Railway hand brake apparatus with visual condition indicator

Details Railway hand brake apparatus with visual condition indicator Railway hand brake apparatus with visual condition indicator

1995-08-16

1997-12-30

Poon, Peter M.

Brakes

With condition indicator

303 7, 303 71, F16D 6600

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active

057019746

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for indicating the condition of hand brakes on railway cars and for applying and releasing railway car parking or hand brakes automatically in response to predetermined conditions including movement of a train, wayside conditioning apparatus, wayside operating mechanism, a signal controlled by an operator and performance of predetermined railway operating procedures, such as completion of an air brake test procedure. The apparatus may respond to mechanical, electrical and electronic signals and may operate on pneumatic or electric power provided from the service air brake system of a train or from a source of power outside of such air brake system.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3854417 (1974-12-01), MacDonnell et al.
patent: 4368927 (1983-01-01), Billingsley et al.

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