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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2001
Roy Lee Hayford, Redford, MI (US);
Neil Williams, Henllys Cwmbran, GB;
Juergen Dreher, Muelheim-Kaerlich, DE;
Christos T. Kyrtsos, Southfield, MI (US);
Wilfried Giering, Mendig, DE;
Gerald D. Anderson, Oxford, MI (US);
David Brademeyer, Centerville, OH (US);
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, L.L.C., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle braking system includes a device for cooling the components of the brake assembly. The air source that is normally used to activate the brake assembly components is coupled with a plurality of flexible conduits that direct air toward one or more of the brake assembly components. A high velocity air nozzle preferably is provided at the end of each conduit. The air from the compressed air source is maintained in a compressed state through the conduits and decompresses as it exits the discharge nozzles. The decompression of the air through the nozzles results in cooling the air and the nearby brake components at which the air is directed.