Product Description:
Integration of the Electronic Parking Brake
Besides the field proven EAC functionality, Knorr-Bremse offers additionally the integration of the electronic or pneumatic parking brake into the EAC.The main advantages for the vehicle manufacturer in terms of the electronic parking brake integration are the reduction of the required installation space in the cabin, flexibility in the dashboard design as well as a reduced mounting effort. The Integration of the electronic park brake into the EAC ensures lowest system costs relative to any other combination of Air Treatment device and pneumatic parking brake.
The end user benefits mainly from the new functionality of the automatic park brake activation and release, as well as from additional safety functions.
The compressed air produced by the compressor must be dried and cleaned before being distributed up to seven different brake and subsidiary circuits. These circuits must be filled with up to three different pressure levels and secured against each other in order to fulfil reliably the highest safety demands in traffic.
View All
