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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Russ Ether, Niles, MI (US);
Inventor:
Russ Ether, Niles, MI (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A brake system includes a piston for applying an output force to a brake, a motor operatively connected to the piston and a controller receiving a braking request and sending a brake force signal commanding a level of brake force to the motor to cause the motor to move the piston and apply an output force to the brake. When the brake force signal remains at a first level for a given period of time, the controller automatically decreases, or increases and then decreases, the level of the brake force signal from a first value. Also a method of controlling such a brake system.