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US 2021/0403057 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
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;
- and
- a brake cylinder coupled to the first lever and designed to engage and disengage a brake lining in a brake component;
- wherein the brake cylinder includes a slack adjuster configured to adjust a throw of the second lever.
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A method for operating a brake assembly, comprising:
- actuating a brake cylinder to induce engagement of a brake lining in a brake shoe of the brake assembly;
- wherein the brake assembly includes:
- a lever attachment interface pivotally coupled with two degrees of freedom to a joint between a first lever and a second lever, wherein the second lever is coupled to the brake shoe;
- and
- the brake cylinder coupled to the first lever and including a slack adjuster.
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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;
- and
- 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;
- and
- a brake cylinder designed to actuate the first lever to engage and disengage the brake shoe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.