Brake system for vehicles with trailers
US4568129A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1982 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T13/683
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A brake system for vehicles with trailers and having a compressed-air, dual-line brake system, in which a pressure sensor is associated with the trailer brake valve, with which sensor an electronic switching system disposed on the trailer can be triggered. A following pressure control valve is either switched parallel to a brake line leading from the trailer brake valve to the brake cylinders or, given dual-circuit triggering, of itself takes on the function of supplying the brake cylinders.
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