Robert Boschgmbh

Egbert Muller

Werner Stumpe

Ingolf Grauel

Gunter Kulke

Konrad Eckert

Franz Maurer

A dual-circuit pressure medium brake system is equipped with relay valves disposed ahead of the brake cylinders. Each brake circuit is equipped with a control also acting in the other circuit and overlapping each other, and a primary brake circuit is designed in such a way that it contains all control elements necessary for optimal brake pressure adaptation, while a secondary brake circuit is merely an auxiliary brake circuit without control elements. In this manner each brake pressure metering can be simultaneously adjusted. During the loss of the primary brake circuit, the secondary brake circuit guarantees a minimal brake pressure. Such a pressure medium brake system is preferably used in air brake systems of motor vehicles.

Dual-circuit pressure medium brake system

A tractor-trailer braking system with a control valve for the trailer which is controllable by at least two service brake circuits of the tractor. One circuit of this multi-circuit control has an electrical control in the form of magnetic valves, or the like, in order to speed up the control process. The system may be combined with a load-dependent switching element and/or with an anti-skid protection-dependent switching element.

Tractor-trailer brake system including a trailer brake control valve

Brake force regulating system

A pressure-medium brake system, which comprises multiple circuits and has associated with each brake cylinder or group of brake cylinders relay valves which are controllable by a control medium. Depending on the number of brake circuits and the kind of the respective control medium, the relay valves are provided with several, possibly different, control chambers. This results in an overlapping control which insures that each relay valve can even be controlled in the event that a control circuit has been lost. The brake system is preferably used in utility vehicles equipped with air brakes.

Dual control pressure medium brake system

A multi-circuit pressure medium brake system in which a pressure control valve is used which can be triggered in a multi-circuit manner. One of the controls is effected electrically and generally advances ahead of a pressure-medium control, so that when the system is functioning properly, the pressure-medium control remains without effect. Various modifications for the pressure control valve have been set forth and a plurality of combinations of switching members for meeting various pressure regulating conditions have been set forth. The multi-circuit pressure medium brake system is preferably applicable to motor vehicles.

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Hochdorf, Germany

Egbert Muller