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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Volvo Autonomous Solutions Ab, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventor:
Jonas Hagerskans, Landvetter, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/385 (2013.01); B60T 2201/00 (2013.01); B60T 2270/413 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake system in a vehicle includes a brake circuit arranged to contain pressurized brake fluid; a parking brake acting on at least one wheel of the vehicle, the parking brake connected to the brake circuit and configured to be engaged when the pressure in the brake circuit is below a threshold pressure; and at least two evacuation valves, each configured to evacuate pressurized brake fluid from the brake circuit in response to a control signal, for thereby engaging the parking brake.