Brake for rail cars

US5715915A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• Hanning & Kahl GmbH & Co. KG · DE
• Bergische Stahl-Industrie Verkehrstechnik GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Brinkmann · Oberhausen, DE
• Dietrich Radtke · Süderbrarup, DE
• Hans Engelbracht · Wermelskirchen, DE
• Thomas Timmermann · Solingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 8, 1997
• Grant date: Feb 10, 1998
• Expiry date: Jan 8, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60L2200/26
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A brake for rail cars comprises a floating caliper disc brake attached to a cylindrical housing element of a drive housing. The drive housing may be the motor housing, the transmission housing or a common housing for the drive motor and the transmission. The cylindrical housing element has an opening in its peripheral wall in which the floating caliper is mounted. The actuator is mounted in an entry in the peripheral wall of the drive housing. This mounting arrangement allows easier accessiblity to the brake during servicing operations and provides for ventilation of the brake disc.