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A railroad wayside signal system

一种信号系统、信号的技术，应用在铁路信号、铁路信号与安全、视觉信号等方向，能够解决信号维护人员伤害、增加信号系统成本等问题

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-12-24
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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[0006] These existing signaling systems expose signal maintainers to the risk of injury as signal maintainers must climb up to 19 feet above the ground, and in some cases, above railroad tracks, to adjust or maintain signal lights
Furthermore, the ladders and platforms installed on such systems add to the cost of production and installation of this signaling system

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[0028] figure 1 An embodiment of a wayside signaling system 10 close to a railway track 11 is shown in 2 and 2 . The wayside signaling system 10 includes a mast 12 mounted vertically upward to a support structure 13 . A signal head 14 with one or more signal lights 15 is mounted on the mast 12 at a height such that the signal lights 15 are visible to the operator of an approaching locomotive. As detailed below, signal head 14 is pivotally mounted to mast 12 such that signal head 14 pivots in at least two axes to align signal light 15 relative to an approaching locomotive.

[0029] Such as figure 1 As shown, the support structure 13 is typically at least partially buried in the ground and takes the form of large concrete blocks or steel frames, or similar structures known to those skilled in the art. As shown in Figure 2, mast 12 is pivotally mounted to support structure 13 so that mast 12 can be lowered to a substantially horizontal position so signal maintenance personnel ...

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This invention is a railroad wayside signal system positioned adjacent to a railroad track that comprises a mast that is attached to a support structure in an upright position. A signal head having one or more signal lights is mounted to the mast such that a locomotive operator in an approaching locomotive can see the signal lights. The mast pivots with respect to the support structure between the upright position and a substantially horizontal position for maintaining and / or aligning the signal head and signal lights. The signal system may also be equipped with one or more actuators operatively connected to the signal head. A remote control unit is placed in communication with the actuators, and the remote control has an input mechanism for inputting a command representative of a direction of rotation of the signal head. The remote control also generates a signal in response to the input command that is representative of one or more directions of rotation.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to a railway wayside signaling system. More specifically, the present invention relates to the maintenance of such systems and the adjustment of signal lights incorporated in such systems. Background technique [0002] Wayside signaling systems are used to control the speed and position of a locomotive on a railroad track relative to other locomotives on that track. These systems typically include masts mounted on a support structure that are positioned proximate to the railroad tracks. The signal head is mounted to the mast, and one or more signal lights are mounted on the signal head so that operators in approaching locomotives can see the signal light. [0003] Some support structures for signaling systems may take the form of bridges or cantilevers extending over railway tracks. These support structures include ladders and bridge walkways so signal maintenance personnel can reach the signaling system to ma...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B61L5/18G08G1/095
CPCB61L5/1872
Inventor 迈克尔·L·阿什顿
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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