Disclosed herein are an electric brake system and an operating method thereof. The electric brake system includes a master cylinder to discharge a pressurized medium in accordance with displacement of a brake pedal, a simulation device to provide a driver with a pedal feeling, a hydraulic pressure supply device to generate a hydraulic pressure by operating a hydraulic piston in accordance with an electrical signal output in response to the displacement of the brake pedal, and a hydraulic control unit to control a hydraulic pressure of the pressurized medium supplied to each wheel cylinder. The electric brake system may perform a normal mode, an abnormal mode, and an inspection mode.

Disclosed herein are an electric brake system and an operating method thereof. The electric bake system includes a master cylinder discharging pressure medium according to a displacement of a brake pedal, a simulator providing a sense of pedal to a driver, a hydraulic supplier generating hydraulic pressure by operating a hydraulic piston in response to an electrical signal output by corresponding to the displacement of the brake pedal, and a hydraulic control unit controlling hydraulic pressure of the pressure medium supplied to each wheel cylinder. The electric brake system performs a normal operation mode having a low pressure mode and a high pressure mode, an abnormal operation mode and an inspection mode.

According to one embodiment, for example, when it is determined that a certain condition has been satisfied while first antilock control is being executed, a controller of a brake control apparatus executes second antilock control by opening and closing a solenoid valve with a motor stopped so that brake fluid of the wheel cylinder is caused to flow into a reservoir, the second antilock control including a second pressure reduction mode, the second pressure reduction mode reducing a pressure of a wheel cylinder while substantially equilibrating the pressure of the wheel cylinder and a pressure of the reservoir at a certain pressure or larger, the certain pressure being larger than zero.

A solenoid valve for a brake system to control a flow rate of a flow path connecting a first port with a second port includes: an armature disposed inside a sleeve and configured to vertically move in an axial direction together with a plunger to open or close an orifice of a seat; an elastic member providing an elastic force to the armature; a magnetic core configured to accommodate the seat therein and provide a driving force in a direction opposite to the elastic member; an outer filter coupled to a lower side of the seat; an inlet filter coupled to a lower side of the outlet filter; and a lip seal interposed between the outlet filter and the inlet filter and including an inclined protrusion to allow a unidirectional flow of a fluid, wherein the solenoid valve has a flow path opened or closed by vertical movement of the armature and a unidirectional flow path via the lip seal.

A system may be configured for controlling an auto vehicle hold (AVH) for a vehicle, which is configured for implementing an AVH function by improving a brake hydraulic circuit, wherein an electronic system for controlling an AVH for a vehicle, in which a pair of AVH valves for implementing an AVH function is additionally formed in a hydraulic brake circuit of an active hydraulic brake (AHB), so that the implementation of the AVH function may be continuously maintained even in a state where an electronic parking brake (EPB) is not mounted.

A solenoid valve with an integrated check valve functionality is provided. The solenoid valve comprises first, second, and third ports. The solenoid valve further comprises an armature movable between a first position in which fluid flow from the second port to the third port is blocked and fluid flow from the first port to the third port is unblocked and a second position in which fluid flow from the second port to the third port is unblocked and fluid flow from the first port to the third port is blocked until fluid pressure at the first port exceeds fluid pressure at the third port by a predetermined amount of fluid pressure to thereby provide the check valve functionality. The check valve functionality is integral to the armature. The solenoid valve also comprises an energizeable solenoid for, when energized, moves the armature from the first position to the second position.

A pumpless-type brake hydraulic pressure unit comprising a housing that includes a base body, an inlet valve hole accommodating an inlet valve, an outlet valve hole accommodating an outlet valve, a master cylinder port connected to a master cylinder, a reservoir port connected to a reservoir, a wheel cylinder port connected to a wheel cylinder, and a pipeline. The base body includes a first side face, a second side face, and a third side face. The inlet valve hole and the outlet valve hole are open on the first side face, the master cylinder port and the wheel cylinder port are provided on the second side face. The first side face and the second side face are perpendicular to one another, the first side face and the third side face are perpendicular to one another, and the second side face and the third side face are perpendicular to one another.

Example hydraulic brake actuators and related methods are disclosed herein. An example hydraulic brake actuator includes a rotary valve disposed in a bore of a housing. The rotary valve includes a shaft rotatably disposed within a sleeve. The sleeve and the shaft have ports that align at certain rotational positions to create a flow path between the bore and an inner chamber of the shaft. The example hydraulic brake actuator also includes a pump coupled to the shaft to increase and decrease a pressure within the inner chamber of the shaft.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, it provides an inspection valve installed at a flow path connecting a reservoir to a chamber of a master cylinder, comprising: a housing at which a bore is formed and having one side at which an inlet hole is formed; a plunger provided to be movable along the bore of the housing; a seat member configured to close one side of the bore and through which an outlet hole passes; and an elastic member having one side supported by the plunger and the other side supported by the seat member, wherein the plunger is provided to block the outlet hole when a hydraulic pressure flowing in through the inlet hole is greater than an elastic force of the elastic member. Also, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, it provides an inspection valve installed at a bypass flow path connecting a front side of a check valve to a rear side thereof at a reservoir flow path connecting a reservoir to a master cylinder, comprising: a housing at which a bore is formed and having one side at which an inlet hole communicating with the master cylinder is formed; a plunger provided to be movable along the bore of the housing; a seat member configured to close one side of the bore and through which an outlet hole communicating with the reservoir passes; and an elastic member having one side supported by the plunger and the other side supported by the seat member, wherein the check valve is provided at the reservoir flow path and enables fluid to flow in a direction from the reservoir to the master cylinder, and the plunger is provided to block the outlet hole when a hydraulic pressure flowing in through the inlet hole is greater than an elastic force of the elastic member.

Disclosed herein is a check valve. The check valve includes a valve housing having upper and lower ends opened and having an inlet formed along the circumference of the valve housing, the inlet linked to a inlet fluid path, an upper cap coupled to seal up an open upper portion of the valve housing, a lower holder coupled to an open lower portion of the valve housing, having an outlet formed along the circumference of the lower holder, the outlet linked to a outlet fluid path, and having a guide hole in the lower portion of the lower holder, and a plunger installed to move up or down to selectively open or close an orifice while elastically supported by an elastic member supported by the lower holder, wherein the plunger comprises guides at upper and lower ends of the plunger to guide the plunger to make stable linear motion.