Patent · US Expired

Device for controlling a platform door located on the guideway of a track-bound vehicle

US7677178B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

10References

12Claims

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Assignee

THYSSENKRUPP TRANSRAPID GMBH · DE

Inventors

Siegfried Ellmann · Aschheim, DE
Friedrich Loeser · Riemerling, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2005
Grant date	Mar 16, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 18, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB61B1/02
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for controlling a platform door (14) located at the guideway (1) of a vehicle (2) is described. According to the invention, the device comprises, a sensor unit (17), which is mounted at the guideway (1) and which serves to detect a preselected state of the vehicle (2). An evaluating device (18) connected to the sensor unit (17) permits an opening of the platform door (14) only when the vehicle (2) is in the preselected state.

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