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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Marc-gregory Elstorpff, Munich, DE;
Marco Nock, Feldkirchen, DE;
Miriam Van DE Löcht, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61H 13/00 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61H 13/00 (2013.01); B60T 8/1705 (2013.01); B60T 13/665 (2013.01); B60T 17/228 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake control device for a brake system of a rail vehicle, wherein the brake control device detects strain during a braking process on at least one friction brake device actuated during the braking process, the brake control device further stores wear data based on the detected strain in a memory device. Also disclosed is a brake system for a rail vehicle having such a brake control device, a rail vehicle having such a brake system and/or such a brake control device, and a method for operating a brake control device for a brake system of a rail vehicle.