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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Yoshi Sato, Sanda, JP;
Takehiro Nishimura, Kobe, JP;
Akihiko Tada, Kobe, JP;
Takao Sekiya, Kobe, JP;
Takashi Miyazaki, Kobe, JP;
Kazutsuna Ikeda, Kobe, JP;
Masayuki Mitsue, Kobe, JP;
Yuta Yoshimatsu, Kobe, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a configuration that can precisely detect abrasion of brake shoes of a railway vehicle. A brake shoe abrasion detection unit includes: at least one abrasion detection RF tag that is attached at a position of an abrasion limit of a brake shoe of a railway vehicle tread brake or a position closer to a braking surface than the abrasion limit; and a reference RF tag that is attached at a position beyond the abrasion limit of the brake shoe.