Brake Control Frame Bar With Integrated Pneumatic Interfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing brake control device frames for rail-bound vehicles require additional fastening and connecting elements, leading to high procurement and assembly costs, reduced installation space for pneumatic connections, and complex assembly processes.
Innovation Solution
A support beam with integrated pneumatic interfaces serves as a load-bearing element and connects two frame elements, forming a stable frame structure, which integrates pneumatic connections, and incorporates a load-bearing structure, eliminating the need for additional fasteners and connectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If additional fastening and connecting elements (mounting brackets, screws) are used to attach the pneumatic connection strip to the frame, then the frame structure is stabilized, but the installation space for pneumatic connections is reduced and assembly costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the pneumatic connection strip directly into the frame structure by forming it as an integral part of the support beam, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets and screws. This merging of components increases the available installation space for pneumatic connections while reducing the total number of fastening and connecting elements required.
Solution Approach 2:
The support beam is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support, integrates pneumatic connections, and eliminates the need for separate mounting components. By making the connection strip an integral part of the support beam, the structure achieves multi-functionality that resolves the contradiction between structural stability and installation space.
2Stability of the object's composition
If additional fastening and connecting elements are used to attach the connection strip, then the frame structure is stabilized, but procurement and assembly costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The pneumatic connection strip is formed as an integral part of the support beam through a single manufacturing process, eliminating the need to procure and assemble separate mounting brackets and screws. This reduces procurement costs and simplifies assembly while maintaining frame structure stability through the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The support beam serves multiple functions including structural support and pneumatic connection integration, reducing the total component count and associated procurement costs while maintaining stability through its multi-functional design.
3Reliability
If the connection strip is attached by mounting brackets and screw connections, then the pneumatic connections are secured, but the assembly process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The pneumatic connection strip is integrated into the support beam as a single component, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets and screws. This reduces assembly process complexity while maintaining pneumatic connection security through the integrated design that ensures proper positioning and connection.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a framework bar (1, 2) for a frame (3, 3') of a brake control device of a railbound vehicle. The framework bar (1, 2) comprises a pneumatic interface (5, 5') and is able to form a load-bearing element of the frame (3, 3').