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ADAPTIVE VELOCITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD |
US14919254 |
2015-10-21 |
US20160114815A1 |
2016-04-28 |
Rick Briggs; Mark Weston; Hyuma Frankowski; Greg MacDougall; Daniel Brassard; Peter Petkov |
Embodiments of the invention provide a braking safety system for controlling the velocity of a vehicle on an amusement attraction. The braking system includes a track assembly including a plurality of control surfaces configured to support and guide the vehicle on the amusement attraction, a carriage system for coupling the vehicle to the track assembly, and at least one adaptive braking system configured to adaptively control the velocity of the vehicle on the track assembly. In some embodiments, the at least one adaptive braking system is configured to engage at least one of the following: a passive element or an active element to reduce the velocity of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the at least one adaptive braking system is configured to enable speed reduction of the vehicle using either one or a combination of magnetic field interaction, aerodynamic drag, and friction. |
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Thermally Optimized Railway Vehicle Brake System |
US14282357 |
2014-05-20 |
US20140345491A1 |
2014-11-27 |
Robert Norman Scharpf; Maria H. Koon; Glyn A. Finch, JR.; Paolo Poli |
A railway vehicle brake system includes at least two relay valves in electrical communication with one another and in fluid communication with a brake pipe, at least two friction brake units in fluid communication with each relay valve, and at least one electric brake unit in electrical communication with each relay valve. Upon a failure of one of the electric brake units, the relay valve in communication with the failed electric brake unit sends a signal to at least one other relay valve to provide pressurized fluid to the at least two friction brake units in fluid communication with the at least one other relay valve. The at least two relay valves may include integrated electric relay valves. The at least two friction brake units may include disc brake units. Each relay valve may be positioned between and in fluid communication with the brake pipe and a main reservoir pipe. |
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Multi-brake shoe means for a multi-braking surface braked assembly |
US587740 |
1975-06-17 |
US4008789A |
1977-02-22 |
Quentin T. Clemmons |
This invention relates to a braking apparatus wherein the heat absorbing mass of a rotating braked element, such as a vehicle wheel, is increased by securing to, such as each wheel of the vehicle, a brake disc of such size as to constitute a heat sink capable of absorbing the heat generated by a pair of brake shoes when in braking engagement therewith, the periphery of the wheel forming a braking surface that is simultaneously engaged by a third brake shoe whereby the wheel constitutes a second heat sink capable of absorbing the heat generated by the third brake shoe. |
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Braking system for railway vehicles |
US68309657 |
1957-09-10 |
US3056471A |
1962-10-02 |
JAMES BUTLER HENRY |
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heater |
US24176D |
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USRE24176E |
1956-07-03 |
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Railway brake |
US11668349 |
1949-09-20 |
US2702608A |
1955-02-22 |
HEATER CHARLES L |
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Combination wheel and disk railway brake |
US20554651 |
1951-01-11 |
US2702097A |
1955-02-15 |
TACK CARL E; CUMMINGS DONALD E |
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Brake |
US48527543 |
1943-05-01 |
US2418435A |
1947-04-01 |
TACK CARL E |
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Brake |
US51928644 |
1944-01-22 |
US2416960A |
1947-03-04 |
SIMANEK EDWARD J |
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Braking arrangement |
US30774639 |
1939-12-06 |
US2248383A |
1941-07-08 |
POGUE ROBERT B; TRAINER MAURICE N |
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Railway-brake |
US595496D |
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US595496A |
1897-12-14 |
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Car-brake |
US491381D |
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US491381A |
1893-02-07 |
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53 |
Locomotive-driver brake |
US465060D |
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US465060A |
1891-12-15 |
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Car-brake |
US446981D |
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US446981A |
1891-02-24 |
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55 |
Improvement in car-brakes |
US121150D |
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US121150A |
1871-11-21 |
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56 |
Improvement in oar-brakes |
US75518D |
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US75518A |
1868-03-17 |
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57 |
Improved cab-brake |
US74235D |
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US74235A |
1868-02-11 |
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58 |
Improvement in car-brakes |
US50051D |
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US50051A |
1865-09-19 |
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59 |
John stephenson |
US26626D |
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US26626A |
1859-12-27 |
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60 |
Quick Braking Assembly |
US14129929 |
2012-07-27 |
US20140138190A1 |
2014-05-22 |
Zhonghua Li; Yuhua Huang |
A quick brake assembly for a high-speed train, a high-speed car, aircraft, and a high-speed motorcycle. The quick brake assembly includes at least one lifting device providing on a bottom portion of a corresponding vehicle, at least one air braking device mounting on a predetermined position of the corresponding vehicle, and at least one nozzle braking device mounting on a bottom portion of the corresponding vehicle. The lifting device includes a braking member having a zigzag cross section. The nozzle baking device includes a nozzle having a flat nozzle head, wherein the nozzle braking device is arranged to store a predetermined amount of braking agent. |