Method of releasing the brakes of a motor vehicle fitted with an assistance device for starting on a slope, such an assistance device, and motor vehicle comprising it
US8589046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T2201/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of releasing brakes of a motor vehicle including: if no vehicle start command takes place, after manual application of the vehicle brakes in a position to immobilize the vehicle when at rest is over, an assistance device progressively releases the brakes according to a suitable control scheme configured to make the vehicle move under its own weight, generally tending towards predetermined non-zero speed and acceleration conditions, and then, when the predetermined conditions are considered to have been reached, the assistance device stops releasing the brakes.
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