Abstract: An electropneumatic control module for an electronically controllable pneumatic brake system for a vehicle combination with a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle includes a pneumatic reservoir input, which is connectable to a compressed-air reservoir, and a trailer control unit, which has a trailer control valve unit with one or more electropneumatic valves, a trailer brake pressure port and a trailer supply pressure port. The electropneumatic control module further includes an immobilizing brake unit, which has a spring-type actuator port for at least one spring-type actuator for a tractor vehicle and an immobilizing brake valve unit with one or more electropneumatic valves, and an electronic control unit, wherein the electronic control unit is designed to, based on an electronic immobilizing signal, trigger the immobilizing brake valve unit to switch at least one valve of the immobilizing brake valve unit.

Abstract: An electropneumatic trailer control-valve unit for a vehicle, including a storage port for coupling a store of compressed air for a trailer, a brake-pressure port, a brake-pressure pilot-control unit configured to output at least one first control pressure, a brake-pressure main-valve unit configured to receive the at least one first control pressure and to output a brake pressure at a brake-pressure port, a trailer operating-pressure port configured to receive a trailer operating pressure, and a pneumatically switched trailer protection valve with a protection-valve control port which is connected to the trailer operating-pressure port for receiving the trailer operating pressure, wherein the trailer protection valve switches from a first switching position into a second switching position if the trailer operating pressure exceeds a predetermined first threshold value, and wherein the trailer operating pressure is a supply control pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a rotational speed sensor comprising a sensor element in a vehicle, wherein the sensor element interacts with a magnet wheel on a wheel of the vehicle and an effective parameter generated by the interaction of the magnet wheel with the sensor element is evaluated in the form of a measurand in an evaluation module and, depending on the measurand, an output variable characterizing the rotational speed of the wheel is output, wherein the sensor element is supplied via the evaluation module with a sensor voltage influencing the measurand. A sensor assembly is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method is provided for decelerating a vehicle. The vehicle has an electro-pneumatic brake system, at least one front axle, at least one rear axle, and a brake value transmitter. The vehicle further includes at least one axle modulator for the front axle of the vehicle, for performing control of at least one front axle brake pressure at the at least one front axle, and/or at least one axle modulator for the rear axle of the vehicle, for performing control of a rear axle brake pressure at the at least one rear axle of the vehicle. The method includes generating a redundancy signal at a first axle, the front axle or rear axle, or at a trailer control valve, and performing open-loop and/or closed-loop control of an auxiliary brake pressure at another axle, the front axle or the rear axle, via the redundancy signal.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vehicle system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, that includes an electronically controllable pneumatic braking system, and an electronically controllable steering device. The electronically controllable pneumatic braking system has a redundant control unit, which controls the brake circuits in the event of a failure of an electronic stability control of the braking system during travel. In the event of the failure of the electronic stability control during travel, the redundant control unit performs axle-wise control of the front axle with a front axle redundancy brake pressure and/or of the rear axle with a rear axle redundancy brake pressure and the electronically controllable steering device carries out laterally stabilizing steering interventions in order to keep the vehicle in a tolerance corridor of a predefined target trajectory of the vehicle. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle and a method.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for testing a shuttle valve in a pneumatic system, wherein the shuttle valve has a first shuttle valve port, a second shuttle valve port and a third shuttle valve port, wherein the higher of the pressures prevailing at the first shuttle valve port and second shuttle valve port is modulated at the third shuttle valve port in each case, wherein the method includes the steps: a) modulating a first pressure at the first shuttle valve port; b) ascertaining a value, which is indicative of the first pressure, at the first shuttle valve port; and c) comparing the value indicative of the first pressure with a first predetermined comparison value provided for this, and, in the event of a deviation greater than a first tolerance: ascertaining and/or outputting a fault of the shuttle valve.

Abstract: An electropneumatic control module for an electronically controllable pneumatic brake system for a vehicle combination with a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle includes a pneumatic reservoir input, which is connectable to a compressed-air reservoir, a trailer control unit, which has a trailer control valve unit with one or more electropneumatic valves, a trailer brake pressure port and a trailer supply pressure port, an immobilizing brake unit, which has a spring-type actuator port for a spring-type actuator for a tractor vehicle and an immobilizing brake valve unit with one or more electropneumatic valves, and an electronic control unit for controlling the trailer control valve unit and the immobilizing brake valve unit. The trailer control unit has a first relay valve, which has a relay valve working input connected to the reservoir input, a relay valve output connected to the trailer brake pressure port, and a relay valve ventilation output.

Abstract: An electropneumatic trailer supply module, for an electropneumatic parking brake system for a tractor vehicle/trailer combination, includes a supply connection configured to connect a compressed air supply, a trailer supply connection configured to deliver a supply pressure for a trailer vehicle, a pneumatically controlled main valve unit configured to provide the supply pressure to the trailer supply connection, and an electropneumatic pilot control unit configured to select at least a first control pressure at the pneumatically controlled main valve unit. When the first control pressure exceeds a predefined first threshold value of the pneumatically controlled main valve unit, the supply pressure provided to the trailer supply connection can be selected. When the first control pressure falls below the predefined first threshold value of the pneumatically controlled main valve unit, the trailer supply connection is configured to be vented.

Abstract: A control valve (12) for applying a spring-loaded brake pressure (p3b) to spring-loaded parts of a rear-axle wheel brake is provided. The control valve (12) is activatable pneumatically via a second control input (12b) with a parking-brake control pressure (p5). The parking-brake control pressure (p5) can act in such a manner on a control mechanism (14b, 15b, 17c, 22, 23, 24) arranged in a valve housing (12f) of the control valve (12) that a spring-loaded brake pressure (p3b) arises at a control output (12c) of the control valve (12) as a function of the parking-brake control pressure (p5) for bringing about a parking-brake braking specification with the spring-loaded parts of the rear-axle wheel brakes. The control valve (12) has a first control connection (12a) connectable to an adjustable first control chamber (14a), which is operatively connected to the control mechanism (14b, 15b, 17c, 22, 23, 24).

Abstract: An electropneumatic valve assembly is provided for actuating a parking brake function of an electropneumatic brake system of a commercial vehicle. The assembly includes a parking brake valve unit which receives supply pressure via a supply pressure path. A pneumatically self-holding trailer valve unit is connected to the supply pressure path and has a pneumatically switchable trailer supply valve. The supply valve provides a trailer supply pressure to a trailer supply port in dependence on an electronic trailer brake signal. The parking brake valve unit has a pilot valve unit and a main valve unit and the pilot valve unit outputs a parking brake control pressure at the main valve unit. The main valve unit outputs a parking brake pressure at a spring brake port. The valve assembly has a compensation valve to maintain the parking brake control pressure outputted at the main valve unit to compensate for valve leakage.

Abstract: An electropneumatic valve assembly for actuating a parking brake function of an electropneumatic brake system of a commercial vehicle has a parking brake valve unit which receives supply pressure from a supply pressure path and outputs a parking brake pressure at least at one spring brake port in dependence on an electronic parking brake signal. A pneumatically switchable safety valve connects the supply pressure path to at least a first compressed air supply and in a supply position connects the compressed air supply to the supply pressure path and in an air release position releases air from the supply pressure path. A pneumatic safety valve control port of the safety valve is connected to the at least one compressed air supply. The safety valve switches into the supply position if the supply pressure provided by the at least a first compressed air supply exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: An electropneumatic brake system, for a commercial vehicle which is provided for pulling a trailer, includes at least one service brake circuit configured to activate service brake actuators, a parking brake circuit having parking brake actuators on at least one axle, a trailer brake circuit configured to provide a trailer brake pressure at a trailer brake pressure port, and a manually actuatable operating unit in a driver's cab. The manually actuatable operating unit has a first operating element and a second operating element. In the case of actuation of the first operating element when the vehicle is driving, the parking brake actuators are activated and a trailer brake pressure is output at the trailer brake pressure port. In the case of actuation of the second operating element when the vehicle is driving, only a trailer brake pressure is output.

Abstract: An electronically controllable pneumatic brake system includes a service brake control module for controlling a first and a second service brake circuit, and a trailer control module with a trailer brake pressure connection point for connection to a trailer brake pressure coupling head. The trailer control module outputs a trailer brake pressure via the trailer brake pressure connection point. Upon a malfunction of the first and/or second service brake circuit, the first service brake pressure is controlled depending on the trailer brake pressure; and the second service brake pressure is controlled depending on the trailer brake pressure specified by the trailer control module; and/or the parking brake pressure is controlled directly or depending on the trailer brake pressure specified by the trailer control module. Upon a malfunction of the trailer control module, the trailer brake pressure is controlled depending on the first service brake pressure.

Abstract: A parking brake valve device for controlling a spring accumulator parking brake in an electro-pneumatic brake system includes a compressed air inlet configured to connect to a compressed air supply. The parking brake valve device also includes an electro-pneumatic handbrake (EPH) valve configuration and a parking brake control outlet configured to connect a spring accumulator parking brake, and a trailer control valve (TCV) device configured to control a trailer control outlet and a trailer supply outlet for a trailer brake system. The parking brake valve device further includes a multiplex switching device connected to the compressed air inlet and having electro-pneumatic switching valves configured to be controlled via electrical control signals for selective compressed air supply and venting of the EPH valve configuration and/or the TCV device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling an electronically controllable pneumatic braking system for a towing vehicle. The towing vehicle has front axle brake actuators and rear axle brake actuators; a primary system with a primary control unit for controlling the front and rear axle brake actuators; a secondary system with a secondary control unit for controlling the front and rear axle brake actuators in the event that a fault is detected in the primary system and the braking system is controlled by the secondary system; a trailer control valve for providing a trailer brake pressure at a trailer brake pressure port; and a PLC connector for receiving PLC signals from a trailer. The method includes: providing PLC signals received at the PLC connection both in the primary system and in the secondary system; and processing PLC signals in both the primary system and the secondary system.

Abstract: A parking brake valve assembly for an electronically controllable pneumatic braking system of a vehicle is disclosed. The parking brake valve assembly includes: a first compressed air path which receives a supply pressure and has a first monostable valve unit for providing a first parking brake pressure, a second compressed air path which receives supply pressure and has a second monostable valve unit for providing a second parking brake pressure, and a first shuttle valve having a first shuttle valve port with the first compressed air path and receiving the first parking brake pressure, a second shuttle valve port with the second compressed air path and receiving the second parking brake pressure, and a third shuttle valve port connectable to a spring brake cylinder. The first shuttle valve outputs the higher of the first parking brake pressure and of the second parking brake pressure to the third shuttle valve port.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a fail-safety valve unit for a parking brake function of an electronically controllable pneumatic braking system for a utility vehicle. The fail-safety valve unit has a monostable release valve and a ventilating valve. The release valve, when energized, provides a release pressure at a first release valve port for the parking brake function and, when de-energized, connects the first release valve port to the ventilating valve. The ventilating valve has a nonlinear ventilating characteristic which permits ventilating of the release valve port from the release pressure to a partial brake pressure with a first gradient, and ventilating of the release valve port from the partial brake pressure to a full brake pressure with a second gradient, wherein the first gradient is greater than the second gradient. A parking brake module and a vehicle are part of the disclosure.

Abstract: An electrically controllable pneumatic brake system has a front and a rear axle brake circuit, and a manually actuable brake signal transmitter which, upon actuation, outputs a first front brake control pressure and a first rear brake control pressure. A front axle brake pressure is produced based on a front axle braking demand pressure and a rear axle brake pressure is produced based on a rear braking demand pressure. A two-channel pressure modulator system is configured to receive a braking demand signal from an autonomous driving unit and, in response thereto, output the front and rear braking demand pressure, and is further configured to receive the first front and rear brake control pressure and, at least in an error situation, to output the front braking demand pressure depending on the first front brake control pressure and/or the rear braking demand pressure depending on the first rear brake control pressure.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating an electropneumatic parking brake module for an electronically controllable pneumatic brake system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, having a supply port for receiving a supply pressure, at least one parking brake port for the connection of at least one parking brake cylinder, a main valve assembly which receives the supply pressure and is configured to output a spring brake pressure at the parking brake port in dependence on a control pressure, and a pilot valve assembly which receives the supply pressure and is to provide the control pressure, wherein the pilot valve assembly has a bistable valve which can be switched between a first air admission position and a second air release position, and a control unit for providing first and second switch signals to the pilot valve assembly.

Abstract: An electropneumatic brake control module (1) for utility vehicles (100) includes a supply port (2) for connecting a compressed air supply (3); a first axle channel port (4); a pneumatically controlled inlet/outlet valve unit (10) for outputting a first braking pressure (PB1) at the first axle channel port (4); and an electropneumatic pilot control unit (8) for outputting at least one first control pressure (P1) at the inlet/outlet valve unit (10). The brake control module (1) further includes a redundancy pressure port (6) for receiving a redundancy pressure (PR) and a redundancy valve unit (12) connected to the redundancy pressure port (6) for outputting a redundancy braking pressure (PBR) at the first axle channel port (4) in the event that the electropneumatic pilot control unit (8) has a fault.