| 摘要 |
In accordance with the present invention a brake rigging for applying the brakes to the wheels in a railway car includes a top rod extending over the inner axle which engages a gear located between the inner axle and the truck bolster. The gear includes a first inclined, vertically extending gear lever having a curved segment end portion having gear teeth which engage gear teeth on a curved segment portion of a second inclined, vertically extending gear lever which is connected to a brake beam extending between the inner wheels. In addition a bottom connection is connected to at least one of the first and second gear levers and extends through the truck bolster. The opposite end of the bottom connection is attached to an outer vertically extending lever, the lower end of which is attached to an outer brake beam for applying the brakes to the outer wheels.
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