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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Thales Management & Services Deutschland Gmbh, Ditzingen, DE;
Inventors:
Kai Schicker, Mehltheuer, DE;
Stefan Solleder, Gerlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH, Ditzingen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/24 (2006.01); B61L 1/16 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/242 (2013.01); B61L 1/166 (2013.01); G01L 1/246 (2013.01); G01M 5/0025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rail-monitoring element includes a carrier on which a strain sensor is attached. The strain sensor may be an optical fiber having a fiber Bragg grating. The carrier has an adhesive layer for adhesive attachment to a rail having a thermally activatable or thermally curable adhesive. The adhesive layer has a heating element having contacts for receiving electrical energy. The rail-monitoring element can be installed more easily and in a manner which saves more energy.