Apparatus for operating a vertical wheel hand brake
US6394233B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2048
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for operation a railway car vertical wheel hand brake. A hand brake wheel has a hub fixed on an operating shaft. The operating shaft is rotatably mounted on the hand brake. The hand brake wheel further has a reaction member. A brake release mechanism is fixed on a brake release shaft that is rotatably mounted on the hand brake. The reaction member is engageable with the brake release mechanism when the hand brake wheel is rotated, whereby the position of the brake release mechanism will provide a visual indicator of the brake status.
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