A control device and method for executing a holding function using a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle including building up an initial holding pressure in at least one wheel brake cylinder using at least one brake pressure buildup device and closing at least one shutoff valve situated between the at least one wheel brake cylinder and the at least one brake pressure buildup device, a new holding pressure being built up in the wheel brake cylinder, in that an intermediate pressure less than the new holding pressure is built up between the shutoff valve and the brake pressure buildup device using the brake pressure buildup device, the shutoff valve is opened upon the presence of the intermediate pressure between the shutoff valve and the brake pressure buildup device, and brake fluid is transferred using the brake pressure buildup device through the open shutoff valve into the wheel brake cylinder.

The pressure sensor functions as a first detection portion for detecting hydraulic pressure set according to operation of a brake pedal. The control unit detects the hydraulic pressure acting on the second piston portion through the pipe. The control unit controls differential pressure in the detected hydraulic pressure to a target value set according to vehicle speed.

A method is provided for operating a motor vehicle brake system that includes an actuatable brake master cylinder, a hydraulic brake booster, and at least one brake circuit that has at least one hydraulically actuatable wheel brake and at least one hydraulic-pressure generator driven by electric motor. The method includes monitoring a state of actuation of the brake master cylinder is monitored, and, upon detecting a maximum state of actuation, activating the hydraulic-pressure generator to increase the hydraulic pressure adjusted by the brake master cylinder in the brake circuit.

The braking device for a vehicle includes an operation judging portion which judges whether or not the operating amount in the increasing stage is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold amount or whether or not an increasing speed of the operating amount in the increasing stage is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold speed and a control portion which selects the first operating mode as the operating mode from a start of the increasing stage until a first timing or a second timing and selects the second operating mode as the operating mode in the increasing stage after the first timing or the second timing and at the same time maintains the drive hydraulic pressure in the increasing stage after the first timing or the second timing.

A vehicle braking system includes a master cylinder, and a wheel cylinder. A primary braking unit includes a first pressure generating unit distinct from the master cylinder and is operable to actuate a braking action at the wheel cylinder in a primary mode of operation. The primary braking unit further includes an outlet port connecting the primary braking unit to the wheel cylinder. A secondary braking unit includes a second pressure generating unit distinct from the master cylinder and operable to actuate a braking action at the wheel cylinder in a secondary mode of operation. The secondary braking unit an inlet port connected to the outlet port of the primary braking unit. The primary braking unit includes one or more ABS valves operable to control traction control and anti-lock braking in the primary mode of operation and located between the first pressure generating unit and the outlet port of the primary braking unit. The secondary braking unit is located between the one or more ABS valves and the wheel cylinder.

This control device which serves as a brake control device is provided with: a valve control unit for controlling a differential pressure regulation valve and a holding valve; and a motor control unit for controlling an electric motor serving as a power source of a pump. When a predetermined condition is satisfied during an automatic braking process to decelerate a vehicle, the valve control unit implements a valve opening change control routine wherein the holding valve is set to a lower opening degree than that before the predetermined condition.

Systems and methods are provided for controlling one or more brakes of the vehicle. The system may include a processor and a memory in communication with the processor with a brake control module. The brake control module includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the one or more brakes of the vehicle when the vehicle is in a first mode using a brake-by-wire system. When the vehicle is in a second mode, control the brake-by-wire system such that the one or more brakes of the vehicle are controlled using a mechanical braking system and the brake-by-wire system.

Disclosed herein an electronic brake system includes a first block comprising a master cylinder having a first master piston connected to a brake pedal and a first master chamber whose volume is changed by a displacement of the first master piston; a second block comprising a pedal simulator, a hydraulic pressure supply device that generates a hydraulic pressure by operating a hydraulic piston according to an electrical signal, and a hydraulic control unit comprising a first hydraulic circuit that controls a hydraulic pressure transferred to two wheel cylinders and a second hydraulic circuit that controls a hydraulic pressure transferred to the other two wheel cylinders, the second block disposed to be spaced apart from the first block; a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) that controls various devices and valves based on hydraulic pressure information and displacement information of the brake pedal; and a connection line having one end connected to the first block and the other end connected to the second block; wherein the connection line has one end connected to the first master chamber and the other end thereof connected to the pedal simulator side.

The present disclosure in at least one embodiment provides a brake apparatus for vehicle, comprising: a reservoir configured to store brake oil; a pump housing configured to support the reservoir; a hydraulic circuit provided within the pump housing and connected to a wheel brake of the vehicle; a primary brake unit including a primary brake motor provided on a first side of the pump housing and configured to supply a first hydraulic pressure to the wheel brake via the hydraulic circuit; and a secondary brake unit including a secondary brake motor provided on a first side of the pump housing and configured to supply a second hydraulic pressure to the wheel brake via the hydraulic circuit.

In a hydraulic brake system, which includes: a hydraulic pump which is driven by an electric motor and has the purpose of generating a fluid volume flow for the hydraulic brake system; and a solenoid valve for controlling the fluid volume flow from the hydraulic pump to a wheel brake, a method includes actuating the solenoid valve in such a way that by this means a fluid pulsation at the wheel brake is counteracted. Furthermore, the method may be implemented in a corresponding device.