摘要 |
An articulated vehicle comprising a tractor (12), a first trailer (42) and a second trailer (14), wherein the tractor (12) is provided with a braking demand signal generating device (33) which is operable by a driver of the vehicle to generate an electrical braking demand signal, and each trailer (14,42) is provided with an electrical braking control unit (18,48), wherein the first trailer (92) is provided with an electrical connector (44), and means are provided to transmit the electrical braking demand signal from the tractor (12) to the electrical connector (44), the electrical braking unit (18) of the second trailer (14) being connected to the electrical connector (44) so that the electrical braking demand signal may be transmitted from the electrical connector (44) to the electrical braking control unit (18) of the second trailer (14), wherein the electrical braking control unit (48) of the first trailer (42) is also connected to the electrical connector (44), power being supplied to the electrical braking control unit (48) of the first trailer (42) via the connection to the electrical connector (44).
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