Air brake compressor failure warning system
US4853689A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T17/22
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A warning for a vehicular air brake system, which system is powered by air compressed by a rotary compressor. A sensor senses rotation of some part of the compressor, and if a signal respective to rotation is not sensed during a predetermined increment of time, an alarm is caused to alert the operator of an impending lack of compressed air.
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