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(11) EP 3 826 890 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
02.06.2021 Bulletin 2021/22

(21) Application number: 19748640.0

(22) Date of filing: 24.07.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B60T 7/20(2006.01)
G08G 1/00(2006.01)
 B60T 8/17(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2019/043277
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/023660 (30.01.2020 Gazette 2020/05)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 25.07.2018 US 201816045169
13.09.2018 WO PCT/US2018/050967
13.09.2018 WO PCT/US2018/050964

(71) Applicant: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC
Elyria, Ohio 44035 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KASPER, Phillip J.
    Elyria, Ohio 44035 (US)
  • PILKINGTON, Andrew J.
    Elyria, Ohio 44035 (US)
  • SASMAL, Subashish
    Elyria, Ohio 44035 (US)
  • CARBAUGH, Jeffrey M.
    Elyria, Ohio 44035 (US)
  • CARRITTE, Timothy
    Elyria, Ohio 44035 (US)
  • BROYLES, Nicholas A.
    Elyria, Ohio 44035 (US)
  • TOBER, Michael D.
    Elyria, Ohio 44035 (US)

(74) Representative: Wiedemann, Markus 
Ziegeleistraße 16
86399 Bobingen
86399 Bobingen (DE)

   


(54) TOWING VEHICLE CONTROLLER USING TRAILER BRAKING STRATEGY AND TRAILER BRAKING CONTROL METHOD