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Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2019
Applicant:

Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Paul Steven Wike, St. Louis, MO (US);

Thomas Petrunich, Troy, IL (US);

Assignee:

Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F 5/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F 5/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

A force analysis system and method include a truck assembly that is configured to travel along a track having rails. The truck assembly includes a first side frame, a second side frame, a bolster extending between the first side frame and the second side frame, a first wheel set coupled to the first side frame and the second side frame, a second wheel set coupled to the first side frame and the second side frame, and one or more load cells disposed within the first side frame and/or the second side frame. The load cell(s) are configured to detect forces exerted in relation to the first side frame, the second side frame, and/or the bolster.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wike, Paul. (2023). Railway truck assembly having force-detecting load cells (U.S. Patent No. 11541917). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11541917

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