CPC B60S 1/62 (2013.01) [B60D 1/62 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A tractor trailer compressed air system configured to blow detritus off of and out of a trailer of the tractor trailer, the tractor trailer compressed air system comprising:
a trailer;
a tractor comprising a motorized vehicle configured to tow the trailer;
an air source mounted to the tractor and containing air compressed to a pressure above atmospheric pressure, the air source fluidly coupled to a brake system and a suspension;
a housing mounted on the trailer and remote from the air source, the housing containing an air transport structure;
said air transport structure further comprising a master valve forming a selective fluidic connection with the air source and controlling a flow of compressed air through a hose to a nozzle which receives and releases the flow of compressed air to the atmosphere as a directed flow, whereby detritus is blown off,
wherein operation of the master valve selectively fluidly isolates the hose and nozzle from the brake system and the suspension.
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