An electric brake system includes at least a pair of braking apparatuses each configured to advance a piston for pressing a frictional member against a rotational member rotatable together with a wheel and configured to press the frictional member against the rotational member with use of an electric mechanism according to a braking request signal and hold a pressing force of the frictional member. The electric brake system further includes a control apparatus configured to control the electric mechanism of each of the brake apparatuses and diagnose the failed state in which an abnormality has occurred in each of the brake apparatuses according to the braking request signal. The control apparatus is configured to, when any one of the brake apparatuses is diagnosed as being in the failed state, prohibit the electric mechanism of the one of the brake apparatuses from operating while the vehicle is running.

A parking interlock system and method for a vehicle is provided. The system includes: a safety state information detecting unit, configured to detect safety state information of the vehicle; an operating state information detecting unit, configured to detect operating state information of the vehicle; a brake; a motor; a low voltage controller, connected to the safety state information detecting unit and the brake respectively, and configured to generate a safety state judgment result based on the safety state information of the vehicle; and a motor controller, connected to the safety state information detecting unit and the motor respectively, and configured to control the motor according to the safety state judgment result received from the low voltage controller, and to send the operating state information of the vehicle to the low voltage controller such that the low voltage controller controls the brake according to the operating state information.

A parking interlock system and method for a vehicle is provided. The system includes: a safety state information detecting unit, configured to detect safety state information of the vehicle; an operating state information detecting unit, configured to detect operating state information of the vehicle; a brake; a motor; a low voltage controller, connected to the safety state information detecting unit and the brake respectively, and configured to generate a safety state judgment result based on the safety state information of the vehicle; and a motor controller, connected to the safety state information detecting unit and the motor respectively, and configured to control the motor according to the safety state judgment result received from the low voltage controller, and to send the operating state information of the vehicle to the low voltage controller such that the low voltage controller controls the brake according to the operating state information.

A device for a hydraulic actuating system, e.g., a motor vehicle brake, a clutch or a gear selector, may include the following components arranged in one housing, forming a main module: at least one pressure supply device driven by an electric motor drive, and a valve arrangement comprising at least one solenoid valve. The device may further include an electrical control unit (ECU) and valve output stages and sensors. The main module may be electrically and/or hydraulically connected to at least one further system component, which system component may include and actuating device and a travel simulator.

A wheel speed sensor system for a vehicle comprising at least one wheel speed sensor associated with a wheel of the vehicle, the at least one wheel speed sensor comprising first and second wheel speed sensing elements arranged in a single package to generate first and second sensed signals; first and second signal treatment units processing the sensed signals and generating first and second wheel speed signals; a signal combination unit communicatively coupled to the signal treatment units and to first and second electronic control units, to process and combine the wheel speed signals and simultaneously output a combined signal to the electronic control units; and a power management unit independently delivering electrical energy to the wheel speed sensing elements, the power management unit connected to the electronic control units so that the electrical energy is transferred from one or both the electronic control units to the power management unit.

A brake control system for a motor vehicle having wheels, service brakes for supplying a service braking effort to a plurality of the wheels, sensing means for detecting standstill of the vehicle, and a parking brake engageable to supply a park braking effort to a subset of the plurality of wheels. The system comprises brake actuation means for actuating the service brakes to supply the service braking effort; and brake control means for controlling the brake actuation means to supply an automatic component of the service braking effort. The brake control means is arranged, when standstill of the vehicle is detected and before the parking brake is engaged, to cause the brake actuation means to supply the automatic component of the service braking effort only to the subset of the plurality of wheels.

A brake control system for a motor vehicle having wheels, service brakes for supplying a service braking effort to a plurality of the wheels, sensing means for detecting standstill of the vehicle, and a parking brake engageable to supply a park braking effort to a subset of the plurality of wheels. The system comprises brake actuation means for actuating the service brakes to supply the service braking effort; and brake control means for controlling the brake actuation means to supply an automatic component of the service braking effort. The brake control means is arranged, when standstill of the vehicle is detected and before the parking brake is engaged, to cause the brake actuation means to supply the automatic component of the service braking effort only to the subset of the plurality of wheels.

A manual brake structure is employed to stop a bicycle or motorcycle and contains: a casing, a body, a roller, a first brake line, a second brake line, and a third brake line. The casing includes a first cap and a second cap. The body is housed in the casing and includes a first accommodation portion and a second accommodation portion having two first apertures. The roller is housed in the first accommodation portion and includes a trench. The first brake line is bent in half, fitted into the trench, and connected with a first brake and a second brake of the bicycle or motorcycle. The second brake line includes a first stop block and couples with a first controller of the bicycle or motorcycle. The third brake line includes a second stop block and couples with a second controller of the bicycle or motorcycle.

A brake cooling period prediction system for predicting a brake cooling period following a braking event, and including a sensor apparatus in communication with a prediction apparatus. The sensor apparatus has a torque sensor for measuring the torque reacted by a brake during a braking event; a wear sensor for measuring a wear state of the brake; and an environmental sensor for measuring at least one ambient condition of the environment of the brake. The prediction apparatus includes a memory storing information relating to the thermal behavior of the brake; and a controller configured to receive a torque measurement, a wear measurement and an ambient condition measurement from the sensor apparatus; and predict a cooling period based on the received torque, wear and ambient condition measurements, and the information relating to the thermal behavior of the brake.

A braking control system for a trailer includes a braking system on a semi-trailer with the brake application handle located at the inside rear of the trailer. The handle has a locking member so that personnel loading the trailer are able to apply and lock the brakes on the trailer, and only the person(s) holding the key are able to release the brakes. The system prevents the trailer from moving away from the dock plate and having the dock plate fall through the space between the moved trailer and the dock, injuring personnel and/or damaging equipment.