Shoe brake assembly, in particular for rail vehicles
US7150343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2065/024
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shoe brake assembly for a rail vehicle including a bogie connected with the rail vehicle. The assembly also includes a wheel having a wheel web and radially inward-facing surfaces on opposite sides of the wheel web. Also included are at least two brake pads adjacent respective radially inward-facing surfaces of the wheel and a pendulum suspension arrangement connecting the at least two brake pads to the bogie. The assembly further includes an operating device configured to move the at least two brake pads via the pendulum suspension essentially radially against respective radially inward-facing surfaces of the wheel.
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