Volvo Truck Corporation

Sunil Angadi

Amarnath Jeyakar M R

Dilip Kumar

The present disclosure relates to an air supply control arrangement for a heavy-duty vehicle including a lift axle which comprises a brake chamber. The air supply control arrangement includes a control valve and a lever. The control valve has a closed first state in which pressurized air along an air supply passage is blocked by the control valve, and an open second state in which pressurized air is allowed to pass through the control valve along the air supply passage. The lever has a first portion connected to the control valve and a second portion connectable to the lift axle so that when the lift axle is raised from its ride condition to its lift condition the lever moves the control valve from the open second state to the closed first state. When the lift axle is lowered to its ride condition the lever moves the control valve back to the open second state.

Air supply control arrangement for a heavy duty vehicle comprising a lift axle

An air supply control arrangement for a heavy-duty vehicle comprising a lift axle includes a brake chamber. An electronically controlled brake valve device allows pressurized air to be passed to the brake chamber of the lift axle. A pressurized air source supplies pressurized air to the electronically controlled brake valve device along a supply passage. A pilot control valve provided between the pressurized air source and the electronically controlled brake valve device can restrict air flow through the supply passage. A pressure-responsive element actuates the pilot control valve when the pressure in the lift bellow is increased so that the lift axle is raised to a lift condition. The pressure-responsive element closes the pilot control valve. When the pressure in the lift bellow is reduced so that the lift axle is lowered to a ride condition then the pressure-responsive element is deactivated to allow opening of the pilot control valve.

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Sunil Angadi