Abstract: The invention relates to a brake lining mounting, especially for rail vehicles, comprising a lining support which is encompassed at both of its longitudinal ends by guide sections, preferably at least partially by the plates of a lining holder which holds the friction lining. A pin is provided on the lining support and is able to move perpendicularly to the lining support. When the pin is placed under spring tension as the lining holder is pushed up onto the lining support, the pin extends through an opening provided in the lining holder in such a way that the lining holder is stopped on the lining support by this single pin and cannot move in relation to the lining support. At least one spring in the form of a spring clip acts on the pin. The spring clip can be moved into a raised release position against the force of its own tension, carrying the pin with it.

Abstract: In a brake disk for rail vehicle brake systems, a friction ring is made of a light metal such as aluminum (aluminum alloys), etc. to reduce weight. In order to reduce the weight further by approximately an additional 10%, the hub that supports the friction ring and is connected with the shaft of the rail vehicle is also made of light metal, such as aluminum. It is necessary to keep the temperature of such hubs below 120-140.degree. C. to prevent the shrink or press fit between the hub and shaft from loosening. To prevent such heat transmission, heat insulating layers are inserted between the inner circumference of the friction ring connected with the hub preferably by bolts. In the vicinity of the bolts, these layers can consist of insulating disks, insulating plates, or continuous insulating rings.

Abstract: A brake lining for partial-lining disk brakes, particularly of rail vehicles, wherein several friction or lining elements are provided which can be fastened to a support plate individually or in groups, in which case several support plates are arranged either directly on the lining holder of the disk brake arrangement or on a lining support which can be fastened to the lining holder. For rendering the surface pressure generated during the braking uniform, the support plates are swivellably linked to the lining support or lining holder, in the case of a group-like assignment, several (at least two) lining elements being swivellably arranged on the support plate.

Abstract: A brake disk includes a ring body in a ring groove on a side of a friction ring which is not acted upon for connecting the mutually opposite ends of friction ring segments with one another. The ring bodies prevent an expanding of the juncture caused by centrifugal force as well as a radial relative displacement of the ends of the ring segments, while a limited relative rotation of the faces of the ring segments is possible when an air gap exists at the juncture.

Abstract: In a disk brake actuated preferably hydraulically, a piston (5) is guided within a housing located in a caliper. When pressure is applied, the piston acts in such a manner against a brake shoe (15) bearing a brake lining (17) that the brake shoe (15) is pressed with its brake lining against the brake disk to be braked. The side of the piston facing the brake shoe has a pressure plate (13) which transmits the pressure forces and which moves transversely within its recess in the piston (5). The pressure plate (13) is mounted on the end of a tappet (25) extending axially inside the piston (5) and bracing itself at the end opposite the pressure plate by a disk (27) at the bottom (29) of the bore (31) accommodating the tappet, and is surrounded by a prestressed compression spring (37). Lateral movements of the pressure plate (13) cause tipping of the tappet (25) and, as a consequence thereof, a reset force exerted by the compression spring (37 ) on the tappet (25) and, thus, on the pressure plate (13).

Abstract: In an hydraulic cylinder for vehicle braking elements, a clamping piston (1) moved in a housing (3) by hydraulic pressure acts relative to a brake lining carrier bearing a brake lining, e.g., in the form of a brake shoe which, during braking, is forced against the brake disk. To prevent the clamping piston (1) in rest position from being pushed back into its housing (3) by axial impact forces, the clamping piston (1) can be coupled at its interior to an hydraulic volume, which, in the neutral position of the clamping piston (1), acts as an hydraulic cushion and counteracts the impact forces.

Abstract: In a brake cylinder (1) for vehicle brake systems a service and a parking brake are provided within a common housing (25). The parking brake (41) acts on a brake actuating member (37) of the brake cylinder (1) against spring force via a parking brake piston (57) which can be loaded preferably by a pressure medium, and can be locked in the parking brake position by a locking mechanism (43) that acts mechanically, i.e., pressure independently, and that is applied automatically subject to spring force when the parking brake is actuated. The locking mechanism (43) is released preferably by loading a locking piston (59) with a pressure medium in such a manner that the parking brake piston can be returned automatically subject to spring force into its release position and is mechanically maintained in this position.

Abstract: The combined service and spring-loaded brake cylinder has a service brake piston (11) and a tension piston (16) assigned to a storage spring (17). Between the tension piston, a wear stroke readjusting device with non-self-locking threading (44) is arranged. The threaded spindle (29) of the wear stroke adjusting device can be moved axially and held stationary via a conical coupling (40), which is also spring loaded in the closed direction and closes in the direction of the braking force output. There is also an annular piston (22), which can be moved into the release position by means of a second release pressure cycle at the tension piston (16) in order to move the piston. On an end section (25), which projects into free space, the tension piston (16) carries a nut (27) which can be pulled into its release position by screwing.

Abstract: A brake ring for brake disks, especially disk brakes for rail vehicles, consisting of two annular bodies (2, 3) arranged adjacently at a distance from each other, having stud bolts (7) bridging the distance and rigidly connected with the annular bodies (2, 3). These stud bolts are so arranged, for the purpose of the most even distribution possible, that their axes (8) extend through the intersecting points of three systems of straight lines (9, 10 and 11) extending in one radial plane. The straight lines of the first system (9) are parallel and are at an equal distance from each other, the second system of straight lines (10) is formed by a rotation by 60.degree. and the third system of straight lines is formed by a rotation by 120.degree. of the first system of straight lines (9). Preferably, the ratio of the distance (A) of the stud bolt axes (8) and the diameter (D) of the stud bolts (7) is approximately 1.7. The brake ring has only minor aeration losses but high heat transmission by cooling air.

Abstract: Spring-loaded cylinder with a tension piston (7) which can be pressurized by a pressure medium. Between the tension piston (7) and a piston rod (3) movable thereby, a cylinder-piston arrangement (19, 20, 21) is installed, whose cylinder chamber (21) can be pressurized from the pressurization chamber (10) of the tension piston (7) via a sealing ring (18), constituting a reflux valve. A first axial friction coupling (17, 18) is provided between the tension piston (7) and the piston rod (3) and a second friction coupling (13, 14) between a housing section (1) and the piston rod (3). The second friction coupling (13, 14) has a buffer clearance A, corresponding to the nominal application stroke. The friction force of the first friction coupling (17, 16) is greater than the expansion force of the cylinder-piston arrangement (19, 20, 21), and the friction force of the second friction coupling (13, 14) is greater than the friction force of the first friction coupling (17, 16) reduced by the expansion force.

Abstract: Shaft braking disc with a unitary, ventilated friction ring (3), provided with ventilation ribs (4) some of which have radially inwardly extending support spokes (2) terminating in a hub (1) and having a cross section area which gradually diminishes in the radially inward direction. Attached to both sides of these spokes in the circumferential direction are reinforcement ribs (7) whose cross sectional areas gradually increase in the radially inward direction, in such manner that the sum of the cross sections of a support spoke (2) and its reinforcement ribs on both sides is at least substantially constant over the entire radial length of the spoke.

Abstract: The link joint between a brake cylinder (1) and a brake linkage has a bearing lug (4) attached to a brake cylinder part (2,3). For a pivoting connection between the two, an annular turning surface bearing (14,18) is provided for. The bearing lug (4) is pierced by screw bolts (23) with lateral play, which are screwed to the brake cylinder part (2,3) and the head portions (26) of which are supported by disc springs (28) against the contact point (27) on the bearing lug (4). The rotational center or axis of the turning surface bearing (14,18) is located on the brake cylinder axis (10) in the plane of the contact point (27). With a spherical turning surface bearing (14,18) it is possible to achieve, by an adjusting spring (29), rotatability of the bearing lugs (4) only about a straight line through the ball center (15) of the spherical turning surface bearing (14,18), perpendicular to the brake cylinder axis (10) and the longitudinal axis of the adjusting spring (29).

Abstract: A brake lining carrier has a base plate one side of which can be detachably mounted on a brake lining support member and on the other side thereof is a layer of resilient material upon which are positioned a plurality of brake lining elements disposed to define a friction braking surface. A frame is provided on the edge portion of the base plate to enclose the brake lining elements. Each brake lining element is mounted upon a carrier plate which has projecting flange portions on two longitudinal sides of the brake lining element. The flange portions on the outer longitudinal sides are received within a groove formed in the frame and the flange portions on the inner longitudinal side extend into an open central portion of the friction lining block in which there is a clamp exerting a force against the inner flange portions in a direction perpendicular to the friction surface.

Abstract: Suspension arrangement for actuation and abrasion dependent movable parts, especially brake pad holders (1) and non-rigid brake saddles, particularly of rail vehicle disk brakes having an abrasion compensation device, comprises a suspension bracket (7) which, on the one hand, is rigidly connected to the movable part (brake pad holder 1) or a fixed holding part, and which, on the other hand, is held at the respective other part by means of a sliding guide mechanism (8) extending parallel to the direction of motion and being self-locking under stress by a tilting moment of the suspension bracket (7) which is resiliently deformable in the direction of motion. The sliding guide mechanism (8) may be a bushing (9) displaceably held on a bolt (10), the length of the bushing (9) approximately corresponding to the diameter of the bolt (10). The suspension bracket (7) may be a leaf spring.

Abstract: A brake disk for a disk brake mounted on either the axle or wheel of a rail vehicle has on its inner peripheral portion a flange ring provided with parallel annular surfaces which are inclined to a central plane of the disk brake. These inclined surfaces are clamped between an inclined surface on a hub and an inclined surface on a retaining ring. The retainer ring is closely positioned upon the hub but in such a manner that any thermal expansion of the brake disk will enable the flange ring to move unhindered in an oblique radial outward direction while at the same time maintaining the brake disk locked and centered without overstressing the fastening bolts which pass through the hub portion and the retainer ring.