Brake system (1) for a vehicle is provided, comprising a first hydraulic circuit (10) including a first wheel brake (11), a second hydraulic circuit (20) including a second wheel brake (21), a first hydraulic pressure supplier (12) including an actuator for pressurizing the first hydraulic circuit (10) in a normal operating mode, a second hydraulic pressure supplier (22) including an actuator for pressurizing the second hydraulic circuit (20) in the normal operating mode, a cut-off valve (30) hydraulically connecting the first and second hydraulic circuits (10, 20), a first control unit (14) for controlling the cut-off valve (30) and activating the first hydraulic pressure supplier (12) and the second hydraulic pressure supplier (22) depending on a brake request, and a second control unit (24) for controlling the cut-off valve (30) and activating the first hydraulic pressure supplier (12) and the second hydraulic pressure supplier (22) depending on a brake request.

A system for and a method of controlling driving of a continuously-operable electronic vacuum pump includes determining conditions for allowing and disallowing first and second electronic vacuum pumps to operate for each braking situation according to vehicle state information associated with braking. The first and second electronic vacuum pumps are driven individually or concurrently according to the determined braking situation. Thus, an optimal negative pressure optimal suitable for the vehicle state information is easily supplied to a booster.

An air supply system for a rail vehicle that includes electrical consumers, such as a compressor, an air dryer, a valve or the like, and a converter coupled to a power supply of the rail vehicle, wherein the air supply system adjusts the voltage provided by the power supply to an operating voltage of at least one electrical consumer, wherein the converter is associated with at least two of the plurality of electrical consumers in such a way that the converter can control, particularly in a closed-loop manner, and/or monitor the operation of the at least two of the plurality of electronic consumers.

A piston pump unit for a hydraulic vehicle power braking system including an electric motor, a planetary gear set, a worm gear, and a piston displaceable in a cylinder. As ventilation of an annular gap between the cylinder and the piston and a back side of the piston, the invention provides a radial hole and grooves in the cylinder.

A vacuum pump is provided that includes a body, a first cylinder at least partially inside the body, a second cylinder at least partially inside the body, and an electric drive motor attached to the body and driving a common crank pin. The first cylinder has a first cylinder axis, and a first piston is reciprocal in the first cylinder. A first piston rod is attached to the first piston. The second cylinder has a second cylinder axis, and a second piston is reciprocal in the second cylinder. A second piston rod is attached to the second piston. The first and second cylinder axes are arranged at substantially 90° to each other. The first and second piston rods engage the common crank pin such that the first piston and the second piston are commonly driven by the common crank pin.

A brake system includes a brake command that is electronically transmittable to the brake system. It comprises a first and second electromechanical pressure generating units, that can implement the brake command and that are fluidically connected with one hydraulic brake circuit. Multiple actuator valves are assigned respectively to one brake actuator at a vehicle wheel and can either be pressurized or de-pressurized. Both pressure generating units are designed to supply sufficient brake pressure to actuate all brake actuators. During normal operation the first pressure generating unit supplies the requested brake pressure up to a normal maximal value. Additionally, potential peak brake pressures, that exceed the normal maximum value, are supplied by the second pressure generating unit. In event of failure of the second pressure generating unit the entire brake pressure is supplied by the first pressure generating unit, whereby the brake pressure is limited to the normal maximum value, and in an emergency mode when the first pressure generating unit fails the entire brake pressure in the brake circuit will be supplied via the second pressure generating unit, whereby the brake pressure is limited to the normal maximum value or an emergency maximum value.

A nut of a helical gear of a piston pump of a hydraulic vehicle power brake system. The nut has a plastic body that is covered by a metal sleeve. The plastic body has a through hole having a nut thread.

A nut of a helical gear of a piston pump of a hydraulic vehicle power brake system. The nut has a plastic body that is covered by a metal sleeve. The plastic body has a through hole having a nut thread.

System for suctioning braking particles from a friction braking system, the suction system including a negative-pressure source, a suction mouth, a pneumatic circuit connecting the suction mouth and the negative-pressure source, and a control unit, the suction system further including a closure unit arranged on the pneumatic circuit, the closure unit being able to isolate at least a first portion of the pneumatic circuit, the control unit being configured to control the closure means according to a predetermined logic in order to isolate the first portion of the pneumatic circuit during certain phases between two actual uses of the negative-pressure source.

Disclosed is a piston pump for a brake system installed in a bore of a modulator block communicating with an inlet port and a discharge port, wherein the piston pump includes: a cylinder unit provided to reciprocate within the bore; a piston unit having one end fixed and the other end dividing the inside of the cylinder unit into a first chamber and a second chamber and configured to expand or reduce the internal spaces of the first chamber and the second chamber by reciprocating movement of the cylinder unit; a first inlet valve installed in the cylinder unit to open and close an one-way flow of fluid from the inlet port to the first chamber; a second inlet valve installed in the cylinder unit to open and close an one-way flow of fluid from the inlet port to the second chamber; and an outlet valve to open and close an one-way flow of fluid from the first chamber or the second chamber to the discharge port.