Vehicle hydraulic brake system operating with power assistance
US5588718A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T13/686
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle hydraulic brake system with a twin-circuit emergency brake pressure source which can be put into operation by a pedal and with wheel brakes which can be supplied from this emergency brake pressure source through emergency brake main conduits and with a power-assisted brake device which has a power source, and, between the latter and the at least one wheel brake, at least one valve arrangement generates brake pressures and also reduces brake pressure using a pressure medium from the power source. At least one valve arrangement is installed between the emergency brake pressure source and the wheel brakes and, in emergency brake operation, this valve arrangement connects the emergency brake pressure source to the wheel brakes and, in power-assisted brake operation, separates the emergency brake pressure source from the wheel brakes. This valve arrangement is designed in such a way that in power-assisted brake operation, the valve arrangement permits pressure medium which has to be drained from wheel brakes to escape to a reservoir of the emergency brake pressure source through the emergency brake main conduits and a return conduit. This valve arrange…
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