AIR PROCESSING UNIT, AIR MANAGING SYSTEM, PNEUMATIC SYSTEM AND VEHICLE

• Main Authors: SEMENIUK, Maciej, VAN SON, Frank, CHAMOT, Marcin
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.10.2023
• 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

The invention relates to an air processing unit (100) for providing compressed air to a supply port (2), in particular for use in a pneumatic system (1000) with a pneumatic unit (138) pneumatically connected to the supply port (2), preferably wherein the pneumatic system (1000) is adapted for a vehicle (1100), the air processing unit (100) comprising:- an inlet port (1) for receiving the compressed air (102), in particular from an electrically controlled compressed air supply (101);- an air drying unit (104) having an input port (106) pneumatically connected to the inlet port (1) and configured to dry the compressed air (102) received, and- a supply line (115) configured to exchange, in particular supply, dried compressed air (108) between the air drying unit (104) and the supply port (2) and a return pneumatic line (116, 116.1, 116.2) configured to exchange, in particular return, compressed air (108) of the supply port (2) to the air drying unit (104), in particular from the supply line (115) to the air drying unit (104), wherein- a return flow control unit (118) comprises the electrically controlled valve (120) and is arranged and configured to enable, during the regeneration phase (R), a flow (122) of the returned compressed air, in dependence of an electric control signal (S), from the return pneumatic line (116) via the electrically controlled valve (120) and via the supply line (115) and the air drying unit (104) to the pneumatic exhaust line (113);According to the invention it is provided that- the electrically controlled valve (120) is provided as a single and only electrically controlled valve of the return flow control unit (118).