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Casing brake and method of adjusting the same

US8210911B2 · kind B2 · utility

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41Claims

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Assignee

ALBERT HANDTMANN MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Armin Kibler · Eberhardzell, DE
Bernd Maile · Oggelshausen, DE
Thomas Waizenegger · Biberach an der Riß, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2011
Grant date	Jul 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49718
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A casing brake and method of adjusting the casing brake, to allow the casing brake to be adjusted by hand, without making use of any tools, and to guarantee simultaneously that the casing brake cannot be displaced during operation. The casing brake includes a brake ring, inner and outer shells between which the brake ring is tensioned, and a locking element provided between said inner and outer shells, the locking element connected to said inner or outer shell and establishing a positive or a frictional connection with the respective other shell at a locked position, and further having an actuating device for eliminating the positive or the frictional connection.

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