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Measuring apparatus for monitoring a railway track including an optical fiber being releasably clamped in rail fastening

US12037030B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2019
Grant dateJul 16, 2024
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61L23/044
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a measuring arrangement for monitoring a railway track having rails fastened to sleepers, wherein a fibre optic cable is connected to a measuring device in order to detect a strain acting on a rail. In this, the fibre optic cable is clamped in a detachable manner into at least one rail fastening. In this way, a strain transmitted from the rail via the rail fastening to the sleeper acts directly on the fibre optic cable.

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