US 12,139,175 B2
System and method for harmonising the operating status of pairs of doors formed by a train door and a platform door
Joan Enrich Tudela, Vilassar de Dalt (ES); Polycarpos Karatzas, Sant Cugat del Valles (ES); Francisco Vazquez Gallego, Viladecans (ES); Selva Vía Labrada, Barcelona (ES); David Calero Scanlan, Cervello (ES); and Jesús Alonso Zarate, Castelldefels (ES)
Assigned to MASATS, S.A., Sant Salvador de Guardiola (ES)
Appl. No. 17/260,816
Filed by MASATS, S.A., Sant Salvador de Guardiola (ES)
PCT Filed Jul. 10, 2019, PCT No. PCT/ES2019/070481
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 15, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/016470, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 18382541 (EP), filed on Jul. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0293076 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. B61B 1/02 (2006.01); B61D 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC B61B 1/02 (2013.01) [B61D 19/003 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for harmonising operation of pairs of doors formed by a train door mounted on a train and a platform door mounted on a platform, the paired doors being adapted to be aligned when the train stops at the platform, the system comprising a train control unit (UC) adapted to be provided in the train, and a platform control unit (PLC) adapted to be provided in the platform, the train control unit (UC) and the platform control unit (PLC) being adapted to send door opening signals (“open_command_1”) and door enabling signals (“door_enable_1”) of the respective doors thereof;
each door being linked to:
door opening request means, adapted to send a door opening request signal (“open_pushbutton_1”) and
door isolating means, adapted to send a door isolating signal (“door_isolate_1”);
the system further comprising respective door control units (DCU), each train and platform doors being connectable to a door control units (DCU), the door control unit (DCU) being adapted to receive an opening signal (“open_door_2”) to open the door, an enabling signal (“door_enable_2”) to enable the door, and an isolating signal (“door_isolate_2”) to isolate the door thus disabling it, and trigger the opening of the door when the opening signal indicates opening the door, the enabling signal indicates enabling the door and the isolating signal indicates not disabling the door, and
at least one pair of adapter devices, one adapter device of each pair of adapter devices being connected between the train control unit (UC) and the respective door control unit (DCU), and the other adapter device of each pair of adapter devices being connected between the platform control unit (PLC) and the respective door control unit (DCU), adapted to receive, at least:
the door opening signal (“open_command_1”)
the door opening request signal (“open_pushbutton_1”);
the door isolating signal (“door_isolate_1”);
and to exchange between the adapter devices of the pair of adapter devices, at least:
one paired door opening notification signal (“paired_open”) after the receipt of a door opening signal (“open_command_1”) or door opening request signal (“open_pushbutton_1”) that indicates opening the door; and
one paired door isolating notification signal (“paired_status”) after the receipt of a door isolating signal (“door_isolate_1”) that indicates isolating the door; wherein
the adapter devices trigger the harmonised opening of the paired doors by sending, to the door control unit (DCU) connected to the adapter devices, the opening signal (“open_door_2”) to open the door and the enabling signal (“door_enable_2”) to enable the door, and/or the isolating signal (“door_isolate_2”) to not isolate the door when:
at least one from among the door opening signal (“open_command_1”), the door opening request signal (“open_pushbutton_1”) or the paired door opening notification signal (“paired_open”) indicates opening the door, and
the door isolating signal (“door_isolate_1”) and the paired door isolating notification signal (“paired_status”) indicate not isolating the door;
and the paired door adapter devices are further provided with communication means (RF) to exchange paired door opening notification signals (“paired_open”) and paired door isolating notification signals (“paired_status”).