APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TRAILER PARKING BRAKE STATUS INDICATOR IN A TRACTOR

• Main Authors: BURNS, LINDA J, ZULA, DANIEL P, HUTCHINS, CHRISTOPHER H, WEED, THOMAS J, CARTER, REBECCA J, KENNEDY, ANDREW L, BARADE, GIRISH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 08.08.2023
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

An apparatus for controlling a trailer parking brake status indicator in a tractor is provided that allows an operator to deactivate the indicator when the tractor is operating without a trailer using a pre-existing operator interface. The apparatus includes means for determining whether a trailer i...