Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Torsten Queiβer

Manfred Rüffer

Holger Von Hayn

Wolfgang Ritter

Jürgen Schonlau

Jose Gonzalez

Thomas Sellinger

Holger Kranlich

Milan Klimes

Michael Haber

Disclosed is a brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle brake system of the 'brake-by-wire' type. The system includes a brake booster which is operable in response to the driver's wish both by a brake pedal and by an electronic control unit. A device is provided to decouple a force-transmitting connection between the brake pedal and the brake booster in the 'brake-by-wire' operating mode. A master brake cylinder connected downstream of the brake booster, a device to detect a deceleration request of the driver, and a pedal travel simulator which interacts with the brake pedal and due to which a resetting force acting on the brake pedal can be simulated in the &#x2018;brake-by-wire&#x2019; operating mode independently of an actuation of the brake booster, and which can be enabled in the &#x2018;brake-by-wire&#x2019; operating mode when the force-transmitting connection between the brake pedal and the brake booster is decoupled and can be disabled outside the &#x2018;brake-by-wire&#x2019; operating mode. The pedal travel simulator () is enabled and disabled by electromechanical means (), electrohydraulic means () or pneumatically operable means (to).

Break actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle brake system

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Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

Torsten Queiβer