HYGETM
Carriage Brake Options
Emergency Brake
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Earlier
HYGE carriages did not include an emergency brake
system to prevent over travel as is standard today.
HYGE
can provide parts, instructions and install emergency braking
on these existing sleds. The hardware consists of an on-board
tank, valve, transducer and switch.
Emergency
brake system consisting of an on-board storage tank, valve,
pressure transducer and actuating switch. A ramp (cam) is positioned
along the track with magnets or mounting brackets, should the
carriage proceed too far down the track, the ramp trips switch
to open the tank valve and 500 psi is dumped to the brakes to
quickly stop the carriage. Since the switch is a normally closed
type and the valve is a normally open, any interruption of power,
such as a damaged umbilical cable, will act as a fail-safe.
Delayed
Brake (whip lash)
This
option allows the operator to apply a braking force to the carriage
at some point after the initial firing for:
- whip-lash
component test
- operation
in conjunction with the standard brakes
- system
may be fired with out initial brake pressure to increase
velocity and/or payload .
The
delayed brake system operates independent of the emergency brake
system. The hardware consists of an on-board tank, valve, transducer
and switch.
The operator can fill the tank at any pressure up to 500 psi.
The
brake timing can be accomplished by two different methods:
- Ramp
(cam) located at the desired position on the rail trips
system
- May
also be activated by PLC time, using trigger valve actuation
as To . Note that the time increment is in 10 ms intervals.
