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US4303215A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Device for controlling the stopping of a train

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-07-30
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Granted: 1981-12-01
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Expires: 1999-07-30
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Abstract

Abstract Installation for controlling trains defining allocated cross-overs with conductor loops, in accordance with a normal program P1n and an interference program P2n. Installation characterised in that the ground equipment of each block comprises a frequency generator GF producing a normal mode frequency F1, an interference mode frequency F2 and a frequency F3 to be modulated, supplying a mode selector SM, so as to provide a frequency signal FSn as a function of an occupation signal OCC (n+1) received by the mode selector SM and correspondin g to the occupation of the following block Cn+1, as well as a frequency signal PPn enabling the interference program P2n to be read, and the equipment fitted on board each train comprises a logical emergency-braking circuit CLF.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alaine Maire

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 10:35
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61L; B61L3/00; B61L3/16; B61L3/22; B61L3/225

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 258 words
Installation for controlling the stopping of trains with ground equipment and equipment fitted on board each train, the ground equipment comprising conductor loops which define cross-overs, these cross-overs being allocated on the one hand, according to a normal program P1n and, on the other hand, according to an interference program P2n associated with each block Cn of the series n, each loop being traversed by a signal FSn, PPn formed by the ground equipment, said installation being characterised in that the ground equipment associated with each block comprises a frequency generator GF generating a normal mode frequency F1, an interference mode frequency F2 and a carrier frequency F3 to be modulated, supplying a mode selector SM, which is connected to an amplifier AM, with a frequency signal F3 modulated by a normal signal F1, or by an interference signal F2, so as to provide a frequency signal FSn as a function of an occupation signal OCC (n+1) received by the mode selector SM and corresponding to the occupation of the following block Cn+1, as well as a frequency signal PPn enabling the interference program P2n to be read, and the equipment fitted on board each train comprises a logical emergency-braking circuit CLF supplying an emergency-braking signal Fn, as a function of the signals FSn and PPn detected by its aerial AN, this logical circuit CLF detecting both the signal FSn and signal PPn for actuating the priority control over the signal PPn defining the interference program when this circuit detects a signal FSn corresponding to the interference mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 258 words
Installation for controlling the stopping of trains with ground equipment and equipment fitted on board each train, the ground equipment comprising conductor loops which define cross-overs, these cross-overs being allocated on the one hand, according to a normal program P1n and, on the other hand, according to an interference program P2n associated with each block Cn of the series n, each loop being traversed by a signal FSn, PPn formed by the ground equipment, said installation being characterised in that the ground equipment associated with each block comprises a frequency generator GF generating a normal mode frequency F1, an interference mode frequency F2 and a carrier frequency F3 to be modulated, supplying a mode selector SM, which is connected to an amplifier AM, with a frequency signal F3 modulated by a normal signal F1, or by an interference signal F2, so as to provide a frequency signal FSn as a function of an occupation signal OCC (n+1) received by the mode selector SM and corresponding to the occupation of the following block Cn+1, as well as a frequency signal PPn enabling the interference program P2n to be read, and the equipment fitted on board each train comprises a logical emergency-braking circuit CLF supplying an emergency-braking signal Fn, as a function of the signals FSn and PPn detected by its aerial AN, this logical circuit CLF detecting both the signal FSn and signal PPn for actuating the priority control over the signal PPn defining the interference program when this circuit detects a signal FSn corresponding to the interference mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 141 words
Installation according to claim 1, characterised in that the emergency-braking circuit comprises a carrier detector DP receiving the normal frequency signal FSn, so as to produce a carrier signal PFS, a modulation detector DM receiving the signal FS so as to produce a normal mode signal MFS and an interference mode signal MPP, and a cross-over detector DC supplying an excess-speed device DCS which produces a logical excess-speed signal FVFS, and a carrier detector DPA receiving the signal PPn for producing a carrier signal PPP and a cross-over detector DCA, likewise receiving the signal PPn, for supplying an interference program excess speed device DCSA and producing an interference program excess-speed signal SVPP which is combined with the carrier signal PPP and also with signals revealing the interference condition in the signal FSN so as to produce the emergency stop signal Fn.

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