Brake system, especially for a motor vehicle

Claim 2

A brake system which includes a control installation storing data representing a characteristic curve of vehicular deceleration for influencing the deceleration of a motor vehicle and at least one friction brake means, comprising measuring means for sensing the position of a brake pedal, means operatively connecting the control installation and the brake means for effecting deceleration of the vehicle in accordance with said stored characteristic curve and in response to the measuring means.

Claim 3

A brake system which includes a control installation storing data representing a characteristic curve of vehicular deceleration for influencing the deceleration of a motor vehicle and at least one friction brake means, comprising measuring means for sensing the position of a brake pedal, means operatively connecting the control installation and the brake means for effecting deceleration of the vehicle in accordance with said stored characteristic curve and in response to the measuring means, wherein the control installation includes an integrator responding in accordance with characteristic curve, means for supplying a vehicle velocity voltage to said integrator in response to said measuring means, a differential amplifier, a first input to the said differential amplifier operating in response to said integrator, a second input terminal of the differential amplifier operatively connected with the means supplying the driving velocity voltage in by passing relationship with respect to the integrator, and amplifier means operating in response to the differential amplifier for effecting control of the brake system.

Claim 4

A brake system which includes a control installation storing data representing a characteristic curve of vehicular deceleration for influencing the deceleration of a motor vehicle and at least one friction brake means, comprising measuring means for sensing the position of a brake pedal, means operatively connecting the control installation and the brake means for effecting deceleration of the vehicle in accordance with said stored characteristic curve and in response to the measuring means, wherein the control installation includes an integrator responding in accordance with characteristic curve, means for supplying a vehicle velocity voltage to said integrator in response to said measuring means, a differential amplifier, a first input to the said differential amplifier operating in response to said integrator, a second input terminal of the differential amplifier operatively connected with the means supplying the driving velocity voltage in by passing relationship with respect to the integrator, and amplifier means operating in response to the differential amplifier for effecting control of the brake system.

Claim 5

A brake system according to claim 2, wherein the means supplying the driving velocity voltage includes a rectifier means operatively connected with a tachometer pickup.

Claim 6

A brake system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said measuring means includes a potentiometer.

Claim 7

A brake system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said measuring means includes a pressure transducer.

Claim 8

A brake system which, in addition to the friction brake means, includes a hydrodynamic brake means, according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising first amplifier means in response to said differential amplifier for controlling the hydrodynamic brake means and second amplifier means for controlling the friction brake means subsequent to the actuation of control of the hydrodynamic brake means.

Claim 9

A brake system according to claim 6, wherein the second amplifier means controls the friction brake in dependence on a threshold means.

Claim 10

A brake system according to claim 7, wherein said threshold means includes a potentiometer.

Claim 11

A vehicular system for sequential control of a plurality of brakes comprising means for storing a first signal representative of vehicular velocity, means responsive to said stored first signal and to the position of a brake pedal for transmitting a signal representative of a characteristic curve of vehicular velocity versus time, means comparing said stored transmitted signal with an unstored signal representing vehicular velocity for producing an output signal, and means for actuating at least one of said plurality of brakes in response to the output signal.

Claim 12

A vehicular system for sequential control of a plurality of brakes comprising means for storing a first signal representative of vehicular velocity, means responsive to said stored first signal and to the position of a brake pedal for transmitting a signal representative of a characteristic curve of vehicular velocity versus time, means comparing said stored transmitted signal with an unstored signal representing vehicular velocity for producing an output signal, and means for actuating at least one of said plurality of brakes in response to the output signal.

Claim 13

A vehicular system for sequential control of a plurality of brakes comprising means for storing a first signal representative of vehicular velocity, means responsive to said stored first signal and to the position of a brake pedal for transmitting a signal representative of a characteristic curve of vehicular velocity versus time, means comparing said stored transmitted signal with an unstored signal representing vehicular velocity for producing an output signal, and means for actuating at least one of said plurality of brakes in response to the output signal, wherein the plurality of brakes include at least a hydrodynamic brake and a first friction brake, and threshold means for establishing a condition for actuating the friction brake at a point in time different from the point in time at which said hydrodynamic brake is actuated, and said means for actuating said brakes comprising means responsive to said threshold means for operating at least one friction brake at a point in time different from the point in time at which the hydrodynamic brake is actuated.

Claim 14

A vehicular system for sequential control of a plurality of brakes comprising means for storing a first signal representative of vehicular velocity, means responsive to said stored first signal and to the position of a brake pedal for transmitting a signal representative of a characteristic curve of vehicular velocity versus time, means comparing said stored transmitted signal with an unstored signal representing vehicular velocity for producing an output signal, and means for actuating at least one of said plurality of brakes in response to the output signal, wherein the plurality of brakes include at least a hydrodynamic brake and a first friction brake, and threshold means for establishing a condition for actuating the friction brake at a point in time different from the point in time at which said hydrodynamic brake is actuated, and said means for actuating said brakes comprising means responsive to said threshold means for operating at least one friction brake at a point in time different from the point in time at which the hydrodynamic brake is actuated.

Claim 15

A vehicular system in accordance with claim 10 wherein said means responsive to said threshold means is effective to operate said friction brake subsequent to the hydrodynamic brake.