Centering device for rail brake magnets on vehicles
AssigneeKnorr-Bremse GmbH
InventorErnst Katzer
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Abstract
A device for centering a rail brake magnet comprises a centering element on the vehicle structure and having a centering bore with a conical surface around the bore. The magnet is provided with a rotatably adjustable eccentric sleeve within which is rotatably positioned a centering pin having a conical surface engageable with the conical surface around the centering bore. A portion of the pin has an eccentric peripheral portion disposed within the eccentric sleeve to provide for adjustment of the centering pin with respect to the magnet so that the adjusted position is secured by means of a screw coupling.
Claims12
A device for centering a rail brake magnet in the raised inoperative position with respect to the vehicle structure from which it is suspended, and comprising a centering element on one of said vehicle structure and magnet having a centering bore with a first conical surface around said bore, the other of said vehicle structure and magnet having a bore therein and an eccentric sleeve rotatably received within said bore, a centering pin having a second conical surface thereon engageable with said first conical surface when the magnet is in the raised position, said pin having a peripheral portion eccentric with respect to said first and second conical surfaces and rotatably received within said eccentric sleeve, and means for securing said eccentric sleeve to said other of the vehicle structure and magnet after adjustably rotating said sleeve.
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