WO2012101035A1 - Véhicule ferroviaire muni d'un pupitre de télécommande - Google Patents

Véhicule ferroviaire muni d'un pupitre de télécommande Download PDF

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WO2012101035A1
WO2012101035A1 PCT/EP2012/050782 EP2012050782W WO2012101035A1 WO 2012101035 A1 WO2012101035 A1 WO 2012101035A1 EP 2012050782 W EP2012050782 W EP 2012050782W WO 2012101035 A1 WO2012101035 A1 WO 2012101035A1
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Ludovic Demeulenaere
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61C—LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS
    • B61C17/00—Arrangement or disposition of parts; Details or accessories not otherwise provided for; Use of control gear and control systems
    • B61C17/04—Arrangement or disposition of driving cabins, footplates or engine rooms; Ventilation thereof

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  • the present invention relates to a rail vehicle provided with a driving cabin for driving the vehicle in two opposite directions.
  • control desk for driving the vehicle somewhere on the rail vehicle, e.g. in a mid-section of a carriage offset from the front part of the vehicle or train, i.e. without windshield or direct visibility towards the direction of travel.
  • the control desk is provided with a plurality of screens, which display general and detailed views of the track in front of the vehicle.
  • the vehicle is provided with a plurality of video units which may be pivotable or not, and have a variable or fixed focal length, to generate the information available on the screens.
  • the vehicle could theoretically run in both directions from the control desk, there is a risk of confusion for the driver when the vehicle runs in the direction opposite the direction in which the driver is sitting, e.g. when pushing the driving joystick forward and feeling an acceleration in opposite direction. Hence, there is a risk of faulty actions, which could cause an accident.
  • DE 94 07 964 U discloses a locomotive provided with a first end facing a first direction, a second end facing a second, opposite, direction, and a driving cabin located in a midsection of the locomotive offset from the ends of the locomotive and raised above the ends of the locomotive.
  • the driving cabin comprises a visual display screen assembly for displaying real time images of the track taken by a first video unit from the first end of the vehicle towards the first direction and by a second video unit from the second end of the vehicle towards the second direction.
  • the driving cabin further comprises a sitting assembly for sitting the driver in a first sitting position towards the first direction in front of the visual display assembly, and for sitting the driver in a second sitting position towards the second direction in front of the visual display assembly, and a control desk assembly for driving the track-bound vehicle in the first direction from the first sitting position, and for driving the track-bound vehicle in the second direction from the second sitting position.
  • the driving cabin is also provided with a first and second windscreens giving direct visibility in the first and second direction.
  • the video units and visual display assembly provide additional visual information to the driver in regions that are not directly visible through the windscreens and are used during manoeuvres at low speed.
  • the invention aims at avoiding confusion of the driver of a track-bound vehicle provided with a driving cabin for driving the vehicle in two opposite directions.
  • the driver can always be seated in the direction facing the travel direction of the vehicle, so that there is no contradiction between the vestibular sense of the driver and his or her sitting position.
  • the control desk assembly includes a first control desk for driving the track-bound vehicle in the first direction from the first sitting position, and a second control desk for driving the track-bound vehicle in the second direction from the second sitting position.
  • each control desk can be dedicated to one direction of travel.
  • the control desk assembly may include means for inhibiting use of the second control desk when the vehicle is driving in the first direction and for inhibiting use of the first control desk when the vehicle is driving in the second direction.
  • the first control desk and the second control desk are preferably identical.
  • control desk assembly may include a single, rotatable control desk assembly, which can be moved between a first desk position for driving the track-bound vehicle in the first direction from the first sitting position, and a second desk position for driving the track-bound vehicle in the second direction from the second sitting position.
  • This arrangement is even more economical and saves additional space.
  • the visual display screen assembly is linked to at least a first video unit for continuously acquiring images of the track towards the first direction.
  • the visual display screen assembly is linked to at least a second video unit for continuously acquiring images of the track towards the second direction.
  • a plurality of video units is provided for each direction to ensure redundancy. The video units may be placed at the corresponding end of the vehicle and/or on the track itself.
  • the visual display screen assembly may include a first visual display screen assembly for displaying real time images of the track taken from the first end of the vehicle towards the first direction to a driver sitting in the first sitting position and looking in the first direction, and a second visual display screen assembly for displaying real time images of the track taken from the second end of the vehicle towards the second direction to a driver sitting in the second sitting position and looking in the second direction.
  • the visual display screen assembly may also include a rotatable visual display screen assembly, which can be moved between a first display position for displaying real time images of the track from the first end of the vehicle towards the first direction to a driver sitting in the first sitting position and looking in the first direction, and a second display position for displaying real time images of the track from the second end of the vehicle towards the second direction to a driver sitting in the second sitting position and looking in the second direction.
  • a rotatable visual display screen assembly which can be moved between a first display position for displaying real time images of the track from the first end of the vehicle towards the first direction to a driver sitting in the first sitting position and looking in the first direction, and a second display position for displaying real time images of the track from the second end of the vehicle towards the second direction to a driver sitting in the second sitting position and looking in the second direction.
  • the visual display screen assembly may include inhibiting means for inhibiting display of real time images of the track from the first end of the vehicle towards the first direction to a driver sitting in the first sitting position and looking in the first direction when the vehicle is driving in the second direction, and for inhibiting display of real time images of the track from the second end of the vehicle towards the second direction to a driver sitting in the second sitting position and looking in the second direction, when the vehicle is driving in the first direction.
  • the sitting assembly may comprise a first seat for sitting in the first sitting position and a second seat for sitting in the second position.
  • the sitting assembly may comprise a rotatable seat for sitting in the first sitting position and in the second sitting position.
  • This rotatable seat can be associated with a rotatable control desk assembly and/or a rotatable visual display screen assembly.
  • the rotatable seat, rotatable control desk and/or rotatable visual display screen assembly can be fixed to a common rotatable platform.
  • rotatable means any type of rotation or combination of rotation and translation, which allow the rotatable elements to move from the first position towards the first direction to the second, opposite, position.
  • At least some of the input and output signals to and from the driving cabin can be stored on an on-board signal recorder, e.g. the real time images displayed by the visual display assembly as well as signals from the video units, control desk and/or seat actuator or from a seat position sensor for detecting the first and second positions of the seat.
  • the on-board signal recorder may be placed in the driving cabin or elsewhere on the vehicle for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of an accident or incident. For this reason, the recorder can be protected so as to withstand conditions likely to be encountered in a severe accident, in particular acceleration above 500 g and temperatures of over 1000 °C .
  • the driving cabin it is possible to locate the driving cabin according to the mass repartition of the car body or of the train.
  • the fact that the driving cabin is spaced apart from the front and rear ends of the vehicle also increases the safety for the driver in the event of a collision.
  • Most track-bound vehicles are provided with crush zones, in particular at the ends of the vehicle, adapted to deform and absorb kinetic energy during an impact with an obstacle on the track.
  • the driving cabin is preferably spaced apart from such deformable zones of the car body and located in a reinforced, non-deformable part of the vehicle.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • - figure 2 illustrates a vehicle according to a second embodiment of the invention
  • - figures 3A, 3B and 3C illustrate a driving cabin of the vehicle of figure 2;
  • FIG. 4A, 4B and 4C illustrate a variant of the driving cabin of figure 2.
  • single-car or multi-car track-bound transportation vehicle 10 has a first end 12A facing a first direction 14A, a second end 12B facing a second, opposite, direction 14B.
  • the vehicle is powered by motors or engines to run in both directions.
  • First, resp. second sets of video units 16A, 16B, are provided at the first, resp. second end 12A, 12B of the vehicle for the acquisition of continuous images of the track towards the first, resp. second direction 14A, 14B.
  • the vehicle is provided with a driving cabin 18, which can be located anywhere on the vehicle, and preferably offset from the front and rear ends 12 A, 12 B of the vehicle.
  • the driving cabin 18 is provided a single, rotating driver's seat 20 which can be moved between a first sitting position towards the first end 12A and the first direction 14A, and a second, opposite, sitting position towards the second end 12B and the second direction 14B.
  • the driving cabin 18 is further provided with a control desk assembly 22 including a first control desk 22A used in the first sitting position for driving the track-bound vehicle 10 in the first direction 14A and a second control desk 22B used in the second position for driving the track-bound vehicle 10 in the second direction 14B.
  • the driver's seat 20 and the control desk 22A, 22B can be rotated automatically or manually. For a manual rotation the driver can be given an instruction to rotate the seat by means of visual information (lamp, screen, etc.) and /or by means of audible information (buzzer, etc.] until the seat and control desk face the direction of travel.
  • the driving cabin is further provided with a visual display screen assembly 24 including a first, resp. second visual display screen 24A, 24B, located on the first, resp. second control desk 22A, 22 and connected to the first, resp. second set of video units 16A, 16B for displaying real time images of the track in the direction the driver is facing.
  • a visual display screen assembly 24 including a first, resp. second visual display screen 24A, 24B, located on the first, resp. second control desk 22A, 22 and connected to the first, resp. second set of video units 16A, 16B for displaying real time images of the track in the direction the driver is facing.
  • control desk 22A, 22B opposite to the direction of travel is deactivated by an inhibiting means (not shown).
  • an inhibiting means not shown.
  • only the visual display screen 24A, 24B opposite to the direction of travel can be deactivated.
  • the second embodiment illustrated in Figure 2 and 3 differs from the embodiment of Figure 1 in the particular, more compact, design of the driving cabin 20, which includes a single control desk 22 that pivots together with the driver's seat 20.
  • the control desk 22 is equipped with one or more visual display screens 24, which are connected to the video units 16A, 16B at the front and rear ends of the vehicle.
  • the screen 24 can only display images in the direction in which the driver is sitting. Accordingly, when the driver is sitting in the first sitting position of Figure 3A, the screen 24 displays images from the video units 16A located at the first end 12A of the vehicle, while in the second sitting position of Figure 3C, the screen 24 displays images taken from the second end 12B of the vehicle.
  • more than one visual display screen 24 are used, e.g. a main display screen directly in front of the seat and a rear-view screen directly next to the main screen, the two screens are automatically linked to the video units at the corresponding end of the vehicle, depending on position of the seat 20 and control desk 22.
  • the driving cabin 18 is equipped with a rotating seat 20 provided with a control desk assembly 22 comprising two side control panels 22.1, 22.2 directly adjacent to the arm rests of the seat 20.
  • the side control panels 22.1, 22.2 may comprise a joystick-type drive-by-wire control member, e.g. as disclosed in EP1400426, or any type of control members that allow control of the essential driving functions of the vehicle, including at least drive power and braking of the vehicle.
  • the side control panels 22.1, 22.2 do not include the visual display screens 24A, 24B, which are stationary and placed on two end walls 12A, 12B of the driving cabin 18.
  • one visual display screen 24A or set of screens is visible from the seat 20 in the first sitting position of Fig. 4A and displays the images from the video units 16A at the first end 12A of the vehicle, while the other visual display screen or set of screens 24B is dedicated to the other direction 14B. If there is not sufficient space for all visual displays 24A, 24B on the control desk 22 some buttons or visual displays 24A, 24B can be fixed on the walls of the driving cabin 18.
  • the visual display screen can be linked to video units distributed at regular interval along the track, in the direction of travel.
  • the vehicle cabin can be provided with an external and/or internal door. It can also be provided with a side window, which can provide additional direct information on the direction of travel.
  • a second set of display screens can be included for a second driver.
  • the vehicle cabin described above can be integrated to any kind of track- bound single-car or multi-car bidirectional transportation vehicle, including locomotives and locomotive-hauled trains, railcars or single powered coaches or articulated vehicles with distributed motive power.

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L'invention concerne un véhicule (10) de transport sur rails à voiture unique ou à voitures multiples, doté d'une première extrémité (12A) orientée dans une première direction (14A), d'une deuxième extrémité (12B) orientée dans une deuxième direction (14B) opposée, et d'une cabine (18) de conduite servant à conduire le véhicule (10) dans les première et deuxième directions, la cabine de conduite comportant un ensemble écran (24) d'affichage visuel servant à afficher des images en temps réel de la voie en provenance de la première extrémité (12A) du véhicule orientée dans la première direction (14A), caractérisé en ce que la cabine (18) de conduite comprend un ensemble siège (20) servant à faire asseoir le conducteur dans une première position assise orientée dans la première direction (14A) devant l'ensemble écran (24) d'affichage visuel, et à faire asseoir le conducteur dans une deuxième position assise orientée dans la deuxième direction (14B), et un ensemble pupitre (22) de commande servant à conduire le véhicule sur rails dans la première direction (14A) à partir de la première position assise et à conduire le véhicule sur rails dans la deuxième direction (14B) à partir de la deuxième position assise.
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