The automated rail vehicle passenger access ramp system includes a rail vehicle and a ramp 11 that is retrofitted at a doorway of the rail vehicle. The ramp is deployed onto a rail station platform by a drive mechanism 14 on receipt of a deployment command issued on the verification of the presence of the rail vehicle at a stand at a rail station location. The rail vehicle may be a train. The deployment command may be issued by a manually operated switch 7, 8 in a driver’s cab, by the doorway or outside the train. Optical image recognition software may detect passengers with mobility issues. A location verification device 9 may verify the presence of the train at the train station location. The ramp may automatically retract when the doors are locked. The drive mechanism may have a drive screw or cog and ratchet mechanism and may have a manual winding override.
Automated rail vehicle passenger access ramp system
2024-01-31
Patent
Electronic Resource
English