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AssigneeWABCO GmbH & Co. OHG
InventorsHorst Eckert, Arnd Gaulke
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A system and method for overload monitoring of vehicle brakes of electronically controlled brake systems of vehicles and of vehicle combinations. The temperatures of the wheel brakes of the vehicle or vehicle train parts of the vehicle combination are determined and compared with a preset temperature limit value, and a first warning signal is output to the driver if the temperature of the wheel brakes on one axle of the vehicle or of a vehicle train part reaches the temperature limit value. A second warning signal is output to the driver if the determined temperatures of the wheel brakes on more than one axle of the vehicle or of at least one vehicle train part or all vehicle train parts of the vehicle combination reach the temperature limit value.
A method for monitoring brakes in an electronically controlled brake system of a vehicle for overload, the vehicle having a front axle including front wheels and front wheel brakes and a rear axle including rear wheels and rear wheel brakes, the method comprising the steps of setting a temperature limit value for said front and rear wheel brakes, ascertaining temperature values of said front and rear wheel brakes, comparing said temperature values of said front and rear wheel brakes with said temperature limit value, communicating a first warning to an operator of said vehicle if an individual one of said ascertained temperature values of said front and rear wheel brakes reaches said temperature limit value, and communicating a second warning to said operator of said vehicle if said ascertained temperature values of at least one of said front wheel brakes and at least one of said rear wheel brakes reach said temperature limit value.
A method for monitoring brakes for overload in electronically controlled brake systems of a vehicle train including a first vehicle train part and at least one additional vehicle train part coupled thereto, the first vehicle train part including front and rear axles having first wheels and first wheel brakes, the at least one additional vehicle train part including additional front and rear axles, additional wheels and additional wheel brakes, the method comprising the steps of setting a temperature limit value for said first wheel brakes and said additional wheel brakes, ascertaining temperature values of said first wheel brakes and said additional wheel brakes, comparing said ascertained temperature values of said first wheel brakes and said additional wheel brakes against said temperature limit value, communicating a first warning to an operator of said vehicle train if an individual one of said ascertained temperature values of said wheel brakes of said first vehicle train part and said at least one additional vehicle train part reaches said temperature limit value, and communicating a second warning to said operator of said vehicle train if at least one of (i) said ascertained temperature values of at least one of said first wheel brakes on said front axle and at least one of said first wheel brakes on said rear axle of said first vehicle train part reach said temperature limit value, (ii) said ascertained temperature values of at least one of said additional wheel brakes on said front axle and at least one of said additional wheel brakes on said rear axle of said at least one additional vehicle train part reach said temperature limit value and (iii) said ascertained temperature values of at least one of said first wheel brakes and at least on of said additional wheel brakes reach said temperature limit value.
A system for monitoring wheel brakes in an electronically controlled brake system of a vehicle for overload, the vehicle having, a front axle including front wheels and front wheel brakes and a rear axle including rear wheels and rear wheel brakes, the system comprising means for ascertaining temperature values of said front and rear wheel brakes, means for setting a temperature limit value for said front and rear wheel brakes, means for comparing said ascertained temperature values of said wheel brakes against said temperature limit value, and means for warning an operator of said vehicle if said ascertained temperature values of said front and rear wheel brakes reach said temperature limit value.
A system for monitoring brakes for overload in electronically controlled brake systems of a vehicle train including a first vehicle train part and at least one additional vehicle train part coupled thereto, the first vehicle train part including front and rear axles having first wheels, first wheel brakes and a first electronically controlled brake system for controlling the first wheel brakes, the at least one additional vehicle train part including additional front and rear axles, additional wheels, additional wheel brakes and at least one additional electronically controlled brake system for controlling the additional wheel brakes, the system comprising means for ascertaining temperature values of said first wheel brakes and said additional wheel brakes, means for setting a temperature limit value for said first wheel brakes and said additional wheel brakes, means for comparing said ascertained temperature values of said wheel brakes against said temperature limit value, and means for warning an operator of said vehicle train if said ascertained temperature values of said wheel brakes reach said temperature limit value.
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