To avoid an exceedance of a permissible maximum pressure in a hydraulic vehicle power braking system including anti-slip regulation, continuous valves are to be utilized as inlet valves of wheel brakes of the vehicle braking system, and the inlet valve of a wheel brake, whose outlet valve will be opened or is open in order to regulate the wheel brake pressure, is to be partially closed, so that this inlet valve acts as a throttle and limits a brake pressure in the vehicle braking system.

A braking system for a vehicle, which includes both a primary brake system, and a secondary brake system. A plurality of braking units are controlled by the primary brake system when the primary brake system is active, and at least one of the plurality of braking units controlled by the secondary brake system when the primary brake system is inactive. An actuator is part of the primary brake system, and the actuator is controlled by a primary controller. The primary controller selectively actuates the actuator to control the fluid pressure in the primary brake system to selectively actuate the plurality of braking units when the primary brake system is active, and when the primary brake system is inactive, the secondary brake system generates a boost pressure in the at least one of the plurality of braking units controlled by the secondary brake system.

A system and method for performing a diagnostic on a hydraulic system in a vehicle while the vehicle is at a standstill. The method includes, by means of an electronic processor, moving a plunger at a constant rate, determining a position of the plunger, receiving a pressure of the hydraulic system from a pressure sensor, comparing the determined position and the measured pressure to a position versus pressure graph, and sending a diagnostic to a diagnostic indicator.

An electronically slip-controllable braking system including an actuatable master brake cylinder, to which at least one wheel brake, associated with a wheel of a front axle and at least one wheel brake, associated with a wheel of a rear axle of a vehicle, are connected. An electronically activatable first actuator system sets and regulates brake pressures different from one another in the wheel brakes as a function of the particular present slip conditions. An electronically activatable second actuator system effectuates the setting and regulating of a uniform brake pressure at the wheel brakes and a third actuator system limits the brake pressure generated by the second actuator system at the wheel brakes associated with the wheels of the rear axle. The third actuator system controls a second pressure medium connection between the associated wheel brake of the rear axle and a pressure medium storage container.

A vehicle brake system includes a hydraulic service brake system having a service brake circuit and a trailer brake control system. The trailer brake control system includes a trailer brake valve with a service brake demand input port and a trailer brake demand output port connected to a trailer brake control coupling. The output at the trailer brake demand output port is dependent on the pressure applied at the service brake demand input port. An electronic trailer brake control system has a solenoid control valve to connect the service brake demand input port to a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid to trigger an output at the trailer brake demand output port. An ECU is configured to actuate the control valve to apply the trailer brakes if it determines that the vehicle is at risk of jack-knifing. The system may also include a shuttle valve.

An electronic brake system is disclosed. An electronic brake system according to the present embodiment comprises: a first block in which a device part linked with a brake pedal and mechanically operated is disposed; a second block in which an electronic part electronically operated and controlled by means of an electronic control unit is disposed; an emergency module operated, if the electronic part is disabled, to supportively provide hydraulic pressure; and a connecting line for hydraulically connecting the first block, the second block and the emergency module, wherein the first block, the second block and the emergency module can be provided at positions spaced from each other in a vehicle, and thus the mountability of the brake system and the freedom of design of the vehicle can be improved.

Disclosed is a pulsation damping device of a hydraulic brake system including a first damper having a first damping chamber whose volume is varied by the hydraulic pressure of the brake oil, and a second damper having a second damping chamber whose volume is varied by the hydraulic pressure of the brake oil, wherein the volume change rate of the first damping chamber relative to the hydraulic pressure of the brake oil is provided to be larger than the volume change rate of the second damping chamber, and the hydraulic pressure of the corresponding brake oil in the first damping chamber when reaching the maximum variable volume is provided to be smaller than the hydraulic pressure of the corresponding brake oil in the second damping chamber when reaching the maximum variable volume.

A hydraulic control device includes: a plurality of coil assembles each including a coil bobbin, and a yoke which has a cylindrical shape, and which receives the coil bobbin; a case including a bottom wall, and receiving the coil assemblies arranged on one side of the bottom wall; a wall portion protruding from an end surface of the coil bobbin in an axial direction of the coil bobbin, within a projection surface obtained by projecting an outer shape of the yoke in the axial direction of the coil bobbin; a first engagement portion provided to the wall portion; and a second engagement portion provided to the case, and arranged to be engaged with the first engagement portion.

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.

A method for reducing jolt moments during a deceleration of a vehicle by a braking system, the braking system having at least one electrically actuatable pressure supply device, hydraulic wheel brakes and a valve device. The valve device is designed to apply a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to a selectable subset of the wheel brakes. The method includes: determining a braking requirement, determining a vehicle speed, checking whether the vehicle speed is below a defined threshold value, and if the vehicle speed is below the threshold value, selecting the subset of wheel brakes and applying a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to only the subset of wheel brakes, the pressure being determined according to the selected subset of wheel brakes.