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Pendulum brake beam

US6273219A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1999
Grant dateAug 14, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 31, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D65/28
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brake beam assembly of the present invention includes an elongated beam disposed between railroad car truck sidewalls which carries brake pads at its ends, and is guided under power of an actuator between a standby and a braking position by a pair of pivot arms which swing in a pendulum-like fashion from pins mounted to the truck sidewalls.

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