Weighing module for measuring wheel contact forces
AssigneeSchenck Process LLC
InventorsManfred RETTIG, Walter MATICH
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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.
Claims10
A weighing module for measuring wheel contact forces of rail vehicles, the weighing module comprising:
- a measuring rail;
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- a plurality of strain gauges that are applied directly to the measuring rail,
- wherein the measuring rail comprises a load introduction region and at least two deformation bodies,
- wherein the load introduction region has at least one load introduction part,
- wherein each deformation body is rigidly connectable to one load exit plate each, and is connectable to the load introduction region by one link each, and
- wherein at least two strain gauges are arranged on each deformation body such that the two strain gauges sense shear strains acting between the link and the load exit plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.