Arrangement for enhancing the bail-off function of brake cylinder pressures on a railroad locomotive
US5286096A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T13/665
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for enhancing a bail-off function a railway vehicle comprising, a non-recoverable bail-off circuit for supplying an output signal to a brake cylinder calculation circuit when a bail-off condition a freight operating mode, a drop in brake pipe pressure is present, and an emergency brake state is absent, a recoverable bail-off circuit for supplying an output signal to the brake cylinder calculation circuit when a bail-off condition and an emergency brake state is present, the brake cylinder calculation circuit supplying an automatic brake cylinder demand signal on one input of a relay valve emulation circuit and receiving an independent brake cylinder demand signal on another input of, the relay valve emulation circuit which supplies output signal to a feedback control circuit producing output signals which are supplied to an application valve and a release valve for controlling the level of air pressure in an air brake cylinder, and a transducer for sensing and feeding back a signal corresponding to the pressure in the air to the brake cylinder feedback control circuit so as to appropriately energize to control the application and release valves.
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