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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kim Stephen Jones, Chelmsford, GB;
Clive John Barton, Benfleet, GB;
Ludwig Fein, Wermelskirchen, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60T 13/68 (2006.01); B60T 13/14 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/222 (2013.01); B60T 13/146 (2013.01); B60T 13/662 (2013.01); B60T 13/686 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for bleeding at least one part of a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle, wherein the brake system includes a brake circuit whose pressure can be selectively increased by a pump. The increased pressure is applied by the pump to the part of the brake system to be bled for a specified period of time without opening bleed valves.