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Advanced warning device for monitoring the working conditions of hydraulic brakes system of motor vehicles

US6119059A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 26, 1998
Grant dateSep 12, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T17/221
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An advance warning device for monitoring the working conditions of a hydraulic braking system of a motor vehicle is composed of a plurality of sensors and a controller in communication with the sensors for processing the signals transmitted by the sensors so as to provide the operator of the motor vehicle with an advance warning signal as to likelihood of the brake failure. The sensors are intended to monitor respectively the temperature of the brake lining piece, the temperature of the brake fluid kept in the distribution pump, the water content of the brake fluid of the hydraulic braking system, and the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic braking system.

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