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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Takayuki Yamamoto, Aichi-gun, JP;
Naoki Sawada, Anjo, JP;
Takayuki Yamamoto, Aichi-gun, JP;
Naoki Sawada, Anjo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicular brake control apparatus includes a braked member that rotates together with a wheel, a braking member, an electric driving device that presses the braking member against the braked member to apply a braking torque to the wheel, when being supplied with electric current, an operational state detector that detects an operational state of the vehicle and provides a quantity of state representative of the operational state of the vehicle, a braking torque change request determiner that selectively determines that the braking torque is to be increased and that the braking torque is to be reduced, based on the quantity of state, and a current controller that controls supply of electrical current to the electric driving device so that the electric driving device is caused to drive in a predetermined direction if it is determined that the braking torque is to be increased, and so that the electric driving device does not drive in the predetermined direction if it is determined that the braking torque is to be reduced.