Title: Continuous hydrodynamic brake for motor vehicles, especially heavy commercial vehicles

Abstract: A continuous brake for motor vehicles, especially for heavy commercial vehicles, in the form of a hydrodynamic coupling, which is filled from a storage device during actuation of the brake valve and which is automatically emptied into the storage device when the brake valve is disengaged, a solenoid-actuated threeway valve is thereby arranged in the line from the brake valve to the storage device which, when energized, closes the line from the brake valve and vents the line to the storage device while a switch is connected in the energizing circuit of the solenoid valve which closes during actuation of the clutch pedal when the clutch is disengaged.

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Inventors: Hanke, Hans (Stuttgart, DT)

Application Number: 547166
Filing Date: 1975-02-05
Publication_date: 1976-03-02
Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft (DT)
Primary Class(es): 192/13A 188/296, 192/12A, 192/221
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US Patent Ref:

2277584	Mar, 1942	Freeman	192/13.
3498426	Mar, 1970	Nakano	192/13.
3542173	Nov, 1970	Kratzenberg et al.	192/4.
3777860	Dec, 1973	Forster et al.	192/12.

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Primary Examiner: Scott, Samuel
Assistant Examiner: Chandler, Lance W.
Attorney: Craig & Antonelli