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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Applicants:
Rainer Freitag, Owen, DE;
Wilfried Huber, Ostelsheim, DE;
Armin Mueller, Rahden, DE;
Harry Troester, Tamm, DE;
Inventors:
Rainer Freitag, Owen, DE;
Wilfried Huber, Ostelsheim, DE;
Armin Mueller, Rahden, DE;
Harry Troester, Tamm, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T008/88 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for braking a vehicle having a vehicle brake system with a brake control device, and an engine whose torque is transmitted via a transmission to driven wheels. When there is a malfunction of the braking system and a demand for a braking operation, the transmission ratio is increased by a transmission control unit, which activates the transmission, to produce increased braking torque at the driven wheels.