Emergency braking
AssigneeKnorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Limited
InventorsRoss Bradley, Rodney Miflin, Paul Hoy, Justin Peare
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Abstract
A brake system for a railway vehicle comprises a service brake with control valves and an emergency brake with a emergency brake valve adapted to permit or prevent emergency brake pressure from reaching the service brake control valves. The emergency brake is actuatable by a signal on an emergency brake wire. The brake system further comprises an isolating circuit adapted to permit or prevent control of the service brake control valves.
Claims8
A brake system for a railway vehicle, comprising service brake means comprising service brake control valves and emergency brake means, the emergency brake means comprising an emergency brake valve adapted to permit or prevent emergency brake pressure from reaching the service brake control valves, which emergency brake means is actuatable by a signal on an emergency brake wire, wherein the brake system further comprises an isolating circuit adapted to permit or prevent control of the service brake control valves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.