ESTOP--emergency stopping device for motorized uncaged vehicles

Details ESTOP--emergency stopping device for motorized uncaged vehicles ESTOP--emergency stopping device for motorized uncaged vehicles

1996-10-15

1997-12-30

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Brakes

Wheel

Axially movable brake element or housing therefor

188167, 188 724, 188106R, 188106F, 180272, F16D 6514, F16D 5508, B60K 2800

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057019770

ABSTRACT:
ESTOP is a braking device causing a motorized vehicle, such as a snowmobile or ATV, to stop when the driver is ejected. When the ESTOP is armed, with a trigger pin attached by a tether and clip to a driver, the vehicle braking system functions normally. When the driver is ejected, removing the trigger pin, the ESTOP, unarmed, releases a force applying pressure, mechanically or hydraulically, to brake pads stopping the vehicle's brake rotor and bringing the vehicle to rest. Mechanically, ESTOP applies pressure from a released spring to brake pads on a caliper mounted on the vehicle's brake rotor. Hydraulically, the ESTOP applies pressure from a released spring to the vehicle's hydraulic brake system through a secondary master cylinder. ESTOP potential energy is not limited to a coiled wire spring, but may include a compressed gas canister, engine provided vacuum or an electrical solenoid.

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