RAILVEHICLE BRAKING DEVICE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; shunting station. SUBSTANCE: device has shoes 1 hinge connected by tie-rod 2 and moving along guide beams 3 laid in parallel to rail track within the rails, mechanism for positive extraction of shoe from under wheel, and mechanism for bringing the shoes from recess for braking the cars. Slot in made on shoes 1 on side through which shoe is applied to wheel. Slot is made to wheel flange profile engaging with wheelset flange. Mechanism for positive extraction of shoe from under wheelset is made in form of smooth bevels on ends of beams 3 in direction of car movement. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 3 dwg