Air Brake System

Air Brake System – Brakes are essential parts of any vehicle, especially for trucks when drivers are traveling with the weight of thousands of pounds in diesel trucks. In every big vehicle like buses, trucks, and trailers, these brakes system consists of an air brake system. These big vehicles can easily rely on air brake systems. The air brake system can keep everyone on-road and driver safe during traveling.

It is a critical component of any diesel vehicle. Technicians need to know how these air brake systems work. They should also know how to service and maintain the air brake.

How do Truck Air Brakes work?

Air brake systems work by using air instead of using hydraulic fluid. They also contain drum brakes and disc brakes. The combination of these can make your brake more efficient. Air pressure of these brakes can help you to apply service brake, and by this, it releases the parking brake.

Parking brakes are used as emergency brake systems. If the pressure dropped, then the spring in the chamber overcame the force exerted by the air, and it helped in applying brakes on wheels. We can say that the air brake system can work similarly to the hydraulic brakes.

Parts of Air Brake System:

I will discuss some of the main parts of the air brake system.

Air Compressor: 

We can say that the air compressor is the main part of any air brake because it helps in compressing atmospheric air to the pressure according to the user and then transfers this pressure into the storage tank.

Storage Tank:

This tank helps you to store atmospheric air at very high pressure. It is another most important part of the air brake. The work of the storage tank is to decrease the burden of the air compressor because when the brakes are applied from time to time while running the vehicle, the air compressor is overworked and cannot perform this task alone. So in this situation storage tank can help the air compressor.

Brake Pedal:

We can say that brake pedals are the input device for any air brake. The driver uses it and is situated in the vehicles adjacent to the accelerator. They work as an input device for your break and help you apply break by using your feet. It helps to apply break and put input motion to your break.

Brake Actuator:

It is a piston-cylinder that is directly connected to the brake pedal. When the brake is applied through the brake pedal, the brake actuator helps in creating pressure throughout the assembly.

Safety Valve:

It is the safety component attached just next to a storage tank, and it saves your tank from bursting because of high air pressure. It is the most important need of an air brake system because the air compressor works continuously, and this storage tank also works. So for keeping it safe from bursting, we use a safety valve.

Dirt Collector:

It is another important part of the air brake system, and it is a very small device. It is very helpful in collecting small dirt particles and then separated from the air filter.