Patent ID: 8894158
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
1. A unitized brake assembly for operating the brakes on a rail vehicle, comprising: a pipe bracket including at least a brake cylinder port, a brake pipe port, a reservoir port, and control valve ports; a control valve mounted on the pipe bracket and having a plurality of ports mated with the control valve ports on the pipe bracket; an empty/load device mounted to the pipe bracket; a combined brake cylinder-empty/load reservoir having ports and having at least one mounting flange configured to mount the unitized brake assembly directly to the rail vehicle; and the pipe bracket being mounted on and supported by the combined brake cylinder-empty/load reservoir, the brake cylinder port of the pipe bracket mating with a first of the ports of the combined brake cylinder-empty/load reservoir, and the at least one mounting flange being the only mounting of the unitized brake assembly to the rail vehicle.