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Weighing module for measuring wheel contact forces

US9683883B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Schenck Process LLC · US

Inventors

Manfred Rettig · Heilbad Heiligenstadt, DE
Walter Matich · Eppertshausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2013
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01G19/047
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a weighing module for measuring wheel contact forces of rail-bound vehicles, comprising a measuring rail and a number of strain gauges, wherein the strain gauges are applied directly on the measuring rail. The measuring rail comprises a load introduction region, made of at least one load introduction part, and at least two deformation bodies, which are connected fixedly in each case to a load output plate and, via a hinge, to the load introduction region. The strain gauges are arranged on the deformation bodies and capture the shear strain acting between the hinges and load output plates.

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