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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark Michel, Columbia, SC (US);
Peter Novellino, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Assignee:
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01); B61K 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/228 (2013.01); B60T 8/1705 (2013.01); B60T 13/665 (2013.01); B61K 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems for monitoring brake systems on railway assets include a load measuring device. The load measuring device includes an instrumented coupling configured to be connected to the rigging of a brake system of the railway asset; and to an underframe of the railway asset. The load measuring device also includes a data collection unit configured to process an output of a sensor of the instrumented coupling and, based on the sensor output, determine the force being transmitted between the brake rigging and the underframe.