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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1992
Toshiya Kanda, Saitama, JP;
Yoshitaka Miyakawa, Saitama, JP;
Masayoshi Wada, Saitama, JP;
Kougyoku Go, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pressure device control apparatus including a pressure source having a pump, and an accumulator connected to the pump and a pressure device, and a pressure detector for detecting the pressure in the accumulator; a normally-closed type solenoid valve interposed between the pressure device and the accumulator or a fluid tank; and a control unit having a drive control device for outputting a driving signal indicative of a command to operate the pump in response to a detection pressure detected in the pressure detector becoming equal to or less than a first predetermined pressure and a drive stopping signal indicative of a command for stopping the operation of the pump in response to the detection pressure becoming equal to or more than a second predetermined pressure which is higher than the first predetermined pressure. The control unit includes a first energizing unit for energizing the normally-closed type solenoid valve for a first predetermined time after the drive control device outputs the drive stopping signal, and a deciding unit for deciding that there is a problem in response to the detection pressure detected in the pressure detector becoming equal to or less than the first predetermined pressure after the energization of the normally-closed type solenoid valve by the first energizing unit is completed. This invention ensures that the diagnosis of the problem in the pressure device control apparatus can be reliably effected by the release of the pressure in the accumulator after the pressure increase thereof to a level equal to or more than the second predetermined pressure.