A system for controlling centralized brake of vehicles, comprising: a pressure collection device for collecting the pressure of a main blast pipe and a train pipe control device. The pressure signal output end of the pressure collection device is connected to the pressure signal input end of the train pipe control device; the brake signal input end of the train pipe control device is connected to the brake signal output end of a brake controller; the train pipe control device is pneumatically connected to the main blast pipe and a train pipe separately by means of an air channel. By means of the solution, the installation space of a trailer is reduced, and the costs are lowered. In addition, the change in the pressure of the train pipe is controlled by an automatic brake control system, the train can operate after being connected to an automatically air-braked coach, according to a brake request output by the brake controller and the detection of the real-time pressure of the train pipe, the change in the pressure of the train pipe is controlled, and a five-line control signal is used, so that flexible marshalling can be implemented.

A system for maintaining brake cylinder pressure includes a brake cylinder passage configured to be in fluid communication with a brake cylinder, a brake pipe passage configured to be in fluid communication with a brake pipe and a brake cylinder, a first valve member moveable between a first position and a second position, and a second valve member in fluid communication with a reference pressure. The second valve member is configured to move the first valve member from the first position to the second position based on a differential between a pressure within the brake cylinder passage and the reference pressure, where the brake pipe passage is configured to only supply air from a brake pipe to a brake cylinder when the first valve member is in the second position.

An electronic control system of emergency and service braking comprises an emergency brake module and a service brake module, each module including an independent and segregated electronic architecture. The service brake module receives a deceleration/service braking demand signal and generates a service braking pressure signal. The emergency brake module connected to the service brake module to receive the service braking pressure signal, receives a signal indicative of an emergency braking demand, generates a respective intermediate braking pressure signal indicating an emergency braking, generates a signal corresponding to the higher value between the service braking pressure signal and the intermediate braking pressure signal indicative of an emergency braking, which is converted to braking pressure.

A rotational monitoring system of at least one axle designed to identify at least one axle controlled by it having an estimated instantaneous linear speed lower than a predetermined instantaneous linear limit speed, and remove the braking force to one or more wheels of the axle identified to have an estimated instantaneous linear speed lower than the predetermined instantaneous linear limit speed, by canceling a pressure to brake cylinders associated with the at least one axle identified to have an estimated instantaneous linear speed lower than the predetermined instantaneous linear limit speed. The cancellation of a pressure is obtained by acting on an electro-pneumatic valve designed to perform a Remote Release function associated with the pneumatic circuits generating braking pressure for the brake cylinders and adapted to cancel a residual braking pressure.

Disclosed is a railway braking system including a service brake supplied by a first source, a parking brake having a device for immobilizing the service brake and a mobile control device for mobile control of the immobilizing device, and a command and control unit configured to receive information indicative of a value of the first source, process information indicative of a parking brake setpoint so as to actuate the control device, and determine a value of a second source according to the setpoint and to the information indicative of a value of the first source, so as to supply a pressure chamber of the service brake.

The invention relates to a railway braking system (1) comprising a first pneumatic distribution device (51) formed by a first distributor provided with a single inlet opening (54a,b) connected to a source for supplying pneumatic pressure mediums (73) and with a single outlet opening (55a,b) connected to a parking brake chamber (25) in order to optionally supply a parking brake (7) with a second pneumatic pressure medium so as to place said brake in either of inoperative and operative configurations, and a second pneumatic distribution device (61) formed by a second distributor provided with a single inlet opening (64a,b) connected to said supply source and with a single outlet opening (65a,b) connected to a service pressure chamber (13) in order to supply a service brake (6) with a third pneumatic pressure medium of which the pressure value is predetermined, so as to apply a predetermined braking force when said parking brake is in the operative configuration thereof.

Disclosed is a rail braking system including a detection and storage device designed to receive first information representing the position of a device for locking a service brake piston, to receive second information representing the supply of a service brake pressure chamber with a pneumatic pressure agent, to deduce information representing the application of a parking brake from the first and second information, and to store the deduced information; as a result of which the information representing the application of the parking brake is kept even if the service brake pressure chamber is no longer supplied with the pneumatic pressure agent.

A parking brake reset system for a railway vehicle, such as a transit vehicle, includes a brake operating unit fluidly connected to a main air reservoir and controlling air flow to a brake cylinder of the railway vehicle, a brake pipe, a parking brake, and a control valve in line between the brake pipe and the parking brake to establish fluid communication between the brake pipe and the parking brake. The control valve is in line between the brake operating unit and the parking brake, whereby the control valve controls air flow to the parking brake from the main air reservoir and the brake pipe. The control valve may be a double check valve or a 3-way cutout valve, as examples.