Activation apparatus for a differential pawl with an actuator
AssigneeWABCO Westinghouse Fahrzeugbremsen GmbH
InventorHorst Deike
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Abstract
An automatic activation apparatus for a differential pawl which is independent of intervention by an operator of a vehicle, the invention controls the energy supply to the actuator by means of a control logic with two signal inputs. The control logic is fed a wheel slip signal directly at one signal input, and via a break-delay timing element at its other signal input. The control logic is thereby designed so that, by the excitation of both signal inputs, it switches into a standby position and then into its active position only upon the excitation of its signal input connected with the timing element.
Claims48
An activation apparatus for a differential pawl, which includes an actuator which can be moved in a direction of an engaged position and in a direction of a disengaged position of such differential pawl by an energy supply to said actuator, a engagement logic circuit to control said energy supply in said direction of said engaged position, said engagement logic circuit including two signal inputs, at a first of said two signal inputs a signal which is a function of a wheel slip can be fed and said control logic circuit being designed so that when only a second signal input of said control logic circuit receives a signal will energy be released to said actuator, a disengagement logic controlling said energy supply to said actuator in said direction of said disengaged position (Arrow L) of such differential pawl, with one signal input, said disengagement logic releasing energy when said one signal input receives an input signal, said signal which is a function of said wheel slip being fed to a break-delay first timing element and to an inverting second timing element which is synchronized with said first timing element, an output signal of said first timing element being fed to said second signal input of said control logic circuit, and an output signal of said second timing element being fed to said signal input of said disengagement logic.
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