Global Patent Index - EP 2607199 A1

EP 2607199 A1 20130626 - Decentralized interlocking

Title (en)

Decentralized interlocking

Title (de)

Dezentralisierte Verriegelung

Title (fr)

Inter-verrouillage décentralisé

Publication

EP 2607199 A1 20130626 (EN)

Application

EP 11290605 A 20111223

Priority

EP 11290605 A 20111223

Abstract (en)

The present invention proposes a method and an interlocking track device (11) for establishing and managing a route (4) for an approaching guided vehicle (3) at an interlocking area (1), said interlocking track device (11) comprising: - a wireless communication device (22) for remotely communicating with at least one guided vehicle; - an intelligent control system (23) configured for managing a request for reservation of the approaching guided vehicle (3), wherein said intelligent control system (23) is able to determine whether said reservation temporally overlaps with another reservation, said intelligent control system (23) comprising : –  a memory for recording said reservation if and only if no overlap has been determined; –  a command module configured for locking the interlocking track device (11) according to each reservation recorded in said memory.

IPC 8 full level

B61L 11/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61L 11/08 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2607199 A1 20130626; EP 2607199 B1 20180725; ES 2693092 T3 20181207; WO 2013092113 A1 20130627

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11290605 A 20111223; EP 2012073496 W 20121123; ES 11290605 T 20111223