ANGLE COCK WITH JUNCTION BOX

摘要

The invention provides a railroad brake line shutoff valve assembly for connecting a car-mounted railway brake line to a brake line air hose which is for terminating in a brake line connector which is to be connected to another brake line connector on another vehicle. The shutoff valve assembly has a stationary valve portion and a moveable valve portion. The stationary valve portion has a first fluid line attachment site for the car mounted railway brake line and a second fluid line attachment site for the brake line air hose. Movement of the moveable valve portion to one position opens a flowpath through the valve between the first fluid line attachment site and the second fluid line attachment site so that the brake line air hose is connected to the car-mounted brake line. Movement of the moveable valve portion to another position closes the flowpath through the valve. The valve includes an electrical junction box having a first set of electric line attachment sites for connection of a set of car-mounted electrical trainline conductors mounted on the railway vehicle and a second set of electric line attachment sites for connection of a set of electrical line end segments which are for terminating in a multiple contact electrical trainline connector, which is for connection to a similar electrical trainline connector on another railway vehicle. The junction box also has a third set of electric line attachment sites for connection of a branch electric line for connection to at either an electronic system or an electrical system located on the railway vehicle. Each member of the first set of electric line attachment sites is electrically connected to a corresponding member of the second set of electric line attachment sites and also to a corresponding member of the third set of electric line attachment sites.