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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Eric C. Wright, Evans Mill, NY (US);
Howard E. Huber, Jr., Black River, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eric C. Wright, Evans Mill, NY (US);
Howard E. Huber, Jr., Black River, NY (US);
Assignee:
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE CORPORATION, Watertown, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/74 (2006.01); B60T 13/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/465 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locomotive brake system includes a brake cylinder with an integrated parking brake; a main reservoir; and a brake system controller for controlling the pressure in the brake cylinder. The brake system uses main reservoir pressure to pressurize the brake cylinder to achieve the parking brake output force using the brake cylinder.