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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110108374 | AUTOMATIC RELEASE HAND BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM In a rail vehicle hand brake having a release activated by a pneumatic cylinder, the present control system includes a manual valve having an output connected to a source of pressure at an input when manually activated. A volume is to be charged by the source of pressur... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20100294848 | Hybrid wheel and hybrid roadway The invention is a hybrid wheel apparatus with a hybrid roadway apparatus that greatly reduces the energy lost due to rolling resistance where operation is on the hybrid roadway, but the system is configured to allow operation on conventional roads as needed. | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100230216 | Brake device for a rail vehicle A brake device is disclosed for rail vehicles. In at least one embodiment, the brake device includes an electromagnetic spring pressure brake, the brake force being applied by an elastic force to the part to be braked and a magnetic arrangement being provided for neutra... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20080251327 | Parking Brake System Including A Brake Cylinder A brake system for a rail vehicle including a brake cylinder having a housing, a port on the housing for receiving fluid pressure signals, a pressure piston carried inside the housing, and a shaft connected to the pressure piston. The pressure piston and the shaft form ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080223669 | Release holding mechanism for railcar hand brake A release holding mechanism for a railcar hand brake includes a release shaft rotatably mounted in the housing. A quick release handle is rigidly secured to an external end of the release shaft for rotation therewith and manually rotatable into a release position to ini... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080202868 | Handbrake linkage for a railroad freight car A linkage interconnecting a brake rod with a brake lever in a brake system of a railroad freight car. A length of chain extends from an end of the brake rod, and a monolithic connecting link interconnects an opposite end of the length of chain with a brake lever, so tha... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080190713 | Derailment Control System Derailment control system for railway vehicles that, in addition to detecting and issuing a warning of said derailment, provides control over the brake of the derailed vehicle or vehicles and provides additional emergency braking and/or a warning to the driver's cab, sa... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080179144 | Parking brake assembly for railway vehicle brake system A parking brake assembly for a railway car includes a ratchet mounted for rotation on a threaded piston rod of a brake actuator and a holding pawl engageable with the ratchet for maintaining a push rod of the parking brake assembly to apply braking force when the air pr... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080110702 | Mechanical Release Of Release Holding Mechanism For Hand Brake A hand brake mechanism having a mechanism to disengage a release lever disposed within a clutch and release assembly at the beginning of the brake application cycle. This mechanism includes a holding pawl having a force transmitting member which cooperates with a force ... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080060887 | WHEEL BRAKE CALIPER A crane wheel brake having a pair of brake shoes at opposite sides of a crane wheel. Each of the brake shoes has a brake pad, a brake pad guide roller, and a spring for biasing the brake pad guide roller to project beyond the brake pad towards the wheel. The brake pad g... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20070151812 | Handbrake having input load limiter A brake mechanism for activating the brake rigging of a railway car, the brake mechanism comprising a shaft having axial splines formed on one end thereof, a handle rotatably coupled to the shaft so that the handle is rotationally fixed to the shaft in a first direction... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070029145 | Wheel brake caliper A crane wheel brake having a pair of brake shoes at opposite sides of a crane wheel. Each of the brake shoes has a brake pad, a brake pad guide roller and a spring for biasing the brake pad guide roller to project beyond the brake pad towards the wheel. The brake pad gu... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060124401 | Disk brake arranged TMX A brake rigging for a railway vehicle having a singular truck-mounted brake apparatus for generating a braking force and a plurality of disk caliper assemblies for applying the braking force to each wheel. Wedge-like elements are rigidly attached to the braking beams of... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060060434 | Magnetic rail brake A magnetic rail brake for a rail vehicle is disclosed of the type comprising a magnet (5) supported from the rail vehicle a small distance above the rail (4). The magnet is supported by springs which are overridden on actuation of the magnet. A guide assem... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20050274577 | Drive unit for a rail vehicle wheel set A drive unit for driving at least one wheel drive shaft, in particular of a wheelset axle, in particular a cross-drive for use in rail vehicles with a driving engine and a transmission assembly coupled thereto. The output of the transmission assembly is formed by a holl... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050034933 | Hand brake assembly for an axle motion III truck bogie The present invention provides an improved TMX.RTM truck mounted brake assembly for applying a brake shoe force to a railway car wheels by interfacing with an axle motion III bogie. The improvement comprises a rack and pinion type hand brake mechanism integrally mounted... | 02/17/2005 |
