Backup control technique for 20 pipe braking system
CA 2212911 C · Owner: Ferri, Vincent · Inventors: Dimsa, Robert D.; Ferri, Vincent
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In a microprocessor-controlled electro-pneumatic brake control system for a railway train, pressure in the brake cylinder is maintained despite the loss of pressure in the "20 pipe" brake line, or failure of a key relay valve that controls pressure to that brake line. Feedback signals derived from the "20 pipe" brake line when found to be inappropriate after a predetermined amount of time are substituted for by brake command signals generated by the brake controller.
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- Filed August 13, 1997 and granted March 19, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 13, 2017.
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