CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR A TRAILER VEHICLE

• US 20110257840A1
• Filed: 08/01/2009
• Published: 10/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wabco GmbH (Wabco Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Wabco GmbH (Wabco Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Stender, Axel, Ronnenberg, Udo, Risse, Rainer
• Granted Patent: US 8,660,745 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60D 1/64 Couplings or joints therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/305 Indicating devices for towed vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 11/00 Arrangement of monitoring devices for devices provided for in groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 13/662 characterised by specified functions of the control system components
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 17/22 Devices for monitoring or checking brake systems; Signal devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 7/20 specially for trailers, e.g. in case of uncoupling of or overrunning by trailer inertia-actuated overrun brakes B60T13/08
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/1708 for lorries or tractor-trailer combinations

Abstract

The invention relates to a control arrangement for a trailer vehicle and to a trailer vehicle. The control arrangement according to the invention comprises a brake system, a lighting system (2), a control device for controlling the lighting system (2), and a data transfer means (4) for transferring data between the control device and the brake system, wherein the control device and the brake system are arranged such that information about the status of the lighting system (2) is transferred to the brake system by means of the control device, and/or information about the brake system is transferred to the control device for changing the status of the lighting system (2).

Claims

1. A control arrangement for a trailer vehicle, comprising a brake system, a light system (2), a control device for controlling the light system (2), and a data transmission means (4) for transmitting data between the control device and the brake system, wherein the control device and the brake system are designed in such a way that information about the status of the light system (2) is transmitted to the brake system by means of the control device and/or information in the brake system is transmitted to the control device for the purpose of changing the status of the light system (2).

2. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the brake system has a brake modulator (1), and the data transmission means (4) is designed to transmit data between the control device and the brake modulator (1).

3. The arrangement as claimed in either of the preceding claims, wherein the control device has a central control unit (3).

4. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the data transmission means (4) comprises a data bus (4) and/or at least one individual wiring system.

5. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, additionally comprising a first connection (5) for connection of the control device to a truck.

6. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, additionally comprising a second connection (6) for connection of the brake system to a truck.

7. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, additionally comprising a sensor system which can be controlled by means of the control device.

8. The arrangement as claimed in claim 7, wherein the control device and the brake system are designed in such a way that information in the sensor system can be transmitted to the brake system by means of the control device.

9. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the light system (2) and/or possibly the sensor system are/is connected to the control device via a bus (11) and/or via at least one individual wiring system.

10. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the light system (2) comprises at least a brake light (8), a reversing light (8), a turn signal (8), a warning light (8), a clearance lamp and/or a side marker light (9).

11. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims in conjunction with claim 7, wherein the sensor system comprises at least a distance sensor (10), a door switching contact and/or a temperature sensor.

12. The arrangement as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the brake system is an electronic brake system.

13. A trailer vehicle, equipped with a control arrangement as claimed in one of claims 1 to 12.