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Hot wheel/bearing detection system

A shell and thermal shaft technology, which is applied to railway car body components, railway vehicle shape measuring instruments, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of increasing particles and ineffective operation

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-07
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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[0005] Current thermal axis detectors do not operate effectively under adverse weather conditions such as but not limited to storms and / or snowstorms due to water accumulation in the scanner and scanner optics of the thermal axis detector
Additionally, unfavorable climatic / environmental conditions can lead to increased accumulation of particles such as but not limited to dirt and dust in the scanner optics of the thermal axis detector

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[0015] Although the invention is disclosed for use with a hot shaft detector scanner to detect overheated bearings on trains, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention is also applicable to other housings or enclosures, such as those involving rain, wind It works in snowy climates and in ambient conditions where there is a lot of particles floating around. Furthermore, although the invention has been described with respect to a hot shaft detector scanner for overheated bearings on trains, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the invention can be used to detect other hot spots, particularly on trains, such as but not Limited to overheated wheels. Thus, the scope of the present invention is not limited to hot shaft detector scanners for use only on overheated bearings on trains.

[0016] In the prior art, as shown in FIG. 1 , an enclosure 10 for a thermal axis detector scanner 5 typically has a top panel 12 having a sweep type or curved design...

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The invention relates to a casing (5) for a hot wheel / bearing detection system. The hotbox detector scanner has a detection device disposed within the casing, the casing including a top cover (15) having a flat top horizontal surface with an opening (22) therethrough to allow the detection device to detect a hot spot on a train, a baffle (20) proximate the flat top horizontal surface to divert water blown across the top horizontal surface away from the opening, a vertical plate (34) proximate the flat top horizontal surface extending downward into a cavity within the hotbox detector having a second opening (36) therethrough to allow the detection device to detect the hot spot on the train, a base beneath the detection device, a drain hole (51) formed therethrough the base, and an elevated-shaped drain cover (61) with a leg to position the drain cover above the hole.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of rail transportation, and more particularly to an improved overheated bearing detection system to operate effectively in adverse climatic / environmental conditions. Background technique [0002] In extreme cases, bearings in a rail car or locomotive can fail, causing the bearing to burn out and derail. To detect this condition, hot bearing detection systems, typically called hotbox monitors or detectors, are now installed along railroads to monitor the condition of the rail car axles during transit. [0003] A thermal axis detector has a sensor device or scanner capable of detecting the temperature of a passing subject in a given detection zone. A typical hot shaft detector uses a pyroelectric infrared sensor to detect the thermal profile of a railcar axle bearing as the railcar rolls past the sensor. Manufacturers of known thermal axis detectors are assignees of the present invention. [0004] O...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B61K9/06
CPCB61K9/06
Inventor 马克·巴托尼克
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO