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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2007
Travis G. Ramler, Elyria, OH (US);
Andrew Marsh, Elyria, OH (US);
David Fenzel, Grafton, OH (US);
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
A valve for use in a pneumatic system of a truck-trailer having a source of air under pressure, a reservoir, at least one spring brake unit and a brake service line is provided. The valve includes a housing, a pressure protection valve portion, a spring brake actuation valve portion and an anti-compounding valve portion. The housing has a supply passage in communication with the source of air under pressure. The pressure protection valve portion is disposed within a first chamber of the housing. The first chamber has an inlet in communication with the supply passage and an outlet in communication with the reservoir. The pressure protection valve portion is configured to selectively block the flow of pressurized air from the supply passage to the reservoir through the first chamber. The spring brake actuation valve portion is disposed within a second chamber of the housing.