Train anti-derailment and braking system
OwnerDavid Frisoliinventor
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Abstract
The train anti-derailment and braking system is configured for use with a train. The train anti-derailment and braking system is an emergency device that secures and slows the train in circumstances where a load wheel is about to be separated from a rail. The train anti-derailment and braking system further forms a sacrificial structure that can be used as a supplemental braking system in emergency situations. The train anti-derailment and braking system comprises an anti-derailment structure and a braking structure. The anti-derailment structure is a mechanical apparatus that secures and slows the train in potential derailment situations. The braking structure is a mechanical device that forces the anti-derailment structure into the rail in emergency situations.
Claims18
A transportation safety device comprising:
- an anti-derailment structure and a braking structure;
- wherein the transportation safety device is configured for use with a train;
- wherein the transportation safety device is configured for use with a rail;
- wherein the train is configured for use with the rail;
- wherein the transportation safety device is an emergency device;
- wherein the transportation safety device secures and slows the train in circumstances where the train is about to be separated from the rail;
- wherein the transportation safety device further forms a sacrificial structure;
- wherein the transportation safety device is a supplemental braking system;
- wherein the anti-derailment structure is a mechanical apparatus that secures and slows the train in potential derailment situations;
- wherein the braking structure is a mechanical device that forces the anti-derailment structure into the rail;
- wherein the train is a vehicle that specializes in transporting materials between two or more fixed locations;
- wherein the train is further defined with a load wheel, a car frame, an axle, and a bearing;
- wherein the axle and the bearing attach the load wheel to the car frame;
- wherein the load wheel forms a load path that transfers a portion of the load of the car frame to the rail;
- wherein the load wheel is a rotating structure that allows the car frame of the train to roll;
- wherein the load wheel attaches to the car frame;
- wherein the car frame is a containment structure;
- wherein the bearing is a rolling element bearing;
- wherein the bearing attaches the load wheel to the axle;
- wherein the axle is a shaft that attaches the axle and the load wheel to the car frame;
- wherein the supporting arm comprises a jib, a shock absorber, an anterior plate, and a posterior plate;
- wherein an electrical sensing switch is included, and is a separate braking system that is completely independent of the system that the train is using;
- wherein the electrical sensing switch is mounted on the tracking plate;
- wherein during a derailment, the electrical sensing switch makes contact with either the anterior plate or the posterior plate in order to close a circuit that extends over to a motor controller relay in order to de-energize a motor thereby decelerating the train.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.