RAILWAY VEHICLE BRAKING CLAMP Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC B61H1/00 F16D65/04 F16D69/02 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway transport, namely, to railway vehicle braking clamps. Braking clamp comprises composite friction element, steel wire carcass, solid iron insert electrochemically coated with bronze alloy, arranged at clamp center and inserted into said composite friction element. Steel wire carcass represents two closed frames inserted in said composite friction element of clamp rear side, along clamp edges. Inner parts of two closed frames are overlapped and bent outward from clap rear side to make ear for cotter pin. Clamp rear side has steel gauze or perforated tin inserted in composite friction element. Iron insert with bronze alloy at its top idle part has the slot at its rear with inserted composite friction element with cotter pin ear and supports arranged in symmetry on insert both sides. Insert top idle part is inserted in steel carcass and clamped therein. All metal part of the clamp stay indirect contact.

EFFECT: higher reliability, longer life.

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