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Brake device for vehicle

US6131063A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 6, 1998
Grant dateOct 10, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60K28/06
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle brake device includes: a braking-operation detecting circuit for detecting an amount of the braking operation given by a driver; a driver condition detecting circuit 4 for detecting driving conditions of the driver; a braking-condition determining circuit for determining whether the vehicle is in emergency or not on the basis of the driving conditions detected by the driver condition detecting circuit; and a braking-force control circuit for control a braking force of the vehicle in accordance with the determination by the braking-condition determining circuit and the braking-operation amount detected by the braking-operation detecting circuit 2.

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