Title (en)

METHOD FOR INDICATING WHETHER A RAILWAY TRACK IS FREE OR OCCUPIED

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR GLEISFREI- UND -BESETZTMELDUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR SIGNALER QU'UNE VOIE FERREE EST LIBRE OU OCCUPEE

Publication

EP 1292480 B1 20060920 (DE)

Application

EP 01944969 A 20010530

Priority

• DE 0102092 W 20010530
• DE 10029124 A 20000614

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0196164A1] The aim of the invention is to provide a method for automatically placing railway track sections (C), which had been indicated as being occupied due to an incorrect counting, in their initial position without directly comparing the number of axles of the vehicles entering and leaving the sections indicated as being occupied. To this end, a virtual railway track section (C4D) is assigned to each counting point (4) to be masked. Said virtual railway track section (C4D) spans this counting point and at least both contiguous railway track sections (C, D). The initial position of a railway track section (C), which had been indicated as being occupied due to an incorrect counting, is solely dependent on the indication indicating that at least one of the virtual railway track sections (C4D, B3C) spanning the same is free. This indication is provided by means of counting axles. The inventive method can be used for any complex railway track topology.

IPC 8 full level

B61L 1/16 (2006.01); B61L 21/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61L 1/162 (2013.01); B61L 21/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0196164 A1 20011220; AT E340114 T1 20061015; CN 1250417 C 20060412; CN 1436135 A 20030813; DE 10029124 A1 20020117; DE 10029124 C2 20020502; DE 50111045 D1 20061102; EP 1292480 A1 20030319; EP 1292480 B1 20060920; HK 1058027 A1 20040430

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0102092 W 20010530; AT 01944969 T 20010530; CN 01811273 A 20010530; DE 10029124 A 20000614; DE 50111045 T 20010530; EP 01944969 A 20010530; HK 04100870 A 20040210