Patent ID: 6450587
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B60T,F16H

Abstract:
A safety system for use with a brake mechanism of a vehicle, the safety system adapted to monitor conditions at a plurality of stations at the vehicle to determine whether vehicle movement should be permitted, the safety system comprising:a management mechanism adapted to apply the brake mechanism to inhibit vehicle movement; a plurality of sensors adapted to be at stations in the vehicle and adapted to sense conditions at the stations; a solid-state controller operatively connected to the management mechanism and to the plurality of sensors, wherein the controller is adapted to receive signals from the plurality of sensors and, in response to signals from the plurality of sensors indicating a condition that is unsafe for vehicle movement, to actuate the management mechanism to apply the brakes, wherein the management mechanism comprises a vented solenoid valve adapted to block and vent an air line in an air brake, wherein the blocking and venting of said air line applies the brake mechanism.