Suspension system for a car mounted brake assembly
US6305504A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61H1/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved car mounted brake assembly is provided wherein the brake assembly includes a brake cylinder, a slack adjuster and a pair of brake beams mounted at each end of the car mounted brake assembly and actuated by the brake cylinder via a series of levers and linkages and wherein the improvement comprises a suspension system for suspending each of the brake beams within a corresponding railway vehicle truck arrangement. Each of the brake beams have a brake head attachable to each end thereof and each of the brake heads carries a brake shoe thereon which is positioned for engagement with a respective railway vehicle wheel during a brake application. The railway vehicle truck arrangement within which the brake beams are suspended includes a pair of truck side frames and a truck bolster member. The suspension system comprises a first device pivotally connected at a first end thereof with a predetermined portion of the railway vehicle truck arrangement and pivotally connected at a second end thereof to a predetermined portion of the car mounted brake assembly for suspending the pair of brake beams in the railway vehicle truck arrangement. The suspension system also includes a secon…
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