Valve arrangement for controlling a brake system of a trailer vehicle

US8944525B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8944525-B2
Application numberUS-67202808-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 1, 2008
Priority dateAug 14, 2007
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A valve arrangement for controlling a brake system, comprising at least one spring brake cylinder and at least one service brake cylinder, of a trailer vehicle of a traction vehicle-trailer combination, characterized in that said valve arrangement includes a 3/2 way valve which, as a function of the control pressure present at its control inlet, connects either its connection, which is connected to an outlet of a control valve device in order to generate service brake pressure for the at least one service brake cylinder, or connects its connection, which is connected to a trailer-vehicle-side compressed air supply, to its further connection which is connected to the at least one spring brake cylinder.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A valve arrangement for controlling a brake system having at least one spring brake cylinder and at least one service brake cylinder, which are of a trailer vehicle of a traction vehicle-trailer combination, comprising: a 3/2 way valve which, as a function of a control pressure present at its control inlet, connects either its connection, which is connected to an outlet of a control valve device to generate service brake pressure for the at least one s…

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What does patent US8944525B2 cover?
A valve arrangement for controlling a brake system, comprising at least one spring brake cylinder and at least one service brake cylinder, of a trailer vehicle of a traction vehicle-trailer combination, characterized in that said valve arrangement includes a 3/2 way valve which, as a function of the control pressure present at its control inlet, connects either its connection, which is connecte…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mederer Martin, Knorr Bremse Systeme
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60T13/683. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).