Automatic self-resetting parking brake

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4978178
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07363918

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A parking brake having an output lever connected at a first pivot point to a brake rod, at a second pivot point to a automatic fluid responsive actuator and at a third point to one end of a chain of a standard manual releaseable parking brake unit. The other end of the chain is connected to a reset lever which is activated by the automatic actuator to reset the manual parking brake unit after manual release and during automatic release. The automatic actuator includes an air bellows to drive a piston, and a simple interlock valve connecting the air spring to a brake line.

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KNORR BRAKE HOLDING CORPORATION A DE CORPORATION3 DERWOOD CIRCLE ROCKVILLE MD 20850

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Engle, Thomas H Stamford, CT 47 670

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