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US3179066A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Transmission and braking control for vehicles having both road and rail wheels

Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1961-06-27
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1981-06-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Koshobu Isato

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 18:29
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T11/00; B60T11/10; B60F; B60F1/00; B60F1/04; B60F1/043

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 202 words
IN A VEHICLE HAVING ROAD WHEELS AND RAIL WHEELS AND DRIVE MEANS, THE COMBINATION OF A TWO WAY TRANSMISSION ADAPTED TO ALTERNATELY CONNECT THE DRIVE MEANS TO THE ROAD WHEELS OR THE RAIL WHEELS, A BRAKING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SINGLE MASTER BRAKING CYLINDER, A BRAKING CYLINDER AT EACH WHEEL, A CHANGEOVER VALVE HAVING AT LEAST TWO POSITIONS, FIRST BRAKE FLUID CONDUITS CONNECTING EACH BRAKING CYLINDER FOR THE ROAD WHEELS TO ONE PART OF SAID CHANGEOVER VALVE, FURTHER BRAKE FLUID CONDUITS CONNECTING EACH BRAKING CYLINDER FOR THE RAIL WHEELS TO ANOTHER PART OF SAID CHANGEOVER VALVE, AND A MASTER CYLINDER CONDUIT CONNECTING SAID MASTER CYLINDER TO SAID VALVE, AND A CONTROL LEVER MEANS FOR SAID BRAKING SYSTEM AND SAID TRANSMISSION AND COUPLED TO SAID TRANSMISSION AND TO SAID VALVE AND MOVABLE TO AT LEAST TWO POSITIONS IN THE FIRST OF WHICH SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS CONNECTS SAID DRIVE MEANS TO SAID ROAD WHEELS AND SAID VALVE IS MOVED TO CONNECT SAID MASTER CYLINDER CONDUIT TO SAID FIRST BRAKE FLUID CONDUITS AND IN THE SECOND OF WHICH SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS CONNECTS SAID DRIVE MEANS TO SAID RAIL WHEELS AND SAID VALVE IS MOVED TO CONNECT SAID MASTER CYLINDER CONDUIT TO SAID FURTHER BRAKE FLUID CONDUITS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 202 words
IN A VEHICLE HAVING ROAD WHEELS AND RAIL WHEELS AND DRIVE MEANS, THE COMBINATION OF A TWO WAY TRANSMISSION ADAPTED TO ALTERNATELY CONNECT THE DRIVE MEANS TO THE ROAD WHEELS OR THE RAIL WHEELS, A BRAKING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SINGLE MASTER BRAKING CYLINDER, A BRAKING CYLINDER AT EACH WHEEL, A CHANGEOVER VALVE HAVING AT LEAST TWO POSITIONS, FIRST BRAKE FLUID CONDUITS CONNECTING EACH BRAKING CYLINDER FOR THE ROAD WHEELS TO ONE PART OF SAID CHANGEOVER VALVE, FURTHER BRAKE FLUID CONDUITS CONNECTING EACH BRAKING CYLINDER FOR THE RAIL WHEELS TO ANOTHER PART OF SAID CHANGEOVER VALVE, AND A MASTER CYLINDER CONDUIT CONNECTING SAID MASTER CYLINDER TO SAID VALVE, AND A CONTROL LEVER MEANS FOR SAID BRAKING SYSTEM AND SAID TRANSMISSION AND COUPLED TO SAID TRANSMISSION AND TO SAID VALVE AND MOVABLE TO AT LEAST TWO POSITIONS IN THE FIRST OF WHICH SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS CONNECTS SAID DRIVE MEANS TO SAID ROAD WHEELS AND SAID VALVE IS MOVED TO CONNECT SAID MASTER CYLINDER CONDUIT TO SAID FIRST BRAKE FLUID CONDUITS AND IN THE SECOND OF WHICH SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS CONNECTS SAID DRIVE MEANS TO SAID RAIL WHEELS AND SAID VALVE IS MOVED TO CONNECT SAID MASTER CYLINDER CONDUIT TO SAID FURTHER BRAKE FLUID CONDUITS.

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