Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for controlling the brake system of a vehicle

US6009984A · kind A · utility

12Cited by

7References

14Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Juergen Zechmann · Heilbronn, DE
Albrecht Irion · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 8, 1997
Grant date	Jan 4, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 8, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2710/182
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hill-holder function is initiated when the brake pedal is actuated while the vehicle is in at least one operating state. The braking force is thus locked into at least one wheel brake independently of the extent to which the pedal is actuated. This braking force is decreased again when the brake pedal is released.

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