MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517049907 A) filed by Schweizerische Bundesbahnen Sbb, Bern, Switzerland, on May 23, for 'brake device and rail vehicle.'
Inventor(s) include Von Arx, Raphael; and Bahr, Michael.
The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a brake device (1) for a rail vehicle, comprising: a wheel set (99), a wheel (9) which can be rotated about a wheel axis (x), an eddy-current brake (2A; 2B) which comprises an eddy-current rotor (22A; 22B) and an eddy-current stator (21A; 21B), and a friction brake (3) which comprises a friction rotor (32) and a friction stator (31), wherein - the eddy-current brake (2A; 2B) and the friction brake (3) can be activated sequentially by a single actuation device (7), - the eddy-current rotor (22A; 22B) has a disc-type design and is connected to one side of the wheel (9) so as to be aligned coaxially to the wheel axis (x), - the eddy-current stator (21A; 21B) can be moved in front of the eddy-current rotor (22A; 22B) in the direction of the wheel axis (x), and - the wheel (9) is provided with a wheel rim (92) that is used as a friction rotor (32) and has an end surface (921) which is oriented radially outwards with respect to the wheel axis (x) and is used as a brake surface and against which the friction stator (31) can be moved."
The patent application was internationally filed on Nov. 14, 2023, under International application No.PCT/EP2023/081802.
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