A hydraulic brake system includes a pressurizing assembly that is configured to output brake fluid to a brake fluid transmission assembly under control of a controller. The brake fluid transmission assembly is configured to connect the pressurizing assembly to a brake control assembly or a brake assembly under control of the controller to exhaust gas in the assembly connected to the pressurizing assembly.

The vehicle brake includes a pedal being pressed against for braking by a driver, a master cylinder unit, pressure of oil in the master cylinder being increased by the pedal, a block unit in which a hydraulic circuit unit is formed, the hydraulic circuit unit being connected to the master cylinder unit, being supplied with the oil from the master cylinder unit, and increasing the pressure of the oil when electric power is supplied thereto, a wheel cylinder unit being connected to the block unit and providing a braking force to a wheel, and a filter unit being mounted on the block unit and filtering the oil provided from the master cylinder unit.

Disclosed herein is a master cylinder. The master cylinder according to the present embodiment includes a hydraulic block provided with a main bore formed therein in an axial direction, a first piston having one side inserted into the main bore to be displaceable and the other side exposed to an outside of the hydraulic block and connected to a brake pedal, a mounting block provided with a sub bore formed therein in the axial direction and the sub bore where the first piston is inserted thereinto to be displaceable and passes therethrough and a connection port connecting the sub bore and a reservoir, a cap provided on one side of the first piston, and a gap flow path formed by a gap between the first piston and the cap so that a first liquid pressure chamber partitioned by the first piston communicates with the connection port on the main bore.

A hydraulic/mechanical braking system for a vehicle comprises a cam (128) keyed onto a transmission shaft or a trailing wheel and at least two hydraulic cylinder assemblies (126,129) including a cam follower (127). A hydraulic circuit (C) connects the hydraulic cylinder assemblies together. A master brake valve (113) controls the flow of fluid in the circuit. Actuation of the master brake valve (113) obstructs the flow of fluid and hence the reciprocation of the hydraulic cylinder assemblies, forcing the cam following against the cam to resist rotation. The system further comprises an energy recovery system configured to transfer energy from the hydraulic fluid flowing in the hydraulic circuit to generate electricity and/or to recover heat from the hydraulic fluid flowing in the hydraulic circuit.

Disclosed is to an electronic brake system. The electronic brake system includes an integrated master cylinder having a simulation chamber, a first master chamber, and a second master chamber arranged in order from a side of a brake pedal, wherein the integrated master cylinder includes a simulation piston provided to be displaceable by the brake pedal to pressurize the simulation chamber, a first master piston configured to pressurize the first master chamber and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the simulation piston, a second master piston configured to pressurize the second master chamber and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the first master piston, and an elastic member interposed between the simulation piston and the first master piston to provide the brake pedal with a reaction force.

Disclosed herein an electronic brake system includes a hydraulic pressure supply device including a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber partitioned by a hydraulic piston, and a hydraulic control unit, wherein the hydraulic control unit comprises a first hydraulic flow path connecting the first pressure chamber and one of the first and second hydraulic circuits, a second hydraulic flow path branched from the first hydraulic flow path to connect to the other one of the first and second hydraulic circuits, a third hydraulic flow path branched from the first hydraulic flow path on upstream side of a branch point of the second hydraulic flow path to connect the second pressure chamber, and a fourth hydraulic flow path branched from the first hydraulic flow path on upstream side of a branch point of the third hydraulic flow path to connect the third hydraulic flow path.

Provided is an electronic brake system including: a reservoir in which a pressurized medium is stored; an integrated master cylinder including a simulation chamber, a simulation piston provided in the simulation chamber to be displaceable by a brake pedal, a master chamber, a master piston provided in the master chamber to be displaceable by a displacement of the simulation piton or a hydraulic pressure of the simulation chamber, an elastic member provided between the simulation piston and the master piston, a piston spring elastically supporting the master piston, a simulation flow path connecting the simulation chamber to the reservoir, and a simulator valve provided in the simulation flow path to control a flow of a pressurized medium; a hydraulic pressure providing unit provided to generate a hydraulic pressure by operating a hydraulic piston according to an electrical signal output in response to a displacement of the brake pedal; a hydraulic pressure control unit including a first hydraulic circuit provided to control the hydraulic pressure to be transferred to two wheel cylinders, and a second hydraulic circuit provided to control the hydraulic pressure to be transferred to other two wheel cylinders; an electronic control unit configured to control valves based on hydraulic pressure information and displacement information of the brake pedal; a backup flow path connecting the simulation chamber to the first hydraulic circuit; an auxiliary backup flow path connecting the master chamber to the backup flow path; and an inspection valve provided in the auxiliary backup flow path to control a flow of the pressurized medium.

A brake system may include a first pressure supply unit having an electromotive drive and arranged to supply pressure medium to first and second brake circuits; a motor-pump unit to supply pressure medium to at least one of the brake circuits; a second pressure supply unit, connected to the motor-pump unit via first and second hydraulic lines and arranged to supply pressure medium to at least one of the brake circuits; and a valve unit. The second pressure supply unit may be connected via a third hydraulic line to at least one of the brake circuits. The valve unit may include at least one feed valve via which the third hydraulic line may be at least partially reversibly shut off. An isolating valve may be disposed in at least one of the hydraulic lines to at least partially reversibly shut off the at least one hydraulic line.

The technology of this application relates to a brake system of a vehicle, a vehicle, and a control method for a brake system. In the brake system, a first control valve is used to connect a first brake pipe and a second brake pipe, so that when the first control valve is in a closed state, the first brake pipe is connected to the second brake pipe, and brake fluid in the two brake pipes can flow in the two brake pipes, thereby helping improve redundancy performance of the brake system.

A distributed braking system for an automobile, an automobile, and a control method for the distributed braking system are disclosed. A first control valve is connected between a first brake circuit and a second brake circuit, to connect brake circuits corresponding to pressurizing apparatuses belonging to a same group. When one of the two brake circuits fails, the first control valve may be controlled to be in an open state, so that brake fluids in the two brake circuits can circulate, thereby helping improve redundancy performance of the distributed braking system.