Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd.

Norio Nakajima

An emergency brake system is provided for a vehicle having separate fluid operated front and rear wheel service brakes and a control system with separate front and rear fluid conduits for individually conducting pressurized fluid to effect the application of the service brakes. The emergency brake system includes an emergency brake and a pressure differential detecting device connected to each of the fluid conduits for detecting a difference in the fluid pressures of the conduits. The detecting device is connected through apparatus to the emergency brake to effect the automatic application of the emergency brake when the service brakes are applied and the difference in the pressures of the conduits is beyond a predetermined value.

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Sagamihara, Japan

Norio Nakajima