METHOD OF BRAKING Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC B61H11/02 B61H7/12 B61H13/00 B60T11/10 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway transport, particularly, to railway transport braking equipment. Proposed method consists in that, after sending instruction for train last car braking from engineman cabin to last car control unit, rail brake shoes are downed on rails between center of gravity of the car and last mounted axle. Fail-safe linearly increasing deceleration force for last car is generated and transmitted via last car coupler to ahead cars of the train. Braking force transmitted from last car coupler transducer is operated at threshold braking force transmitted to ahead cars. Simultaneously, last car coupler transducer sends instruction via pulsed force blocking link to actuators of last but one car for it to down shoes on rail heads. Further, above operations are repeated for third, fourth, fifth and next cars from train tail unless braking of train locomotive. After elimination of braking cause, instruction is generated to up shoes in preset position. Now, train goes on running along preset route.

EFFECT: higher safety.