Bi-stable quick-release valve
AssigneeKnorr-Bremse Systeme FüR Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
InventorsMarton Kozma, Igor Ibos
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Abstract
A valve for applying an emergency brake of a rail vehicle includes a valve housing, an actuation member to be activated by a user, an actuation rod connecting the actuation member with a valve head, wherein the valve head is adapted to abut on a valve seat, a guidance for guiding the actuation rod being provided within the valve housing, and a first spring adapted to push the valve head against the valve seat, wherein the actuation rod includes a first groove and a second groove, and wherein a first following member is provided between the actuation rod and the guidance, being adapted to stably rest in the first groove or the second groove.
Claims12
A valve for applying an emergency brake of a rail vehicle, the valve comprising:
- a valve housing;
- an actuation member to be actuated by a user;
- an actuation rod, connecting the actuation member with a valve head, wherein the valve head is configured to abut on a valve seat;
- a guidance for guiding the actuation rod being provided within the valve housing,
- a first spring configured to push the valve head against the valve seat, wherein the actuation rod includes a first groove and a second groove;
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- a first following member provided between the actuation rod and the guidance, and being configured to stably rest in the first groove or the second groove,
- wherein a second following member is provided between the actuation rod and the guidance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.