Emergency brake for rail cars

Details Emergency brake for rail cars Emergency brake for rail cars

1977-07-14

1978-10-24

Kazenske, Edward R.

Brakes

Operators

Speed-responsive

188 42, 188 44, 188167, 188181A, B60T 816

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active

041217020

ABSTRACT:
An emergency brake mechanism is provided, particularly for small railway cars such as those used for monorail systems, for braking a car released by failure of the motor and main braking system. The brake mechanism includes a brake shoe with tapered surfaces extending in opposite directions longitudinally of the path of movement of the car for wedging a brake pad between the shoe and the rail surface. The brake pad is pushed into engagement by a movable tappet, which in turn is released to move toward the rail surface by a centrifugal governor monitoring the speed of the car. The brake housing mounts the brake shoe on one side of the rail with a counter-brake surface on the opposite side.

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patent: 999393 (1911-08-01), Moore
patent: 2651387 (1953-09-01), Genter
patent: 2865475 (1958-12-01), MacMillin
patent: 3096854 (1963-07-01), Price et al.
patent: 3415343 (1968-12-01), Svensson
patent: 3444964 (1969-05-01), Bartley
patent: 3547229 (1970-12-01), Pollinger et al.

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