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Device for controlling hydraulic braking of a trailer hitched to a tractor

US8240777B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 20, 2007
Grant dateAug 14, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T13/686
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic circuit having a brake pipe suitable for being connected to a pressurized fluid source or to a pressure-free reservoir, i.e. to a reservoir without excess pressure, via a proportional pressure reducer controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU). The circuit includes link solenoid-valve means suitable for connecting the proportional pressure reducer to the reservoir or, via a calibrated pressure reducer, to the pressurized fluid source.

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