Patent ID: 6619759
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
An electronic brake controller for actuating electric wheel brakes of a towed vehicle, the electronic brake controller comprising:a sensor for producing a first brake control signal which is representative of a desired automatic braking level for the towed vehicle; a manually operated switch movable from a first position to a second position to produce a second brake control signal which is representative of a first manual braking level, said first manual braking level being between zero braking level and the desired automatic braking level, said manually operated switch being movable from said second position to a third position to produce a third brake control signal which is representative of a second manual braking level, said second manual braking level being between the desired automatic braking level and a one-hundred percent braking level, said manually operated switch including a detent for defining said second position; and a control device adapted to be connected to a vehicle power source and responsive to said first, second and third brake control signals for generating an output signal for actuating the electric brakes of the towed vehicle.