RIDGE BIMETAL BRAKING CLAMP WITH DEEP RIDGE SECTION Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC B61H1/00 F16D65/04 F16D69/02 B32B1/06 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway transport, namely, to braking equipment of locomotives and gasoline locomotives. Braking clamp comprises cast-iron arc-like body and steel carcass with perforations for fixation of inserts. Said body includes friction elements in the form of cylindrical inserts. Crosswise boss with bore for wedge cotter is arranged on body rear center. Braking clamp arc-like body rear has mounting thrust T-shaped ledges for jointing with brake shoe. Steel carcass consists of two elements weld-jointed together, that is, clamp main section carcass element and shaped carcass section element that features a rectangle or "butterfly" shape in rectangular coordinates with undercut bottom angles and 4 to 10 different-length perforated holes located perpendicular to clamp axis. Carcass shaped section extends to outer surface of shaped section groove flange at the height of clamp body shaped section.

EFFECT: reduced weight and equal wear due to safer shaped section.

5 cl, 16 dwg