarm circuit, the temporary equipment is connected to the permanent equipment, and the double track operation control and the single track operation control are switched by the mode switching relay SMSRPR. For the alarm circuit for each direction, a temporary condition for resetting (controlling the operation of) the control relay is connected to the alarm circuit condition for each direction.

At a railroad crossing where single-line operation control information is input to the on-site equipment 3, alarm control start information input by information transmission between the on-site equipments 3 of the adjacent railroad crossing or train detection conditions of the temporary alarm start train detector Performs alarm control in the reverse direction.

[0018]

According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling railroad crossings in a double-track section in which a plurality of railroad crossings are installed between one adjacent station and the other station. A railroad crossing control method that can be switched to railroad crossing control in a single track section in which a two-way single-track operation of a train is performed on a line, and a function to handle the train operation direction for one railroad crossing at one station and the other station Station devices with temporary and temporary installations at the installation site of each railroad crossing, these site devices and station devices are connected by communication lines, and when the treatment at both stations matches, the station devices Outputs single-track operation control information including railroad crossing direction information to the on-site equipment, and uses this single-track operation control information to perform level-crossing alarm control for bidirectional single-track operation using one-sided track at the on-site equipment, eliminating the problems previously encountered. The train's driving track, driving direction, And information transmission alarm start condition during line operation such as a railroad crossing as a single wire operation section, it is possible to perform appropriate crossing warning control, an excellent effect like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an image diagram in the case of performing single-track section operation with only a down line in a double-track section of the above.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a station device.

FIG. 4 is a drawing showing various relay circuits and the like in a station transmission device of a field device.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a field device.

FIG. 6 is a drawing showing various relay circuits in an existing railroad crossing instrument box.

7 is a diagram showing various relay circuits and a local transmission device in a single-wire adapter connected to FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 station device 3 field device 4 communication line 6 temporary control panel device 7 station transmission device 8 railroad crossing transmission device 10 field processing unit (sequencer) 11 relay unit 12 panel unit 15 field transmission device 16 single line adapter 17 field processing unit (sequencer) 18) Level crossing transmission equipment (for site use) 19 Panel section 20 Level crossing equipment box

Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Haruhisa Honda 2--20-2 Nakaikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo Daido Signal Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Satoshi Kobayashi 2-20-2 Nakaikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo Daido Signal Stock In-house (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Takeuchi 2--20-2 Nakaikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo Daido Signal Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A railroad crossing control for a double track section in which a plurality of railroad crossings are installed between one adjacent station and the other station. This is a method of controlling railroad crossings during reverse line operation that can be switched to one another. Station devices with the function of handling the train operation direction for the railroad crossing at one station and the other station are temporarily installed, and the installation site of each railroad crossing Site devices are temporarily installed in the station, and these site devices and the station device are connected by a communication line, and when the treatment at both stations matches, the single-line operation control information including the crossing direction information from the station device to the site device is output. A railroad crossing control method for reverse line operation, wherein the single-line operation control information is used to perform a level crossing alarm control for bidirectional single-line operation using a line on one side in a field device. 2. At a railroad crossing in which single-line operation control information is input to a field device, alarm control start information input by information transmission between field devices at adjacent level crossings or train detection conditions of a temporary alarm start train detector. 2. The method of controlling a railroad crossing at the time of reverse operation according to claim 1, wherein alarm control in the reverse direction is performed by the following. 3. The station device performs operation handling at its own station, transmits information to and from the station transmission device and the site transmission device, and receives various information input from the railroad crossing transmission device and the station transmission device and operation handling conditions, and the station device and the station use the station device. A temporary control panel device that logically determines the control conditions for the transmission device and outputs control information via the railroad crossing transmission device, performs output relay control based on control information from the temporary control panel device, and inputs train detection information from the interlocking device And
A station transmission unit configured to include a station processing unit that transmits and outputs a signal to a temporary control panel device, a relay unit such as an output relay of the station processing unit and a train detection relay according to conditions from an interlocking device, and a panel unit that displays a device state. And transmitting information between the temporary control panel device and the on-site device, transmitting the control information of the temporary control panel device to the on-site device and the station device using a pair of side-by-side communication lines. And a level crossing transmission device for transmitting the display information to the temporary control panel device and transmitting the display information to the temporary control panel device. 4. The field device performs a relay output control based on transmission information from the station device and the field device, performs a logical operation based on information from the station device and the field device input through a railroad crossing transmission device, and performs a relay output control. Field processing unit, level crossing transmission device for transmitting information to station equipment and field device, field transmission device consisting of panel unit for setting device number etc. and displaying device status, and alarm control during single line operation It has a relay circuit, interfaces between the on-site transmission device and the existing railroad crossing security device, and consists of various output relays of the on-site transmission device, a train detection relay based on external conditions, and a single-line alarm logic circuit for single-line operation. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising an adapter.