MECHANICAL PART OF BRAKE OF RAILWAY HOPPER TYPE FREIGHT CAR Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: railway cars. SUBSTANCE: mechanical part of brake has two interconnected inclined levers, head and tail ones, of transfer mechanism kinematic circuit, and drive regulator. Used as drive for regulator is lever-and-rod mechanism in which lever engages with regulator body by its middle part in process of braking and rod connects it with head inclined lever. Drive lever is suspended along axis of car longitudinal rod. To fix head inclined lever of transfer mechanism in position use is made of axle with shaft installed between upper and lower plates composing the lever and longitudinal rod U-shaped yoke rigidly secured on car frame. Rod is passed through inner space of lever formed by axle with shaft, lever plates and car rod head. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 2 cl, 2 dwg