Railroad vehicle for measuring the geometrical parameters of railroad track
First Claim
1. In a railroad vehicle for measuring by optical means the geometrical parameters of a track comprising a first rail and a second rail, the vehicle moving on said track and including a first bogie (10) and a second bogie (20) each of said bogies having two main axles, the improvement wherein each of the first and second bogies includes a third axle (13, 23) with independent wheels, and said vehicle further includes:
- a third bogie (30) mounted to the vehicle between said first and second bogies and comprising two main axles (31 and
36), capable of moving relative to each other about an axis passing through their centers, and a third, central axle (39) with independent wheels, placed between said two main axles of said third bogie;
three pairs (51 and 53;
62 and 63;
72 and
73) of optical proximity meters disposed on respective ones of the three independent-wheel axles (13, 23 and
29), each proximity meter including an emitter and a receiver placed so as to look at the inside faces of the first rail (2) and the second rail (3) respectively;
first and second pairs of optical distance gauges whose receivers (81 and 82;
81A and 82A) are disposed head-to-tail in pairs at the ends of the central axle (39) of the third bogie (30) and whose emitters (91 and 92;
91A and 92A) are disposed at the ends of the independent-wheel axles (13 and
23) respectively of the first (10) and second (20) bogies; and
a third pair of distance gauges whose receivers (93 and 93A) are placed at the ends of one (31) of the main axles of the third bogie (30) and whose emitters (94 and 94A) are disposed at the ends of the other (36) axle of the third bogie (30).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a railroad vehicle for measuring the parameters of a railroad track, characterized by the presence of third axles (13 and 23) with independent wheels and disposed between the main axles (11 and 12; 21 and 22) of the bogies (10 and 20) of the vehicle, and by the existence of a third bogie (30) having two axles (31 and 32) capable of undergoing relative angular displacement about a line passing through their centers, said third bogie (30) also having a third axle (39) with having independent wheels; the measurements are made by means of optical proximity meters and distance gauges.
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1. In a railroad vehicle for measuring by optical means the geometrical parameters of a track comprising a first rail and a second rail, the vehicle moving on said track and including a first bogie (10) and a second bogie (20) each of said bogies having two main axles, the improvement wherein each of the first and second bogies includes a third axle (13, 23) with independent wheels, and said vehicle further includes:
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a third bogie (30) mounted to the vehicle between said first and second bogies and comprising two main axles (31 and
36), capable of moving relative to each other about an axis passing through their centers, and a third, central axle (39) with independent wheels, placed between said two main axles of said third bogie;three pairs (51 and 53;
62 and 63;
72 and
73) of optical proximity meters disposed on respective ones of the three independent-wheel axles (13, 23 and
29), each proximity meter including an emitter and a receiver placed so as to look at the inside faces of the first rail (2) and the second rail (3) respectively;first and second pairs of optical distance gauges whose receivers (81 and 82;
81A and 82A) are disposed head-to-tail in pairs at the ends of the central axle (39) of the third bogie (30) and whose emitters (91 and 92;
91A and 92A) are disposed at the ends of the independent-wheel axles (13 and
23) respectively of the first (10) and second (20) bogies; anda third pair of distance gauges whose receivers (93 and 93A) are placed at the ends of one (31) of the main axles of the third bogie (30) and whose emitters (94 and 94A) are disposed at the ends of the other (36) axle of the third bogie (30). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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Current AssigneeAteliers Bretons De Realisations Ferroviaires, Cegelec (VINCI SA)
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Original AssigneeAteliers Bretons De Realisations Ferroviaires, Cegelec (VINCI SA)
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InventorsCentil, Marc, Trefouel, Jean-Francois
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Primary Examiner(s)Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
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Assistant Examiner(s)FULTON, CHRISTOPHER W
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Application NumberUS07/712,273Time in Patent Office680 DaysField of Search33/338, 33/1 Q, 33/287, 33/523.1, 33/651, 33/651.1US Class Current33/338CPC Class CodesB61K 9/08 Measuring installations for...G01B 11/14 for measuring distance or c...
