Global Patent Index - EP 4015342 A1

EP 4015342 A1 20220622 - VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A RAILWAY LINE

Title (en)

VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A RAILWAY LINE

Title (de)

FAHRZEUG UND VERFAHREN ZUR INSPEKTION EINER EISENBAHNSTRECKE

Title (fr)

VÉHICULE ET PROCÉDÉ D'INSPECTION D'UNE LIGNE DE CHEMIN DE FER

Publication

EP 4015342 A1 20220622 (EN)

Application

EP 21214075 A 20211213

Priority

IT 202000031499 A 20201218

Abstract (en)

A vehicle (1) for inspecting a railway line, comprises: a supporting structure (10); a cover (11), associated with the supporting structure (10); a plurality of rolling elements (9), connected to the supporting structure (10) and configured to come into contact with the tracks of the railway line; an inspection system (2), including one or more sensors (21, 22, 23, 24) and configured to detect inspection data (201) relative to the stretch of the railway line travelled by the vehicle (1); an actuating unit (91), associated with said plurality of rolling elements (9) for transmitting a drive torque; a control unit (3), connected to the inspection system (2) for receiving the inspection data (201) and programmed to process the inspection data (201), to derive information regarding the presence of obstacles to railway traffic along said stretch of railway line. The control unit (3) is programmed to control the actuating unit (91) in response to the inspection data (201).

IPC 8 full level

B61K 9/08 (2006.01); B61D 15/12 (2006.01); B61L 23/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61D 15/12 (2013.01); B61K 9/08 (2013.01); B61L 23/041 (2013.01); B61L 23/042 (2013.01); B61L 2205/04 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

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 4015342 A1 20220622

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21214075 A 20211213