Rail vehicle disc brake caliper

Details Rail vehicle disc brake caliper Rail vehicle disc brake caliper

1983-03-29

1985-02-05

Butler, Douglas C.

Brakes

Vehicle

Railway

188 718, 188 726, B61H 500

Patent

active

044973926

ABSTRACT:
A rail vehicle disc brake caliper has a base frame (1) with a pivotally attached brake lever (3). Brake pads are provided on these parts in the vicinity of a disc to be braked. A brake cylinder (16) for acting on the brake lever is attached to the base frame. In order to obtain a space saving, simple and sturdy design with a required internal leverage and with a slack adjusting function a slack adjuster (15) of the rotary, lever type is arranged with its rotary part on a shaft (14) pivotally arranged in the base frame and its free arm connected to the piston rod (16') of the brake cylinder (16). This shaft is provided with a cam (17), preferably connected to the brake lever (3) by way of connecting links (18).

REFERENCES:
patent: 3189128 (1965-06-01), Herbert
patent: 3334707 (1967-08-01), Eaton
patent: 3628635 (1971-12-01), Yoshigai
patent: 4022300 (1977-05-01), Afanador et al.
patent: 4234064 (1980-11-01), Tregoning

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