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US 6,601,926 B2Granted
Air reservoir for air brake system
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorEthan Michael Tevis
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Abstract
An air reservoir for an air brake system is provided. The air reservoir includes a housing that has a first air chamber, a second air chamber, and a supply air chamber. A first valve is disposed between the supply air chamber and the first air chamber and is configured to allow air to flow from the supply air chamber to the first air chamber. A second valve is disposed between the supply air chamber and the second air chamber and is configured to allow air to flow from the supply air chamber to the second air chamber.
Claims17
An air reservoir for an air brake system, comprising:
- a housing having a first baffle and a second baffle, the first baffle separating a first air chamber from a supply air chamber and the second baffle separating a second air chamber from the supply air chamber;
- a first valve disposed in the first baffle between the supply air chamber and the first air chamber and configured to allow air to flow from the supply air chamber to the first air chamber;
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- a second valve disposed in the second baffle between the supply air chamber and the second air chamber and configured to allow air to flow from the supply air chamber to the second air chamber.
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An air brake system, comprising:
- a first brake;
- a second brake;
- an air reservoir including a housing having a first air chamber connected to the first brake, a second air chamber connected to the second brake, and a supply air chamber;
- a first valve disposed between the supply air chamber and the first air chamber and configured to allow air to flow from the supply air chamber to the first air chamber;
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- a second valve disposed between the supply air chamber and the second air chamber and configured to allow air to flow from the supply air chamber to the second air chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.