Communications device for remote control of rail track switches in a train yard
US7257471B2 · kind B2 · utility
18Cited by
16References
7Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L17/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A communications device is provided for routing a locomotive over a track layout in a train yard. The locomotive is operable over a plurality of alternative track routes to reach a respective destination from a plurality of possible destinations in said track layout. The track layout includes a plurality of switches configured to alter a route for a locomotive running along the track layout. The communications device may include a first user display for use in commanding a desired destination for the locomotive within the track layout by setting the state of the switches along the route to the destination.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.