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Fail-safe system and brake actuating apparatus for a vehicular brake control apparatus

US5302008A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1992
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S303/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brake control system for a vehicle in which a brake pressure is generated in accordance with a signal from an electronic control unit for applying the brake pressure to vehicle wheels, characterized in that a mechanical brake system is automatically actuated when an unexpected electrical fault has occurred in an electrical brake system.

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