Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Ralf Hartmann

Andreas Heise

Peter Volz

Rolf Weiler

Stefan A Drumm

Lothar Schiel

Axel Hinz

Peter Stauder

Georg Halasy-Wimmer

Jürgen Balz

Tom Kaufmann

Thomas Winkler

Uwe Greiff

Stefan Johannes Schmitt

Josko Kurbasa

Johannes Görlach

Jan Hoffmann

Stefan Kammann

Peter Säger

Sören Lehmann

Volker Knop

Andreas Pohlmann

Peter Schack

Heiko Gastauer

Jörn Schriefer

Thomas Bauer

Christian Burgdorf

Markus Neumann

Christian Bitsch

Wolfgang Erler

Dieter Barthel

Andreas Richter

Daniel Schmitz

Burkhard Warmbier-Leidig

Karsten Schille

Joachim Scholer

Hans-Peter Wolf

Eberhard Domsalla

Marco Bös

Jens Bachon

Andreas Pachur

The invention specifies a sensor arrangement for a brake system for braking a wheel in a vehicle, which brake system includes a travel sensor for detecting a position of a brake pedal of the brake system, wherein the travel sensor is provided for detecting operation of the brake pedal based on the position of the brake pedal and for outputting a signal which indicates operation of the brake pedal.

Sensor arrangement and method for transmitting an item of braking operation information

A method for detecting a fault of an operating switch connected to an evaluating unit by at least one signal. The switch having at least a first switch circuit for initiating a vehicle function. A signal that specifies the switch position is sensed by the evaluating unit. The first switch circuit is connected to a first potential of the vehicle electrical system and to the signal line to form a first contact branch. The first switch circuit is bridged by a diode device in the non-conducting direction with respect to the first potential, the evaluating unit generates a test voltage, which is greater than the first potential, the test voltage is applied to the signal line, and, the potential being applied to the signal line of the first contact branch is evaluated by means of the evaluating unit in order to detect a fault.

Method for detecting a fault of an operating switch for initiating a vehicle function of a vehicle and operating switch for carrying out the method

A combined braking system, comprising hydraulic brakes associated with a vehicle axle and brakes actuatable by electromechanical actuators associated with a different vehicle axis, each electronic control unit associated with the electromechanical actuators having at least two high-speed busses, of which one is connected directly to a further electronic control unit and the other is directly or indirectly connected to an electronic or electrohydraulic control unit associated with the hydraulic brakes.

Combined braking system, particularly for motor vehicles

An electrical motor activation method for an electric motor including a rotor, connected to a motor shaft, and a stator having brushes. The stator comprises multiple commutator laminations for the commutation of windings disposed on the rotor and is activated by a pulsed or linearly controllable power source. The motor shaft is connected to a radially driven load, in particular a pump, which has a nonlinear torque curve via a motor revolution. A waviness signal is obtained from a voltage potential applied to the motor and/or from the motor current and rotor position information is obtained from the curve of said waviness signal.

Electrical motor activation method having load torque adaptation

Disclosed is a tire pressure monitoring system for motor vehicles, including a central unit () with at least one trigger module (), which is integrated into the central unit or connects through control lines () to the central unit, and with at least one tire module () arranged in a vehicle wheel (), with the tire module being in communication with the central unit and the trigger module by means of wireless transmission technology, and with the tire pressure monitoring system including fewer trigger modules than tire modules.

Tire pressure monitoring system and method for the allocation of tire modules in a tire pressure monitoring system

A trailer device for driving stabilization of vehicle combinations is provided. In order to design a device for driving stabilization of passenger vehicle trailers in a cost-effective and simple manner, a brake system for braking the trailer by an overrun brake and for stability regulation is designed so as to have separating valves, switching valves, inlet and outlet valves and a pressure build-up pump. A stabilizing coupling is also connected by means of a second pressure medium pump to actuators which can vary the clamping force of the stabilizing coupling between the trailer and tractor vehicle if the second pressure medium pump conveys pressure medium from the storage tank into or out of the actuators.

Hydraulic trailer brake system

A hydraulic vehicle brake equipped with a parking brake device, in particular for motor vehicles, including a brake housing in which a hydraulic service pressure chamber is delimited by a brake piston, wherein the parking brake device acts on the brake piston and, in the applied condition, can be locked by a locking device, and an energy accumulator cooperating with the brake piston is equipped with at least one integrated spring element. In order to realize a simple and low-cost parking brake function that complies with legal requirements, according to the invention, the parking brake device is operable by a pressure that is introduced into the service pressure chamber and enables charging the energy accumulator.

Hydraulic vehicle brake

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