Auxiliary brake control

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1997-02-12

1999-02-02

Moulis, Thomas N.

Internal-combustion engines

Engine speed regulator

Responsive to deceleration mode

477165, F02D 1304

Patent

active

058651543

ABSTRACT:
The invention is a device consisting of a control module that allows a driver to electronically activate a truck's engine brakes. The brakes are activated by use of a push-button switch installed on the truck's gearshift lever. In the first embodiment of the invention, when the button is pressed and released, the control module's electronic circuitry keeps the engine brakes engaged until the clutch or throttle is used. In the second embodiment of the invention, the brakes also can be turned off by pressing the button again. The invention eliminates the need to use a truck's standard, dashboard-mounted manual switch to activate the engine brake and allows the driver to intermittently turn the engine brakes on or off.

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