Lucas Automotive Gmbh

Lucas Industries Limited

Michael Schwarz

Josef Knechtges

Andreas Marx

Helmut Gegalski

Nicholas Alford

Thomas Bach

Thomas Wald

Frank Heller

Thomas Wagner

Steven Keen

Holger Schmidt

Thorsten Valder

Josef Knechtgens

A vehicle brake system having a hydraulically actuable disc brake device which has an electromechanical actuating device for activating a parking brake function, wherein the vehicle brake system has a hydraulic circuit with a hydraulic pressure source and actuable hydraulic functional elements, in order to hydraulically actuate the disc brake device in accordance with a service brake action of a driver or an automatic activation of a driving assistance system, wherein, furthermore, the vehicle brake system has a control device, in order to actuate the electromechanical actuating device in accordance with a parking brake action of the driver or an automatic activation of the parking brake function. In order to avoid abrupt release of the parking brake function, it is provided here that the control device is configured for actuating at least one of the hydraulic functional elements in such a way that, in order to release the parking brake function, a hydraulic fluid volume is isolated in the disc brake device by actuation of the electromechanical actuating device and the hydraulic fluid volume can be used to generate a predefined hydraulic pressure hydraulically during the release of the parking brake function by the electromechanical actuating device.

Vehicle brake system for a motor vehicle and method for actuating the vehicle brake system during release of the parking brake function

The invention relates to a hydraulic brake system and a method for controlling a hydraulic brake system for a land vehicle having a predetermined holding capacity for hydraulic fluid and at least one wheel brake. The invention is characterized by detecting if a current holding capacity of the brake system has increased in relation to the predetermined holding capacity and, if so, by feeding hydraulic fluid to the at least one wheel brake in a controlled manner and an amount corresponding at least to the increase in capacity.

Compensation of reduced braking effect of a hydraulic brake system for a land craft

Hydraulic brake system and method for controlling a hydraulic brake system for a land craft, in which a quantity of hydraulic fluid delivered to wheel brakes during pressure build-up phases in antilock braking mode is limited so that substantially no hydraulic fluid thereof can flow to a master cylinder.

Antilock brake system for a land craft

An anti-locking brake system for a land vehicle, which is set up in particular for traction control and vehicle dynamics control, comprises a pump ( ) for actuating a wheel brake ( ) which removes brake fluid from a brake pressure generating unit ( ) and supplies it to the wheel brake ( ), wherein a first valve arrangement ( ) blocks in a non-actuated (normal) position ( ) the connection between the brake pressure generating unit ( ) and an input connection ( ) of the pump ( ) and in at least one actuated position ( ) establishes a primary flow connection (A), a first electromagnetic valve ( ) establishes in a non-actuated position ( ) the connection between an output connection ( ) of the pump ( ) and the brake pressure generating unit ( ), and blocks it in an actuated position ( ), a second electromagnetic valve ( ) blocks the connection between the wheel brake ( ) and the input connection ( ) of the pump ( ) in a non-actuated position, and in an actuated position establishes it, and a third electromagnetic valve ( ) establishes the connection between the output connection ( ) of the pump ( ) and the wheel brake ( ) in a non-actuated position ( ) and blocks it in an actuated position ( ). To generate a more accurate pressure modulation during the operating phase &ldquo;maintain pressure&rdquo; (II), the third electromagnetic valve ( ) is in the actuated position during said operating phase.

Anti-locking brake system for a land vehicle

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Koblenz, Germany

Michael Schwarz