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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1996
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A brake control apparatus for a vehicle employs a pressure-amplifying device which reduces a quantity of brake fluid generating a first brake-fluid pressure in a first conduit connected to a master cylinder, and increases second brake-fluid pressure in a second conduit, applied to a wheel cylinder simultaneously with the reduction in brake-fluid quantity in the first conduit. As a result, increase in the first brake-fluid pressure is suppressed even when a driver depress a brake pedal and load to generate the first brake-fluid pressure is alleviated. Additionally, the pressure-amplifying device applies the increased second brake-fluid pressure to the wheel cylinder. Therefore, it is possible to ensure sufficient braking force.