Anti-skid brake system

960,526. Anti-skid brake control units; valves. FORD MOTOR CO. Ltd. June 20, 1962 [July 3, 1961], No. 23693/61. Headings F2E, F2F and F2V. An anti-skid braking device for vehicle braking systems comprises a skid control unit 10 including rotatably mounted inner and outer valve parts 56, 52 respectively, which normally rotate together by means of a driving connection 60 with the vehicle wheel, the inner valve part having a shaft extension 80 with a leafspring driving connection 86 to a flywheel 84. The leaf spring members 86 serve as driving members between the inner and outer valve parts 56 and 52. Upon rotation of the outer part 52, the inner part 56 will be driven through the springs 86 and in the event of a rapid slow down of the outer part 52, the springs 86 will flex and the flywheel 84 will cause the inner valve parts to overrun the outer valve part 52 and establish an angular relationship. Upon actuation of the brake, hydraulic fluid is forced from a pressure source through inlet connection 14 of the unit 10 and via outlet connection 12 of the unit to the brake cylinders 46 of a spottype disc brake. Normally, both the inner and outer valve parts 56 and 52 are driven at a speed directly proportional to the wheel speed. When the brakes are applied to reduce the wheel speed, the outer valve part 52 will slow up and the inner valve part 56 will tend to overrun the outer valve part 52 because of the inertia of the flywheel 84 and establish a new angular relationship between the two parts which is directly proportional to the amount of wheel deceleration. If the extent of wheel deceleration is so great as to indicate incipient wheel lock the inner valve part 56 is turned relatively to the outer valve part 52 and the brake outlets 98 are in communication with the ports 102 leading to a reservoir and evacuation of the pressure fluid from the wheel brake cylinders 46 will occur. At the same time, the supply inlet ports 92 are closed. Wheel deceleration will immediately stop and the inner and outer valve parts 56, 52 will return to their original positions and pressure will then be re-applied from the supply ports 92 to the brake ports 98. This condition will continue until the vehicle is brought to a halt or the operator releases his brake control.