Device for securing of railroad crossing against entry of vehicles at warning signaling

Abstract

A signaling device for stopping of vehicles in front of a railroad crossing that increases safety on railroad crossings that are provided with warning signaling, which prevents entry of vehicles into a railroad crossing by means of signaling and obstructions.

1 . A device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation, characterized in that said signaling device ( 125 ) for stopping of vehicles in front of a railroad crossing comprises a stopper ( 1010 ) with a barrier, which is placed in front of said system ( 1 ) of the railroad crossing and said stopper ( 1010 ) with a barrier is provided with a forwardly placed barrier ( 330 ) stopping vehicles in the traffic lane/lanes of the roadway directing to said system ( 1 ) of the railroad crossing, and said stopper ( 1010 ) is activated by said system ( 1 ) during the time when the warning signaling of said system ( 1 ), announcing arrival of a railway train, for stopping of vehicles in front of said system ( 1 ), or
 said signaling device ( 125 ) in front of a railroad crossing without barriers comprises a stopper ( 83 ) of vehicles, which is placed in front of said system ( 1 ) of said railroad crossing, and said stopper ( 83 ) of vehicles is activated during warning signaling by said system ( 1 ) and preferably it is formed by traffic lights ( 103 ) or   when using said barrier ( 333 ) preventing bypassing of said barrier ( 1011 ), said barrier ( 1011 ) is placed in said system ( 1 ) of the railroad crossing without barriers, or in front of it.   
     
     
         2 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a stopper ( 1012 ) is formed by a barrier ( 1011 ), preferably completed by warning signaling ( 131 ), preferably formed by at least one of the following: tricolor traffic lights ( 204 ), bicolor traffic lights ( 205 ), signal ( 206 ) of two flashing lights placed side by side. 
     
     
         3 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said stopper ( 1010 ) with a barrier is further provided with traffic lights ( 103 ) activated, preferably together with said barrier ( 330 ), at the beginning of the warning signaling of said system ( 1 ), and deactivated in case of said system ( 1 ) provided with barriers ( 2 ) during their lowering or at the end of the warning signaling or in case of said system ( 1 ) without barriers ( 2 ) at the end of the warning signaling of said system ( 1 ). 
     
     
         4 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said stopper ( 1010 ) with a barrier provided with said barrier ( 331 ) in the opposite direction, preferably provided with traffic lights ( 103 ), or said forwardly placed bather ( 330 ) is prolonged to full width of the roadway. 
     
     
         5 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said stopper ( 1010 ) with a barrier is activated by said system ( 1 ) by means of a detecting unit ( 73 ) of the state of the railroad crossing. 
     
     
         6 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation  1 , characterized in that bypassing of said barrier ( 330 ) by vehicles approaching said system ( 1 ) prevents an obstruction ( 333 ), preferably formed by a mechanical obstruction ( 126 ). 
     
     
         7 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said bather ( 330 ) forwardly placed with regard to said signaling device ( 125 ) provided by a said obstruction ( 333 ) may be situated in said railroad crossing without barriers as a substitution for said barriers. 
     
     
         8 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said signaling device ( 125 ) comprises said. stopper ( 83 ) of vehicles forwardly placed in an optional distance in front of said stopper ( 1010 ) with a barrier, preferably formed by traffic lights ( 103 ). 
     
     
         9 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 3 , characterized in that said traffic lights ( 103 ) are formed by at least one of the following: by alternately blinking traffic lights ( 34 ), by bicolor traffic lights ( 205 ), by tricolor traffic lights ( 204 ). 
     
     
         10 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 8 , characterized in that said stopper ( 83 ) is activated simultaneously or in advance with regard to said stopper ( 1010 ) with a barrier, and said barrier ( 330 ,  331 ) is activated simultaneously, or with optional delay with regard to the commanding signaling ( 323 ). 
     
     
         11 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 8 , characterized in that said barrier ( 330 , 331 ) is activated only in case of passing or with adjusted delay after passing of said vehicle through said stopper ( 83 ) set to “STOP”, preferably by red light, preferably detected by a detector ( 136 ) of passing on red. 
     
     
         12 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that to said stopper ( 1010 ) with a barrier, preferably with said forwardly placed stopper ( 83 ) of vehicles is forwardly placed a slow down section ( 118 ), preferably activated simultaneously with said stopper ( 1010 ) with a barrier or with said stopper ( 83 ). 
     
     
         13 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a forwardly placed barrier ( 330 ) in a safety embodiment, when said barrier can be turned into the direction of driving of vehicles in case of their collision with said forwardly placed barrier ( 330 ) , wherein said forwardly placed barrier ( 330 ) turns horizontally after said collision, preferably in a joint ( 47 ) of turning of said barrier or in a head ( 52 ) of said barrier or in a bolt ( 93 ) for rotation of said stand of said barrier or said forwardly placed barrier ( 330 ) a turns upwards after said collision on a stand ( 46 ) of said barrier, which stand is provided with a guiding opening ( 57 ) of said barrier arm or on a stand ( 46 ) of said barrier provided with a guiding rail ( 96 ) of said barrier arm. 
     
     
         14 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that in case of existence of a turn in front of said railroad crossing, or of another obstruction, which prevents drivers of vehicles approaching the railroad crossing from looking at the railroad crossing, said signaling device ( 125 ) comprises said stopper ( 83 ) and/or said stopper ( 1010 ), wherein said stopper ( 83 ) signals to drivers in accordance with said warning signaling of said railroad crossing, preferably by red signaling light already in front of turn or other obstruction of view to said railroad crossing to secure their timely stopping. 
     
     
         15 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that in case of an intersection situated in front of the railroad crossing said signaling device ( 125 ) comprises traffic lights ( 103 ), preferably tricolor traffic lights ( 204 ) that signal to prevent drivers from entry of vehicles into said railroad crossing during the whole period of time when the warning signaling is in operation or up to the lowering of barriers, wherein if there are more traffic lanes on the access road at the railroad crossing, said intersection is controlled preferably so that the vehicles driving in the traffic lane directing to the railroad crossing are byla in the time period of operation of the warning signaling of the railroad crossing stopped and cannot drive to the railroad crossing, and the vehicles driving in the traffic lanes that do not direct to the railroad crossing are not stopped in this way and can continue in driving in a direction off said railroad crossing. 
     
     
         16 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises said obstruction ( 333 ), preferably formed by a mechanical obstruction ( 126 ) preventing driving into the traffic lane of the opposite direction, preferably formed by cones or cylinders, or by a traffic island, or by crash bathers, or by a protrusion above the central line, wherein especially advantageous is a mechanical obstruction ( 126 ) formed by bollards of cylindrical shape, which bollards deflect by vehicle impact or vehicle crossing over and then they return into their initial position. 
     
     
         17 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the roadway in front of the railroad crossing comprises more of said stoppers ( 83 ) and/or of stoppers ( 1010 ) and/or of slow down sections ( 118 ) for stopping or slowing down of vehicles in front of said system ( 1 ) of the railroad crossing for vehicle traffic control. 
     
     
         18 . The device for securing of a railroad crossing against entry of vehicles when the warning signaling is in operation according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises said detector ( 136 ) of passing on red for activation of said forwardly placed bather ( 330 ) and/or of a barrier ( 331 ) in the opposite direction, wherein said detector ( 136 ) of passing on red is preferably formed by a laser sensor, or by a movement sensor , or by a video camera, or by a radar sensor ,and preferably it is placed above the passing vehicles on a pole ( 373 ), preferably on an arm ( 374 ) in the middle of said lane, in which said vehicles approach said railroad crossing or on a side of said lane on a pole ( 373 ).