Portable profiler for locomotive or railcar wheels
AssigneeHJR Equipment Rental, Inc.
InventorHarold F. Ross
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Abstract
A portable apparatus for configuring a wheel associated with a track is provided. The apparatus is in a fixed position with respect to a rail associated with the track when in operation. The apparatus includes a tool configured to engage the wheel, a position system for positioning the cutting tool in at least two axis, and a computer control. The computer control is coupled to control the positioning system. The positioning system is controlled so that the wheel is configured in accordance with a profile.
Claims20
A portable apparatus for configuring a wheel associated with a track in a remote location, the wheel being configured in accordance with a profile, the apparatus being in a fixed position with respect to a rail associated with the track when in operation, the apparatus comprising:
- a tool configured to engage the wheel;
- a positioning system for positioning the tool in at least two axes;
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- a computer control coupled to control the positioning system, wherein the positioning system is controlled so that the wheel is configured in accordance with a profile, wherein the positioning system comprises:
- a compound slide system, wherein the computer control controls the compound slide system, the computer control storing the profile, wherein the compound slide system includes a first motor and a second motor, the first motor for adjusting position in an X axis and the second motor for adjusting position in a Y axis, wherein the profile is a standard profile of a standard flange profile or a narrow flange profile.
A portable cutting system for profiling a wheel while attached to a railcar or locomotive on a track in a remote location, the system comprising:
- means for attaching the portable cutting system to at least a portion of the track;
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- means for profiling the wheel in accordance with a stored profile in the portable cutting system, wherein the cutting system includes a compound slide system for positioning a cutting tool in at least two axes and a computer control for controlling the compound slide system, the computer control storing the profile, wherein the compound slide system includes a first motor and a second motor, the first motor for adjusting position in an X axis and the second motor for adjusting position in a Y axis.
A portable cutting system for profiling a wheel while attached to a railcar or locomotive on a track, the system comprising:
- means for attaching the portable cutting system to at least a portion of the track;
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- means for profiling the wheel in accordance with a stored profile in the portable cutting system, wherein the wheel is rotated using a motor associated with the locomotive.
A portable cutting system for profiling a wheel while attached to a railcar or locomotive on a track in a remote location, the system comprising:
- means for attaching the portable cutting system to at least a portion of the track;
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- means for profiling the wheel in accordance with a stored profile in the portable cutting system, wherein the profile is a standard profile of a standard flange profile or a narrow flange profile.
A portable system for profiling a wheel in accordance with an electronically stored profile, the wheel being associated with a train in the field, the system comprising:
- a cutting tool configured to engage the wheel;
- a positioning system for positioning the cutting tool;
- a control for controlling the positioning system, wherein the positioning system is controlled so that the wheel is shaped in accordance with the profile;
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- a location bar for placement along an edge of a track associated with the train.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.