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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Leah Chowenhill, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Quinton Reed, Oil City, PA (US);
Daniel Spencer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A crossing gate mechanism () with a PCB reconfigurable for exit and entrance gate mode, the mechanism including a brake and a brake relay () coupled to an electric motor (), the mechanisms being configured to operate a crossing gate arm of a crossing gate. The mechanism includes a configuration logic circuit () connected to the brake relay (), and a internal power source (), wherein the configuration logic circuit () is configured to operate the brake relay () in a entrance gate mode or exit gate mode, wherein the control of the brake relay is inverted in the exit gate mode with respect to the entrance gate mode, and wherein, in the exit mode, the internal power source () provides power for operating the brake relay ().