Chain locator
US8857573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2066/003
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A brake mechanism having a chain locator comprises a chain coupled between a braking mechanism and a railway car brake system, a marker is releasably secured to the chain, and a sensor is coupled to the railway car proximate the chain for detecting the state of the railway car brake system. The chain is moveable between a first position in which the marker is not sensed by the sensor, and a second position in which the sensor detects the marker.
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