Patent · US Expired

Sway control system for a tow vehicle-trailer combination

US4023863A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
5References
9Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 24, 1975
Grant dateMay 17, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 24, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T2230/06
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A solenoid operated distribution valve for supplying a servomotor in a trailer with a sway control braking signal in response to a sway signal being evaluated in a comparator. A wave spring surrounds the plunger of the solenoid to nullify the movement thereof such that the output force which operates the distribution valve is a direct function of the sway signal.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.