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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Breaking Systems (Uk) Limited, Cwmbran, Gwent, GB;
Inventors:
Paul Roberts, Gwent, GB;
Abhishek Mazumdar, Gwent, GB;
Assignee:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited, Cwmbran, Gwent, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/02 (2006.01); F16D 65/38 (2006.01); F16D 66/00 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); F16D 65/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/221 (2013.01); F16D 65/568 (2013.01); F16D 66/026 (2013.01); F16D 66/02 (2013.01); F16D 2065/386 (2013.01); F16D 2066/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining if any usable life remains in a brake component of a brake, the method comprising the steps of using a processor to determine a total number of brake events, and using a processor to determine from the total number of brake events if any usable life remains in the brake component.