Electrically controlled brake system

US8290679B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WABCO GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Uwe Bensch · Hannover, DE
• Henning Förster · Nordstemmen, DE
• Jörg Helmer · Weingarten, DE
• Bernd-Joachim Kiel · Wunstorf, DE
• Hartmut Rosendahl · Hannover, DE
• Otmar Struwe · Hannover, DE
• Matthias Tiedtke · Hannover, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 10, 2012
• Grant date: Oct 16, 2012
• Expiry date: Jan 10, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60T13/683
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An electrically controlled brake system for a tractor is provided that is equipped with an anti-jackknifing brake that can be actuated by means of a manual operating element and that acts only on the brakes of a trailer coupled to the tractor. The operating element is an electrical element which generates an electrical signal to control a valve device by means of which the braking force of the anti-jackknifing brake can be increased.