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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802662 | Slack adjuster for railway vehicle brake rigging The present invention teaches a double-acting compression actuatable slack adjuster to adjust the slack in the brake rigging of a railway vehicle which includes a pair of elongated members movable with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction. A positioning... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7018591 | High heat transfer tubular reactor A vapor-phase tubular reactor in a shell heat exchanger for removal of the heat of reaction at essentially isothermal conditions has porous wicking surface applied to the external surface of reactor tubes. The porous wicking surface on the reactor tubes draws liquid... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6945349 | Control arrangement for a vehicle A control device in a vehicle, which control device is connected to, and is for operating, a semi-automatic gearbox, can be set in various gearchange function positions and can, in at least one gearchange function position for traveling forwards, be operated for gea... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918316 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly includes a mounting arrangement (1) for attachment to a vehicle structure (37), an accelerator pedal (6), a brake pedal (7), and a clutch pedal (8). The pedals (6, 7, 8) are pivotally supported w... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6253887 | Method and system for braking a vehicle In a method and apparatus for braking a vehicle by means of at least a service brake and a retarder brake, the brake pedal velocity (vB) is detected and the brake pressure is increased by a control device (10) if the pedal velocity exceeds a de... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6230856 | Rod locking mechanism for compression slack adjuster A locking assembly for preventing accidental let out of a slack adjuster is provided wherein the slack adjuster includes an elongated hollow housing member and an elongated rod member mounted for reciprocal movement within the hollow housing member. At le... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6196362 | Lock bolt with modified end cap for slack adjuster A locking assembly for preventing the accidental let out of a slack adjuster is provided. The elongated rod member of the slack adjuster has a first portion positioned within at least a portion of the slack adjuster's elongated hollow housing member and a... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6145633 | Actuating device for machine elements that are subject to wear play, especially for brakes of railborne vehicles An actuating device for machine elements that are subject to wear play, especially for brakes of railborne vehicles. The actuating device has a piston-cylinder unit operated by a pressure medium. The piston-cylinder unit has a piston rod engagable with an... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6119826 | Device for operating machine elements subject to wear-related play A device for operating a machine element subject to wear-related play, especially for brakes of rail vehicles, includes a pressure-medium-operated piston-cylinder arrangement having a cylinder and operating piston, the piston rod of which is actively conn... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6112860 | Vehicle brake status indicating apparatus In a vehicle braking system having a slack adjuster with an actuator and an electrically operable car control unit, an electrical switch is responsive the position of the actuator and is coupled to the car control unit to provide an indication of the cond... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6003643 | Axial vibration damping means in a brake actuator A brake actuator and slack adjuster subjected to axial vibration includes a slack adjusting mechanism circumferentially engaging a brake actuating mechanism. A circumferential elastomer bushing is disposed about the brake actuating mechanism for damping a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5667040 | Method for changing a packing cup on a brake actuation-slack adjuster The method includes moving a piston and a force transmitting element connected to the piston to a locking position. The piston and force transmission elements are locked in the locking position which preferably is displaced from the brake released positio... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5400874 | Single actuator truck mount brake system A brake system wherein the single actuator is freely mounted to a first brake beam so as to align its force application axis with the axis of a first force transmitting rod connected at its other end to a transfer lever on a second brake beam. A second fo... | 03/28/1995 |
| 4896751 | Self-line brake adjuster A device for maintaining the proper lateral position of brake shoes with respect to the wheels of a locomotive. An adjusting bar is used to adjust the distance between the pull rod of the brakes and a bracket supported by the safety strap. A supporting ax... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4716995 | Parking brake arrangement for a rail vehicle brake unit A rail vehicle brake unit having a tubular housing and a slack adjuster movable therein in a brake force applying direction in response to a braking force applied to a push rod has a simple parking brake attachment. Thus, a sleeve abutting the slack adjus... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4683991 | Actuating means for a slack adjuster overtravel control mechanism A trigger mechanism is taught which actuates an overtravel control apparatus of a slack adjuster in a railway vehicle brake rigging in response to the measured travel distance of a brake cylinder piston rod. The triggering mechanism includes an elongated ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4354582 | Device at a slack adjuster A device at a slack adjuster for manually rotating a spindle (1, 5) therein at the replacement of worn-out brake blocks, the spindle being in clutch engagement with a non-rotatable adjuster ear (6). In order to provide for a rotational movement of the spindle ... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4128148 | Brake rigging for dropped bottom gondola cars A brake rigging arrangement for high capacity dropped bottom gondola cars of the curved bottom type in which each end of the car up to the dropped bottom is in the form of a planar shear plate that is coextensive with the car end and is highly stressed un... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4081060 | Brake adjustment device for converting double shoe clasp-type brake assembly to single shoe brake assembly A brake adjustment device for locomotives wherein the braking system of a locomotive truck may be converted from a double shoe clasp-type assembly to a single brake shoe assembly, and comprising a pair of brackets adapted to be secured to the locomotive t... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4031984 | Brake actuator and thrust receiving structure A brake comprises a friction pad carried by a support and engageable with a braking surface of a rotor. An adjusting device moves the friction pad relative to the support to compensate for wear of the friction material. The adjusting device comprises a sc... | 06/28/1977 |
