RAIL VEHICLE BOGIE BRAKE Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport.

SUBSTANCE: proposed rail vehicle bogie brake includes brake main line connected through air distributor with standby reservoir and main brake cylinder hinge mounted on bogie whose piston is connected through rod and bell crank with brake shoe control leverage. Additional cylinder is hinge-mounted on vehicle bogie in parallel with main cylinder. Rod of additional cylinder is fitted in slot of shackle for translation, shackle being hinge-secured on bell crank of main brake cylinder. Piston of additional cylinder is spring-loaded from side of rod by compression spring, its underpiston space communicates with atmosphere and its overpiston space communicates with standby reservoir through pipeline.

EFFECT: prevention of self-movement of rail vehicles cut off from locomotive.

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