A passenger-carrying, rail-mounted vehicle powered from an overhead electrical power line, and having a roof escape hatch for passenger emergency escape therethrough is provided. The roof hatch includes a remotely-controlled locking device having a closed state preventing opening of the roof hatch and a released state allowing opening of the roof hatch. The vehicle further has a control system configured to control the operation of the remotely-controlled locking device. The remotely-controlled locking device remains in its closed state until receipt of a release signal generated by the control system. The control system suppresses the generation of the release signal until it receives confirmation that power in the overhead power line is cut.
Passenger escape vehicle roof hatch
2021-01-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
RAIL-MOUNTED VEHICLE HAVING PASSENGER EMERGENCY ESCAPE ROOF HATCH
European Patent Office | 2023
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