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Hydraulic brake device for vehicle

US6729698B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateOct 25, 2002
Grant dateMay 4, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T13/662
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic brake device for applying a braking force to a wheel of a vehicle which can detect an air-containing in a hydraulic circuit. The hydraulic brake device includes a hydraulic pressure generating device for generating and outputting a hydraulic pressure in accordance with a brake operational amount, a wheel cylinder operated by the hydraulic pressure directly or indirectly supplied from the hydraulic pressure generating device for applying a braking force to a vehicle wheel, a brake operational amount detection device for detecting the brake operational amount, a pressure sensor for detecting an output hydraulic pressure outputted from the hydraulic pressure generating device, and a controller for detecting an air-containing in a hydraulic circuit by a response time relating to a rise of the output hydraulic pressure detected by the pressure sensor relative to a start of a rise of the brake operation amount detected by the brake operational amount detection device.

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