发明名称 |
Suspension system for a car mounted brake assembly |
摘要 |
An improved car mounted brake assembly is provided wherein the brake assembly includes a brake cylinder, a slack adjuster and a pair of brake beams mounted at each end of the car mounted brake assembly and actuated by the brake cylinder via a series of levers and linkages and wherein the improvement comprises a suspension system for suspending each of the brake beams within a corresponding railway vehicle truck arrangement. Each of the brake beams have a brake head attachable to each end thereof and each of the brake heads carries a brake shoe thereon which is positioned for engagement with a respective railway vehicle wheel during a brake application. The railway vehicle truck arrangement within which the brake beams are suspended includes a pair of truck side frames and a truck bolster member. The suspension system comprises a first device pivotally connected at a first end thereof with a predetermined portion of the railway vehicle truck arrangement and pivotally connected at a second end thereof to a predetermined portion of the car mounted brake assembly for suspending the pair of brake beams in the railway vehicle truck arrangement. The suspension system also includes a second device having at least a portion thereof connected with the car mounted brake assembly for maintaining each of the brake beams in a predetermined plane during application and release of the railway vehicle brake assembly.
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申请公布号 |
US6305504(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2001.10.23 |
申请号 |
US19990397827 |
申请日期 |
1999.09.17 |
申请人 |
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY |
发明人 |
RING MICHAEL E. |
分类号 |
B61H1/00;B61H13/36;(IPC1-7):B61H13/00 |
主分类号 |
B61H1/00 |
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