Electronically controlled braking device of a towing vehicle-trailer combination
US8540323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T8/327
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electronically controlled braking device of a towing vehicle-trailer combination, which includes at least a generating arrangement (FBM) for generating at least one brake request signal, an electronic towing vehicle brake control unit associated with the towing vehicle for generating brake pressure setpoint value signals for at least one electro-pneumatic pressure control module of the towing vehicle as a function of the brake request signal, a data link between the towing vehicle and the trailer, at least one electro-pneumatic pressure control module associated with the trailer for controlling a trailer brake pressure, in which the data link is for direct communication between the towing vehicle brake control unit and the at least one electro-pneumatic pressure control module of the trailer, and in which the towing vehicle brake control unit and the data link are for directly inputting control signals into the at least one pressure control module of the trailer for generating the trailer brake pressure at least as a function of the brake request signal.
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