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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Ralf Kinder, Eitelborn, DE;
Matthias Jumpertz, Remagen, DE;
Andreas Mueller, Koblenz, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lucas Automotive GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B60K 28/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for releasing an electric parking brake of a motor vehicle comprises detecting a release command and releasing the parking brake if a detected change in at least one signal precedes by maximally a predefined time interval, the change indicating capacity of a driver to act.