B60T13/148

BRAKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE

An electric braking device includes: a first valve unit for adjusting a first differential pressure between a master cylinder side liquid pressure and a wheel cylinder side liquid pressure; a storage unit forming a fluid storage chamber; second valve units for adjusting a second differential pressure between the master cylinder side liquid pressure and a storage chamber side liquid pressure; an electric pump for discharging the fluid in the storage chamber; and a control unit which, while operating the electric pump during a time from initiation of braking force application until a request value acquired by a request braking force acquiring unit reaches a maximum value, controls the first valve unit such that the first differential pressure becomes zero, and controls the second valve units such that the second differential pressure becomes zero.

Brake System for a Motor Vehicle, and Method for Operating the Brake System
20190031167 · 2019-01-31 ·

A brake system for a motor vehicle includes a master cylinder, an actuatable switchover valve, and at least one parking brake device. The master cylinder includes at least one brake circuit which has at least one hydraulically actuatable wheel brake. The actuatable switchover valve is configured to separate and connect the brake circuit from/to the master cylinder. The parking brake device is paired with the wheel brake and configured as a hydraulically actuatable parking brake device. For this purpose, the parking brake device has a hydraulic pressure store which is configured to be operatively connected to the brake circuit. The switchover valve is configured to be closed in at least one first de-energized state in order to separate the brake circuit from the master cylinder.

CONTROL DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE MOTORIZED PLUNGER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE
20190023246 · 2019-01-24 ·

A control device and a method for operating a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle, a volume supplementation in a motorized plunger device being effectuatable by moving a plunger of the motorized plunger device at a maximum movement speed by a maximum movement travel in a pressure reduction direction, at least one setpoint variable regarding the maximum movement speed and/or the maximum movement travel of the plunger during the subsequent volume supplementation being established, before the volume supplementation, with consideration of at least one provided variable regarding current driving situation information and/or surroundings information, and the motor of the motorized plunger device is activated during the subsequent volume supplementation with consideration of the at least one established setpoint variable.

HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR, VEHICLE AXLE ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR, AND ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLABLE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM
20190016322 · 2019-01-17 ·

A hydraulic actuator for supplying a hydraulic brake pressure to service brakes of a vehicle includes an actuator cylinder including a piston. A hydraulic working pressure of a brake fluid can be set in accordance with a position of the piston. The brake fluid is supplied from a hydraulic reservoir assigned to the hydraulic cylinder, and the hydraulic working pressure prevails in a working space of the actuator cylinder and can be output via an actuator output port on the actuator cylinder in order to supply a hydraulic brake pressure in accordance with the hydraulic working pressure. The hydraulic actuator further includes an electrically controllable motor. A rotary motion brought about by the electrically controllable motor can be converted by a conversion mechanism into a translational motion of the piston parallel to a longitudinal direction thus enabling a hydraulic brake pressure to be supplied by electric control of the motor.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF A HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM
20240278757 · 2024-08-22 ·

A brake system for actuating a pair of front wheel brakes and a pair of rear wheel brakes includes a reservoir and a deceleration signal transmitter. First and second power transmission units are configured for selectively providing pressurized hydraulic fluid during a braking event. The first power transmission unit actuates a selected one of the front wheel brakes and a selected one of the rear wheel brakes. The second power transmission unit actuates the other one of the front wheel brakes and the other one of the rear wheel brakes. First and second electronic control units control the first and second power transmission units. A pair of rear brake motors selectively electrically actuate rear wheel brakes. Multiplex control of each of the pairs of front and rear wheel brakes is provided by an arrangement of first and second parallel valves for each wheel brake.

BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
20240286596 · 2024-08-29 · ·

A braking control device includes: a master cylinder having a master chamber defined by a master piston; and a first pressure regulation unit having a servo chamber located on an opposite side of the master chamber and supplying a servo pressure to the servo chamber to generate a master pressure in the master chamber. The first pressure regulation unit acquires the master pressure and servo pressure and determines bottoming out of the master piston based on a comparison between the master and servo pressures. The first pressure regulation unit may make the comparison based on pressure-receiving area of the servo chamber and a pressure-receiving area of the master chamber. If the servo chamber pressure-receiving area is equal to the master chamber pressure-receiving area, the first pressure regulation unit determines bottoming out occurs when a difference between the servo pressure and the master pressure equals or exceeds a predetermined pressure.

BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRAKING A VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST TWO AXLES
20240270222 · 2024-08-15 ·

A brake system for a vehicle having at least two axles. The brake system includes a first axle unit which can be mounted or is mounted on a first axle of the vehicle and has a motorized brake pressure build-up device, a first wheel brake cylinder and a second wheel brake cylinder, and a second axle unit which can be mounted or is mounted on a second axle of the vehicle and is formed separately hydraulically from the first axle unit. The first axle unit includes a first outlet valve assigned to the first wheel brake cylinder and a second outlet valve assigned to the second wheel brake cylinder. The brake fluid can be let out of the first wheel brake cylinder via the first outlet valve and out of the second wheel brake cylinder via the second outlet valve into the connected brake fluid reservoir.

ELECTRIC OVER HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM
20240270215 · 2024-08-15 ·

An electric over hydraulic (EOH) braking system incorporates (1) a battery-powered backup breakaway unit internally with (2) an EOH brake actuator unit and (3) brake actuation control unit, in a single enclosed housing. The braking system also includes wireless communication devices for connecting with a smart device (e.g. smartphone, tablet, laptop) running an application software for controlling various operating functions and options of the braking system. The braking system also includes sensors, and monitoring of the braking system component conditions for maintenance and proper operation.

Fluid Delivery System

A system for delivering fluid in a machine is provided. The system includes a pump, a first valve disposed downstream of the pump, a check valve disposed downstream of the first valve, at least one accumulator disposed downstream of the check valve, and an auxiliary system disposed upstream of the check valve. The system further includes a control unit configured to receive a signal indicative of a fluid demand from the auxiliary system. The control unit is also configured to selectively control the first valve in a first position to limit flow of the fluid from the pump to the auxiliary system, and in a second position to allow flow of the fluid from the pump to the auxiliary system based, at least in part, on the received signal. The check valve limits flow of a fluid from the at least one accumulator to the auxiliary system.

VEHICULAR BRAKING DEVICE
20180339683 · 2018-11-29 · ·

A hydraulic pressure braking force generation device is provided with a first control unit for performing control for inhibiting excessive responses in which the input pressure is controlled such that the output pressure is within a first region set using a braking target oil pressure as a reference, a second control unit for performing control for responsiveness in which the increase speed or decrease speed of the input pressure is increased so as to be larger than that in the control for inhibiting excessive responses, to cancel response delay and a switching unit which, on the basis of the state of the braking target oil pressure, switches between the control for inhibiting excessive responses performed by the first control unit and the control for responsiveness performed by the second control unit.