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Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2021
Applicant:

Horizon Global Americas Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);

Inventors:

Nicholas Albert Cekola, Plymouth, MI (US);

Dennis Michael Morse, Plymouth, MI (US);

Marvin Hoot, Plymouth, MI (US);

Yilong Chen, Plymouth, MI (US);

Srikanth Kadudula, Plymouth, MI (US);

Assignee:

HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC., Plymouth, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 7/20 (2006.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60T 8/88 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/20 (2013.01); B60T 8/1708 (2013.01); B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60T 8/323 (2013.01); B60T 8/885 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); B60T 2230/06 (2013.01); B60T 2270/404 (2013.01);
Abstract

A brake control unit includes a processor, a first high side driver and a second high side driver. The processor sends signals to the first high side driver and the second high side driver. The first and second high side drivers process the signals independent of each other. The processor diagnoses faults and locations of faults based on feedback from the high side drivers. The first high side driver controls the braking of a first trailer brake. The second high side driver controls the braking of a second trailer brake.


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