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US 5,307,836 AGranted
Vehicle multi-compartment air-brake reservoir with internal check valve
AssigneeVentra Corporation
InventorBob Niceley
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Abstract
A vehicle multi-compartment air-brake reservoir includes a housing and a rigid interior baffle disposed within the housing. The housing and the interior baffle define a supply and secondary chamber. An inlet and an outlet are formed in the supply chamber, and an outlet is formed in the secondary chamber. A one-way valve disposed in the interior baffle provides one-way fluid flow from the supply chamber to the secondary chamber.
Claims9
A vehicle multi-compartment air-brake reservoir, comprising:
- a housing;
- a rigid interior baffle having an opening formed therein and disposed within the housing, the housing and the rigid interior baffle defining a supply chamber and a secondary chamber;
- a vehicle brake system inlet and a vehicle brake system outlet formed in the supply chamber, and a vehicle brake system outlet formed in the secondary chamber;
- and
- a one-way valve means fixed to the interior baffle and covering the opening formed in the rigid interior baffle, the valve providing one-way fluid flow from the supply chamber to the secondary chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.