MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617067916 A) filed by Siemens Mobility Gmbh on May 30, 2026, for Monitoring The Wear Of A Contact Strip.
Inventor includes Marino, Enrico Pasquale.
The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an assembly for monitoring the wear of a contact strip of a rail vehicle (SFZ). The rail vehicle (SFZ) travels on a track (FSK), and while the rail vehicle is traveling, a camera (KAM) of the rail vehicle (SFZ), said camera being oriented in the direction of the track path (FS), detects a mirror (SP) which is positioned along the track (FSK) and is oriented in the direction of the track path (FS). The camera (KAM) optically detects a contact strip (SL) of the rail vehicle at a location on the track (FSK) via the mirror (SP) and produces an image of the contact strip via the mirror (SP). The image of the camera (KAM) is analyzed in order to determine the current thickness of the contact strip (SL) as a measurement of the wear thereof.
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