Patent GB-1277867-A (GB)
Title: Compressed air braking and locking system for trailers or semitrailers
Inventor: GACHOT J
IPC: B60T13/40
Filed: 1970-12-08
Abstract: 1277867 Tractor trailer compressed air braking systems; valves J GACHOT and F PERALES 8 Dec 1970 [9 Dec 1969 7 Aug 1970 30 Sept 1970 13 Oct 1970] 58247/70 Headings F2F and F2V The Specification describes a number of embodiments of a compressed air braking and locking system for a trailer or semi-trailer which is attached to the " direct circuit " and to the " automatic circuit " of a tractor braking system via couplings 45, 46 respectively; the trailer system comprises a brake cylinder 40 with a service application control inlet 59, a locking control inlet 63 and an unlocking control inlet 60, an emergency relay valve 42 with an outlet 57, a feed inlet 48 connected to a reservoir 41 and with first and second control inlets 50, 52 the valve 42 being operable to put feed inlet 48 into communication with outlet 57 when the first control inlet 50 is pressurized or when the second control inlet 52 is connected to atmospheric pressure, the system also including a hand operated valve unit 44 for control of the system when the trailer is separated from the tractor and the couplings 45, 46 are at atmospheric pressure having at least two positions wherein in a first position the first and second control inlets 50, 52 of the relay valve 42 are put into communication respectively with the first and second couplings 45, 46 in order to cut off communication between the reservoir 41 and said first and second control inlets 50, 52 and in a second position the reservoir 41 is put into communication with the unlocking control inlet. In the system of Figs. 1-8 a reversing valve 43 is placed between the valve 42 and the valve 44: the valve 44 comprises two plungers 81, 82 movable in sequence by an actuating mechanism 74 so that in the first position (Fig. 3) the ports 89 and 91 and the ports 90, 92 are in communication but in the second position (Fig. 8) communication between these ports is cut off. This valve 44 also has a third position (Fig. 7) in which the reservoir 41 is connected to the second control inlet 52 of the emergency relay valve 42. When the tractor and trailer are coupled application of the tractor brakes causes application of the trailer brakes, air being directed to inlets 59, 60 of the cylinder 40. If the couplings 45, 46 fail, air is directed to inlet 63 and also to an emergency application control inlet 62, and if the trailer is deliberately unhitched such also occurs: should it be desired to move the trailer without use of the tractor, the valve unit 44 is brought into its second position and air is directed to inlets 59, 60. In the embodiment of Figs. 9-19 the valve unit 44 is operated by a lever 225 which is operable to move rollers 260, 261 into actuating contact with pushers 251: these pushers 251 are moved to sequentially open valves 244, 246 to connect ports 218, 220, 221. The sytems also incorporates a reversing valve 227. If the trailer is uncoupled for a length of time a flexible hose 231 may be connected to an auxiliary reservoir such as one of the trailer tyres. In the embodiment of Figs. 20-24 the manually operated hand unit 301 includes a two position obturator 325 movable to control communication between ports 302, 307. The system incorporates two double stop valves 304 and 223. The system of Figs. 24-27 also incorporates two double stop valves 223 and 301.