Method and device for operating a braking device in motor vehicles

US6246313A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

• Wolfgang Bäker · Braunschweig, DE
• Thomas Ruchatz · Lehre, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 28, 1999
• Grant date: Jun 12, 2001
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2050/143
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and to a device for operating a braking system in motor vehicles including both a service brake and a parking brake in which an acoustic signal is given when the vehicle is held in the stopped condition exclusively by the service brake for a predetermined period of time, and further providing for integration of driver actions to prevent dangerous situations.