Beam measuring device
AssigneeInnova Transportation, LLC
InventorsCarlos Banchik, Peter Timan, Marwan Zayed, Daniel Konevky, Farghal Maree, Lucas Bernardi, Robert Naples
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Abstract
A beam measuring device for measuring a monorail guide beam is disclosed. The beam measuring device includes a frame comprising a trolley adapted to traverse along a monorail guide beam and an instrumentation structure supported by the trolley and adapted to carry measuring instrumentation substantially isolated from vibration induced on the trolley by the beam as the trolley traverses the monorail guide beam.
Claims20
A beam measuring frame for a monorail guide beam adapted to support a straddle beam monorail car traveling a distance along the monorail guide beam, the guide beam having a generally horizontal upper surface and two opposed, generally vertical side surfaces, the guide beam having a preferred width between the side surfaces along the distance, the beam measuring frame for measuring an actual width between the side surfaces of the monorail guide beam along the distance, comprising:
- a trolley adapted to traverse along the monorail guide beam;
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- a separate instrumentation structure from the trolley, the instrumentation structure having measuring instrumentation for receiving beam measurements, wherein the instrumentation structure is coupled to and substantially physically isolated from the trolley and vibration induced on the trolley by the beam as the trolley and the instrumentation structure traverse the monorail guide beam.
A beam measuring frame for a monorail guide beam adapted to support a monorail car traveling a distance along the monorail guide beam, the guide beam having a generally horizontal upper surface and two opposed, generally vertical side surfaces, the guide beam having a preferred width between the side surfaces along the distance, the beam measuring frame for measuring an actual width between the side surfaces of the monorail guide beam along the distance, comprising:
- a trolley adapted to traverse along the monorail guide beam, wherein the trolley includes at least two motor-powered, low-pressure pneumatic load tires adapted to drivingly engage the horizontal upper surface of the beam, and at least two sets of opposing guide rollers and at least one set of opposing stabilizing rollers, wherein the at least one set of stabilizing rollers is disposed below one set of the opposing guide rollers, and wherein at least one of each of the pairs of guide and stabilizing rollers is a low-pressure pneumatic tire;
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- a separate instrumentation structure from the trolley, the instrumentation structure having measuring instrumentation for receiving beam measurements, wherein the instrumentation structure is coupled to and substantially isolated from the trolley and vibration induced on the trolley by the beam as the trolley and the instrumentation structure traverse the monorail guide beam, wherein the measuring instrumentation includes a plurality of laser-based distance measuring devices for measuring vertical and horizontal distances to the beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.