Braking system and method for railroad truck

Details Braking system and method for railroad truck Braking system and method for railroad truck

1977-08-15

1979-04-03

Sheridan, Robert G.

Brakes

Vehicle

Railway

B61H 1336, B61H 1338

Patent

active

041472373

ABSTRACT:
A braking system for a railroad car truck having its front and rear wheelsets so connected to permit each wheelset to yaw as the truck proceeds about curved trackage includes a front and rear brake beam and brake shoes attached thereto for engagement with the front and rear wheelsets. Each brake beam is pivotally connected to a front and rear brake lever, respectively, which are in turn pivotally connected to a front and rear swingable arm of the truck. During yawing or horizontal rotational movements of the wheelsets and the swingable arms in which the wheelsets are journaled, the brake beams and truck levers move complementary to each other so that when a braking force is applied to the truck levers, the rotational position of the wheelsets is unaffected by the braking force as the brake shoes engage the wheelsets.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2892515 (1959-06-01), Osner
patent: 3266601 (1966-08-01), Taylor

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