The present disclosure is directed to a towed vehicle brake system and more particularly to a brake control system which slaves the towed vehicle to the towing vehicle. The system is preferably utilized with existing hydraulic braking systems of the towing and towed vehicles, although the concepts of the disclosure can be adapted to other types of braking systems. The system is easily mounted and removed from both the towing and towed vehicles. When utilized with hydraulic braking systems, the existing hydraulic systems are not penetrated by the disclosed system.
In a lamp, a construction is set forth including a low voltage power source including an adjustable supply to a transformer in a base wherein the transformer is connected with a pair of coextensive arms. The arms are preferably made of metal and are the conductors. The voltage level is intrinsically safe. The arms extend to remotely support a housing with a bulb therein. The housing has a pair of oppositely positioned sockets and the arm supports miniature banana plugs which stab into the sockets to provide electrical current for bulb operation and to also serve as a pivot for the housing. In addition, a greater measure of freedom is obtained by incorporating a pivot wherein the arms pivotally connect with a second pair of coextensive arms to provide an added degree of freedom.
A back pressure regulator system is set forth. In the preferred embodiment, a pressure to be regulated is input to a pressure transducer. The transducer forms a signal indicative of pressure applied through a regulator system which forms an output driving differential signal suitable for a motor. An electric motor is driven thereby and operates a gear box which in turn connects through a slip clutch and a linear motion clutch to advance or retract a needle valve stem. The stem is threadedly engaged with the body. It rotates to advance or retract a needle valve in a valve seat, and a connection is made from the pressure to be regulated through the needle valve to thereby control back presssure on the system.
Pulseless Pump Apparatus Having Pressure Crossover Detector And Control Means
A multi-cylinder pulseless pump mechanism is provided which incorporates a plurality of positive displacement pumps having their respective outlets coupled for sequentially delivering a continuous pulseless supply of fluid to an outlet line. To achieve pulseless fluid flow from the synchronously operating piston pumps and to achieve sensitive operation even under high pressure conditions a differential pressure sensor is provided having a pair of bridge type strain gauge transducers which render finite voltages above zero at all pressure conditions and thus provide transducer output signals that are free from electrical noise typically associated with zero voltage. One of the transducer signals is buffered to drive a recording device to show system pressure level. Both transducer signals are differentially summed to create a differential pressure which is also output to a recorder and which is electronically amplified and differentially summed to develop a differential switch output signal that is utilized for synchronous operation of a control valve for valve shifting at zero pressure during pump crossover to thus achieve continuous pulseless flow of fluid at the control valve outlet in response to sensed pressure conditions.
Gas Metering Apparatus For Use With Small Volume, Small Flow Gas Source
A precision gas metering apparatus is disclosed and comprises facing duplicate cylinders each having a piston therein, wherein the two cylinders are aligned with one another so that a common non-rotating shaft moves pistons in each. The shaft is driven by a stepping motor having a traveling nut connected to said shaft to impart rotation from the motor which is converted into linear movement of the shaft. With suitable valves and a pressure transducer, gas to be measured is delivered first to one volume and then to the other, the pistons being driven to equalize in flowing gas pressure to atmospheric pressure level, and thereafter summing the total volumetric filling by summing each filling of each chamber, and also summing any partial fillings. A pressure transducer assures that the filled chambers are held to a specified volume.
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