Patent ID: 11958510
Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  G | IPC B  F  G

Claim 7:
8. A system, comprising:
a chassis;
a rail guide wheel apparatus coupled to the chassis;
a pair of rail wheels rotatably coupled to the rail guide wheel apparatus, the pair of rail wheels configured to operate over a rail track;
a bearing hub assembly coupled to the rail guide wheel apparatus, the bearing hub assembly comprising:
a body portion coupled to an outside surface of the rail guide wheel apparatus;
a disc portion operatively coupled to the body portion and coupled to an inside surface of a first rail wheel of the pair of rail wheels, wherein the disc portion is configured to rotate with the first rail wheel and relative to the body portion; and
a sensor disposed on the body portion, wherein the sensor is configured to capture sensor data associated with rotation of the disc portion; and

a server configured to:
receive the sensor data from the sensor;
compare the sensor data to a first threshold; and
identify a maintenance event based on the sensor data exceeding the first threshold and present information associated with the maintenance event.