The collet can be moved towards and locked against the collet brake spring to prevent the collet from engaging the push rod. This allows the user to effectively deactuate the collet brake feature when desired, such as to mechanically release the push rod from the collet when the vehicle is ...
to develop robotic vehicles for future battlefields. But the Grand Challenge, as it was called, just proved how difficult it is to get a car to speed across an unfamiliar desert without human guidance. One had its brake locked up in the starting area. Another began by throwing itself onto...
The pushchair has the operating element of a control mechanism (8) located on a rotatable element which is subjected normally in the non-operating position to a side pressure and is not connected to a rotational brake (40). If the locked state of a locking device (12) is broken, the op...
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doi:USH748 HJohn M. GrahamUSUSH748 * Aug 21, 1989 Mar 6, 1990 Air brake with collet locked push rod and excessive force reducer
A collet brake spring biases the collet into a tapered collet hole to clamp the collet onto the push rod to prevent the movement of the push rod toward the brake off position. Application of pressure to the collet brake chamber overcomes the force of the collet brake spring and moves the ...
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