Global Patent Index - EP 3458333 B1

EP 3458333 B1 20200729 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE LENGTH OF A RAIL-BOUND VEHICLE

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE LENGTH OF A RAIL-BOUND VEHICLE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN SOWIE VORRICHTUNG ZUM BESTIMMEN EINER LÄNGE EINES SPURGEBUNDENEN FAHRZEUGS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE DÉTERMINATION D'UNE LONGUEUR D'UN VÉHICULE GUIDÉ SUR RAILS

Publication

EP 3458333 B1 20200729 (DE)

Application

EP 17730096 A 20170607

Priority

  • DE 102016212395 A 20160707
  • EP 2017063753 W 20170607

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018007084A1] The present invention relates to a method for determining the length (L) of a railbound vehicle (10), said method allowing the length (L) of the railbound vehicle (10) to be determined in an automated, particularly reliable manner which can also be implemented with comparatively low outlay. To do this, the method according to the invention proceeds as follows: a line-side reference point (60) is detected by means of a first detection device (21), at the front of the railbound vehicle (10) as seen in the direction of travel (40); the line-side reference point (60) is detected by means of a second detection device (22), at the back of the railbound vehicle (10) as seen in the direction of travel (40); a distance (D) which is covered by the railbound vehicle (10) between the detection of the line-side reference point (60) by means of the first detection device (21) and the detection of the line-side reference point (60) by means of the second detection device (22) is established; and the length (L) of the railbound vehicle (10) is determined from the established distance (D). The invention also relates to an apparatus for determining the length (L) of a railbound vehicle (10).

IPC 8 full level

B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 3/12 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61L 3/121 (2013.01); B61L 15/0054 (2013.01); B61L 15/0072 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 2027/204 (2022.01)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102016212395 A1 20180111; EP 3458333 A1 20190327; EP 3458333 B1 20200729; ES 2826848 T3 20210519; WO 2018007084 A1 20180111

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102016212395 A 20160707; EP 17730096 A 20170607; EP 2017063753 W 20170607; ES 17730096 T 20170607