Braking device (2) for a
carriage (1) of a gravity conveyor, comprising: a shaft (4) for connecting to a running wheel (1.1, 1.2) of the
carriage (1) in order to drive the shaft (4) in rotation via a rotational movement of the running wheel (1.1, 1.2), a fluid passage (10) for conducting a
hydraulic fluid, a
hydraulic pump (20) which is drivingly connected to the shaft (4) and which is integrated into the fluid passage (10) in order to convey the
hydraulic fluid through the fluid passage (10), and a
throttle (30) which is integrated into the fluid passage (10) and which is configured to
throttle a flow rate of the
hydraulic fluid through the fluid passage (10) by means of a variable
throttle passage cross-section (33, 75, 34, 76) depending on a delivery rate of hydraulic fluid, characterized in that the throttle (30) has a bypass passage (54, 55, 56, 57, 61, 63, 64, 71), via which hydraulic fluid can be passed through the throttle (30), bypassing the throttle passage cross-section (33, 75, 34, 76), wherein a valve is integrated into the bypass passage (54, 55, 56, 57, 61, 63, 64, 71), via which valve a flow cross-section of the bypass passage (54, 55, 56, 57, 61, 63, 64, 71) can be adjusted, wherein the braking device (2) has a housing (3), in which the
hydraulic pump (20), the throttle (30) and the fluid passage (10) are arranged and through which the shaft (4) extends under rotatable mounting, and an adjusting mechanism (40), via which the valve is adjustable to adjust its flow cross-section, and wherein a drive section (41) of the adjusting mechanism (40) is arranged on an outer side of the housing (3), and wherein the adjusting mechanism (40) has a display (42),which is arranged on the outside of the housing (3) and via which a setting of the valve can be read.,