Compact combined cylinder comprising a manual release device

US9028012B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9028012-B2
Application numberUS-201313761522-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 7, 2013
Priority dateMar 27, 2007
Publication dateMay 12, 2015
Grant dateMay 12, 2015

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Abstract

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A brake cylinder for pneumatic vehicle brakes, especially for commercial vehicles, includes in addition to a pneumatic locking mechanism, a manual release mechanism for manually releasing the spring brake section, and a device designed to visually recognize the manual release condition of the spring brake section outside of the housing.

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What is claimed is: 1. A brake cylinder for a pneumatically actuated vehicle brake, comprising: a spring force accumulator brake section for carrying out parking brake operations via a spring force accumulator spring, and a service brake section for carrying out service brake operations which are actuated by compressed air, the spring force accumulator brake section and the service brake section being combined in a housing to form one structural unit; a first piston dividing the…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60T17/083Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60T17/086Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9028012B2 cover?
A brake cylinder for pneumatic vehicle brakes, especially for commercial vehicles, includes in addition to a pneumatic locking mechanism, a manual release mechanism for manually releasing the spring brake section, and a device designed to visually recognize the manual release condition of the spring brake section outside of the housing.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Knorr Bremse Systeme
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60T17/083. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).