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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2001
Masayuki Soga, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A brake control apparatus for a motor vehicle includes first and second pressure regulators that regulate a pressure of a hydraulic fluid supplied from a high-pressure fluid supply source to first and second wheel cylinders, and a communication control device that controls fluid communication between the first and second wheel cylinders. A controller of the apparatus includes first and second control units that control the first and second pressure regulators, respectively. The controller determines whether one of the first and second control units may be failing to operate normally, and places the communication control device in an operating position for communicating the first and second wheel cylinders with each other when it is determined that the first or second control unit may be failing to operate normally.