Measuring Assembly, Detection Device and Method of Using Same

    公开(公告)号:US20190193763A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-27

    申请号:US16326103

    申请日:2017-08-15

    IPC分类号: B61L25/06 G01L5/00

    摘要: The present invention provides a measuring assembly (11) for measuring a characteristic of the movement of a first rail relative to a second rail. The measuring assembly comprises a measuring gauge (15) for measuring the characteristic and a rail movement detection device (13) to which the measuring gauge is removably secured. The detection device comprises a first subassembly (19) and a second subassembly (39) wherein the first subassembly and second subassembly are slidably interconnected. The first subassembly comprises a first rail engagement portion spaced from a first end (23) of the first subassembly. The second subassembly comprises a second rail engagement portion spaced from a first end (43) of the second subassembly. The measuring gauge is secured between the first end of the first subassembly and the first end of the second subassembly. Movement of the first rail engagement portion relative to the second rail engagement portion causes the first end of the first subassembly to move away from the first end of the second subassembly, the characteristic of the movement being measured by the measuring gauge.

    Centralized traffic control system for railroads
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    发明授权
    Centralized traffic control system for railroads 失效
    铁路集中交通控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US3836768A

    公开(公告)日:1974-09-17

    申请号:US29151972

    申请日:1972-09-22

    申请人: GEN SIGNAL CORP

    摘要: A centralized traffic control system for governing from a central office a plurality of groups of track switches and signals which are disposed along a stretch of railway track. At the central office, a plurality of switch means designates a selected control for any switch or signal in any selected group. Also, an indication storage means is provided at the central office which is responsive to the conditions of the track switches and signals at each of the field stations and also responds to indicate the occupancy of the associated trackway. The indication storage means may drive a cathode ray tube display. An electonic digital computer is also provided which includes means for storing a program comprising a plurality of sub-routines each of which is associated with a corresponding one of the groups of switches and signals, also known as field stations. When a particular control is designated at the central office for any selected one of the field stations, the particular sub-routine of the program which is associated with that particular field station is selected, and thereafter, on successive steps of the sub-routine, selected ones of the indications are interrogated in order to make possible a final determination as to whether the designated control is a permissible control. If the designated control is permissible, a code is transmitted to the selected field station to effect that control and thereafter an indication is transmitted back to the central office indicating that the control has become effective.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从中心局控制多个轨道开关和信号组的集中式交通控制系统,其沿着铁路轨道延伸设置。 在中央办公室,多个开关装置为任何所选择的组中的任何开关或信号指定所选择的控制。 此外,在中心局处提供指示存储装置,其响应于每个现场站处的轨道切换和信号的条件,并且还响应于指示相关轨道的占用。 指示存储装置可以驱动阴极射线管显示。 还提供一种电子数字计算机,其包括用于存储包括多个子例程的程序的装置,每个子例程与开关和信号组中的对应的一个,也称为现场站相关联。 当对于任何一个现场站在中心局指定特定控制时,选择与该特定现场站相关联的程序的特定子程序,此后,在子程序的连续步骤中, 选择的指示被询问,以便最终确定指定的控制是否是允许的控制。 如果指定的控制是允许的,则将代码发送到所选择的现场站以实现该控制,此后,将指示传送回中心局,指示控制已经变得有效。