Abstract:
A combined rotary pulse generator and odometer assembly for the axle of a railway locomotive simultaneously generates a speedindicative electrical signal and digitally totalizes mileage traveled. The assembly includes a pulse generator which has a shaft coupled to the end of a locomotive axle to develop electrical pulses as the axle turns. A novel odometer assembly, mounted on the cover plate of the pulse generator, converts the rotary motion of the generator shaft to oscillating motion to drive a digital mileage counter and record accumulated mileage for the locomotive. The odometer assembly is easily converted to accommodate different sizes of drive wheels and different units of distance, and the digital accumulated mileage display is positioned for maximum legibility under poor lighting conditions.
Abstract:
A high voltage temperature switch for application in either a direct current or an alternating circuit or both and including a body formed of insulating material and defining an arc chute within which a fusible conductor or link is positioned, wherein the link establishes a circuit and opens upon being subjected to a given temperature to interrupt the circuit, and means for generating an electromagnetic field across the arc chute about the fusible link to blow out the arc in the event the link opens.