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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Howard Beck, Birkby, GB;
David Townsend, West Ardely Wakefield, GB;
Assignee:
Wabco Automotive UK Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 2/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 2/106 ;
Abstract
A vehicle air supply system having a compressor, an air dryer, a reservoir adapted to receive air from the compressor via the air dryer, and control means operable to cause a standard regeneration of the air dryer when a predetermined system condition is met, the control means being further operable to cause an intermediate regeneration of the air dryer in advance of said predetermined system condition being met.