Anti-skid brake control system with short circuit protection
First Claim
1. In an anti-skid brake control system for normally overriding manual operation of the brakes of a vehicle upon sensing a skid condition, and wherein the anti-skid brake control system includes disabling means for disabling said system upon detecting a fault condition in the latter and means for indicating to the operator of the vehicle that such a disabling of said system has occurred and, therefore, that said system is disabled from overriding manual operation of the vehicle brakes, the improvement comprising:
- short circuit detector means for detecting a short circuit condition in said system at said means for indicating, said short circuit detector means being coupled in said system to effect disabling of said system from controlling the vehicle brakes upon detecting such a short circuit condition.
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Abstract
In an anti-skid brake control system, a circuit detects the presence of a short circuit condition and upon such detection disables the system itself. Therefore, false indications or displays, excessive battery draining, over-current damage to system components, and the like, which may be caused by such a short circuit condition, are avoided.
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1. In an anti-skid brake control system for normally overriding manual operation of the brakes of a vehicle upon sensing a skid condition, and wherein the anti-skid brake control system includes disabling means for disabling said system upon detecting a fault condition in the latter and means for indicating to the operator of the vehicle that such a disabling of said system has occurred and, therefore, that said system is disabled from overriding manual operation of the vehicle brakes, the improvement comprising:
short circuit detector means for detecting a short circuit condition in said system at said means for indicating, said short circuit detector means being coupled in said system to effect disabling of said system from controlling the vehicle brakes upon detecting such a short circuit condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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