SYSTEM FOR MONITORING RAILROAD CARS
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a railroad car comprising;
- a hatch cover assembly including a cover body;
a wireless transmitter;
a wireless receiver for receiving data from said wireless transmitter;
a satellite transmitter for transmitting said data to a satellite; and
wherein said wireless receiver and said satellite transmitter are attached to said hatch cover assembly.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring railroad cars comprising a hatch cover assembly including a cover body, a sensor, a wireless transmitter for transmitting data received from the sensor, a wireless receiver for receiving the data from the wireless transmitter, and a satellite transmitter for transmitting the data to a satellite. The wireless receiver and the satellite transmitter are attached to the hatch cover assembly. In one embodiment, the sensor is a pressure sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is an air flow sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is a chain tension sensor attached to a handbrake chain. In another embodiment, the sensor is a hatch cover position attached to the hatch cover assembly.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a railroad car comprising;
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a hatch cover assembly including a cover body; a wireless transmitter; a wireless receiver for receiving data from said wireless transmitter; a satellite transmitter for transmitting said data to a satellite; and wherein said wireless receiver and said satellite transmitter are attached to said hatch cover assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for monitoring a railroad car comprising:
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a sensor; a wireless transmitter for transmitting data from said sensor; a wireless receiver for receiving said data from said wireless sensor; and a satellite transmitter for transmitting said data to a satellite. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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