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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
701 76 ; 30312209 ; 303166 ; 701 78 ;
Abstract
An anti-skid control apparatus includes a fluid pressure control valve positioned between a master cylinder and a wheel cylinder of each wheel. The fluid pressure control valve controls the wheel pressure cylinder. A reservoir is provided for temporarily storing brake fluid expelled from the wheel cylinder during an anti-skid control. A pumpless fluid pressure control device is also provided for circulating brake fluid stored in the reservoir back to a master cylinder without using a pump. A flow control valve for maintaining a constant flow of brake fluid is positioned between the master cylinder and the wheel cylinder.