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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2015
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Elyria, OH (US);
David J Taneyhill, Elyria, OH (US);
Thomas S Miller, Jr., Lagrange, OH (US);
Timothy Carritte, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
A controller for a parking brake system for a commercial vehicle is disclosed. The controller receives a signal indicative of a request to park a tractor, a signal indicative of a request to supply air to a trailer and a signal indicative of a vehicle operating condition. The controller transmits a control signal to a tractor parking brake device and a trailer air supply device in order to park the tractor and maintain the air supply to the trailer to suspend the parking of the trailer in response to the signals.