Mount apparatus for mounting a measurement device on a rail car
US7082881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61K9/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mount apparatus for mounting a measurement device on a rail car above a track surface of a railroad track including a securement member adapted to be secured to the unsprung component of the rail car, a pivot arm pivotably connected to the securement member, the pivot arm including a lever arm extending therefrom, and a swing arm connecting the lever arm of the pivot arm to the sprung component of the rail car. The swing arm rotates the pivot arm so that a distal end of the pivot arm is maintained at a substantially fixed height distance above the track surface.
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