Circuit and distributor block and brake control assembly formed therefrom for rail vehicles, and distributor set for configuring purposes and method for creating the brake control assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11124167-B2
Application number	US-201716073458-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2017
Priority date	Jan 27, 2016
Publication date	Sep 21, 2021
Grant date	Sep 21, 2021

Abstract

A circuit has a fluid line matrix and brake components connected to the fluid line matrix. Changes in the brake designs or brake functions can be carried out easily in that at least one interface is provided for connecting a distributor block. The interface is designed such that a configuration of the fluid line matrix can be formed by connecting or exchanging the distributor block. There is also described a distributor block which is suitable for forming a configuration of the fluid line matrix of the circuit by connecting to the at least one interface of the circuit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A brake control assembly comprising:
a circuit having:
a fluidic line matrix and brake components connected to said fluidic line matrix, said fluidic line matrix being a brake panel;
at least one interface for connecting said distributor block to said fluidic line matrix, said at least one interface being implemented by connections of said fluidic line matrix, said connections of said at least one interface being implemented on a front side or a back side of said brake panel, said interface being formed to implement a configuration of said fluidic line matrix by connecting or exchanging the distributor block;
said fluidic line matrix having further connections for connecting the brake components, said connections for connecting the brake components being formed on the front side of the brake panel;

a distributor set having:
two distributor blocks each for connection to the at least one interface of the circuit, each said distributor block being configured to implement a respective different configuration of flow paths of the fluidic line matrix of the circuit upon connection thereof to the at least one interface, the at least one interface being implemented by connections of the fluidic line matrix, wherein each of said distributor blocks has, incorporated in said distributor block, a duct matrix formed with ports for connection to respectively assigned connections of the fluidic line matrix of the circuit;
for each of said distributor blocks at least two of said ports being connected via a connecting duct of the duct matrix; and
for at least one of said distributor blocks two other of said ports are connected via another connecting duct of the duct matrix or at least one other of said ports is a blind port connected to a blind duct of the duct matrix.

2. The brake control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
said brake panel is selected from the group consisting of a pipe panel, a bore panel and an adhesive panel.

3. The brake control assembly according to claim 2 , wherein, in addition to said connections forming said at least one interface, said fluidic line matrix also has connections for connecting connector lines assigned to the circuit, wherein said connections for connecting the connector lines are implemented on one of the front or back sides of the brake panel.

4. The brake control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the distributor block is configured as a passive component.

5. The brake control assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the distributor block is produced in one piece.

6. A method for forming a brake control assembly, the method comprising:
providing a circuit having:
a fluidic line matrix and brake components connected to the fluidic line matrix, the fluidic line matrix being a brake panel;
at least one interface for connecting a distributor block to the fluidic line matrix, the at least one interface being implemented by connections of the fluidic line matrix, the connections of the at least one interface being implemented on a front side or a back side of the brake panel, the interface being formed to implement a configuration of the fluidic line matrix by connecting or exchanging the distributor block; and
the fluidic line matrix having further connections for connecting the brake components, the connections for connecting the brake components being formed on a front side of the brake panel;

providing a distributor block for connection to the at least one interface of the circuit, the distributor block being configured to implement a configuration of flow paths of the fluidic line matrix of the circuit upon connection thereof to the at least one interface;
connecting the distributor block to the at least one interface of the circuit to thereby implement a configuration of the fluidic line matrix of the circuit by way of the distributor block;
selecting the distributor block from a distributor set having at least two distributor blocks prior to connection to the at least one interface; and
defining a second configuration of the fluidic line matrix different from the configuration of the fluidic line matrix by connecting a second distributor block of the at least two distributor blocks in place or in exchange of a first distributor block of the at least two distributor blocks.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag
• Siemens Mobility GmbH

Inventors

• Kluth Wolfgang
• Reinicke Stefan

Classifications

• B60T13/36

  direct, i.e. brakes applied directly by compressed air · CPC title

• B60T13/665 Primary

  the systems being specially adapted for transferring two or more command signals, e.g. railway systems (B60T13/662 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60T17/02

  Arrangements of pumps or compressors, or control devices therefor · CPC title

• B60T17/043

  Brake line couplings, air hoses and stopcocks · CPC title

• B60T15/021

  Railway control or brake valves · CPC title