A-9 AUTOMATIC BRAKE VALVE

y INTRODUCTION
The A-9 Automatic Brake Valve is a compact, self Lapping, pressure maintaining brake valve, which is capable of graduating the application or Release of locomotive and train brake The A-9 Automatic valve has five positions: Release Minimum, Full service, Over Reduction and Emergency The full service application position Service application position preceded by a zone In which air brake pipe is supplied or exhausted in proportion to brake valve handle movement Through this zone, thus provide graduation of Brake application or release of the locomotive and train brakes

y OBJECTIVE
The A-9 Automatic Brake valve maintains 5kg/cm2 air pressure in brake pipe system against normal leakage at its release position. It also maintain air pressure drop in the system according to its handle position

y CONSTRUCTION

The A-9 Automatic Brake valve consists of a selflapping regulating portion. which supplies or exhaust the brake pipe pressure, and vent valve which is actuated only when the brake valve handle is placed in Emergency position for the purpose of venting brake pipe pressure at an Emergency gate. The self lapping portion is actuated by regulating cam dog3 on the brake valve handle shaft 32 which control the supply or exhaust of brake pipe pressure. The vent valve 19 is actuated by special cam dog 23 attached to brake handle which is only operative in Emergency position of brake valve handle

y OPERATION
The A-9 Automatic brake valve handle is kept at release position normally. Main reservoir air is supplied at port No. 30 in the pipe bracket and passes through a strainer to the open inlet valve in to port No.5. The air in port 5 is also ported through a chock passage to the face of regulating valve diaphragm 9. When the pressure on the face of the regulating valve diaphragm 9overcomes regulating valve spring 12tension

y APPLICATION

When the brake valve handle is moved into the minimum reduction, service application zone or full service position, the regulating cam dog 3 on the brake valve handle shaft 32 will permit the inlet valve assembly to move away from the exhaust port by the exhaust valve spring 7. The inlet valve assembly will carry the double valve check assembly with it. Pressure drop in Minimum reduction----- .5/.7 kg/cm2 Full service------------- 1.7/2 kg/cm2 Over reduction------------ 2.5 kg/cm2