WO1999019196A1 - Signalling device for highway crossing of railways - Google Patents

Signalling device for highway crossing of railways Download PDF

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WO1999019196A1
WO1999019196A1 PCT/FR1998/001936 FR9801936W WO9919196A1 WO 1999019196 A1 WO1999019196 A1 WO 1999019196A1 FR 9801936 W FR9801936 W FR 9801936W WO 9919196 A1 WO9919196 A1 WO 9919196A1
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Fernand Paul Sibaud
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L29/00—Safety means for rail/road crossing traffic
    • B61L29/24—Means for warning road traffic that a gate is closed or closing, or that rail traffic is approaching, e.g. for visible or audible warning

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  • the present invention relates to road signs / and more particularly to the crossings between a railway and a road. So guarded or unguarded level crossings. Currently, level crossings are indicated by a triangular sign / red light and a barrier or half-barrier.
  • the device according to the present invention / reduces the frequency and severity of these collisions ⁇ .
  • the present invention consists of a combination of means which / to my knowledge / have never been brought together to solve this type of problem.
  • the device / according to the invention ' ' includes - on each of the access roads / a set of 4 posts: A ( , C, D. installed before the level crossing - at the edge of the track a system intended to warn the train driver that the road signs are malfunctioning.
  • pole A will be placed 50 cm before the barrier, pole B, 5 meters before the barrier / pole C, 195 meters before the barrier and pole D, 200 meters before the barrier.
  • Posts A and D will be equipped with a three-color light system.
  • Posts B and C will be equipped with a luminous electronic display panel.
  • Example of use :
  • Panels B and C display the following text: "Watch out for the train"
  • Panels B and C display "Thank you” or, for France "SNCF thank you”.

Abstract

The invention concerns a signalling device designed to avoid collisions between a train and a road vehicle, comprising: on each approach road 2 sets of traffic lights and two electronic display panels; by the railway side, a signal requesting the train driver to slow down when the road signals are not working. The invention is particularly designed for unguarded level crossing.

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Dispositif de signalisation pour un croisement entre une route et une voie ferrée Signaling device for a crossing between a road and a railway
La présente invention concerne la signalisation routière/ et plus particulièrement les croisements entre une voie ferrée et une route. Donc les passages à niveau gardés ou non gardés. Actuellement les passages à niveau, sont signalés par un panneau triangulaire/ un feu rouge et une barrière ou demi-barrière.The present invention relates to road signs / and more particularly to the crossings between a railway and a road. So guarded or unguarded level crossings. Currently, level crossings are indicated by a triangular sign / red light and a barrier or half-barrier.
La signalisation actuelle/ présente plusieurs inconvénients. En effet : - la majorité des automobilistes roule à une vitesse supérieure à la vitesse autorisée/Current signage / has several drawbacks. Indeed: - the majority of motorists drive at a speed higher than the authorized speed /
- la plupart des routes présentent un virage avant et après le passage à niveau.- most roads have a bend before and after the level crossing.
- La majorité des automobilistes est peu atentive au panneau triangulaire/- The majority of motorists pay little attention to the triangular panel /
Un automobiliste arrivant au moment du passage d'un train sans avoir ralenti en voyant le panneau triangulaire n'apperçoit le feu rouge et la barrière abaissée/ qu'après le virage. Or s'il circule à vive allure ( ce qui est très souvent le cas ) il est dans l'impossibilité matérielle d'arrêter son véhicule avant d'avoir défoncé la barrière. Il s'ensuit des accidents, parfois mortels.A motorist arriving at the time of the passage of a train without having slowed down when seeing the triangular panel does not see the red light and the barrier lowered / until after the turn. However if he is traveling at high speed (which is very often the case) he is in the material impossibility of stopping his vehicle before having broken down the barrier. It follows accidents, sometimes fatal.
Le dispositif selon la présente invention/ permet de diminuer la fréquence et la gravité^de ces collisions. La présente invention est constituée par une combinaison de moyens qui/ à ma connaissance/ n'ont jamais été rassemblés pour résoudre ce type de problème. Le dispositif/ selon l'invention'', comprend - sur chacune des routes d'accès/ un ensemble de 4 poteaux : A( , C , D. implantés avant le passage à niveau - au bord de la voie ferrée un système destiné à avertir le conducteur du train, que la signalisation routière fonctionne mal.The device according to the present invention / reduces the frequency and severity of these collisions ^. The present invention consists of a combination of means which / to my knowledge / have never been brought together to solve this type of problem. The device / according to the invention ' ', includes - on each of the access roads / a set of 4 posts: A ( , C, D. installed before the level crossing - at the edge of the track a system intended to warn the train driver that the road signs are malfunctioning.
A titre d'exemple non limitatif, le poteau A sera placé 50 cm avant la barrière, le poteau B, 5 mètres avant la barrière/ le poteau C , 195 mètres avant la barrière et le poteau D, 200 mètres avant la barrière.By way of nonlimiting example, pole A will be placed 50 cm before the barrier, pole B, 5 meters before the barrier / pole C, 195 meters before the barrier and pole D, 200 meters before the barrier.
Les poteaux A et D seront équipés d'un système de feux tricolores. Les poteaux B et C , seront équipés, d'un panneau d'affichage électronique lumineux. Exemple d'utilisation :Posts A and D will be equipped with a three-color light system. Posts B and C will be equipped with a luminous electronic display panel. Example of use :
- 10 minutes avant le passage du train/ les feux tricolores passent à l'orange clignotant. Les panneaux B et C affichent le texte suivant : "Attention au train"- 10 minutes before the train passes / the traffic lights turn to flashing orange. Panels B and C display the following text: "Watch out for the train"
- 2 minutes avant le passage du train/ les feux tricolores passent au rouge, les panneaux B et C affichent : " Stop danger/ passage de train"- 2 minutes before the train passes / the traffic lights turn red, panels B and C display: "Stop danger / train passage"
- après le passage du train/ les feux tricolores passent au vert. Les panneaux B et C affichent " Merci " ou, pour la France " la SNCF vous remercie".- after the train has passed / the traffic lights turn green. Panels B and C display "Thank you" or, for France "SNCF thank you".
- 10 minutes après le passage du train, les panneaux d'affichage et les feux tricolores s'éteignent, et restent éteint jusqu'au prochain train. - 10 minutes after the train has passed, the display panels and the three-color lights go out and remain off until the next train.

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REVENDICATIONS
1) Dispositif de signalisation destiné à éviter les collisions entre un train et un véhicule routier. Ce dispositif est caractérisé par une série de poteaux implantés sur les routes d'accès. -. 2) Dispositif selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par le fait que le panneau triangulaire et le feu rouge sont remplacées par des feux tricolores beaucoup plus connus des automobilistes.1) Signaling device intended to avoid collisions between a train and a road vehicle. This system is characterized by a series of posts located on the access roads. -. 2) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the triangular panel and the red light are replaced by three-color lights much better known to motorists.
3) Dispositif selon la reyendication 1, caractérisé 10 par le fait que la distance entre le premier et le dernier poteau est suffisante/ pour permettre a un camion roulant à 140 km/h de freiner avant le passage à niveau.3) Device according to reyendication 1, characterized in that the distance between the first and the last post is sufficient / to allow a truck traveling at 140 km / h to brake before the level crossing.
4) Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par la présence d'un ou plusieurs panneaux d'affichage4) Device according to claim 1, characterized by the presence of one or more display panels
15 électroniques.15 electronic.
5) Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé par le fait que le texte figurant sur les panneaux d'affichage peut être modifié à tout moment, à partir d'une gare ou d'un poste central.5) Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the text on the display panels can be changed at any time, from a station or a central station.
20 6) Dispositif permettant d'informer le conducteur de train que la signalisation routière est défectueuse au moyen d'un système disposé au bord de la voie ferrée. REVENDICATIONS MODIFIEES2 0 6) Device enabling the train driver to be informed that the road signs are defective by means of a system located at the edge of the railway track. AMENDED CLAIMS
[reçues p.ar le Bureau International le 25 mars 1999 (25.03.99); revendications 1-6 modifiées; revendications 7-9 ajoutées; autres revendications inchangées (2 pages)][received by the International Bureau on March 25, 1999 (25.03.99); claims 1-6 as amended; claims 7-9 added; other claims unchanged (2 pages)]
1) Dispositif de signalisation destiné à éviter les collisions entre un train et un véhicule routier. Ce dispositif est caractérisé par une série de poteaux d'avertissement implantés sur les routes d'accès. 2) Dispositif selon la revendication 1 caractérisé par le fait que le panneau triangulaire et le feu rouge sont remplacés par des feux tricolores beaucoup plus connus des automobilistes1) Signaling device intended to avoid collisions between a train and a road vehicle. This system is characterized by a series of warning signs installed on the access roads. 2) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the triangular panel and the red light are replaced by three-color lights much better known to motorists
3) Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la distance entre le premier et le dernier poteau est suffisante pour permettre à un camion roulant à 140 km/h de s'arrêter avant de heurter la barrière du passage à niveau.3) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the distance between the first and the last post is sufficient to allow a truck traveling at 140 km / h to stop before hitting the barrier of the level crossing.
4) Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par la présence d'un ou plusieurs panneaux d'affichage électroniques.4) Device according to claim 1, characterized by the presence of one or more electronic display panels.
5) Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé par le fait que le texte figurant sur les panneaux d'affichage peut être modifié à tout moment, à partir d'une gare ou d'un poste central.5) Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the text on the display panels can be changed at any time, from a station or a central station.
6) Dispositif permettant d'informer le conducteur de train que la signalisation routière est défectueuse au moyen d'un système disposé au bord de la voie ferrée.6) Device enabling the train driver to be informed that the road signs are defective by means of a system located at the edge of the railway track.
7) Dispositif, selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que l'ensemble du système est relié au système de sécurité ou de signalisation des chemins de fer. 7) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the entire system is connected to the security or signaling system of the railways.
8) Dispositif selon les revendications 2 ou 4 caractérisé par le fait que les feux et les panneaux d'affichages électroniques signalent le danger, mais ne gênent pas la circulation. Un véhicule peut franchir ces signaux sans aucun dégât matériel.8) Device according to claims 2 or 4 characterized in that the lights and electronic display panels signal the danger, but do not obstruct traffic. A vehicle can pass these signals without any material damage.
9) Dispositif selon la revendication 7, caractérisé par le fait que si un véhicule a franchi les différents signaux sans provoquer de collision avec un train, le système de signalisation n'a subi aucun dégât et continue de fonctionner sans 'Qu'aucune réparation ne soit nécessaire sur ce système. 9) Device according to claim 7, characterized in that if a vehicle has passed the various signals without causing a collision with a train, the signaling system has suffered no damage and continues to operate without ' That no repair does is required on this system.
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