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Hydraulic brake system for vehicle

US5549366A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 1995
Grant dateAug 27, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S303/901
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a hydraulic brake system for a vehicle, the brake fluid in a first wheel brake and the brake fluid in a second wheel brake which are hydraulically connected to a pressure generating chamber of a master cylinder are individually caused to flow into a low back pressure reservoir with the aid of an electromagnetic change-over valve and first and second electromagnetic cut-off valves; and with a pump driven by an electric motor, the brake fluid flowing in the low back pressure reservoir in the above-described manner is caused to flow through a first check valve and a first orifice to the first wheel brake, and through a second check valve and a second orifice to the second wheel brake. With the pump operated, the first and second electromagnetic cut-off valves are individually operated, so that the first and second wheel brakes are individually decreased or reincreased in hydraulic pressure. For traction control, electromagnetic change-over valves provided in bypass passages are operated. Thus, with the system, anti-lock control and traction control can be achieved, and, even when the valves added for traction control become out of order, brake fluid can be supplied to or drawn from…

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