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Slip-controlled brake system for motor vehicles with four-wheel drive

Assignee: Continental Teves AG and Co OHG
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Filing: 1987-03-25
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Granted: 1988-06-28
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Expires: 2007-03-25
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Abstract

Abstract A slip-controlled brake system for motor vehicles with four-wheel drive, wherein one axle (VA) is driven permanently, and the second (HA) is driven by a differential-slip-sensitive coupling (6). The system comprises sensors (S1 to S4) for determining the rotational behavior of the wheels, electronic switching circuits (38, 39, 40) and an auxiliary-pressure supply system (18). For the traction slip control action, brake pressure is introduced into the wheel brakes (11, 12) of only one axle, preferably the permanently driven axle (VA), and the traction slip of all wheels (VL, VR, HL, HR) is, however, controlled thereby. The electronic switching circuits (40) are preferably provided such that the traction slip control action will only set in when, at least at one wheel of the axle (HA) which is not connected to the traction slip control system, an increased traction slip occurs.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jochen Burgdorf
  • 👤 Wolfram Seibert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 18:10
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/32; B60T8/321; B60T8/322; B60T8/34; B60T8/48; B60T8/4809; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S303/00; Y10S303/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
A slip-controlled brake system for motor vehicles with four-wheel drive, wherein one axle is driven permanently, and a second axle is driven by way of a differential-slip-sensitive coupling, a plurality of sensors for determining the rotational behavior of the wheels, electronic switching circuits coupled to said sensors for the logical processing of sensor signals and for the generation of brake pressure control signals as a function of the rotational behavior of the wheels, an auxiliary-pressure supply system in which during the traction slip control phase, brake pressure is introduceable into the wheel brakes of the slip-controlled wheels, at least one electromagnetically actuable normally closed valve connected between said auxiliary-pressure supply system and at least one wheel brake of the wheel brakes of a selected one of said axles and means responsive to said brake pressure control signals for actuating said valve to provide the traction slip control wherein brake pressure is introduceable into the wheel brakes (11, 12) of the wheels (VL, VR) of only said selected one of said axles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 171 words
A slip-controlled brake system for motor vehicles with four-wheel drive, wherein one axle is driven permanently, and a second axle is driven by way of a differential-slip-sensitive coupling, a plurality of sensors for determining the rotational behavior of the wheels, electronic switching circuits coupled to said sensors for the logical processing of sensor signals and for the generation of brake pressure control signals as a function of the rotational behavior of the wheels, an auxiliary-pressure supply system in which during the traction slip control phase, brake pressure is introduceable into the wheel brakes of the slip-controlled wheels, at least one electromagnetically actuable normally closed valve connected between said auxiliary-pressure supply system and at least one wheel brake of the wheel brakes of a selected one of said axles and means responsive to said brake pressure control signals for actuating said valve to provide the traction slip control wherein brake pressure is introduceable into the wheel brakes (11, 12) of the wheels (VL, VR) of only said selected one of said axles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
The brake system according to claim 1, wherein brake pressure is introduceable only into the wheel brakes (11, 12) at the permanently driven axle (VA) during traction slip control.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 72 words
The brake system according to claim 1, wherein the driven wheels, (VR, VL, HR, HL) are equipped with sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4) for determining the rotational behavior of the wheels, and wherein the electronic switching circuits (40) provide that the traction slip control only commences when an increased traction slip is detected at least at one wheel of the axle (HA) which is not connected to the traction slip control system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
The brake system according to claim 1, wherein as a differential slip-sensitive coupling (6), a viscosity coupling is provided in the drive train leading to the axle (HA) which is not driven permanently.

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