BRAKES OR OTHER RETARDING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAIL VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR DISPOSITION THEREOF IN RAIL VEHICLES (arrangements in rail vehicles for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or permanent-way conditions B60T8/00; transmitting braking action from initiating means to ultimate brake actuator with power assistance or drive, brake systems incorporating such transmitting means, e.g. air-pressure brake systems, B60T13/00; construction, arrangement or operation of valves incorporated in power brake systems B60T15/00; component parts, details or accessories of brake systems B60T17/00)

Child Classifications

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• B61H 1/00 Applications or arrangements of brakes with a braking member or members co-operating with the periphery of the wheel rim, a drum or the like
• B61H 11/00 Applications or arrangements of braking or retarding apparatus not otherwise provided for; Combinations of apparatus of different kinds or types
• B61H 13/00 Actuating rail-vehicle brakes
• B61H 15/00 Wear-compensating mechanisms, e.g. slack adjusters
• B61H 3/00 Applications or arrangements of brakes with an outwardly-movable braking member or members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like
• B61H 5/00 Applications or arrangements of brakes with substantially radial braking surfaces pressed together in axial direction, e.g. disc brakes
• B61H 7/00 Brakes with braking members co-operating with the track (positive railway stops or track brakes secured to permanent way B61K7/00)
• B61H 9/00 Brakes characterised by, or modified for, their application to special railway systems or purposes