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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/00 (2006.01); B60T 13/16 (2006.01); F16K 31/02 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60T 8/40 (2006.01); B60T 8/48 (2006.01); B60T 8/88 (2006.01); B60T 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/221 (2013.01); B60T 8/4072 (2013.01); B60T 8/4872 (2013.01); B60T 8/88 (2013.01); B60T 17/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for checking an isolation valve of a braking system of a vehicle includes the steps of: operating at least one pump of a brake circuit of the braking system which is hydraulically connected via the isolation valve to a brake master cylinder of the braking system for a predefined pump running time; measuring at least one value regarding a pressure present in the brake circuit; and determining, in consideration of the at least one measured value, whether the isolation valve is mechanically blocked.