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US 8,770,351 B2Granted
Disc brake device for rail vehicles
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorGerhard Engels
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Abstract
A disk brake device for rail vehicles includes a brake disk for attachment to a chassis and a brake assembly for providing a braking force. The brake assembly has a brake cylinder and a brake caliper that carries a brake pad for cooperating with the brake disk. A sensor is provided on a force transmission path from the brake cylinder to the brake pad. The sensor is configured and arranged to detect a force transfer to the brake disk.
Claims6
A disc brake device for a rail vehicle, the device comprising:
- a brake disc for attachment to a chassis of the rail vehicle;
- a brake arrangement for providing a braking force, said brake arrangement including a brake cylinder and a brake caliper carrying a brake lining disposed to cooperate with said brake disc;
- a sensor configured to detect a force transmission to said brake disc and disposed on a force transmission path from said brake cylinder to said brake lining;
- said brake lining being attached via a joint to said brake caliper and said sensor being arranged in an area of said joint, said joint being a combination of a pin and a bush and said sensor being integrated in said bush.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.