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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Harsco Corporation, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Carter, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Lee Bolton, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Assignee:
HARSCO CORPORATION, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 15/00 (2006.01); E01B 29/04 (2006.01); E01B 27/16 (2006.01); E01B 27/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 15/00 (2013.01); E01B 27/16 (2013.01); E01B 29/04 (2013.01); E01B 27/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rail vehicle includes a frame, a pair of wheels, a joint locator, a clamping assembly, and a processor. The wheels travel along a rail. The joint locator detects a joint bar on the rail. The clamping assembly is coupled to the frame and includes a pair of rail clamps disposed laterally outward of the pair of wheels. The processor is configured to automatically actuate the clamping assembly when the clamping assembly reaches the joint bar.