Truck mounted brake beam
AssigneeNew York Air Brake Corporation
InventorJeffrey F. Sauter
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Abstract
A brake system for a railroad vehicle having first and second brake beams, two levers pivotally mounting an actuator to the first beam and push rods connecting the levers to the second beam. The first and second brake beams each include a pair of vertically spaced beam members. The levers are mounted to the first brake beam in the space between the beam members to pivot in a plane offset from a center plane of the space. Also, the first and second push rods are mounted to the second brake beam in the space between the beam members to pivot in a plane also offset from the center plane of the space.
Claims7
A brake system for a railway vehicle which includes first and second brake beams, first and second levers pivotally mounted to the first beam, an actuator connected to the first and second levers, first and second push rods pivotally connected to the first and second levers respectively at a first end of the push rods and to the second brake beam at a second end of the push rods, wherein:
- the first and second brake beams each include a pair of vertically spaced beam members;
- the first and second levers are mounted to the first brake beam in the space between the beam members to pivot in a plane off set from a center plane of the space;
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- the first and second push rods are mounted at their second end to the second brake beam in the space between the beam members to pivot in a plane off set from a center plane of the space.
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