Towed vehicle remote brake application means for use with a towi

Details Towed vehicle remote brake application means for use with a towi Towed vehicle remote brake application means for use with a towi

1990-02-23

1991-07-16

Halvosa, George E. A.

Brakes

Vehicle

Train

74532, 188112R, 254DIG5, 280432, B60T 702

Patent

active

050317296

ABSTRACT:
The brakes of a towed vehicle can be applied remotely responsive to braking of the towing vehicle. An air compressor driven by the motor of the towing vehicle can supply compressed air to a compressed air storage tank with a pneumatic line extending from the compressed air storage tank rearwardly to a braking assembly which is positioned in the passenger compartment of the towed vehicle. The braking assembly is adjustable and includes a rod positioned between the steering wheel and the brake pedal of the towed vehicle and is secured to both. A pneumatic control device is connected to the pneumatic line to receive a signal therethrough to actuate the braking assembly through an actuation device such as a pneumatic piston to exert pressure to expand the length of the bar and apply the brakes of the towed vehicle. An air release valve in the bar assembly can exhaust air from the pneumatic piston responsive to cessation of compressed air being supplied through the pneumatic line to facilitate immediate release of the brakes of the towed vehicle.

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