Patent ID: 6332515
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: B61H

Abstract:
A brake system for a railway vehicle which includes first and second brake beams, first and second levers pivotally mounted to the first beam, an actuator connected to the first and second levers, first and second push rods pivotally connected to the first and second levers respectively at a first end of the push rods and to the second brake beam at a second end of the push rods, wherein:the first and second brake beams each include a pair of vertically spaced beam members;the first and second levers are mounted to the first brake beam in the space between the beam members to pivot in a plane off set from a center plane of the space; andthe first and second push rods are mounted at their second end to the second brake beam in the space between the beam members to pivot in a plane off set from a center plane of the space.