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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederick W. Cords, LeSueur, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ausco Products, Inc., Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 1/300 ;
Abstract
A braking system for a towed vehicle having a hydraulic brake system wherein a continuously variable hydraulic pressure is generated to provide a corresponding and proportional brake force in the towed vehicle. A hydraulic pressure generator having an electric motor with variable electric input is employed to provide a corresponding a proportional hydraulic pressure by a hydraulic pressure generator, wherein the resulting variable hydraulic pressure is employed to provide a proportional braking force in the towed vehicle.