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公开(公告)号:US11352032B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-07
申请号:US16433331
申请日:2019-06-06
摘要: A universal retarder system for slowing a railcar on rails. The system includes a lever arm configured to be pivotable within a vertical plane, where the lever arm is configured to support a brake shoe. An engagement device is coupled to the lever arm and configured to pivot the brake shoe towards one of the rails. A disengagement device is coupled to the lever arm and configured to pivot the brake shoe away from the one of the rails. The lever arm, engagement device, and disengagement device are each positioned between the rails. Pivoting the brake shoe towards the one of the rails is configured to force the brake shoe into engagement with the railcar to slow the railcar.
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公开(公告)号:US11124171B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-21
申请号:US16552417
申请日:2019-08-27
摘要: A cartridge assembly for a railroad retarder control system. The cartridge assembly includes a body having a top and a valve base and defining a bore. The bore has first and second bore diameters, and the body defines pilot air passages, an upper air passage, and a lower air passage. A traveling member is positioned within the bore and has first and second traveling diameters corresponding to the first and second bore diameters of the body, respectively. The traveling member is axially moveable within the bore between open and closed positions via pressure differentials within the pilot air passages. The traveling member is closer to the top of the body in the open position than in the closed position. The traveling member has a base seal configured to engage with the valve base in the closed position to prevent air from flowing between the upper and lower air passages.
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公开(公告)号:US20200023752A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-23
申请号:US16562993
申请日:2019-09-06
发明人: Robert A. Mazur
IPC分类号: B60M1/30
摘要: Disclosed is a rail supporting assembly for supporting a contact rail of a railway system that includes a base, a rail support head positioned relative to the base, and a support member comprising a dielectric phenolic material coupled to and positioned between the rail support head and the base to thereby support and insulate the contact rail. The support member includes a fracture area to facilitate fracturing of a sidewall of the support member when a fracturing force, such as a electrical arc event, is applied to the support member. The support member preferably is coated with a varnish to prevent absorption of water by the support member.
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公开(公告)号:US20180093654A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-05
申请号:US15831648
申请日:2017-12-05
CPC分类号: B60T13/686 , B60T13/665 , B60T17/228 , B61H5/00 , B61H13/00 , B61K7/02 , F16D63/008 , F16D71/00
摘要: A system for retarding the speed of a railcar comprises a brake; a hydraulic actuator moving the brake between a closed position in which the brake applies braking pressure on the wheel of a railcar, and an open position in which the brake does not apply braking pressure on the wheel of the railcar; a hydraulic circuit provided with a pump arrangement for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator; and a control circuit coupled to the hydraulic circuit for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid to move the brake between the closed and open positions.
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公开(公告)号:US11279259B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-22
申请号:US16562993
申请日:2019-09-06
发明人: Robert A. Mazur
IPC分类号: B60M1/30
摘要: Disclosed is a rail supporting assembly for supporting a contact rail of a railway system that includes a base, a rail support head positioned relative to the base, and a support member comprising a dielectric phenolic material coupled to and positioned between the rail support head and the base to thereby support and insulate the contact rail. The support member includes a fracture area to facilitate fracturing of a sidewall of the support member when a fracturing force, such as a electrical arc event, is applied to the support member. The support member preferably is coated with a varnish to prevent absorption of water by the support member.
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公开(公告)号:US09862368B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-09
申请号:US14555088
申请日:2014-11-26
CPC分类号: B60T13/686 , B60T13/665 , B60T17/228 , B61H5/00 , B61H13/00 , B61K7/02 , F16D63/008 , F16D71/00
摘要: A system for retarding the speed of a railcar comprises a brake; a hydraulic actuator moving the brake between a closed position in which the brake applies braking pressure on the wheel of a railcar, and an open position in which the brake does not apply braking pressure on the wheel of the railcar; a hydraulic circuit provided with a pump arrangement for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator; and a control circuit coupled to the hydraulic circuit for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid to move the brake between the closed and open positions.
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公开(公告)号:US20170211238A1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-27
申请号:US15413935
申请日:2017-01-24
发明人: Robert A. Mazur
IPC分类号: E01B1/00
摘要: Disclosed is a rail supporting assembly for supporting a contact rail of a railway system that includes a base, a rail support head positioned relative to the base, and a support member comprising a dielectric phenolic material coupled to and positioned between the rail support head and the base to thereby support and insulate the contact rail. The support member preferably is coated with a varnish to prevent absorption of water by the support member.
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公开(公告)号:US20220379934A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-01
申请号:US17332709
申请日:2021-05-27
发明人: David Dworschack , James D. Braatz
摘要: A switch device for moving switch rails. The switch device includes a motor operatively coupled to move the switch rails into and between first and second positions. The motor is configured for electricity to flow therethrough along a first path and a second path. A first path relay has two normally open contacts each within the first path, where activating the first path relay closes the two normally open contacts thereof. A second path relay has two normally open contacts each within the second path, where activating the second path relay closes the two normally open contacts thereof. The motor moves the switch rails towards the first position when the first path relay is activated and the second path relay is deactivated, and the motor moves the switch rails towards the second position when the second path relay is activated and the first path relay is deactivated.
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公开(公告)号:US20190382038A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-19
申请号:US16433331
申请日:2019-06-06
摘要: A universal retarder system for slowing a railcar on rails. The system includes a lever arm configured to be pivotable within a vertical plane, where the lever arm is configured to support a brake shoe. An engagement device is coupled to the lever arm and configured to pivot the brake shoe towards one of the rails. A disengagement device is coupled to the lever arm and configured to pivot the brake shoe away from the one of the rails. The lever arm, engagement device, and disengagement device are each positioned between the rails. Pivoting the brake shoe towards the one of the rails is configured to force the brake shoe into engagement with the railcar to slow the railcar.
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公开(公告)号:US10279791B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-07
申请号:US15831648
申请日:2017-12-05
摘要: A system for retarding the speed of a railcar comprises a brake; a hydraulic actuator moving the brake between a closed position in which the brake applies braking pressure on the wheel of a railcar, and an open position in which the brake does not apply braking pressure on the wheel of the railcar; a hydraulic circuit provided with a pump arrangement for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator; and a control circuit coupled to the hydraulic circuit for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid to move the brake between the closed and open positions.
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