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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1996
Shirou Monzaki, Mishima, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A stability control device of a vehicle includes a device for estimating a liability of the vehicle body to a running instability for producing an instability quantity which generally increases along with increase of the liability; a brake device for selectively applying a variable braking force to each wheel, the brake device including a manually controlled pressure source incorporating a brake pedal and an accumulator pressure source; a manual brake sensor for detecting a substantial stepping on of the brake pedal by a driver; and a controller for controlling the brake device so as to variably apply a braking force to a selected one or ones of the wheels for a stability control of suppressing the vehicle body against the running instability based upon the accumulator pressure, the controller controlling the brake device so that a braking force is applied to the wheels based upon the manually controlled pressure source when the stability control is not carried out, wherein, when the substantial stepping on of the brake pedal is detected by the manual brake sensor when the controller has finished the stability control, the controller controls the brake device so that the braking force based upon the manually controlled pressure source is applied to the wheels under a controlled uprise rate.