Control unit for a wheel brake of a motor vehicle
US6692087B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S303/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An actuating unit for a wheel brake of a motor vehicle has a hydraulic pump drivable with variable speed by an electric motor, as well as an element, adjusting the return flow of pressurized media to the pump, which is arranged between the delivery side and the intake side of the pump. Furthermore, a cylinder-piston unit is provided, having a piston with identical surfaces on both sides, as well as a cylinder having cylinder chambers arranged on both sides of the piston. In order to press a brake lining against a friction element connected to a vehicle wheel, the pump is connected on the intake side to the cylinder chamber on the brake-lining side, and on the delivery side to the cylinder chamber facing away from the brake lining. The actuating unit is assigned a control device by which an electric brake request signal is able to be processed, and the electric motor and the element are controllable.
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