Vehicle brake cooling system and method of use
OwnerWilliam Jefferyinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle brake cooling system is provided. The vehicle brake cooling system is configured to actively cool brake elements affecting one or more wheels of the vehicle during the periods of vigorous or prolonged application of a vehicle's brakes to prevent overheating. The system is filled with a suitable coolant fluid which is pressurized to flow through a nozzle or a system of nozzles onto a brake element during active braking, cooling the brake element. Manual or automatic operation is disclosed, including use of temperature or pressure sensors. A method of use of a vehicle brake cooling system is also disclosed.
Claims16
A semi tractor-trailer truck brake cooling system comprising:
- a reservoir containing a coolant fluid, the reservoir mounted on a trailer of a semi tractor-trailer truck;
- a pump coupled to the reservoir;
- a nozzle coupled to the pump, the nozzle being configured to spray coolant fluid onto a vehicle brake drum;
- a sensor configured to sense the temperature of the vehicle drum;
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- a switch coupled to the sensor and to the pump, the switch being configured to control activation of the pump, wherein the switch activates the pump when the temperature of the vehicle brake drum exceeds a predetermined temperature or wherein manual activation of the switch activates the pump, whereby at least a portion of the coolant fluid is sprayed through the nozzle in response to activation of the pump.
A semi tractor-trailer truck brake cooling system comprising:
- a reservoir, the reservoir containing a coolant fluid and the reservoir mounted on a trailer of a semi tractor-trailer truck;
- a pump coupled to the reservoir;
- a nozzle coupled to the pump, the nozzle being configured to spray coolant fluid onto a vehicle brake drum of the vehicle;
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- a switch coupled to the pump, wherein a user may control the switch to activate or deactivate the pump, whereby at least a portion of the coolant fluid is sprayed through the nozzle onto the vehicle brake drum in response to activation of the pump.
A method of using a semi tractor-trailer truck brake cooling system comprising:
- sensing the temperature of a brake drum of a semi tractor-trailer truck using a sensor configured to sense the temperature of the vehicle brake drum;
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- activating a pump in response to automatic engagement of a switch when the temperature of the vehicle brake drum exceeds a predetermined temperature, whereupon the pump draws coolant fluid from a reservoir coupled to a trailer of the semi tractor-trailer truck and sprays it through a nozzle and onto the vehicle brake drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.