Spring-loaded brake device for railway vehicles
US4226481A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1978 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/2579
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spring-loaded brake device particularly for railway vehicles has a brake valve to control the pressure in a brake line and spring-loaded brake cylinders that can be subjected to the action of pressure in the brake line against the force of a loading spring. At least one venting valve is connected to the brake line and the venting valve comprises a rapid acting valve which is controlled by pressure in the brake line to open a venting passage from the brake line to the atmosphere only when the pressure in the brake line is lowered from a brake release level to a level at which the brake cylinder makes braking contact. This venting passage is otherwise closed. The rapid acting valve thus removes air under pressure from the spring-loaded brake cylinders and flows this air to the atmosphere only at the beginning of a braking operation. Upon further application of the brakes the rapid acting valve has no effect and brake pressure is controlled by the brake valve.
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