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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Luciano Farello, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
WABCO Westinghouse GmbH, Turin, IT;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188203 ; 1881 / ;
Abstract
The present invention refers to an automatic slack adjuster to regulate the slack between a rotating disc that is secured to a railroad car axle, and a braking element which is brought into contact with the rotating disc, to brake it. The slack adjuster is inserted in a pneumatic brake cylinder. This brake cylinder includes at least one piston the purpose of which is to move axially when the cylinder is activated, and a driving shaft or piston rod connected with the braking element.