US 12,441,376 B2
Apparatus and method for wear detection of railroad vehicle wheels
Hark Braren, Fort Worth, TX (US); and Erik Karl Frohberg, Keller, TX (US)
Assigned to BNSF Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed by BNSF Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/601,636.
Application 18/601,636 is a continuation of application No. 17/009,297, filed on Sep. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,926,351.
Prior Publication US 2024/0217564 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B61K 9/12 (2006.01); B61L 27/57 (2022.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01M 17/10 (2006.01)
CPC B61K 9/12 (2013.01) [B61L 27/57 (2022.01); G01L 5/0052 (2013.01); G01M 17/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A railroad wheel detector for a set of railroad tracks, comprising:
a set of test rails adjacent to the set of railroad tracks and opposite a flange of a railroad wheel, wherein each of the set of railroad tracks is disposed between a test rail of the set of test rails and a flange of a corresponding railroad wheel;
a set of sensors coupled to the set of test rails; and
an elevation distance between the set of test rails and the set of railroad tracks.