Tow vehicle-trailer braking system
CA 1054190 A · Owner: Bendix Corporation (The) · Inventors: Fenzel, Thomas B.; Kasselmann, John T.
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A control valve for use in a tow vehicle-trailer braking system has a first bore connected to a master cylinder and a second bore with an entrance port connected to a pump in the tow vehicle for receiving a fluid under pressure, an exit port connected to a power steering control operated by the fluid under pressure, and a control port connected to a servomotor in the trailer. A first piston is located in the first bore and a second piston is located in the second bore. A lever which is located on a pivot pin connects the first piston with the second piston. When the operator applies a braking force to operate the master cylinder the first piston, receives a hydraulic force which acts on the …
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- Granted May 8, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 8, 1996.
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