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Rail vehicle based deployable gage restraint measurement system

  • US 9,873,441 B1
  • Filed: 08/04/2016
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A deployable gage restraint measurement system, comprising:

  • a measurement axle assembly having a measurement-axle axis therethrough;

    a cross member;

    a support frame pivotally coupled to the cross member;

    a load cylinder pivotally coupled to the support frame;

    a swing arm pivotally coupled to (i) the load cylinder about a first axis of the swing arm, (ii) the support frame about a second axis of the swing arm, and (iii) the measurement axle assembly about a third axis of the swing arm;

    an anti-rotational arm pivotally coupled to (i) the support frame and (ii) the measurement axle assembly, the anti-rotation arm being configured to prevent rotation of a body of the measurement axle assembly about the measurement-axle axis; and

    a mounting block coupled to the body of the measurement axle assembly, the mounting block including a clevis and a pin for pivotally coupling the anti-rotation arm to the body of the measurement axle assembly.

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