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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2008
Stephane Lacroix, Tournan en Brie, FR;
Philippe Richard, Chelles, FR;
Jean Fourcade, Champs sur Marne, FR;
Olivier Castello, Esbly, FR;
Stephane Lacroix, Tournan en Brie, FR;
Philippe Richard, Chelles, FR;
Jean Fourcade, Champs sur Marne, FR;
Olivier Castello, Esbly, FR;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method of detecting the braking of a vehicle comprising a push rod () intended to transmit an amplified braking command to a master cylinder. A plunger (), arranged parallel to the primary piston () so as to reproduce the movements of this piston, and a sensor () which senses the movements of the plunger (), this sensor () being fastened to the booster (), are used to detect a braking operation by detecting a movement of the plunger ().