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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Michael D. Hudson, Mount Zion, IL (US);
Cameron T. Lane, Decatur, IL (US);
Joseph E. Tabor, Eureka, IL (US);
Keith Kabrick, Springfield, IL (US);
Michael D. Staub, Metamora, IL (US);
Tom N. Brooks, Oakley, IL (US);
William J. Tate, Dunlap, IL (US);
Michael D. Hudson, Mount Zion, IL (US);
Cameron T. Lane, Decatur, IL (US);
Joseph E. Tabor, Eureka, IL (US);
Keith Kabrick, Springfield, IL (US);
Michael D. Staub, Metamora, IL (US);
Tom N. Brooks, Oakley, IL (US);
William J. Tate, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates, in one aspect, to a friction brake cooling system for a machine. The cooling system includes at least one pump connected to at least one reservoir containing cooling fluid. A controller is configured to divert a cooling fluid flow through a valve to a first friction brake system and to a second friction brake system based on the use of the systems. In another aspect, the disclosure relates to a method of cooling a first friction brake system and a second friction brake system including diverting a flow of brake cooling fluid to the systems based on the use of the systems.