Fluid Pressure And Electric Patents (Class 303/3)
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Patent number: 11052891Abstract: An electrohydraulic brake system, comprising a brake master cylinder. A pressure generating device for actuating wheel brakes and an additional brake actuator may both be activated electronically. In a normal mode of operation, an open- and closed-loop control unit detects a braking demand based on the actuation of a brake pedal by the driver and activates the pressure generating device to build up braking torque at the wheel brakes. If the pressure generating device is not activated, the driver gains direct access to the wheel brakes and the control unit activates the additional brake actuator to build up braking torque. In the fallback mode, when a predetermined pedal travel threshold value is reached, the control loop activates the additional brake actuator to build up braking torque. In the event of a succession of brake pedal actuations by the driver, the pedal travel threshold value is increased at least once.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHGInventors: Mathias Niepelt, Iris Halbe, Thorsten Wickenhöfer, Ralf Richard Reviol, Klaus Berger
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Patent number: 11014439Abstract: A braking apparatus and a braking control method for a vehicle, wherein the braking apparatus includes an inlet valve for interrupting a braking hydraulic pressure supplied to a wheel cylinder of the vehicle, a regenerative braking unit for performing the regenerative braking of the vehicle, and a control unit for controlling the braking hydraulic pressure supplied to the wheel cylinder by controlling the inlet valve so that hydraulic braking force determined by subtracting a hydraulic braking force generated by the regenerative braking unit from a demand braking force requested by a driver is generated. The control unit controls the hydraulic braking pressure supplied to the wheel cylinder by controlling the inlet valve on the basis of changes in the vehicle speed and the regenerative braking force of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Hoon Jung, Soung Jun Park
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Patent number: 10994710Abstract: A vehicle braking system includes a primary system including at least one pneumatic brake pipe control valve, and a secondary back-up system configured to facilitate vehicle braking without human intervention. The secondary back-up system includes a first air reservoir coupled to supply pressurized air to the at least one pneumatic brake pipe control valve, a second air reservoir, a choke adapted to allow airflow at a specified airflow rate, and a solenoid valve adapted to selectively couple and decouple the first air reservoir and the second air reservoir via the choke, according to an energization state of the solenoid valve.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: CATTRON NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Oleh Szklar
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Patent number: 10974704Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle brake system comprising a conditioning device, having at least one disc brake per axle, the conditioning device having a control device. The conditioning device is formed having at least one wagon control unit and at least one coupling unit for selective actuation of the at least one disc brake per axle. The invention further relates to a conditioning device and to a method for operating a conditioning device, and to a method for deicing and/or for preventing icing of a brake unit of a rail vehicle brake system.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUR SCHIENENFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Torsten Grunwald, Nicolas Lange, Frank Büttner, Jörg Huber, Rainer Rau
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Patent number: 10933859Abstract: An apparatus for controlling energy regeneration variably capable of performing a variable control based on a deceleration event discrimination using a map information input as well as a driver's operation may include a controller configured to change a preset energy regeneration stage variably to a corresponding regenerative braking control by sensing an event for an energy regeneration stage and perform the corresponding regenerative braking control, and a generator configured to generate power according to the regenerative braking control.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Soo-Lim Han, Seung-Jae Yoo, Ja-Chun Han
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Patent number: 10899340Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body and road wheels that are connected to the vehicle body. A propulsion system is operable to independently control propulsion torque to each of the road wheels. A steering system is operable to independently control a steering angle of each of the road wheels. A braking system that is operable to independently control braking torque to each of the road wheels. An active suspension system regulates motion of the road wheels with respect to the vehicle body by independently controlling application of force to each of the road wheels. A vehicle control module is operable to determine a desired chassis-level motion, determine a control strategy to achieve the desired chassis-level motion, and output commands to each of the propulsion system, the steering system, the braking system, and the active suspension system to achieve the desired chassis-level motion.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Alexander Hitzinger
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Patent number: 10889290Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus for a four-wheel-drive vehicle configured to, when a degree of transmission of a driving force to a side of rear wheels is smaller than a predetermined degree, calculate a correction value for a wheel speed based on a rotation-related value, and calculate a wheel speed through use of the rotation-related value and the correction value.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yusuke Suetake, Noritsugu Iwazaki, Hidehisa Kato
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Patent number: 10836368Abstract: A master cylinder and an electronic brake system including the same are disclosed. The master cylinder includes a cylinder body connected to a reservoir and provided with a bore, one end of which is opened in a longitudinal direction, a piston configured to be movable forward and backward within the bore, and at least one master chamber configured to discharge a master chamber in response to a displacement of the piston. The master cylinder includes a pedal simulator provided in the bore. The pedal simulator is spaced apart from the piston by a predetermined distance, is directly pressurized by a brake pedal, and thus provides reaction force. The simulation chamber is formed in the bore, and is separated from the master chamber by the pedal simulator. The simulation passage connects the simulation chamber to the master chamber. The simulation valve is provided in the simulation passage, and controls flow of a pressing medium in response to an opening/closing operation thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventor: Jin Seok Kim
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Patent number: 10821952Abstract: A method for performing a parking brake application process in a motor vehicle with a service brake and a parking brake includes combining a hydraulic force component and a mechanical force component to obtain a total clamping force for the parking brake application process. The two force components are combined in each parking brake application process.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Dieter Blattert, Hubertus Wienken
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Patent number: 10793124Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of electric machines each coupled to a laterally-opposing wheel to output a wheel torque. The vehicle also includes a controller programmed to command a combined regenerative braking torque output of the electric machines based on a lesser of a braking torque limit of each individual electric machine. The controller is also programmed to command a regenerative braking torque from each electric machine to be within a predetermined torque threshold of each other in response to a yaw rate exceeding a yaw threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Yanan Zhao, Ming Lang Kuang, Walter Joseph Ortmann
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Patent number: 10773595Abstract: A braking system is described for a vehicle, including a master brake cylinder, a first brake circuit with a first storage chamber, a first wheel brake cylinder, and a second wheel brake cylinder, the first wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the first storage chamber via a first wheel outlet valve, and the second wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the first storage chamber via a second wheel outlet valve, and including a second brake circuit with a second storage chamber, a third wheel brake cylinder, and a fourth wheel brake cylinder, the third wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the second storage chamber via a third wheel outlet valve, and the fourth wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the second storage chamber via a fourth wheel outlet valve. The first wheel outlet valve and the third wheel outlet valve are in each case continuously adjustable valves. Moreover, also described is a method for operating a braking system of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Dirk Drotleff, Jochen Bodmann, Stefan Strengert, Xun Yao
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Patent number: 10773696Abstract: In the present invention, a brake device is equipped with: differential pressure control valves; pressure adjusting units which are connected to the differential pressure control valves through liquid passages; and a control device which controls the WC pressure Pwc in wheel cylinders by operating the differential pressure control valves and the pressure adjusting units. When predetermined suppression control permission conditions are satisfied while both the supply pumps of the pressure adjusting units and the differential pressure control valves are in operation, the control device performs self-excited vibration suppression control over the differential pressure control valves, the self-excited vibration suppression control being carried out in such a manner that a valve element separated from a valve seat is caused to abut on the valve seat, and, upon abutting on the valve seat, the valve element is separated from the valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Takeya, Kosuke Hashimoto, Shun Nohira
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Patent number: 10730500Abstract: A parking brake device for a utility vehicle includes at least one control valve device, at least one relay valve, at least one pneumatic brake device and at least one trailer control module. The relay valve is controllable by the control valve device, and at least the pneumatic brake device can be actuated by the relay valve. Upstream of the trailer control module, another valve includes a first connector, a second connector and a third connector. A second connecting line is connected to the second connector and to the control valve device. A third connecting line is connected to the third connector and to the trailer control module. A first connecting line is connected to the first connector and to a first line arranged downstream of the relay valve.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Karsten Schnittger, Fabian Griesser
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Patent number: 10647205Abstract: The present invention provides a braking control apparatus capable of preventing or reducing a change in a deceleration of a vehicle. The braking control apparatus is configured to change a braking force to be generated by a frictional braking device so as to achieve a calculated target braking force, and generate a braking force corresponding to a difference between the braking force to be generated by the frictional braking device and the target braking force with use of an electric braking device, when a predetermined condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kaneko, Keisuke Suzuki
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Patent number: 10604128Abstract: An electronically slip-controllable vehicle braking system for a motor vehicle, including an actuatable brake master cylinder, to which at least one wheel brake that is associated with one wheel of a front axle of the vehicle, and at least one wheel brake that is associated with one wheel of a rear axle of the motor vehicle, are detachably connected. An electronically controllable first actuator suite of the braking system establishes and regulates mutually differing brake pressures in the wheel brakes as a function of the respectively existing slip conditions. An electronically controllable second actuator suite establishes and regulates a uniform brake pressure at the wheel brakes, and a third actuator suite limits the brake pressure generated by the second actuator suite at the at least one wheel brake associated with the wheel of the rear axle. Electronic control application to the actuator suites is accomplished via an electronic control device.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Alfred Strehle, Marko Flinner, Matthias Schanzenbach, Thomas Schmidt
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Patent number: 10604126Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus for controlling a vehicle and method thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventor: Gi-Min Kim
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Patent number: 10549737Abstract: An actuating device for a motor vehicle brake may include an actuating apparatus, such as a brake pedal; a pressure-supply device, such as a single- or double-stroke piston pump, which may be driven by an electromotive drive; a piston-cylinder unit actuable by the actuating apparatus, hydraulically connected to a pressure medium reservoir, and forming at least two pressure spaces connected to hydraulic brake circuits; a valve arrangement having valves for wheel-specific adjustment of brake pressures and for connecting/disconnecting the wheel brakes to/from the pressure-supply device and/or the piston-cylinder unit; and an electronic control unit. An axis of the piston-cylinder unit and an axis of the piston pump may be arranged transversely with respect to each other. The piston-cylinder unit and the pressure supply unit may be arranged in a first housing, and the electromotive drive, the first housing, the valve arrangement, and the electronic control unit may be stacked.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: IPGATE AGInventors: Heinz Leiber, Carsten Hecker, Thomas Leiber
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Patent number: 10541442Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery is provided. The battery includes one or more electrode stack. The one or more electrode stack includes an electrolyte layer, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer. The electrolyte layer includes an electrolyte and a carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt. The first electrode layer includes a first active material and a carboxymethylcellulose ammonium salt. The second electrode layer includes a second active material and a first binder soluble in an organic solvent. The first electrode layer is bound to a first surface of the electrolyte layer. The second electrode layer is bound to a second surface of the electrolyte layer on a reverse side to the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takuya Iwasaki, Norio Takami
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Patent number: 10442418Abstract: A valve system includes an isolation check valve delivering pneumatic fluid as a supply pressure, a double-check valve adapted to deliver a braking demand control signal of the pneumatic fluid based on a higher of a first braking demand in a first pneumatic braking circuit and a second braking demand in a second pneumatic braking circuit, and a control module. The control module is adapted to receive the supply pressure as a control module supply pressure of the pneumatic fluid, receive a control module control pressure of the pneumatic fluid based on the braking demand control signal, and deliver a control module delivery pressure of the pneumatic fluid based on the control module supply pressure and the control module control pressure. A tractor protection module delivers the pneumatic fluid at the control module delivery pressure based on a trailer park brake pressure of the pneumatic fluid.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLCInventors: Paul C. Niglas, Michael D. Tober, Randy J. Salvatora
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Patent number: 10421362Abstract: A regenerative braking system separate from a friction braking system of a vehicle is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the regenerative braking system may include at least one actuator and a controller. The controller may be configured to: determine whether an accelerator pedal is depressed; when the accelerator pedal is depressed, determine an amount of regenerative braking based on behavior of the accelerator pedal; when the accelerator pedal is not depressed, determine the amount of regenerative braking based on motion of the vehicle; and control the at least one actuator to generate the determined amount of regenerative braking.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: FARADAY&FUTURE INC.Inventors: Thomas Jackson Hall, Brian Neal Harries, Som Khamly
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Patent number: 10407040Abstract: A hydraulic unit of an electronic control brake system is disclosed. The hydraulic unit of the electronic control brake system includes a modulator block having a plurality of accommodating bores in which a plurality of valves and pressure sensors coupled to a master cylinder to control braking hydraulic pressure supplied towards vehicle wheels are installed. Passages connecting between the accommodating bores are formed in the modulator block, and the passages are formed to be divided into two layers.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventor: In-Wook Jeon
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Patent number: 10407039Abstract: Even when downstream stiffness in a brake hydraulic circuit changes due to variation in a caliper forming a part of a wheel cylinder, temperature, wear degree, and deterioration of a frictional pad, and/or the like, a brake control apparatus performs calculation processing for calculating a switching reference operation amount, switching operation amount deviation calculation processing for calculating a deviation from the switching reference operation amount, operation amount offset processing for offsetting a pedal operation amount detected by an operation amount detection unit, target hydraulic pressure calculation processing for calculating the target hydraulic pressure with use of the offset operation amount and a reference hydraulic characteristic, and control of the electric motor (21) according to the target hydraulic pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Minoru Kishi, Norikazu Matsuzaki
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Patent number: 10377355Abstract: An electric brake device includes an electric brake actuator and a control device. The controller includes: a brake control calculator that control a braking force so as to follow up a target braking force provided from a host ECU; a brake maintaining current estimator that maintains a motor current at a constant value; and a switching controller that performs switching between the brake control calculator and the brake maintaining current estimator. When a condition that an absolute value of a rate of change of the target braking force is equal to or less than a predetermined value and the braking force is in the follow-up state is satisfied, the switching controller performs switching from the brake control calculator to the brake maintaining current estimator that maintains the motor current at a constant value.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventor: Yui Masuda
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Patent number: 10255783Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a motor brake is provided. The apparatus includes a monitoring portion that is configured to measure state information of the brake motor having a motor and a brake device. The monitoring portion also determines a state of the brake device based on the state information and a control signal output by a brake motor controller that operates the brake motor or adjusts a control current supplied to the brake device.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, HANJINFASInventors: Min Hyeon Park, Young Gee Kim
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Patent number: 10221998Abstract: A vehicular air supply system includes: a first air operation mechanism which is operated at an air pressure of a first pressure value or less; a second air operation mechanism which is operated at an air pressure of a second pressure value or less, the second pressure value being lower than the first pressure value; a compressed air generator which generates compressed air to be supplied to the first air operation mechanism and the second air operation mechanism; and a first discharge air supply unit which supplies air discharged from the first air operation mechanism to the second air operation mechanism when a pressure value of the air discharged from the first air operation mechanism is higher than a pressure value of the air supplied from the compressed air generator to the second air operation mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Hino Motors, Ltd.Inventor: Satoshi Masuda
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Patent number: 10155447Abstract: To provide a drive control device of a moving body capable of increasing a regeneration amount without hindering a driver's brake operation and causing too much deceleration. A drive control device of a moving body that updates a regenerative pattern of a driving motor of the moving body including a brake that generates a braking force by being linked to an operation amount of a brake pedal, the drive control device including an external world information acquisition unit that acquires external world information and a brake detector that detects ON/OFF of the brake, wherein when the brake detector detects ON, the regenerative pattern is changed based on the external world information acquired by the external world information acquisition unit such that a braking distance only decreases.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Yuto Imanishi, Atsushi Yokoyama, Taisetsu Tanimichi
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Patent number: 10132057Abstract: The present invention relates to a traveling working machine, in particular a hydraulic excavator, with a traveling gear and with a hydraulic service brake system for the traveling gear, which is supplied with brake pressure via at least one brake valve. In accordance with the invention, the brake valve can be actuated electrically, wherein it is connected with a control element via an electric control line, by means of which an operator can brake the traveling working machine.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbHInventor: Simon Meier
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Patent number: 10023159Abstract: A method of managing the braking of an aircraft having landing gear with wheels fitted with friction brakes and with auxiliary brakes that enable energy to be dissipated by other than friction. The method comprises the steps of, (1) when braking is requested, testing the braking parameters to determine whether the aircraft is in a braking situation for which the friction brakes are not essential for providing the requested braking, and (2) performing the requested braking by giving priority to actuating the auxiliary brakes so long as the aircraft remains within the braking situation, and actuating the friction brakes only if the aircraft departs from the braking situation.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTYInventors: Anthony Sorin, David Lemay, Michel Basset, Yann Chamaillard
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Patent number: 9981661Abstract: A saddled vehicle can comprise a handlebar on tip ends of which are provided a grasping grip to be grasped by a driver and a throttle grip for an accelerator operation, a first brake device and a second brake device for performing a braking operations. The vehicle can also include a gradient detector for detecting a road gradient during travel of the vehicle, and a deceleration adjustment device for automatically adjusting the deceleration of the vehicle in accordance with the road gradient detected by the gradient detection device and operation conditions of the first brake device and the second brake device.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA F.C.C.Inventors: Tatsuyuki Ohashi, Kazuyoshi Miyachi, Shouji Makita, Ryouhei Chiba, Kaoru Iida, Makoto Sato
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Patent number: 9932085Abstract: An ABS modulator support structure of a saddle type vehicle includes a main frame, a down frame, a pair of shroud which cover the right and left side of the frames, a radiator, a reserve tank which stores a coolant for the radiator, and an ABS module. The radiator is arranged on one (left side) side of the down frame 18 in a width direction of the vehicle. The ABS module is arranged on the other (right side) of the sides of the down frame in the width direction of the vehicle. The reserve tank and the shrouds are arranged outside the ABS module.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoichi Nishida
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Patent number: 9840148Abstract: A control system for an electric motor usable as a generator of a vehicle includes: a first control device and a second control device each configured to define, in consideration of at least one furnished first specification signal with regard to a driver-requested or autonomously requested braking input, at least one target braking torque variable with regard to at least one generator braking torque to be exerted by way of the at least one electric motor on at least one wheel of the vehicle and/or on at least one axle of the vehicle, and to output to the at least one electric motor, and/or to at least one electronic control system of the at least one electric motor, at least one output signal corresponding to the at least one target braking torque variable.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Matthias Kistner, Otmar Bussmann, Bertram Foitzik, Urs Bauer, Rolf Ellwein, Robert Kaster
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Patent number: 9707951Abstract: A rail vehicle braking device has at least one electrodynamic brake, which comprises a drive unit, which has at least one drive motor and a power supply unit for supplying the drive motor when the drive unit is in a traction mode. The rail vehicle braking device has at least two brake control units in order to increase the safety of the electrodynamic brake. In a first braking mode, a first brake control unit in an active state controls the power supply unit for providing a braking effect, a first brake effect monitoring unit and a switching unit, which serves to switch, depending on a brake effect parameter in the first braking mode, into a second braking mode, in which the second brake control unit in an active state controls the power supply unit for providing a brake effect.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Till Foerster, Stefan Hassler, Reiner Heilmann, Jean-Pascal Schwinn, Thorsten Stuetzle, Manfred Wiesand
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Patent number: 9688151Abstract: The vehicle brake device includes a hydraulic pressure brake device including a timing judging portion, a pressure increasing judging portion and a raising control portion for adding a raising amount of pressure selected and set from a first value relating to an allowable range, a second value relating to a response delay by filling a wheel cylinder with the operating fluid and a third value relating to a control delay relative to an electromagnetic valve which controls the hydraulic pressure braking force to the target pressure corresponding to a judgment result by the pressure increasing judging portion, when the timing judging portion judges that a time is the timing of raising.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignees: ADVICS CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Okano, Masaki Ninoyu, Daisuke Nakata, Yusuke Kamiya
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Patent number: 9683584Abstract: The brake device for a vehicle generates two master pressures by controlling one single servo pressure to accurately control braking force. The pressure increasing characteristic is set based on the first pressure increasing characteristic obtained from the relationship between the servo pressure and the first master pressure upon increasing the servo pressure and the second pressure increasing characteristic obtained from the servo pressure and the second master pressure. The pressure decreasing characteristic is set based on the first pressure increasing characteristic obtained from the relationship between the servo pressure and the first master pressure upon decreasing the servo pressure and the second pressure decreasing characteristic obtained from the servo pressure and the second master pressure. Thus, the total braking force of the brake device is the sum of a braking force generated by the first master pressure and a braking force generated by the second master piston.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignees: ADVICS CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshio Masuda, Hiroaki Niino, Akira Sakai, Yasuji Mizutani, Kiyoyuki Uchida, Masaaki Komazawa, Kazutaka Noro, Yusuke Kamiya
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Patent number: 9658621Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for automatically pushing aircraft back from an airport gate and/or for automatically taxiing an aircraft. At least one engines-off drive is attached to at least one landing gear wheel to apply a rotational force and/or a rotation impeding force to the at least one landing gear wheel. At least one friction brake is attached to at least one landing gear wheel to apply a rotation impeding force to the at least one landing gear wheel.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: James Fusaro, Steven Newell
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Patent number: 9623853Abstract: A brake device for a vehicle may include: a master cylinder generating hydraulic pressure; a pedal pressurizing the master cylinder; a pair of diverging line parts connected to the master cylinder so as to supply hydraulic pressure; a front wheel line part connected to each of the diverging line parts so as to guide hydraulic pressure; a combined brake connected to the front wheel line part, and generating hydraulic pressure while braking a front wheel according to an electrical signal; a rear wheel line part connected to the front wheel line part so as to guide hydraulic pressure; and a hydraulic brake connected to the rear wheel line part, and braking a rear wheel using hydraulic pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Jong Sung Kim
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Patent number: 9573569Abstract: A regenerative brake device for a vehicle includes a manual brake configured to apply a brake to a wheel of the vehicle by a manual operation of a brake lever; a motor configured to be coupled to a wheel of the vehicle, the motor being driven by a power from a battery, and also alternatively acting as a regenerative brake that charges the battery with an electromotive force of the motor; a brake sensor that detects a manual brake application point at which the manual brake is actuated from an operation amount of the brake lever; and a power control unit that performs regenerative power control for charging the battery with the electromotive force of the motor based on an output signal from the brake sensor so that the regenerative brake is generated in accordance with the operation amount of the brake lever.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuo Hosaka, Kazuo Asanuma, Toshiyuki Kagawa
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Patent number: 9541102Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating device, in particular for a vehicle braking system, having an actuating mechanism, a power-operated actuator, a first travel sensor for sensing the travel of the actuating mechanism, and having an evaluation unit, an additional travel sensor, which can be actuated separately from the first travel sensor, wherein the travel sensors are actuated by way of two elements which can be moved relative to each other and wherein the differential travels and/or differential forces of the travel sensors are measured and evaluated by the evaluation unit. According to the invention an actuating element (103a) is provided which is movably connected to one of the elements which can be moved relative to each other and is movably arranged with respect to the other movable element.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: IPGATE AGInventor: Heinz Leiber
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Patent number: 9517754Abstract: The electric parking brake control device performs accelerator release control for moving a friction-applying member to a standby position when a vehicle starting operation is performed, the standby position being positioned between a locked position and a released position such that friction-applying member moves from the standby position to the locked position within a time which is shorter than a time required to move from the released position to the locked position. The electric parking brake control device determines whether it is unnecessary to maintain the standby position, based on whether a state in which a vehicle speed exceeds a specific speed threshold value is maintained for a predetermined period of time. The release control is performed when the electric parking brake control device determines that it is unnecessary to maintain the standby position.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunsuke Murata, Masatoshi Hanzawa, Tuyoshi Ando
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Patent number: 9475386Abstract: A vehicle accelerator pedal apparatus including: a pedal-side arm supported, so as to allow rotation toward the front and rear of the vehicle, by a support shaft in a housing; a pad in the pedal-side arm that can be operated by stepping; and a reaction force application mechanism for applying reaction force to the pedal-side arm. The reaction force application mechanism includes a drive source for generating the reaction force, and a transmission member for transmitting the reaction force generated by the drive source to the pedal-side arm. The reaction force application mechanism is arranged higher than the housing. The pedal-side arm has an extension part that is extended on the opposite side from the pad across the support shaft, and from the pedal-side arm to the transmission member.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yosuke Horiuchi, Hideto Nebuya, Motomasa Suzuki, Ayumu Yamaguchi, Mitsunori Hirai, Kiyohiro Mando
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Patent number: 9475472Abstract: A brake system includes a brake apparatus. This brake apparatus is configured to keep a vehicle braked by an electric mechanism in response to a parking brake request signal, and brake the vehicle by supply of a hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic source in response to an operation performed on a brake pedal. The brake system further includes a controller configured to drive the electric mechanism until a target pressing force is acquired to establish a brake holding state in response to the parking brake request signal. The controller is configured to change the target pressing force according to a change in a hydraulic pressure in the brake apparatus after starting driving the electric mechanism in response to the parking brake request signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Takayasu Sakashita, Hirotaka Oikawa, Kimio Nishino
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Patent number: 9463783Abstract: A braking apparatus for work machines has at least two brakes, each having at least one braking circuit. The braking circuits can each be actuated via at least one control valve, and the control valves can be controlled independently of one another. A processing unit, by which the control valves can be controlled or regulated, an operating circuit, via which the braking circuits can be controlled or regulated manually, and at least one pressure supply are provided, and the control valves can be controlled or regulated under predetermined conditions by the processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbHInventors: Bernhard Meitinger, Johannes Lang
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Patent number: 9452747Abstract: A vehicle braking control device includes a control unit that, when a characteristic representing the relationship between an estimated amount of fluid consumed by braking, which is estimated based on the amount a brake pedal is operated, and an actual master-cylinder pressure detected by a master-cylinder pressure detection unit is different from that of a preset characteristic in a reference map indicating representing the relationship between the amount of fluid consumed by braking and the master cylinder pressure, corrects a target value of a degree of relative displacement between an input member and an assist member by a target relative displacement-amount correction unit in a direction in which the difference between characteristics is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Noriaki Fujiki
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Patent number: 9446749Abstract: The brake ECU applies the target braking force by controlling the hydraulic pressure braking force generating device and the regeneration braking force generating device and the brake ECU further controls the advance speed of the output piston so that a drawn-into of a brake operating member can be prevented upon supplying the wheel cylinders from the master cylinder with the brake fluid by advancing the output piston thereby to improve the brake operating feeling of the brake operating member by preventing the brake operating member from being drawn into.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignees: ADVICS CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Okano, Kiyohito Takeuchi, Yusuke Kamiya, Masaaki Komazawa
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Patent number: 9434360Abstract: A method for preventing a stationary vehicle (12) from rolling away, wherein a holding mode can be activated by actuating a brake pedal (18), wherein at least one wheel brake device (14) of the vehicle (12) is controlled in the holding mode in order to generate a braking force in such a way that the vehicle (12) is held in the stationary state, and wherein a physical variable which represents the actuation of the brake pedal is detected, wherein the holding mode is activated if a gradient of the physical variable exceeds an activation threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventor: Ulrich Beger
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Patent number: 9434361Abstract: A method for releasing a brake device for an automatic parking brake, a corresponding device, and a control device enable safely releasing the parking brake without stress on components. A method for actuating a parking brake with a brake device having a brake caliper housing with a chamber configured to receive a fluid, a brake piston, a spindle and a spindle nut, includes determining a first hydraulic driver-applied pre-pressure in the chamber during a mechanical application process of the parking brake. The method further includes comparing the first driver-applied pre-pressure to a predetermined pressure threshold value via the control device; and building up a hydraulic support pressure in the chamber in order to unload the spindle when the first driver-applied pre-pressure is above the pressure threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Hauber, Helmut Wolff
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Patent number: 9421961Abstract: A method for determining a value of a brake pressure modulated by a pneumatic channel of a braking value encoder having at least one electrical channel, in a braking device of a vehicle, including: (a) a first characteristic curve, in which the dependence of the signals, modulated by the at least one electrical sensor, on the degree of activation of the braking value encoder is represented, is determined and stored; (b) a second characteristic curve, in which the dependence of the brake pressure values, modulated by the channel, on the electrical signals detected by the sensor is represented, is determined and stored; and (c) the brake pressure value corresponding to a specific braking request as a result of activation of the encoder is determined based on the first and second characteristic curves.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventor: Markus Schreiter
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Patent number: 9421953Abstract: A control device is described for a brake system of a vehicle, having a valve control device that is designed to determine, at least taking into account a provided information signal relating to a generator braking moment of a generator that is currently being exerted or is to be exerted, a first target state of a first valve of the brake system that is connected to a master brake cylinder of the brake system and to a fluid storage device of the brake system in such a way that a brake fluid volume can be displaced out of the master brake cylinder into the fluid storage device via the first valve, which is controlled into an at least partly open state, and to output a first control signal, corresponding to the first target state, to the first valve, the first target state being determinable, by the valve control device, for a valve connected via at least one intake line to a brake medium reservoir of the brake system as fluid storage device, as first valve.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Stefan Strengert, Michael Kunz, Dirk Drotleff
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Patent number: 9365198Abstract: A braking device for a vehicle includes an operating characteristics setting portion for setting an operating characteristic which is a relationship between the input electric power to the electro-magnetic valve and a pressure difference between a master cylinder side and a wheel cylinder side with respect to the electro-magnetic valve, based on the input electric power at the time when the accumulator pressure detected by the accumulator pressure detecting portion first falls to a value equal to or less than a threshold value accumulator pressure by changing the input electric power towards an opening side of the electro-magnetic valve in response to a time lapsed after a predetermined value of the pilot pressure has been generated by the pilot pressure generating portion by first closing the electro-magnetic valve thereby to suppress the manufacturing cost.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignees: ADVICS CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshio Masuda, Yasunori Sakata, Kazutaka Noro, Akira Sakai, Kiyoyuki Uchida, Masaaki Komazawa, Yasuji Mizutani, Yusuke Kamiya
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Patent number: 9358964Abstract: A brake device for a vehicle is provided in which when a slave cylinder generates a brake fluid pressure that is commensurate with the actual amount of operation of a brake pedal by a driver in a state in which a master cut valve is closed and a fluid path connecting a master cylinder to the slave cylinder is cut off, a wheel cylinder is actuated by the brake fluid pressure. Since deterioration determination means determines a leak in the downstream of the slave cylinder based on the actual amount of actuation of the slave cylinder detected by a slave cylinder stroke sensor and the actual brake fluid pressure generated by the slave cylinder and detected by a fluid pressure sensor, it is possible to rapidly determine a leak in the downstream of the slave cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Ito, Yuki Hotani