Patent ID: 6152544
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A remote braking apparatus comprising:a towing-vehicle having a remote vacuum source;a towed-vehicle having a manifold that creates a vacuum when the towed-vehicle is operating under its own power, the towed vehicle further having brakes assisted by a power boost in response to the movement of a brake pedal;a vacuum conduit network that operably connects the remote vacuum source of the towing-vehicle and the onboard vacuum source of the towed-vehicle to the power boost of the towed-vehicle and a vacuum control means of the towed-vehicle;a vacuum actuated servo mechanism that receives vacuum from the vacuum control means as directed by an electronic control means, the vacuum actuating the vacuum actuated servo mechanism to move between a resting position and a braking position; anda connection means mechanically interconnecting the vacuum actuated servo mechanism and the brake pedal of the towed-vehicle, whereby, in response to a signal from the electronic control means, the vacuum control means directs vacuum, generated by either the remote vacuum source of the towing-vehicle or the onboard vacuum source of the towed-vehicle, into the vacuum actuated servo mechanism, causing the vacuum actuated servo mechanism to move from the resting position to the braking position pulling the brake pedal and applying the brakes of the towed-vehicle.