WABCO’s Trailer Control Valve is engineered to control the vehicle’s trailer braking with a tractor-trailer combination. The major functions of this valve include:
Normal charging of trailer reservoir when no brake application is made
It supplies increased pressure to the trailer brakes during normal service brake application
Application of trailer brakes when the foot brake valve primary circuit has failed
Application of trailer brakes when tractor spring brakes are actuated
Protect the tractor circuit by activating dump feature when either supply or control line fails
Features:
Predominance of the valve can be adjusted and factory set
Large flow area for quick response
Ports compatible for VOSS, Metric and NPTF connections
Silencer option available
Benefits:
Improves the safety of the tractor-trailer braking system by predominance (Regulation requirement as per IS: 11852)
Prevents jack-knifing
Applies emergency brake in case of cut in tractor supply line or in trailer signal line
Eliminates excessive load on tractor trailer coupling
Application:
Commercial vehicles with tractor-trailer combination