UNITIZED BRAKE ASSEMBLY

• Main Authors: WRIGHT, ERIC C, ROWLAND, DAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 09.06.2015
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENTS OR DISPOSITIONS OF BRAKES OR OTHER RETARDINGAPPARATUS IN RAIL VEHICLES; BLASTING; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; BRAKES; BRAKES OR OTHER RETARDING APPARATUS PECULIAR TO RAILVEHICLES; CLUTCHES; COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; RAILWAYS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The present disclosure relates to brake control systems for the control of air brakes on rail vehicles. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a unitized brake assembly including a pipe bracket coupled to a combined brake cylinder--empty/load reservoir and a control valve mounted on the pipe bracket. La présente invention concerne des systèmes de commande de frein pour la commande des freins pneumatiques sur des véhicules ferroviaires. Plus particulièrement, la présente invention concerne un ensemble de frein unifié qui comprend un bloc de couplage de tuyauterie couplé à un cylindre de frein-réservoir vide/chargé combiné et à une soupape de commande montée sur le bloc de couplage de tuyauterie.