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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1980
Gerhard Fauck, Hanover, DE;
WABCO Fahrzeugbremsen GmbH, Hanover, DE;
Abstract
A variable load valve device having a piston subject to air spring pressure that varies with vehicle loading to position a cam member formed on a control piston in accordance with the vehicle load condition. The cam member acts through a plunger or push rod to operate a relay valve device via which brake pressure is controlled. A spring that acts on the control piston in opposition to air spring pressure has an adjustable deflection characteristic wherein a clamping device threaded within the spring coils is rotated by a screwdriver or the like. An adjustable screw that serves as a stop for the spring clamp member is provided with a through bore to accommodate passage of the screwdriver into engagement with a slot in the clamp member to facilitate rotation of the clamp, without requiring valve disassembly or component replacement.