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Automatic locking brake
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1988-08-17
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Granted: 1992-07-14
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Expires: 2008-08-17
Abstract
Abstract Brake pressure is increased when the brake pedal is operated and the vehicle falls short of a very slow reference speed v x , which value is variable and increases as the vehicle deceleration increases. The pressure is maintained until the throttle is applied.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Sigl
- 👤 Wolf-Dieter Jonner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:02
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T11/00; B60T11/10; B60T11/103; B60T11/105; B60T7/00; B60T7/12; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/18; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W30/1819
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
System for automatically locking the brake of a vehicle when the brake pedal is applied at low speed, comprising means for determining the speed of the vehicle, means for determining the deceleration v veh of the vehicle, means for calculating a speed value v x from the deceleration v veh of the vehicle such that v x increases as the deceleration v veh increases, and means for automatically applying pressure to the brake of the vehicle when the speed of the vehicle is less than the speed value v x and the brake pedal is applied.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
System for automatically locking the brake of a vehicle when the brake pedal is applied at low speed, comprising means for determining the speed of the vehicle, means for determining the deceleration v veh of the vehicle, means for calculating a speed value v x from the deceleration v veh of the vehicle such that v x increases as the deceleration v veh increases, and means for automatically applying pressure to the brake of the vehicle when the speed of the vehicle is less than the speed value v x and the brake pedal is applied.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
System as in claim 1 wherein said means for calculating a speed value v x calculates v x according to the relation v x =K 1 v veh -K 2 , where K 1 and K 2 are constants.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
System as in claim 1 wherein said means for automatically applying pressure to the brake increases the brake pressure at a rate which increases with an increasing vehicle deceleration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
System as in claim 3 wherein said means for automatically applying pressure to the brake increases brake pressure in pulses and maintains said pressure constant during pauses having a duration between said pulses, the duration of said pauses decreasing with increasing vehicle deceleration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
System as in claim 1 further comprising means for determining instantaneous drive torque of the vehicle and means for reducing pressure to the brake of the vehicle when the instantaneous drive torque exceeds a predetermined threshold torque.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
System as in claim 5 wherein said means for reducing pressure to the brake reduces the brake pressure at a rate which increases with an increasing drive torque.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
System as in claim 6 wherein said means for reducing pressure to the brake reduces brake pressure in pulses and maintains brake pressure constant during pauses having a duration between said pulses, the duration of said pauses decreasing with increasing drive torque.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
System as in claim 5 further comprising means for determining throttle position and means for determining engine speed, said means for determining instantaneous drive torque determining said drive torque from said throttle position and said engine speed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
System as in claim 5 for a vehicle having a clutch, said system further comprising means for determining clutch operation, said means for reducing pressure to the brake reducing said pressure when said instantaneous drive torque exceeds a predetermined threshold torque and the clutch is operated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
System as in claim 9 wherein said means for determining clutch operation comprises means for determining actual engine speed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
System as in claim 10 wherein said means for determining clutch operation further comprises means for determining throttle position, means for calculating load-free engine speed from said throttle position, and means for determining when the actual engine speed falls below the load-free engine speed by a predetermined amount.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
System as in claim 5 further comprising means for determining road gradient, said means for automatically reducing pressure to the brake reducing said pressure at a rate dependent upon said road gradient.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
System as in claim 12 wherein said means for automatically applying pressure to the brake increases brake pressure in pulses, the number of pulses being dependent upon the road gradient.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
System as in claim 12 further comprising means for determining release of the brake pedal, said means for determining road gradient comprising a longitudinal accelerometer having an output, said means for automatically applying brake pressure increasing said brake pressure when the brake pedal is released and a change in said output occurs.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
System as in claim 5 for a vehicle having a drive slip control, said system further comprising means for determining drive slippage, said means for reducing pressure to the brake reducing said pressure at a rate which decreases when drive slippage is determined.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
System as in claim 5 wherein said means for reducing brake pressure reduces brake pressure in pulses having a duration which decreases with increasing drive slip.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
System as in claim 1 for a vehicle having a drive slip control and a brake pressure supply for said drive slip control, said means for automatically applying pressure to the brake comprising said brake pressure supply for said drive slip control.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
56 words
System as in claim 1 further comprising means for determining throttle position of the vehicle, said means for automatically applying pressure to the brake applying pressure when the speed of the vehicle is less than the speed value v x and the brake pedal is applied and the throttle position is less than a threshold value.
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