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7328778
A crane wheel brake having a pair of brake shoes at opposite sides of a crane wheel. Each of the brake shoes has a brake pad, a brake pad guide roller and a spring for biasing the brake pad guide roller to project beyond the brake pad to...  
7040462
A brake ( 10 ) for a wheel of a vehicle is slidably mounted to a vehicle frame by mounting sleeves ( 22 ). The brake ( 10 ) includes a stationary actuator ( 20 ) which has a plurality of depressions ( 38 ) adapted to receive a plurality ...  
6557672
The invention is a brake disk. The brake disk has at least one friction ring which can be engaged by a brake shoe on at least one side. The friction ring is divided into at least two ring segments having mutually facing end areas configu...  
6116382
The invention relates a braking device for a railroad vehicle including traction structure (1, 2) arranged to apply a braking pad on a braking surface affixed to a wheel of the vehicle. It includes a reaction member (11, 20), at least on...  
RE36034
A caliper brake set engages a disk on the machine shaft or drive sheave to hold the elevator car in place at a landing. The brake set is biased by one or a pair of springs to a "brake-on" condition, and a solenoid assembly is provided to...  
5813499
The brake caliper unit has two caliper levers whose one ends are linked to brake pads and whose other ends are linked to a slack adjusting device extending between them. The central regions of the caliper levers are coupled to a housing,...  
5715915
A brake for rail cars comprises a floating caliper disc brake attached to a cylindrical housing element of a drive housing. The drive housing may be the motor housing, the transmission housing or a common housing for the drive motor and ...  
5547047
A system includes rigid non-metal washers separating a caliper lever from the bridge, a rigid non-metal bridge bushing separating a shaft of a bridge pin from the bridge and a rigid non-metal lever bushing separating the bridge pin from ...  
5474155
The invention relates to a brake installation for railborne vehicles comprising at least one wheel axle driven by a coupled motor-transmission unit in which the unit is connected by directly meshing gears for driving the wheel axle in a ...  
5462139
An improved mounting bracket for supporting a disc brake actuator assembly on a railcar truck, the mounting bracket being a cast metal bracket designed to bolt onto a portion of the truck frame, the bracket being generally H-shaped in cr...  
5253736
A railway brake actuator which provides both service and parking braking comprises a cylinder having an operating cavity. A piston assembly in the operating cavity has a stepped bore forming second and third cavities and is extended by h...  
5215168
A braking system for a railway vehicle having bogies which have fixed axles and independent wheels, the braking being of the disk-brake type. Each brake includes multiple disks comprising rotary disks (7) secured to the wheel (2) to be b...  
5176227
A brake actuator for a railway brake which provides both service and parking braking comprises a cylinder having an operating cavity. A piston assembly extends into the operating cavity and has a stepped bore including second and smaller...  
5101939
A caliper brake set engages a disk on the machine shaft or drive sheave to hold the elevator car in place at a landing. The brake set is biased by one or a pair of springs to a "brake-on" condition, and a solenoid assembly is provided to...  
5058712
A preloading pivotal pin connection arrangement for interconnecting a swivel bracket to a forked support bracket of a fluid pressure operated caliper disc brake unit. The pivotal pin includes a shoulder portion which fits snugly into a h...  
5038896
In a brake cylinder (1) for vehicle brake systems a service and a parking brake are provided within a common housing (25). The parking brake (41) acts on a brake actuating member (37) of the brake cylinder (1) against spring force via a ...  
5036956
An apparatus is set forth for utilization with tractor-trailer organizations wherein a rotor is mounted fixedly and rotatably with a rear axle extending longitudinally and exteriorly of a rear axle housing, wherein the rotor includes a p...  
4697526
The articulation system relates to articulated tramway carriages comprising at least two bodies, the opposing ends of which are connected together in an articulated manner in order to maintain substantial continuity of the walking surfac...  
4679665
A brake disc for mounting to a railroad wheel or the like comprises a plurality of segments. Each segment is of part annular configuration and has two mounting tangs at a radially inner edge. Bolts pass through the mounting tangs to affi...  
4638892
The link joint between a brake cylinder (1) and a brake linkage has a bearing lug (4) attached to a brake cylinder part (2,3). For a pivoting connection between the two, an annular turning surface bearing (14,18) is provided for. The bea...  
4592451
Brake linkage for vehicle friction brakes is actuated by a brake power motor (6) and comprises a vent play regulator (10) having an adjustment element driven by an auxiliary motor (14). At the start of braking, the auxiliary motor (14) i...  
4580663
The invention relates to a brake jaw arrangement for a disc brake. The brake jaw essentially consists of two brake levers which carry on one end thereof a brake lining holder and on their other end are connected to cooperate with an oper...  
4573553
Disc brake for rail vehicles having a brake clamp (7) located in one plane and having two brake levers (4) having their central portions connected by a pull rod (5). The latter is formed with a rotatable threaded spindle (9) as a stay, w...  
4527666
A rail vehicle disc brake arrangement is provided with a brake cylinder (8-10), a slack adjuster (14), and pad holders (3, 4) with brake pads (5, 6) on either side of a disc (7) to be braked. In order to attain a compact and cheap but fo...  
4526107
A bogie for a self-propelled railway car comprises a brake for at least two wheel sets, the axle of one of which can be driven by an electric motor through a gear train. According to the invention, not only is the support frame mounted u...  
4497392
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 attac...  
4480722
Suspension arrangement for actuation and abrasion dependent movable parts, especially brake pad holders (1) and non-rigid brake saddles, particularly of rail vehicle disk brakes having an abrasion compensation device, comprises a suspens...  
4473136
A rail vehicle disc brake arrangement includes a yoke (1) with a brake cylinder (11) and a slack adjuster (16). In order to obtain advantages as regards design, function and space requirements the yoke (1) comprises two telescoping yoke ...  
4454932
Suspension for a rail vehicle disc brake unit (1) comprises a suspension console (11) to be attached to a vehicle bogie or underframe, a cradle (13) movably attached to the console, and suspension links (17, 18) pivotally connecting the ...  
4428301
A radial axle railway truck has a pair of depressed center side frames supported at their ends from the axles by horizontal elastomeric pad devices carried on the sides of outboard journal bearing adapters to permit steering movements of...  
4393962
A self-centering apparatus for caliper brake assembly to control relative positions of brake shoes so that they are equally spaced from the brake disc, irrespective of attitude of brake. The caliper brake assembly has a pair of caliper a...  
4301895
A disc brake comprises a rigid caliper which straddles the peripheral edge of a rotatable disc, and friction pads for engagement with the disc are located in the caliper. One pad is applied directly to the disc by an actuator which is pr...  
4238006
A radial axle railway truck is provided with a disc brake system compatible with the radial axles comprising a single disc at the center of each axle adapted to be frictionally engaged by opposing shoes of a disc brake mechanism, the dis...  
4237791
A railway truck has a pair of radial axles with journal bearings at their ends and an adaptor mounted on each journal bearing and arranged to support the truck framing for steering movements of the respective axles with respect thereto, ...  
RE30208
In a railway vehicle having two brake discs on the axle of a wheel and axle assembly a disc brake comprises brake shoes on opposite faces of each brake disc and the brake shoes being suspended from the bogie frame. For each brake disc th...  
4155431
A spring-set power-released caliper brake, adapted to grip the sides of a clamped member and, specifically, to provide a substantially uniform clamping force irrespective of actuator spring extension. The caliper brake includes a base mo...  
4108284
A brake comprises a rotor which is permitted to float axially and a friction pad which is carried by a support. The support is movable towards and away from a braking surface of the rotor and is urged to a datum position under the action...  
4082165
A brake assembly comprises opposed brake parts arranged to be applied in unison to associated rotor surfaces. Each brake part comprises a friction pad or shoe and an adjustable length strut which transmits brake-actuating forces to the f...  
4042071
A wheel and axle assembly for railway vehicles has a pair of brake discs mounted on the axle and each brake disc comprises a hub which is force-fitted on a portion of the axle and a friction disc member mounted on the hub. Each of the hu...  
4031984
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 dev...  
4019608
A caliper brake adapted to grip the sides of a clamped member and, more specifically, the sides of solid and ventilated discs such as those used in industrial and automotive applications. The present caliper brake includes a base adapted...  
4015691
In a railway vehicle having two brake discs on the axle of a wheel and axle assembly a disc brake comprises brake shoes on opposite faces of each brake disc and the brake shoes being suspended from the bogie frame. For each brake disc th...  
3991860
This invention relates to a disc brake apparatus wherein a plurality of brake shoes, that transmit braking force to a plurality of rotating discs, when worn to their minimum allowable thickness, may be replaced with new brake shoes, with...  
3989126
A disk brake for a railway vehicle is provided with a resilient pivot mount for a cross member upon the ends of which are pivotally mounted the brake levers having brake shoes which are engageable with a brake disk on either the wheel or...  
3986584
This invention relates to a fluid pressure operated disc brake assembly that includes a tandem-arranged spring-applied fluid-pressure-related brake operating unit and an automatic slack adjuster mechanism which is actuated by a pair of s...  
3974780
Railway truck having side frames at a fixed lateral spacing with each side frame axle bearing support located between two track width locations to be accommodated, the side frames having universal-movement retaining mountings for replace...  
3964579
A vehicle brake comprises a plurality of elongated friction members for engagement with the brake rotor, the friction members being laterally supported close to their rotor-engaging ends, and an actuating mechanism having an elongated th...  
3945472
A brake assembly is disclosed in which a first pivoted lever receives and transmits brake actuating force to a second pivoted lever via rollers which transfer force between the two levers at a point which, due to the geometry of the seco...  
3876043
Cylinder means for transmitting motion and force to linkage for actuating the pad members of a brake disc, said cylinder means including opposingly disposed brake-applying and brake-release pistons for imparting, respectively, brake-appl...  
3851546
A two-speed vehicular accessory drive mechanism including an input pulley, an output shaft, a planetary unit having its sun member connected to the output shaft and its carrier driven by the input pulley, vacuum-responsive means for hold...  

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