An apparatus for detecting a failure of a gladhand coupler connecting a towing component and a trailer component of a commercial or railroad vehicle. The towing component is configured with a triggerable mechanism adapted to change, through the gladhand coupler, a pressure for braking the trailer component. The apparatus includes a triggering module, configured to trigger the mechanism, and a detection module, configured to detect a reaction of the commercial or railroad vehicle after the triggering module has triggered the mechanism, to attribute the reaction to a failure of the gladhand coupler, and to issue a warning signal about the failure of the gladhand coupler.


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    Title :

    APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A FAILURE OF A GLADHAND COUPLER


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    Publication date :

    2024-08-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS / B60T Bremsanlagen für Fahrzeuge oder Teile davon , VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF



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