Vehicle Wheel Operated Pump Patents (Class 303/116.3)
  • Patent number: 11772624
    Abstract: A braking arrangement for a vehicle includes a source of pressurized air, a first wheel with a first pneumatic brake arrangement including a first brake, the first brake being arranged to be engaged when connected to the source of pressurized air and disengaged when disconnected from the source of pressurized air, a second wheel with a second pneumatic brake arrangement including a second brake, the second brake being arranged to be engaged when connected to the source of pressurized air and disengaged when disconnected from the source of pressurized air, and a proportional valve between the source of pressurized air and the first brake, opening of the proportional valve being proportional to pressure in a line between the source of pressurized air and the proportional valve. The first pneumatic brake arrangement and the second pneumatic brake arrangement function differently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chidambaram Subramanian, Abram McConnell Bradley
  • Patent number: 10525945
    Abstract: A brake control system may comprise an inertial sensor coupled to an axle and configured to measure a linear acceleration of the axle and an antiskid control (ASK) in electronic communication with the inertial sensor, wherein at least one of the inertial sensor or the ASK calculate a linear velocity of the axle based on the linear acceleration, and the ASK uses the linear velocity to calculate a wheel slip speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Efrem E Ayichew, Michael Kordik, Marc Georgin, Paul L Summers
  • Patent number: 9610929
    Abstract: An air braking unit for use in an air braking system. The air braking unit is arranged to be positioned, in use, at a vehicle wheel, and comprises an inlet for receiving, in use, compressed air from a central source. At least one first valve is arranged to selectively allow compressed air from the inlet to enter a wheel brake chamber in use. At least one second valve is arranged to selectively allow air from the brake chamber to be released via an outlet to the atmosphere in use and control means controls the first and second valves to operate to selectively control the air pressure in the brake chamber in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: Haldex Brake Products Ltd., Camcon Technology Ltd., Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: Wladyslaw Wygnanski, David Cebon, Frank Kienhofer, Robert Prescott
  • Patent number: 8672420
    Abstract: A system for evacuating gas from a brake booster of a motor vehicle includes: a first conduit adapted to be connected fluidly to the brake booster; an electric pump connected fluidly to the first conduit, and controllable to evacuate gas from the brake booster via the first conduit; a second conduit; an electric valve fluidly connecting the first and second conduits to each other; a mechanical pump connected fluidly to the second conduit, and adapted to be driven by a vehicle drive unit of the motor vehicle to evacuate gas from the brake booster via the first conduit, the electric valve, and the second conduit; and a control unit operatively associated with the electric pump and the electric valve, and configured to control operations of the electric pump and the electric valve according to a working state of the mechanical pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Jiun-Jie Chen, Shih-Chieh Huang, Chien-Tzu Chen, Yan-Sin Liao
  • Patent number: 8585156
    Abstract: A travel control device for a work vehicle includes: a hydraulic pump; a plurality of hydraulic motors connected to the hydraulic pump in parallel through a closed-circuit connection, that drive different wheels with pressure oil delivered from the hydraulic pump; a slip detection device that detects a slip occurring at each of the wheels; and a flow control device that reduces, upon detection of a slip occurring at any of the wheels by the slip detection device, a quantity of pressure oil supplied to a hydraulic motor for driving the wheel at which the slip has been detected, among the plurality of hydraulic motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Udagawa, Eiji Egawa, Tsukasa Toyooka, Makoto Sugaya, Hideo Sorata, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Akira Nakayama, Kazuo Takiguchi, Kensuke Satou
  • Patent number: 6394560
    Abstract: A hydraulic brake system for preventing wheel lock. The hydraulic brake system includes a variable displacement rotary pump that is activated by the rotation of an axle of a vehicle. A hydraulic control cylinder of the variable displacement rotary pump is operationally coupled to a master cylinder and a displacement piston of the hydraulic control cylinder is operationally coupled to a swash plate of the variable displacement rotary pump for manipulating an amount of brake fluid flowing from the variable displacement rotary pump to a wheel brake cylinder. An outlet port of the variable displacement rotary pump is operationally coupled to the wheel brake cylinder by a section of brake line and to a fluid reservoir through a throttle valve. An inlet port of the variable displacement rotary pump is operationally coupled to a reservoir outlet port by a section of brake line. The wheel brake cylinder is coupled to the wheel of the vehicle to slow down the vehicle when the wheel brake cylinder is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Nikolai N. Pervyshin