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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Arai, Toyota, JA;
Koichi Taniguchi, Kariya, JA;
Assignees:
Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Kariya, JA;
Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340 / ; 188 / ; 200 614 ;
Abstract
A brake lining wear warning system comprising a probe which becomes nonconductive when the wear of a brake lining reaches a critical value, a holding circuit adapted to be placed in a set condition in response to the nonconduction of the probe and remain in the set condition even after the termination of the nonconduction of the probe, and a warning device for giving a warning when the holding circuit is in the set condition.