Braking device for a rail vehicle
AssigneeKnorr-Bremse Systeme FüR Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
InventorsJürgen Huber, Andreas Gaag
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Abstract
A brake device of a rail vehicle includes at least one spring-loaded cylinder having a pressure port and at least one service brake cylinder having a pressure port configured to receive a service brake pressure. Further included is a control valve arrangement having at least three ports, wherein a first port is connected to the pressure port of the spring-loaded cylinder and the control valve arrangement is configured to connect the first port to one of the following: (1) a second port configured to receive a pressure derived from a first pressure reservoir; and (2) a third port.
Claims6
A brake device of a rail vehicle comprising:
- at least one spring-loaded cylinder including a pressure port;
- at least one service brake cylinder including a pressure port configured to receive a service brake pressure;
- a control valve arrangement including a 3/2-way solenoid valve having at least three ports, wherein a first port is connected to the pressure port of the spring-loaded cylinder and the control valve arrangement is configured to connect the first port to one of the following:
- (1) a second port configured to continuously receive a pressure derived from a first pressure reservoir, and (2) a third port;
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- wherein the third port is connected to the pressure port of the service brake cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.