RAIL VEHICLE BRAKE APPARATUS HAVING A PARKING BRAKE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PARKING BRAKE DEVICE

• Main Authors: GUSTAFSSON, Stefan, HANICKEL, Michael, HECKMANN, Benjamin, SEITZ, Robert, AURICH, Stefan
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 06.04.2022
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The invention relates to a rail vehicle brake apparatus (1) comprising a parking brake device (2), a service brake cylinder (4), a first control unit (9) for a cylinder pressure (Pc) of the service brake cylinder (4), and a second control unit (10) for a control pressure (Pp) of the parking brake device (2). The cylinder pressure (Pc) is an input variable for the second control unit (10) for the control pressure (Pp) of the parking brake device (2). The invention also relates to a method for controlling a parking brake device (2) of a rail vehicle brake apparatus.