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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2004
Carsten Detlefs, Ronnenberg, DE;
Heinrich Diekmeyer, Barsinghausen, DE;
Frank-dietmar Lippelt, Barsinghausen, DE;
Joachim Reinhardt, Hannover, DE;
Bernd Strilka, Hannover, DE;
Carsten Detlefs, Ronnenberg, DE;
Heinrich Diekmeyer, Barsinghausen, DE;
Frank-Dietmar Lippelt, Barsinghausen, DE;
Joachim Reinhardt, Hannover, DE;
Bernd Strilka, Hannover, DE;
WABCO GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
A method and system is provided for refilling vehicle operational brake circuits after a large consumption of compressed air. The operational brake circuits are compressed air consumer circuits of a consumer part of a vehicle compressed air system. The operational brake circuits also include at least one additional compressed air consumer circuit provided with a compressed air reservoir. The actual pressure values in the operational brake circuits and in the additional compressed air consumer circuit are continuously determined and compared against a lower threshold value. If the values are below the threshold value, the identified operational brake circuits are blocked as defective and communication is established between the additional compressed air consumer circuits and the intact operational brake circuits in order to refill the operational brake circuits from the compressed air reservoirs of the additional compressed air consumer circuits.