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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6269834 | Electromagnetically operated distribution valve for a pneumatic system An electromagnetically actuatable pneumatic directional control valve having a compressed air network connection, a vent and at least one working connection for a compressed air consuming unit. In order to achieve a modular building-block system with a si... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6206481 | Trailer control valve for a compressed air brake system for motor vehicles A trailer control valve having control pistons for actuating a double seat valve, which can control the communication between a compressed air reservoir, a compressed air consumer, and a pressure relief location. In order to structurally simplify the trai... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6082978 | Valve device in a piston compressor A piston compressor has a valve support, which closes a compression chamber and has an intake valve. A non-rotatable lamella can be moved between two positions, in one position the lamella lifts up from the valve support, leaving intake openings unblocked... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6038856 | Governor for air compressors of vehicles A governor for air compressors of vehicles, that serves to control additional devices, especially energy-saving devices. From an inlet connection supplied from the compressed air supply, a pilot valve designed as a round slide valve with a small cross sec... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5769400 | Height and inclination control of a wagon body The present invention is a process and system for controlling the wagon body of a vehicle which can be used alone or in combination with a steel spring system. The control system has comparatively small geometrical dimensions and requires relatively littl... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5501305 | Device for generating a reversible working stroke A force generating system including a lever mechanism fixed with respect to and interacting with a varying elastic deformation force take-up system and at a force application point of a given lever arm length; an energy-storing force generating device whi... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5481801 | Process for manufacturing a bearing seat for a half-shell bearing A process for the manufacturing of a bearing seat for a half-shell bearing in a metal part, in which the metal part is produced by a forging or casting operation with the simultaneous construction of a half-shell-shaped recess whose diameter is slightly s... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5439078 | Pneumatically operated sliding-caliper disk brake for commercial vehicles A pneumatically operated sliding-caliper disk brake wherein the sliding-caliper is mounted to two fixed guide members by two guide bearings having elastomer bearing bushings of different length bearing surfaces for displacement in the axial direction of t... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5439077 | Brake disk for wheel disk brakes A brake disk includes a ring body in a ring groove on a side of a friction ring which is not acted upon for connecting the mutually opposite ends of friction ring segments with one another. The ring bodies prevent an expanding of the juncture caused by ce... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5429424 | Pneumatic brake for railway locomotives and motor cars A pneumatic brake system for use with an additional brake including a by-pass valve in parallel to a shut-off valve. The by-pass valve is opened only during an actuating or controlling of the pneumatic brake which exceeds a control range and opens up the ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5405182 | Method and apparatus for controlling a brake valve based on sensed conditions and a model of the braking system The electronic brake control simulates by electronic means various real changes over time of the pneumatic pressures in a braking system, in particular the pressure in the main air pipe of the train, the pressure in the R containers of the individual wago... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5328253 | Electropneumatic control system for compressed air brakes of rail cars The electropneumatic control system for the pressure in the main air pipe (37) of compressed air brakes of rail cars is provided with one inlet and one outlet solenoid valve (3 and 4) to control the pressure in a control chamber (26) of a relay valve (19)... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5090519 | Disk brake for vehicles In a disk brake actuated preferably hydraulically, a piston (5) is guided within a housing located in a caliper. When pressure is applied, the piston acts in such a manner against a brake shoe (15) bearing a brake lining (17) that the brake shoe (15) is p... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5074624 | Bogie vehicle with electrohydraulic brakes and hydropneumatic suspension The railborne bogie vehicle with electrohydraulic brakes and hydropneumatic leveling suspension has in each of its bogies a hydraulic pressure supply unit (9) from which pressure control valves (15, 16) parallel to each other provide pressure to both the ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5075859 | Anti-locking braking system with limited yawing moment In the anti-locking braking system with limiting yawing moment, a first functions generator (1) interrogates the settings of the monitored valves and, from the derivative trends over time of the valve settings and in accordance with a predetermined functi... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5052277 | Hydraulic cylinder for braking elements of vehicles In an hydraulic cylinder for vehicle braking elements, a clamping piston (1) moved in a housing (3) by hydraulic pressure acts relative to a brake lining carrier bearing a brake lining, e.g., in the form of a brake shoe which, during braking, is forced ag... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5038896 | Brake cylinder for rail vehicles In a brake cylinder (1) for vehicle brake systems a service and a parking brake are provided within a common housing (25). The parking brake (41) acts on a brake actuating member (37) of the brake cylinder (1) against spring force via a parking brake pist... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5016179 | Drive slip regulator for motor vehicles The drive slip regulator with which the slip of the driven wheels of a vehicle is limited to a fixed, predetermined value, forms a signal for the reference velocity vRef from the mean value of the wheel velocities of the two non-driven wheels l... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4971179 | Brake device for rail vehicles or trains The braking device has several groups of brakes (22 to 25), which can be applied separately by a control device (35) and each of which has at least one friction brake (16 to 19). The control device (35) controls the application of the groups of brakes (22... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4869557 | Driver brake valve Driver brake valve for operating compressed air brakes of rail vehicles. An electropneumatic converter is used to generate a servopressure. The servopressure actuates a relay valve for pressurizing a main air line. An electronic regulation circuit receive... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4801179 | Load-dependent brake pressure control device for pneumatic brakes of rail vehicles The control device has a key valve (7) with a differential piston (13) and a scanning arm (18) that can be moved by it. The differential piston (13) is charged on its smaller surface (12) by a first brake pressure emitted by the brake control valve (2), a... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4795005 | Combined service and spring-loaded brake cylinder The combined service and spring-loaded brake cylinder has a service brake piston (11) and a tension piston (16) assigned to a storage spring (17). Between the tension piston, a wear stroke readjusting device with non-self-locking threading (44) is arrange... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4745996 | Brake ring for brake disks, especially of disk brakes for rail vehicles A brake ring for brake disks, especially disk brakes for rail vehicles, consisting of two annular bodies (2, 3) arranged adjacently at a distance from each other, having stud bolts (7) bridging the distance and rigidly connected with the annular bodies (2... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4735047 | Piston rodless working cylinder A piston rodless working cylinder has a movable carriage upon which is mounted a compressed air driven device, such as, for example, a brake mechanism. The movable carriage is provided with a compressed air reservoir which can be recharged from a stationa... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4724741 | Hydraulic spring-loader cylinder with wear adjustment Spring-loaded cylinder with a tension piston (7) which can be pressurized by a pressure medium. Between the tension piston (7) and a piston rod (3) movable thereby, a cylinder-piston arrangement (19, 20, 21) is installed, whose cylinder chamber (21) can b... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4706786 | Brake linkage for vehicle brakes The pull- or push rod of a brake linkage, preferably in the form of a brake clamp, features a double spindle (21) whose oppositely directed threaded ends (20) are screwed into nuts (14) which have a self-locking thread and are hinged to brake levers (4). ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4682823 | Electrically controlled brake for vehicles, especially rail vehicles The electrically controllable brake, preferably pressure actuated brake for vehicles has a control device (13) which, controlled by a brake demand signal, monitors the release of an appropriate braking power or a corresponding braking pressure. For the ve... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4650040 | Block brake for rail vehicles In a block brake with brake block regulator, which maintains the brake block shoe (6) in a predetermined rotational position about its rotational axis (5) through friction blocks (20) and friction surfaces (14), the friction surfaces (14) are in the form ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4645271 | Parking brake control system A parking brake control device has a differential area shuttle valve which has an outlet connected to a brake actuator and a larger area of a poppet directed to an inlet connected to a control valve for applying a parking brake pressure and a smaller area... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4640390 | Brake lining carrier for disk brakes having divided lining elements A brake lining carrier particularly for disk brakes having divided lining elements has a base plate on which is positioned an intermediate plate to support a carrier plate upon which is attached the friction lining. The intermediate plate has a number of ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4638891 | Shaft braking disc for rail vehicle disc brake Shaft braking disc with a unitary, ventilated friction ring (3), provided with ventilation ribs (4) some of which have radially inwardly extending support spokes (2) terminating in a hub (1) and having a cross section area which gradually diminishes in th... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638892 | Link joint between a brake cylinder and a brake linkage The link joint between a brake cylinder (1) and a brake linkage has a bearing lug (4) attached to a brake cylinder part (2,3). For a pivoting connection between the two, an annular turning surface bearing (14,18) is provided for. The bearing lug (4) is pi... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4607729 | Brake unit for rail vehicles The block brake unit for rail vehicles has a service brake which includes a transmission lever which is pivoted by a brake piston to shift an actuating rod coupled with a brake block carrier. A parking brake includes a spring-loaded cylinder which is coup... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4592451 | Brake linkage for vehicle friction brakes Brake linkage for vehicle friction brakes is actuated by a brake power motor (6) and comprises a vent play regulator (10) having an adjustment element driven by an auxiliary motor (14). At the start of braking, the auxiliary motor (14) is actuated in adva... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592597 | Hydraulic brake for vehicles Hydraulic vehicle brake comprising a hydraulic accumulator (1), a brake valve adjustment device (4) supplied thereby, and a brake pressure line section (7) to the brake cylinders attached to the latter via an emergency brake valve (6). In the emergency br... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592598 | Pulsating brake accelerator for rail vehicle air brake A pulsating brake accelerating device for an indirectly operating air brake for rail vehicles has a pulsator (12), which is attached to the brake pipe (BP) via a jet (23). The pulsator (12) forms a mixed pressure from two pressures. One of the pressures i... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4589705 | Release device for multiple release compressed air brakes of railborne vehicles The release device for multiple release compressed air brakes of railborne vehicles comprises a pressure reduction valve (12) which responds in the case of rapid brake applications and optionally of full brake applications, which in order to facilitate th... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4586756 | Brake control valve system for rail vehicle air brake Brake control valve system for rail vehicle air brake, comprising an emergency brake piston (7) having a first piston chamber (9) loaded by the quick action chamber with a much greater volume than its second piston chamber (8) loaded by the brake line. Th... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4575158 | Brake control valve device for an air pressure brake system of a railway vehicle The present invention discloses a maximum pressure control device for the brake cylinder pressure that is to be supplied to a brake cylinder and this device can consist of two separate pressure control devices or be constructed as a unified, reversible pr... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4573553 | Disc brake Disc brake for rail vehicles having a brake clamp (7) located in one plane and having two brake levers (4) having their central portions connected by a pull rod (5). The latter is formed with a rotatable threaded spindle (9) as a stay, which spindle is ro... | 03/04/1986 |
