System for securing of safety of railroad crossing against vehicle entry during warning signaling

Abstract

According the application of the invention when barriers are lowered, first are lowered barrier in front rails after, in adjustable time delay, that barrier behind rails, what allow to vehicles clear out rail area. Sensor advantageously senses area on rails and in case of any obstruction for railway train delays lowering of barriers or stops it till the time when obstruction leaves rails. In the same time it transmits alarm into dispatching of train transport and into coming railway train by means of wireless connection. It simultaneously activates alarm siren and advantageously voice announcement calling for releasing of rails.

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         17 . A system for securing of safety of railroad crossing comprising:
 a warning traffic sign of the railroad crossing and/or a light railroad crossing safety signaling equipment, preferably formed by warning lights of the crossing,   a detecting unit of state of the crossing for detecting the state of a railroad crossing,   a control unit for processing the information about the state of the railroad crossing from the detecting unit of state of the crossing and for controlling at least one of the units: a barrier a stopper of vehicles, a voice unit an alarm siren, a slow down section, traffic sign “End of the speed limit”,   the stopper of vehicles for stopping vehicles arriving to a railway crossing during a warning signalization, which is activated at the beginning of a railroad crossing warning signalization and deactivated optionally during the active state of the warning signalization, or on the end.   
     
     
         18 . The system for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 17  comprising
 a detector of railroad train for detecting an incoming train. 
 
     
     
         19 . The system for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 17  comprising
 the slow down section for slowing down of vehicles arriving to a railroad crossing, which is equipped with at least one traffic sign “Speed limit” and/or traffic sign changing the speed limit, which are light and activated and deactivated simultaneously with the stopper of vehicles, where, in the case of the use of two or more traffic signs “Speed limit” and/or traffic signs changing the speed limit, these signs have the same value of the speed limit, or the speed limits are reduced in the direction of the vehicles arriving to the railroad crossing, and/or the slow down section comprises a stopper of vehicles the second, which is activated when the speed limit is exceeded and deactivated at the time when the railroad crossing warning signalization is activated. 
 
     
     
         20 . The system for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 17  comprising
 a barrier of the railroad crossing placed in front of railroad crossing for stopping the vehicles in front of the crossing at the time of warning signalization, 
 wherein advantageously the stopper of vehicles is deactivated when lowering the barrier of the railroad crossing. 
 
     
     
         21 . The system for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 17  comprising
 the barrier for preventing the vehicle from continuing to drive towards the railroad crossing, when warning signalization is activated, placed ahead of railroad crossing that is lowered only when the vehicle is passing through the “STOP” signal of the stopper ( 83 ) of vehicles. 
 
     
     
         22 . The system for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 17  comprising
 a waiting lane where vehicle which did not respect the red light “STOP” signal of the stopper of vehicles detected by detector are directed by a traffic sign “No entry for all vehicles” and/or a traffic sign “Indicated direction of traffic” for preventing the vehicle from continuing to drive towards the railroad crossing when the warning signalization is activated, by the barrier for preventing the exit of such a vehicle from the waiting lane. 
 
     
     
         23 . The system for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 17  comprising
 a voice unit for at least one of: an announcement of the information that the railroad train is arriving, a call for the clearance of the railway crossing space, an announcement of the passing through the red light signal, a call to stop the vehicle, a deterrence of the person from the theft. 
 
     
     
         24 . The system for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 17  comprising
 signaling lights on the roadway for highlighting the signaling of the stopper of vehicles. 
 
     
     
         25 . The system according to  claim 17  comprising
 a unit for detection of obstacle formed by a detector and/or camera for detecting of an obstacle to the train, which is mostly formed by a vehicle on railroad crossing, for wireless transmitting of a signal from detector and/or video footages from camera to the control unit and/or to a communication module for generating alarm about the obstacle for transmitting to at least one of: the railroad train, a control center of railway traffic control, a control center, other selected participants, and/or for delaying the lowering of the barriers behind the rails or stopping them, or raising of already lowered barriers to the raised position by the control unit. 
 
     
     
         26 . The system according to  claim 17  comprising
 a dummy camera to achieve greater discipline of drivers, advantageously replaced by a right camera, optionally equipped for speed measuring. 
 
     
     
         27 . The system according to  claim 17  comprising
 unit for detection of obstacle advantageously formed by a detector and/or camera for detecting an obstacle, mostly formed by the vehicle, for wireless transmitting the signal from detector and/or video footages from camera to the control unit and/or a communication module for generating alarm about the obstacle for transmission to at least one of: the railroad train, a control center of railway traffic control, a control center, other selected participants, and simultaneously comprising the stopper of vehicles and/or the barrier for stopping the vehicles, wherein if there is an obstacle to the railroad train before the activation of the railroad crossing warning signalization, there is enough time to stop the railroad train and, after the activation of the warning signalization, by stopping the vehicle by the “STOP” signal of the stopper of vehicles and/or the barrier, for preventing the vehicle from entering the railroad crossing and so it cannot cause the obstacle. 
 
     
     
         28 . A method for securing of safety of railroad crossing comprising:
 securing of railroad crossing by the warning traffic sign of the railroad crossing and/or the light railroad crossing safety signaling equipment,   detecting of the state of a railroad crossing by detecting unit of state of the crossing,   processing information about the state of the railroad crossing from the detecting unit of state of the crossing by the control unit and controlling of at least one of the units: a barrier, a stopper of vehicles, a voice unit, an alarm siren, a slow down section, traffic sign “End of the speed limit”,   stopping vehicles arriving to a railway crossing during a warning signalization by the stopper of vehicles, which is activated at the beginning of a railroad crossing warning signalization and deactivated optionally during the active state of the warning signalization, or on the end.   
     
     
         29 . The method for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 28   comprising detecting the incoming train by a detector of railroad train.   
     
     
         30 . The method for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 28  comprising
 slowing down of vehicles arriving to a railroad crossing by the slow down section, which is equipped with at least one traffic sign “Speed limit” and/or traffic sign changing the speed limit, which are light and activated and deactivated simultaneously with the stopper of vehicles, where, in the case of the use of two or more traffic signs “Speed limit” and/or traffic signs changing the speed limit, these signs have the same value of the speed limit, or the speed limits are reduced in the direction of the vehicles arriving to the railroad crossing, and/or activating the stopper of vehicles the second within the slow down section will take place on the basis of exceeding the speed limit and the deactivation will occur when the railroad crossing warning signalization is activated. 
 
     
     
         31 . The method for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 28   comprising stopping the vehicles in front of the railroad crossing at the time of warning signalization by the barrier of the railroad crossing placed in front of railroad crossing and advantageously deactivating the stopper of vehicles when the barrier of the railroad crossing is lowered.   
     
     
         32 . The method for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 28  comprising
 preventing the vehicle from continuing to drive towards the railroad crossing, when warning signalization is activated, by lowering the barrier placed ahead of railroad crossing only at the time when the vehicle is passing through the “STOP” signal of the stopper of vehicles. 
 
     
     
         33 . The method for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 28  comprising
 directing the vehicle which did not respect the red light “STOP” signal of the stopper of vehicles, detected by the detector, by a traffic sign “No entry for all vehicles” and/or a traffic sign “Indicated direction of traffic” to the waiting line for preventing the vehicle from continuing to drive towards the railroad crossing, when the warning signalization is activated, by the by the barrier for preventing the exit of such a vehicle from the waiting lane. 
 
     
     
         34 . The method for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 28  comprising
 at least one of: an announcement of the information that the railroad train is arriving, a call for the clearance of the railway crossing space, an announcement of the passing through the red light signal, a call to stop the vehicle, a deterrence of the person from the theft by the voice unit. 
 
     
     
         35 . The method for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 28  comprising
 detecting an obstacle, mostly formed by the vehicle, by the unit for detection of obstacle advantageously formed by a detector and/or camera for wireless transmitting the signal from detector and/or video footages from camera to the control unit and/or a communication module for generating alarm about the obstacle for transmitting to at least one of: the railroad train, a control center of railway traffic control, a control center, other selected participants, and/or for delaying the lowering of the barriers behind the rails or stopping them, or raising of already lowered barriers to the raised position by the control unit. 
 
     
     
         36 . The method for securing of safety of railroad crossing according to  claim 28  comprising
 detecting an obstacle, mostly formed by the vehicle, by the unit for detection of obstacle advantageously formed by a detector and/or camera for wireless transmitting the signal from detector and/or video footages from camera to the control unit and/or a communication module for generating alarm about the obstacle for transmission to at least one of: the railroad train, a control center of railway traffic control, a control center, other selected participants, and simultaneously comprising stopping the vehicles by the stopper of vehicles and/or the barrier, wherein if there is an obstacle to the railroad train before the activation of the railroad crossing warning signalization, there is enough time to stop the railroad train and, after the activation of the warning signalization, stopping the vehicle by the “STOP” signal of the stopper of vehicles and/or by the barrier, for preventing the vehicle from entering the railroad crossing and so it cannot cause the obstacle.