Automatically and remotely controlled brake actuator systems
First Claim
1. A remotely controlled braking actuator system for use with a braking mechanism of a wheeled vehicle, the system comprising:
- a transmitter configured for wireless communication and further configured for actuation in response to one or more actuation signals;
a receiving and control unit operatively coupled with the transmitter and configured for wireless communication with the transmitter, the receiving and control unit being disposed remotely from the transmitter and mounted to the vehicle and being configured to respond to one or more control signals received from the transmitter; and
a braking arrangement operatively coupled with the receiving and control unit and mounted to the vehicle, the braking arrangement being disposed and being configured to implement a braking action of the braking mechanism of the vehicle, wherein in response to one or more signals the receiving and control unit provides to the braking arrangement, the braking arrangement implements a braking action of the vehicle braking mechanism to slow or to stop the vehicle.
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Abstract
A remotely controlled brake actuator system for use with a wheeled vehicle includes a remote wireless transmitter, a wireless receiving and control unit to receive signals from the wireless transmitter, a vehicle-mounted braking arrangement, and an electronic controller operative to process signals the wireless receiver receives and to deliver electrical signals to the braking arrangement. The system also may be configured to implement a method to set a security code in the transmitter and the receiver in order the signals generated are specific to a particular wheeled vehicle. The system may further include a braking force/pressure adjustment selector switch for setting a force/pressure of braking pressure or force applied to a vehicle'"'"'s braking mechanism. The system also may include a mode selection switch for selecting any one of various forms of braking force/pressure, such as intermittent or continuous applications, and/or for selecting or setting audible and/or visual warnings that braking action is imminent or in progress.
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26 Claims
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1. A remotely controlled braking actuator system for use with a braking mechanism of a wheeled vehicle, the system comprising:
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a transmitter configured for wireless communication and further configured for actuation in response to one or more actuation signals;
a receiving and control unit operatively coupled with the transmitter and configured for wireless communication with the transmitter, the receiving and control unit being disposed remotely from the transmitter and mounted to the vehicle and being configured to respond to one or more control signals received from the transmitter; and
a braking arrangement operatively coupled with the receiving and control unit and mounted to the vehicle, the braking arrangement being disposed and being configured to implement a braking action of the braking mechanism of the vehicle, wherein in response to one or more signals the receiving and control unit provides to the braking arrangement, the braking arrangement implements a braking action of the vehicle braking mechanism to slow or to stop the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26)
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18. A remotely controlled, motorized braking actuator system for use with a braking mechanism of a wheeled vehicle, the system comprising:
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a transmitter configured for wireless communication and further configured for actuation in response to one or more actuation signals;
a receiving and control unit operatively coupled with the transmitter and configured for wireless communication with the transmitter, the receiving and control unit being disposed remotely from the transmitter and mounted to the vehicle;
a processor disposed within the receiving and control unit and programmed to respond to one or more control signals received from the transmitter;
a motor driver disposed within the receiving and control unit and operatively coupled with the processor; and
a motor operatively coupled with the processor and the motor driver, the motor being disposed and being configured to cause a braking action of the braking mechanism of the vehicle, wherein in response to one or more signals the processor provides to the motor driver, the motor driver powers the motor to implement a braking action of the vehicle braking mechanism to slow or to stop the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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