Wheel load measurement

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1984-12-07

1987-10-20

Krass, Errol A.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

246249, 246247, 246169R, 177163, G01L 100, B61L 300, B61L 1108

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047018666

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for measuring loads transmitted via wheels to a track from vehicles travelling thereon, comprises means responsive to load at a plurality of approximately equally spaced locations on a selected portion of the track at least about equal in length to the circumference of a typical wheel passing thereover, for providing a signal that is a function of the largest load on the track from each wheel, means responsive to the signal for comparing each largest load with at least one selected load level, and means responsive to the load comparing means for identifying each wheel from which any load greater than a selected level was transmitted.

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"Bad Wheels Spotted in Motion", Railway Age, Dec. 16, 1963, pp. 23 and 30.

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