发明申请
- 专利标题： RAILCAR HANDBRAKE MONITOR
- 专利标题（中）： RAILCAR手摇监视器
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申请号： US13605477申请日： 2012-09-06
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公开(公告)号： US20140060979A1公开(公告)日： 2014-03-06
- 发明人: ANDREW MARTIN , ALLEN SMITH
- 申请人： ANDREW MARTIN , ALLEN SMITH
- 申请人地址： US IL CHICAGO
- 专利权人： AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
- 当前专利权人： AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
- 当前专利权人地址： US IL CHICAGO
- 主分类号： B60T17/22
- IPC分类号： B60T17/22 ; B61H13/02
摘要：
A device for monitoring the status of a railcar handbrake having a hand operated handle, which device has a magnet configured to he inserted in the linkage of a railcar handbrake system. A sensing component is mounted on the railcar to sense the proximity of the magnet when the handbrake is applied. A system and method using the monitoring device to provide communication of an alarm when the handbrake is applied and the railcar is moving.