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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2000
Kenji Shirai, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yasunori Yoshino, Aichi-ken, JP;
Akihiro Otomo, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hideyuki Inoue, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
In order to prevent a needlessly excessive yaw moment from being applied to the vehicle, thereby improving the running stability of the vehicle when either one of the braking force generation units went wrong, a brake system for vehicles having electric brake units ( ) each provided for each of the wheels to generate a braking force by its actuator ( ) being driven according to the amount of depression of a brake pedal, and a controller ( ) for controlling each of the electric brake units independently of others, is so constructed as to judge if any of the electric brake units went wrong (step ), and when either one of the electric brake units went wrong, to control the electric brake units other than the wrong unit according to the depression amount of the brake pedal so as to accomplish a best available stability of running of the vehicle.