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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:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3031135 ; 303155 ; 3031134 ;
Abstract
An operated quantity of a brake pedal is detected based on a signal from a stroke sensor. A starting criterion to start brake assisting is determined with respect to an operational speed of the brake pedal in response to the operated quantity of the brake pedal. An operated-quantity change is calculated by differentiating the operated quantity of the brake pedal. It is determined whether the operated-quantity change exceeds the starting criterion. If the operated-quantity change exceeds the starting criterion, brake assisting is started by driving a pump to increase wheel cylinder pressure.