automatic air brake

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• Air brake (road vehicle) — Air brakes are used in trucks, buses, trailers, and semi trailers. George Westinghouse first developed air brakes for use in railway service. A safer air brake was patented by him on March 5, 1872. Originally constructed for use on trains, and… …   Wikipedia

• Railway air brake — Piping diagram from 1920 of a Westinghouse E T Air Brake system on a locomotive …   Wikipedia

• Westinghouse Air Brake Company — cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Welcome to Saskrailmuseum.org work = Contact Us publisher = date = September 11, 2008 url = http://www.saskrailmuseum.org/ format = doi = accessdate =2008 10 03 ] The air brake was invented …   Wikipedia

• New York Air Brake — NYAB redirects here. For other uses, see NYAB (disambiguation). New York Air Brake Type Privately Held Company Founded 1890 Headquarters Watertown, New York USA …   Wikipedia

• brake pipe — noun : the main pipe of a pressure brake system extending the entire length of the train and connecting the manual and the automatic actuating devices on individual vehicles called also train line; see air brake …   Useful english dictionary

• Railway brake — A traditional clasp brake: the brake shoe (brown) bears on the surface (tyre) of the wheel (red), and is operated by the levers (grey) on the left …   Wikipedia

• Brake fade — Vehicle braking system fade, or brake fade is the reduction in stopping power that can occur after repeated application of the brakes, especially in high load or high speed conditions. Brake fade can be a factor in any vehicle that utilizes a… …   Wikipedia

• automatic transmission — an automotive transmission requiring either very little or no manual shifting of gears. Also called automatic, automatic drive. [1945 50] * * * ▪ mechanics       arrangement of gears, brakes, clutches, a fluid drive, and governing devices that… …   Universalium

• air compressor — A device which compresses air and stores the air into a tank so that the compressed air can be used in a shop to fill tires, run tools, spray paint, etc. In a vehicle, it can be used in brake systems, leveling systems, automatic tire inflation… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• brake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. retard, check, curb; slow down, stop. See slowness, restraint. Ant., accelerator. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. check, curb, restraint, deterrent, obstacle, damper, hurdle, discouragement, hindrance,… …   English dictionary for students

• Vacuum brake — The vacuum brake is a braking system used on trains. It was first introduced in the mid 1860s and a variant, the automatic vacuum brake system became almost universal in British train equipment, and in those countries influenced by British… …   Wikipedia