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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Takafumi Okamoto, Kobe, JP;
Yuta Yoshimatsu, Kobe, JP;
Takeshi Morimoto, Kobe, JP;
Katsuya Ihara, Kobe, JP;
Hiroaki Kagaya, Kobe, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A brake control device of a railcar includes: a brake switching portion configured to perform switching from an operation of an electric brake device to an operation of a mechanical brake device when a switching monitoring speed obtained from a wheelset speed becomes less than a switching threshold; and an adhesion control portion configured to, when the brake switching portion performs the switching, control at least one of the electric brake device and the brake switching portion to cause a wheel to adhere to a rail.