Protective wall for the protection of people from moving rail vehicles

• US 10,053,114 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2014
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christoph Lieber
• Original Assignee: Christoph Lieber
• Inventors: Lieber, Christoph
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, Katherine W
• Assistant Examiner(s): Massad, Abe L
• Application Number:
  US14/898,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20160207542A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,541 Days
• Field of Search: 49374
• CPC Class Codes: B61B 1/02 General arrangement of stations and platforms including protection devices for the passengers B61B1/005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 11/022 characterised by the manner of movement

Abstract

A protection device for the protection of people against moving rail vehicle in a railway station area comprises an inner and an outer protective wall (11, 12, 76, 77, 88, 89). The station area contains a platform (4) whereby the platform (4) contains a platform edge (2, 22). A first side of the platform edge (2, 22) has tracks and a second side of the platform edge (2, 22) has a platform plateau (23). The platform plateau (23) is designed as a waiting area for people. The protective wall (11, 12, 76, 77, 88, 89) is directly adjacent or near to the platform edge (2, 22) and between a retracted state and an extended state adjustable in such a way that in the extended state (11, 12, 76, 77, 88, 89) access to the tracks is obstructed, in the retracted state access to the tracks is free.

Claims

1. A protection device for protection of people in a station area from moving rail vehicles, whereby the station area contains at least one platform, whereby the platform contains at least one platform edge and on a first side of the platform edge tracks for a rail vehicle are arranged and on a second side of the platform edge a platform plateau is located, as a waiting area for people, whereby a protective wall is situated directly adjacent or near to the platform edge and is movable between a retracted state and an extended state adjustably in such a way that in the extended state of the protective wall an access to the tracks is obstructed, in the retracted state the access to the tracks is free, characterized in that the protective wall comprises an inner protective wall and an outer protective wall, whereby at least one of the inner and outer protective walls in the retracted state is housed in a cavity, whereby the cavity is situated below the platform plateau, whereby one of the inner and outer protective walls is equipped with a hinged flap configured to extend into a space above the platform plateau between the inner and outer protective walls, such that the space between the inner and outer protective walls is configured to be covered by the hinged flap;

wherein the inner and outer protective walls are configured to move linearly and independently between the retracted and extended states.

2. The protection device according to claim 1, whereby the outer protective wall is installed between the platform edge and the inner protective wall or the outer protective wall forms the platform edge or is installed directly adjacent to the platform edge.

3. The protection device according to claim 1, whereby the inner and outer protective walls contain a driving device.

4. The protection device according to claim 1 whereby in the cavity a pillar is arranged, which is configured to serve as a support for a removable plate element.

5. The protection device according to claim 3, whereby the driving device contains at least a drive cylinder or a vertical drive.

6. The protection device according to claim 1, whereby the space is provided between the outer protective wall and the inner protective wall and a mechanical system is arranged to seal the space between the outer protective wall and the inner protective wall.

7. The protection device according to claim 6, whereby the mechanical system is formed as an extendable intermediate element.

8. The protection device according to claim 1, whereby the hinged flap is integrated into in the outer protective wall or is fixed on a separate support element.

9. The protection device according to claim 8, whereby a sensor is provided on at least one of the inner and outer protective walls or at the hinged flap.

10. The protection device according to claim 8, whereby a fixation element is provided at a side surface of the outer protective wall or at the support element, so that the outer protective wall or the support element only can be lowered if the hinged flap is in a pulled-back state.

11. The protection device according to claim 8, whereby a length of the hinged flap corresponds at least to a distance between the outer protective wall and the inner protective wall.

12. The protection device according to claim 8, whereby a push-out movement of the hinged flap is caused by a drive at a mounting of the hinged flap on the outer protective wall at an upper end of the hinged flap.

13. The protection device according to claim 1, whereby at least one of the inner or outer protective walls comprises a plurality of parts.

14. The protection device according to claim 13, whereby at least one of the inner or outer protective walls comprises a plurality of intermateable wall elements.

15. The protection device of claim 1 wherein the inner and outer protective walls move vertically between the retracted state and the extended state.