A braking system, comprising an air reservoir, a first brake chamber, a first flow control device connected to the first brake chamber via a second fluid conduit, a second brake chamber, a second flow control device connected to the second brake chamber via a fourth fluid conduit, a third flow control device connected between the first flow control device and the first brake chamber, a parking brake sub-system configured to apply a parking brake when an air pressure falls below a threshold, and a control unit configured to control the third flow control device to maintain the pressure inside the first brake chamber, and each of the first flow control device and the second flow control device to allow air from the air reservoir arrangement to be discharged from the braking system, until the pressure provided by the air reservoir arrangement has fallen below the predefined parking brake threshold pressure.
BRAKING SYSTEM FOR HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE
12.12.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60T Bremsanlagen für Fahrzeuge oder Teile davon , VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF |