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Vehicle brake status indicating apparatus

US6112860A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
7References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1999
Grant dateSep 5, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2066/003
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a vehicle braking system having a slack adjuster with an actuator and an electrically operable car control unit, an electrical switch is responsive the position of the actuator and is coupled to the car control unit to provide an indication of the condition of the vehicle brake shoes, i.e. whether or not the brake shoes are disengaged from the vehicle wheels.

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