COUPLER WITH ANGULAR POSITION DETECTION ASSEMBLY, ANGULAR POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

COUPLER WITH ANGULAR POSITION DETECTION ASSEMBLY, ANGULAR POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

The present invention relates to a coupler with an angular position detection assembly, the coupler (10, 10′, 10″) comprising: -a front part (11), -a rear part (12), -a rotatable joint (20) comprising a first portion (21, 23) and a second portion (22, 24), said first portion (21, 23) being rotatably...

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1. Verfasser: NILSSON, Marcus
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
COUPLINGS
DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RAILWAYS
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to a coupler with an angular position detection assembly, the coupler (10, 10′, 10″) comprising: -a front part (11), -a rear part (12), -a rotatable joint (20) comprising a first portion (21, 23) and a second portion (22, 24), said first portion (21, 23) being rotatably attached to the second portion (22, 24), wherein the first portion (21, 23) is attached to the front part (11) and the second portion (22, 24) is attached to the rear part (12) so that the front part (11) of the coupler is rotatable in relation to the rear part (12), and the angular position detection assembly (30) comprising: -a first sensor (31) arranged in connection with one of the first portion (21, 23) and the second portion (22, 24) of the joint (20) and configured to detect or measure a parameter indicative of an angular position of the first portion (21, 23) in relation to the second portion (22, 24), -a transmitter (32) for receiving signals and transmitting them to processing circuitry (40).