Rail vehicle slack adjuster
US4635762A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D65/66
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rail vehicle slack adjuster in a brake unit has an axially movable piston rod (7), a non-rotatable, brake force delivering spindle (8), an adjuster nut (26) in non-self-locking engagement with the spindle and rotating on a bearing (18), and a barrel spring (29) between the unit piston (3) and the spindle, the adjuster nut being clutchable over a main clutch (27) to the piston rod for transmitting brake force. A non-rotatable locking sleeve (20), which is only axially movable a control distance (A) under the action of a locking spring (21), is clutchable to the adjuster nut over a control clutch (28).
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