Parking brake remote actuation
First Claim
1. A system for a remote actuation of a parking brake in a vehicle, thereby to insure that the parking brake of the vehicle is set when a driver exits the vehicle, the system comprising:
- an actuator disposed within a vehicle equipped with air brakes and a parking brake button and coupled to the parking brake button and configured to set the parking brake upon an occurrence of a predetermined event and configured to prevent disengagement of the parking brake unless the remote actuation device is present; and
a remote actuation device configured to be with the driver of the vehicle and to indicate to the actuator when the driver exits the vehicle such that the actuator sets the parking brake if not already set.
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Abstract
A system for the remote actuation of a parking brake in a vehicle, thereby to insure that the parking brake of the vehicle is set when the driver exits the vehicle, includes: an actuator disposed within a vehicle equipped with air brakes and a parking brake button and coupled to the parking brake button and configured to set the parking brake upon the occurrence of a predetermined event; and a remote actuation device configured to be with the driver of the vehicle and to indicate to the actuator when the driver exits the vehicle such that the actuator sets the parking brake if not already set.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for a remote actuation of a parking brake in a vehicle, thereby to insure that the parking brake of the vehicle is set when a driver exits the vehicle, the system comprising:
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an actuator disposed within a vehicle equipped with air brakes and a parking brake button and coupled to the parking brake button and configured to set the parking brake upon an occurrence of a predetermined event and configured to prevent disengagement of the parking brake unless the remote actuation device is present; and a remote actuation device configured to be with the driver of the vehicle and to indicate to the actuator when the driver exits the vehicle such that the actuator sets the parking brake if not already set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to set a parking brake of a vehicle by remote actuation, thereby to insure that the parking brake of the vehicle is set when a driver exits the vehicle, the method comprising:
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equipping a vehicle with an actuator disposed within a vehicle equipped with air brakes and a parking brake button and coupled to the parking brake button and configured to set a parking brake upon an occurrence of a predetermined event and configured to prevent disengagement of the parking brake unless the remote actuation device is present; utilizing a remote actuation device configured to be with the driver of the vehicle and to indicate to the actuator when the driver exits the vehicle such that the actuator sets the parking brake if not already set; pairing the actuator device to the remote actuation device for communication between the devices; identifying, by the remote actuation device with the driver, a departure by the driver; and preventing disengagement of the parking brake unless the remote activation device is present. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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