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US 12,304,534 B2Granted
Brake assembly and method for operation of said assembly
AssigneeTransportation IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsSalim Basha, Munishwar Ahuja
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Abstract
Various systems and methods for braking a vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, a brake assembly is provided that includes a lever attachment interface pivotally coupled with two degrees of freedom to a joint between a first lever and a second lever and a brake cylinder coupled to the first lever and designed to engage and disengage a brake lining in a brake component. The brake cylinder includes a slack adjuster configured to adjust a throw of the second lever.
Claims14
A brake assembly, comprising:
- a lever attachment interface pivotally coupled with two degrees of freedom to a joint between a first lever and a second lever;
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- a brake cylinder comprising a slack adjuster, the brake cylinder coupled to a first end of the first lever via a pushrod and configured to engage and disengage a brake lining in a brake component via the slack adjuster;
- wherein the slack adjuster is configured to move the pushrod and the first end of the first lever outward from the brake cylinder along a central axis defined by the brake cylinder as the brake lining wears to adjust a throw of the second lever.
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A rail vehicle brake rigging, comprising:
- a lever attachment interface including:
- a first rotational mechanism pivotally coupled to a first lever;
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- a second rotational mechanism pivotally coupled to the first rotational mechanism and a first chain link;
- a second chain link interconnected with the first chain link and pivotally coupled to a second lever, wherein the second lever is coupled to a brake shoe;
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- a brake cylinder comprising a slack adjuster and configured to actuate the first lever to engage and disengage the brake shoe via the slack adjuster, wherein the brake cylinder is coupled to a first end of the first lever via a pushrod, wherein the slack adjuster is configured to move the first end of the first lever outward from the brake cylinder along a central axis defined by the brake cylinder as the brake shoe wears to adjust a throw of the second lever.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.