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Vacuum generation in hybrid-drive vehicles

US8528674B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

17Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Dieter Kraft · Gerlingen, DE
Michael Bildstein · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 11, 2007
Grant date	Sep 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/62
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device and a method for generating a vacuum in a brake system of a vehicle equipped with a hybrid drive. The hybrid drive includes an internal combustion engine and at least one electric drive, which is selectively uncoupled from the internal combustion engine with the aid of a clutch. A vacuum pump having an adjustable pumping capacity is mechanically connected to the at least one electric drive.

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