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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Amsted Rail-faiveley, Llc, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan Sunde, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Amsted Rail-Faiveley, LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61H 13/00 (2006.01); B61H 13/32 (2006.01); B61H 1/00 (2006.01); B61H 13/36 (2006.01); B61H 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61H 13/32 (2013.01); B61H 1/00 (2013.01); B61H 13/36 (2013.01); B61H 15/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes a braking system for a railway car generally including a brake cylinder having a cylinder rod. The cylinder rod is in mechanical communication with a lever transfer assembly and is configured to articulate said lever transfer assembly. The lever transfer assembly may be rotatably connected to a first brake assembly and connected to a rear brake assembly through respective connection rods. Actuating the lever transfer assembly with the cylinder rod generates a divergent braking force between the first and second brake assemblies for slowing and/or stopping the railway car.