B60T8/4022

Pressure generating device and operating method comprising an electrically driven dual-action reciprocating piston

A pressure generating device may comprise a piston-cylinder unit having a bilaterally acting piston with two effective surfaces defining two respective, separate working spaces in a sealing manner. Each working space is connected via a hydraulic line to a hydraulic circuit, wherein at least one hydraulic chamber of a consumer is connected to each hydraulic circuit, and wherein a drive drives the piston. Each working space may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium, via a respective hydraulic line having a respective switching valve. Alternatively, one or both working spaces may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium via a hydraulic line, with a switching valve in one or both hydraulic lines, and/or a respective outlet valve may be associated with one or more hydraulic chambers of the consumer, and a further connecting line having a switching valve may connect the pressure chambers and/or hydraulic lines.

BRAKE SYSTEM
20210229645 · 2021-07-29 ·

A brake system may include an actuation device that may actuate a first piston-cylinder unit to apply pressure medium to at least one brake circuit via a valve device, where a piston of the first piston-cylinder unit separate first and second working chambers; a second piston-cylinder unit, having an electromotive drive and a transmission to feed pressure medium to at least one of the brake circuits via a valve device; and a motor-pump unit having a valve device to feed pressure medium to the brake circuits. The motor of the electromotive drive of the second piston-cylinder unit and the motor of the motor-pump unit may be used jointly or independently of one another, under control of a control device. The motor-pump unit is connected via two hydraulic connections, one or both of which may incorporate separating valves, to the first and second working chambers of the first piston-cylinder unit.

BRAKE SYSTEM
20210094520 · 2021-04-01 · ·

A brake system may include an actuation device, in particular a brake pedal, a first piston-cylinder unit with two pistons, in particular an auxiliary piston and a second piston, in order to supply a pressure medium to brake circuits via a valve device. One of the pistons, in particular the auxiliary piston, can be actuated by means of the actuation device. The brake system may further include a second piston-cylinder unit with an electric motor-powered drive, a transmission, and at least one piston to supply a pressure medium to at least one of the brake circuits via a valve device and a motor-pump unit with a valve device to supply a pressure medium to the brake circuits. According to one aspect, a hydraulic travel simulator is connected to a pressure or working chamber of the first piston-cylinder unit.

Brake hydraulic pressure controller and motorcycle brake system
10967842 · 2021-04-06 · ·

The invention has a purpose of obtaining a brake hydraulic pressure controller having improved vibration resistance and a motorcycle brake system including such a brake hydraulic pressure controller. In the brake hydraulic pressure controller, an end (7Eb) of a metal piece (7E) is configured by including: a first portion and a second portion that are separated from each other; a first coupling section that couples one end of the first portion and one end of the second portion; a second coupling section that couples the other end of the first portion and the other end of the second portion; and a penetrating section, an outer periphery of which is configured by including the first portion, the second portion, the first coupling section, and the second coupling section, tongue pieces that are projected to an inner side of the penetrating section are respectively formed in the middle of the first portion and the middle of the second portion, a slit-shaped clearance, in which a terminal is inserted, is formed between a tip of the tongue piece of the first portion and a tip of the tongue piece of the second portion, and middle sections of the first coupling section and the second coupling section have folded shapes.

Vehicle-mounted electronic control unit and vehicle-mounted mechanically/electrically integrated electric motor

A vehicle-mounted electronic controller includes a motor case that accommodates an electric motor, a lid body of the motor case, power circuitry including switching circuits that supply driving signals to the electric motor, and control circuitry including a control circuit that controls the switching circuits. The case further accommodates the power circuitry and the control circuitry. The lower surface of the lid body contacts the power circuitry. Each of the case and the lid body has a heat radiation property. The upper surface of the lid body is exposed. A vehicle-mounted mechanically/electrically integrated electric motor includes the vehicle-mounted electronic controller and the electric motor.

Actuating system for a vehicle brake and method of operating the actuating system

The disclosure relates to an actuating system for a vehicle brake, with an actuating arrangement, in particular a brake pedal, at least one (first) piston-cylinder unit, which is connected via a hydraulic line to the vehicle brake (braking circuit) in order to supply the braking circuit with pressure medium and apply pressure to the vehicle brake, and with a drive for the piston-cylinder unit. Pressure medium can be fed to the braking circuit in controlled manner in both piston movement directions, in particular the advance stroke and the return stroke, by means of at least one, in particular stepped, piston of the piston-cylinder unit.

Actuator assembly for integrated dynamic brake apparatus
10960865 · 2021-03-30 · ·

An actuator assembly for an integrated dynamic brake apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a hollow motor having a stator and a rotor spaced apart from an inner circumferential surface of the stator; a block having one side coupled to one side of the motor and in which chamber that accommodates fluid is formed; a gear unit having one side coupled and fixed to the rotor to convert rotational movement of the rotor to linear movement; a piston configured to receive the converted linear movement from the gear unit to linearly reciprocate; and an electronic control unit coupled to the other side of the block and comprising a motor position sensor configured to detect a position of the motor.

Braking control device for vehicle
11059468 · 2021-07-13 · ·

This braking control device comprises a differential mechanism, a first electric motor that generates assisting force in a braking operation member, a second electric motor that adjusts output rod shift of the differential mechanism, and a controller that controls the first and second electric motors. In the controller, the first electric motor is controlled on the basis of an assistance map in which the assisting force is calculated, and the second electric motor is controlled on the basis of a displacement map in which the output rod shift is calculated. When the displacement map is changed, the assistance map is corrected as well.

Braking control device for vehicle
10899328 · 2021-01-26 · ·

A braking control device comprising: an operation amount acquisition device that obtains an operation amount for a braking operation member; a pressurizing unit that presses a friction member to a rotating member fixed to a wheel, by using an electric motor; a control that controls the output of the motor based on the operation amount; a pressing force acquisition device that obtains the actual pressing force of the friction member pressing on the rotating member; and a rotation angle acquisition device that obtains the actual rotation angle of the motor. The control: stores the correlation between the actual pressing force and the actual rotation angle; approximates a function map indicated by a second degree or higher polynomial based on the correlation; calculates a target rotation angle based on the operation amount and the function map; and controls the motor such that the actual rotation angle matches the target rotation angle.

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVING DYNAMICS CONTROL DEVICE, AND DRIVING DYNAMICS CONTROL DEVICE
20210016751 · 2021-01-21 ·

A method is provided for controlling a driving dynamics control unit for influencing the braking of wheels of a motor vehicle. The driving dynamics control device having a pump, which includes at least two pump elements for the supply of brake fluid, and an electric motor, which includes a rotor and a stator for driving the pump elements. The method includes the following steps: detecting the position of the rotor relative to the stator, and adjusting an ideal position of the rotor relative to the stator, the sum of the torques for moving the pump elements lying below a predefined torque limit value, in particular being minimal, in the ideal position.