Trailer brake control system
US4196936A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T2230/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A trailer brake control system which includes a variable frequency oscillator, an electromagnetic inertial sensor adapted to detect either lateral acceleration or longitudinal deceleration of a trailer and to vary the output frequency of the oscillator in accordance therewith, and a circuit for applying trailer brakes as a function of such frequency variation either to correct a trailer sway condition indicated by lateral trailer acceleration or when tractor brakes have been applied as indicated by longitudinal deceleration of the tractor/trailer combination.
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