Device and method for operating a motor-vehicle parking brake

US7341319B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG · DE

Inventors

• Rainer Klusemann · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Axel Büse · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Karel Statsny · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Mirco Hinn · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 7, 2004
• Grant date: Mar 11, 2008
• Expiry date: Apr 7, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60T13/74
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for operating an electromechanically operable and/or electromechanically lockable parking brake for motor vehicles having an operating element, an electronic control unit, to which are sent wheel speed values from wheel speed sensors, at least one unit for generating a brake application force, and electromechanically lockable brake devices on at least one axle, with the brake devices being adapted to be applied by the unit. Also disclosed is a parking brake for motor vehicles for implementing the method. When wheel speed values are missing, the operator decides whether a static operating mode is assigned to the parking brake, i.e. that the brakes are applied with maximum allowable force upon actuation of the operating element, and release is possible only by means of new actuation of the operating element, or decides whether a dynamic operating mode is assigned, i.e. the brake application force is exclusively developed and provided during actuation of the operating element.