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US 6,041,897 AGranted
Magnetic brake linear eddy current brake
AssigneeKnorr-Bremse System Fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
InventorsEckart Saumweber, Heinrich Grautstuck, Uwe Kroger
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Abstract
A magnetic brake, particularly a linear eddy-current brake for rail vehicles, having a magnet yoke which extends substantially along the whole eddy-current brake, has a concave shape with respect to a plane rail in its installed position.
Claims15
A linear eddy-current brake for rail vehicles comprising:
- coils;
- and
- a magnet yoke extending substantially along the whole length of the eddy-current brake, the yoke having an exterior shape which, in the installed condition, is concave at least toward the rail along with the length of the yoke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.