A medical device support system including a central shaft, an extension arm, a brake clamp assembly, and a brake actuator. The extension arm has a support for a medical device and a hub at its proximal end mounted to the central shaft for pivotable movement about the central shaft. The brake clamp assembly is secured in the hub for rotation therewith and includes first and second clamp portions. The brake actuator includes a cap, a plunger coupled to the cap for reciprocable axial movement relative to the cap, and a spring disposed between the cap and the plunger and configured to exert a biasing force against movement of the cap axially toward the plunger. The cap is adjustably mounted to the hub and coupled to the plunger to selectively urge the first and second clamp portions either toward or away from the central shaft to respectively increase or decrease a frictional braking force to the central shaft.

A medical device support system including a central shaft, an extension arm, and a brake assembly. The extension arm has a support for a medical device and a hub at its proximal end mounted to the central shaft for pivotable movement about the central shaft. The brake assembly is secured in the hub for rotation therewith and includes first and second discrete arc shape clamp pieces configured to flex toward and away from each other to respectively increase and decrease a frictional braking force to the central shaft. The hub includes a hub access opening configured to allow passage therethrough of at least one of the arc shape clamp pieces.

An omni-wheel may include a shaft, a plurality of rollers, and a braking device. The plurality of rollers may be circumferentially arranged about the shaft and arranged radially outward from the shaft. The braking device may include a fluid-filled bladder and a plurality of braking pads. The fluid-filled bladder may be circumferentially arranged about the shaft. The plurality of braking pads may be arranged between the fluid-filled bladder and the plurality of rollers. The fluid-filled bladder may expand radially outward when pressurized, displacing the plurality of braking pads radially outward to contact the plurality of rollers, preventing rotation of the rollers.

An omni-wheel may include a shaft, a plurality of rollers, and a braking device. The plurality of rollers may be circumferentially arranged about the shaft and arranged radially outward from the shaft. The braking device may include a fluid-filled bladder and a plurality of braking pads. The fluid-filled bladder may be circumferentially arranged about the shaft. The plurality of braking pads may be arranged between the fluid-filled bladder and the plurality of rollers. The fluid-filled bladder may expand radially outward when pressurized, displacing the plurality of braking pads radially outward to contact the plurality of rollers, preventing rotation of the rollers.

A tread brake assembly for a rail car includes at least one brake block for pressing against a tread of a corresponding rail car wheel, a piston actuator powered by a fluid for driving the tread brake assembly, a brake rigging for transferring a braking stroke from the actuator piston to the at least one brake block, at least one sensor device for measuring at least one parameter of the tread brake assembly, and the tread brake assembly further includes a stroke detector having an active state in which the stroke detector activates the sensor device, wherein the stroke detector is configured to enter its active state upon detecting a force, stress, strain or motion of the brake block, the brake rigging and/or the actuator.

A stop arrangement having a first brake lever arrangement and a second brake lever arrangement, which together form a brake lever pair of a brake caliper arrangement and which, at the first end thereof, are respectively articulated on a support and, at the second end thereof, are coupled to one another by means of a positioning arrangement, wherein a first stop element is arranged in each case between the ends of the first brake lever arrangement and a second stop element is arranged between the ends of the second brake lever arrangement, and first and second stop elements are formed and mesh in such a way that they allow operating movements in opposite direction towards and away from one another between a brake position and a releasing position of the brake lever arrangements and inhibit an aligned tilting movement of the brake lever arrangements in a tilting direction (M), such that the brake lever arrangements are retained in the releasing position against a tilting action in a centering position within a defined centering position range with respect to a brake element.

A stop arrangement having a first brake lever arrangement and a second brake lever arrangement, which together form a brake lever pair of a brake caliper arrangement and which, at the first end thereof, are respectively articulated on a support and, at the second end thereof, are coupled to one another by means of a positioning arrangement, wherein a first stop element is arranged in each case between the ends of the first brake lever arrangement and a second stop element is arranged between the ends of the second brake lever arrangement, and first and second stop elements are formed and mesh in such a way that they allow operating movements in opposite direction towards and away from one another between a brake position and a releasing position of the brake lever arrangements and inhibit an aligned tilting movement of the brake lever arrangements in a tilting direction (M), such that the brake lever arrangements are retained in the releasing position against a tilting action in a centering position within a defined centering position range with respect to a brake element.

A truck mounted braking system is provided with a mechanical pivot adjustment on the bake lever connected to the brake cylinder push rod to permit the braking force applied to the wheels to vary depending on the lading condition of the car, without involving additional pneumatic elements such as a pneumatic empty load device. The brake cylinder may be provided with a channel which permits the push rod to achieve different positions based on different positions of the brake cylinder push rod.

A truck mounted braking system is provided with a mechanical pivot adjustment on the bake lever connected to the brake cylinder push rod to permit the braking force applied to the wheels to vary depending on the lading condition of the car, without involving additional pneumatic elements such as a pneumatic empty load device. The brake cylinder may be provided with a channel which permits the push rod to achieve different positions based on different positions of the brake cylinder push rod.

Gear box (1) comprising a gearbox body (2) defining a cavity (3) and, housed inside the cavity (3), an output shaft, and a braking device mounted on a rotating shaft (9), this braking device comprising two activatable brakes (61, 62), two stops (71, 72) mechanically coupled to one another and surrounding the brakes (61, 62), and a control member (8) for moving the brakes (61, 62), common to the two brakes (61, 62), and mounted to move between an inactive braking position and an active braking position, at least one of the stops (71, 72) forming an end-of-travel stop limiting the movement of the brakes (61, 62) in the active braking position of the control member (8). The shaft (9) equipped with the braking device is formed from two coaxial shaft sections (91, 92), mounted to freely rotate in relation to one another, and each equipped with one of the brakes (61, 62) of the braking device, the brakes (61, 62) are cone brakes and the stops (71, 72) form an assembly mounted to be able to move axially along the shaft (9), this assembly being separated in rotation from the shaft (9) or at least one of the sections of the shaft (9).