Patent ID: 6079795
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A system for adjusting vehicle brake cylinder pressure according to the vehicle load condition comprising:a limiting valve having means for continuously varying the pressure of fluid supplied to a fluid operable braking apparatus on a vehicle in accordance with the load carried by said vehicle, said limiting valve having means for sensing a load bearing on a vehicle wheel assembly;means for isolating said load force sensing means from transient deflections of the vehicle not cause by vehicle load, wherein said isolating means further comprises:an upper bracket secured to a vehicle body;a lower bracket secured to the vehicle wheel assembly;a damper having a first section secured to the upper bracket and a second section movably mounted to the first section;an isolator having a first portion secured to the lower bracket and a second portion slidably mounted to the first portion; andan input lever having a first end rotatably mounted to the second portion of the isolator and a second end rotatable mounted to the second section of the damper, said input lever being pivotally mounted at an intermediate section between said first and second end to the upper bracket, said input lever being operatively associated said load force sensing means of the limiting valve.