Patent ID: 6296323
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A control system for use with a towed vehicle hydraulic brake system and adapted to be connected to a towing vehicle having an electrical system, the control system comprising:(a) a hydraulic pressure generator configured for electrical interconnection to the towing vehicle electrical system and for hydraulic interconnection to the towed vehicle hydraulic brake system for providing pressurized hydraulic fluid to the towed vehicle hydraulic brake system; and(b) a control for receiving an operator-selected input representative of a desired towed vehicle braking force; and coupled to the hydraulic pressure generator for varying the amount of electrical power input to the hydraulic pressure generator corresponding to the operator selected input representative of the desired towed vehicle braking force to produce a proportional pressure of the hydraulic fluid provided to the towed vehicle hydraulic brake system, the control including one of an ammeter and a decelerometer.