Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromagnetic valve of a cartridge-type construction comprised of a magnetic core, a magnetic armature (12) with valve closure member (4), and a valve seat member which form an operative unit in a valve housing, the said valve housing including a closed sleeve portion (1) which has a collar (17) on the opposite open end area for attachment in the valve housing. Inserted telescopically into the open end area of the sleeve portion (1) is a sleeve-shaped annular part (2) which carries the valve seat member (3) and aligns the latter concentrically in relation to the valve closure member (4) to form an operative unit.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a valve unit, comprising a valve housing (8) with a flow control valve, an electromagnetic actuating element (1) that is structurally arranged in series with the flow control valve in the valve housing (8), and a piston (3) that forms the flow control valve and produces an unobstructed pressure medium connection between a pressure medium source (4) and a pressure medium sink (5) in its normal position. In its normal position, the actuating element (1) is supported on one end face of the piston (3) against the force of a compression spring (2). In the operating position, the actuating element separates from the piston (3) and assumes an intermediate position in which it controls the volume flow of the pressure medium between the pressure medium source (4) and the pressure medium sink (5). This results in a simple and reliable valve construction.

Abstract: A brake system including a master cylinder connected to wheel brakes is supplemented by a fluid return system made up of return pumps so that the braking pressure can be adjusted in the wheel brakes. In order to extend this system to a brake system which permits the generation of wheel brake pressure without the application of the brake pedal, the suction side of at least one return pump is connected to the pressure side of a charging pump which aspirates fluid directly from the supply reservoir. To prevent the pressure in the low-pressure range of the system from rising excessively high, the charging pressure of the pump is adjusted so that it only slightly exceeds the precharging pressure of the suction side of the low-pressure accumulator.

Abstract: A hydraulic brake system with skid control is provided with digitally switchable inlet and outlet valves. An inlet valve includes a variable flow area valve control that is actuated as a function of differential pressures in order to reduce the valve noise.

Abstract: A brake system arranged for the control both of the brake slip and of the traction slip is presented. In order that during a traction slip control action the brake circuits are rapidly supplied with the required volume of hydraulic pressure fluid at a sufficiently high pressure level, a medium-pressure accumulator is provided which is connected to the suction side of the pump and whose pressure supplied upstream of the pump is higher than the resistances in the brake circuit, in particular higher than the sum of the opening pressures of the suction-side and delivery-side valves of the pump plus the resistance of the wheel brake.

Abstract: An anti-locking brake system is provided, wherein, during a control operation, the brake conduit is blocked by a separating valve. The wheel brakes, through a return conduit, are in communication with the intake side of a pump. Provided in the return conduit is an outlet valve. The pressure side of the pump, through a pressure conduit, is in communication with the brake conduit between the separating valve and the wheel brake. A restriction element is provided in the pressure conduit. Check valves between the master brake cylinder and the pressure side of the pump enable pressure fluid, if an enhanced amount of pressure fluid is required by the control circuit, to be fed from the master brake cylinder into the control circuit.

Abstract: A brake system includes a flow control valve as an inlet valve wherein a restrictor is arranged in the return line and a variable restrictor is arranged in the brake line. The resulting system achieves improved controlled behavior and a reduced capacity pump can be used.

Abstract: A brake system operates on the back-flow principle during brake slip control and is furnished with a self-priming pump (9) to achieve, during traction slip control, a rapid response of the wheel brakes without requiring the use of a high-pressure accumulator. This is achieved by a low-pressure accumulator (6) of a special design which includes an intake channel (7) to the intake side of the pump (9) for brake slip control and a separate intake channel (8) to the intake side of the pump (9) for traction-slip control. During brake slip control, only a partial discharge of the low-pressure accumulator (6) up to a defined remaining standby volume, through the brake slip control intake channel (7), is enabled because a valve (24, 25) controlled by the piston stroke will then close. Upon commencement of a traction slip control action, a valve in the traction slip control intake channel (8) is opened electromagnetically.