发明授权
US07845504B2 System and method for determining whether a locomotive or rail engine is coupled to a rail car or other engine
有权
用于确定机车或轨道发动机是否耦合到轨道车辆或其他发动机的系统和方法
- 专利标题: System and method for determining whether a locomotive or rail engine is coupled to a rail car or other engine
- 专利标题(中): 用于确定机车或轨道发动机是否耦合到轨道车辆或其他发动机的系统和方法
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申请号: US11317067申请日: 2005-12-23
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公开(公告)号: US07845504B2公开(公告)日: 2010-12-07
- 发明人: David Michael Davenport , Rahul Bhotika , John Erik Hershey , Robert James Mitchell , Emad Andarawis Andarawis , Kenneth Brakeley Welles
- 申请人: David Michael Davenport , Rahul Bhotika , John Erik Hershey , Robert James Mitchell , Emad Andarawis Andarawis , Kenneth Brakeley Welles
- 申请人地址: US NY Niskayuna
- 专利权人: General Electric Company
- 当前专利权人: General Electric Company
- 当前专利权人地址: US NY Niskayuna
- 代理商 Marie-Claire Maple
- 主分类号: B61G5/06
- IPC分类号: B61G5/06
摘要:
An apparatus and method for indicating whether a coupler of a locomotive is in a coupled or uncoupled state is provided. The apparatus comprising: a sensor positioned on a portion of the coupler, wherein the sensor provides a real-time signal indicative of either a coupled or an uncoupled state of a coupler, wherein the signal is transmitted wirelessly by a transmitter in operable communication with the sensor. The method comprising: providing a signal indicative of the presence or proximity of a second coupler to the first coupler, the signal being provided by a sensor configured to provide the signal as the state of the coupler has changed; transmitting the signal wirelessly to a controller; processing the signal with a control algorithm resident upon the controller; and providing visually perceivable indication of the position of the coupler.