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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152247 | Method of managing the power supply to a non-reversible actuator for a vehicle wheel brake A wheel brake for an aircraft, the brake comprising a support (2) that receives at least one electromechanical actuator (1) fitted with a pusher (8) facing friction elements (3) and movable under drive from an electric motor (6) to... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7857400 | Electric, decentralised brake system in a vehicle An electrical, decentralized braking system includes at least four sensors for sensing the actuation of a brake actuating device; one braking module for each vehicle wheel, for acquiring sensor data and for controlling braking of the wheel; at least one first commun... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7380891 | Power supply apparatus for vehicle A power supply apparatus for a vehicle. An electronic controller outputs information for controlling braking of a vehicle. A battery supplies electric power to a brake via the electronic controller. A power supply backup unit as an auxiliary power supply includes a ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7359786 | Control and power supply network for vehicle braking system An electrically controlled braking system includes a first control unit and a second control unit in electrical communication via a communication link and a human machine-interface manipulatable by a vehicle operator. The human-machine interface includes a first sen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356401 | Drivetrain protection and management system A drivetrain protection and management system (DPMS) monitors and determines individual wheel speeds to detect wheel spin and slip conditions on a drive axle. Wheel spin is caused by low surface friction, excessive input torque, lack of inter-axle differential and d... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350879 | Control network for brake system An electrically controlled braking system includes a control unit and first and second brake components responsive to control signals indicative of demand for braking generated by the control unit. A first control network electrically connects the control unit and t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344207 | Apparatus for preventing untimely braking in a brake having electromechanical actuators An apparatus for preventing untimely braking, which apparatus is specially adapted to an electromechanical brake including at least one actuator having a pusher suitable for being moved by an electric motor controlled by a control module so as to press a stack of di... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7293842 | Control network for vehicle dynamics and ride control systems having distributed electronic control units An electrical control network is laid over one or more vehicle dynamics control and/or ride control systems of a heavy vehicle, which control network controls actuation of components thereof. The invention offers many advantages including reduction of components, si... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7235897 | Power supply unit for automobiles, which can provide braking force even when abnormality occurs in the power supply unit of electrically driven brake devices A power-supply unit for automobiles, connected to an electrically-driven brake device which generates braking forces by being electrically driven, an electric generator capable of generating braking forces for a vehicle by power generation, and a storage device for ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213891 | Device providing protection against untimely braking The invention relates to a device for providing protection against untimely braking, the device being specially adapted to an electromechanical brake including at least one actuator having a pusher suitable for being displaced by means of an electric motor controlle... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7150506 | Control network for brake system An electrically controlled braking system includes at least one control unit and first and second brake component responsive to control signals generated by the control unit. A first control network electrically connects the control unit and the first brake componen... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137674 | Reverse driving signal A method of generating a reverse driving signal for a vehicle includes the step of activating an actuator, such as a vehicle stop light switch, a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time. A braking system for a vehicle includes an actuator... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125087 | Brake fluid pressure retaining device A brake fluid pressure retaining unit is provided which allows a relief pressure to be variable only by use of a low-cost electromagnetic valve without using an expensive relief valve and orifice. The brake fluid pressure retaining unit includes an electromagnetic v... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7052093 | Electric parking brake system and method for controlling the same An electric parking brake system includes motors, parking brakes, current a detection portion, a drive circuit, and a controller. The parking brakes are driven by the motors to apply braking force to wheels. The current detection portion detects the amount of curren... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014592 | System and method for controlling an automatic transmission in a vehicle A method for controlling an automatic transmission in a vehicle is provided. The method selectively provides automatic engine braking for the vehicle. When it is determined that automatic engine braking is desired, the upshift schedule is increased, such that a high... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997520 | Control and communication system for railway trains The system utilizes two bi-directional transmission lines which extend parallel to and spaced form one another along the train; a control unit operating as a main unit installed on the main engine is connected to the transmission lines and to brake control systems o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6984001 | Power supply network for brake system A braking system includes at least one power supply, and first and second brake component each at least partially operated by electrical power. First and second power supply networks electrically connect the power supply with the first brake component and the second... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6969127 | Electric parking brake system A sensor included in each brake system section detects the operation state of an electric parking brake in another brake system section. Based on the detected operation state, the sensor assumes the drive command that is to be output from a controller of the other b... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959968 | Central electronic control network for vehicle dynamics and ride control systems in heavy vehicles An electrical control network is laid over one or more vehicle dynamics control and/or ride control systems of a heavy vehicle, which control network controls actuation of components thereof. The invention offers many advantages including reduction of components, si... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6923514 | Electronic brake control system An Electronic Brake Control System having four channels and three wheel speed sensors. The wheel speed sensors include a pair or speed sensors for monitoring the speeds of the individual front wheels and a single speed sensors for monitoring the speed of both rear w... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908161 | Antilock brake control system for vehicle An antilock brake control system for a vehicle including normally-opened solenoid valves, normally-closed solenoid valves, and diodes. Each of the normally-opened solenoid valves is switched over among a turned-on state in which a predetermined first electric curren... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6871917 | Device for controlling electromagnetically operated valves The present invention relates to a device for controlling electromagnetically operable valves of an electrohydraulic brake system for motor vehicles of the ‘brake-by-wire’ type having an electronic control or regulation unit that comprises at least one valve dri... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6817681 | Electrohydraulic brake system for motor vehicles The present invention relates to an electro-hydraulic brake system for motor vehicles which is controllable in a ‘brake-by-wire’ operating mode by the vehicle operator as well as independently of the vehicle operator, and which can be operated in a back-up opera... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6719377 | Method and device for controlling a pump of a brake system A method and device for driving a pump of a brake system, in which a pump motor achieves full drive for a particular time following a braking request from the brake system. During the subsequent clocked driving action, a drive signal is subjected to a pulse width mo... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6698848 | Time reset safety timer circuit The time reset safety timer circuit eliminates approximately half of the external interfaces of the prior art safety timers. The prior art safety timers depend on vehicle axle speeds, brake indications, and/or trainline signals to initiate a safety timer ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6647334 | Arithmetic and control unit An arithmetic and control unit includes a monitor unit which counts a cycle time by receiving diagnostic pulses and generates an overflow bit that takes on a prescribed state value when it decides that the cycle time is larger than a prescribed overflow d... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6516701 | Brake power booster and a method for controlling the same The present invention relates to a brake force booster for automotive vehicles which includes a booster housing whose interior space is subdivided by a movable wall into a working chamber and a vacuum chamber, and a control housing which carries the movab... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6412880 | Combined power supply and electronic control circuit for ABS A combined power supply and electronic control circuit uses existing power supply wires to communicate ABS control signals between individual electronic control units, mounted at each wheel of a tractor and a trailer, and a central electronic control modu... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6364436 | Brake control device A brake control device has a master cylinder, wheel cylinder, and a solenoid valve disposed in a conduit between the master cylinder and the wheel cylinder. When a brake pedal happens to be returned at sudden braking, at an idle stop or at vehicle stop on... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6341826 | Antiskid brake control system for automotive vehicles An antiskid brake system for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a parameter determining circuit and a braking condition determining circuit. The parameter determining circuit determines a parameter reflecting on brake torque applied to a whe... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6264289 | Vehicle braking system Implementation of a travel dynamics control system in a vehicle is facilitated by integration of same with other operational components of an electrically controlled vehicle braking system. In an embodiment of the invention, travel dynamics electronics ar... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6196644 | Anti-skid or anti-slip braking system that suppresses interference signals at a mains frequency The method of controlling a motor vehicle braking system to prevent wheel slip or skidding includes generating wheel speed signals indicative of wheel speeds of each of at least two wheels; determining the wheel speeds from each wheel speed signal; determ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6178369 | Method and regulating system for applying defined actuating forces The present invention relates to a process and a control system for generating defined actuating forces in a brake which is electrically operable by way of an actuator, wherein there is a first static relation between the brake's actuating travel and the ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5967628 | Vehicular brake system When a vacuum booster fails, an pressure amplifying mechanism increases a wheel brake pressure. After that, even when it is detected that the vehicle is brought into a stopped state, the state in which an increased brake fluid pressure is applied to wheel... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5924776 | Diagnosis apparatus for anti-lock braking system A diagnosis apparatus of solenoid drive circuits for an anti-lock braking system. In the diagnosis apparatus, each comparator outputs H-level signal to each counter in reply to the turning-on of a solenoid of a solenoid valve to reset and start the counte... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5752754 | Control apparatus for anti-skid brake system of motor vehicle A control apparatus for an anti-skid brake system of a motor vehicle can ensure operation of electromagnetic valves for actuating wheel brakes even when a battery voltage is low while ensuring a sufficient braking force for a motor vehicle even when an on... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5577812 | Braking force control system for motor vehicle A braking force control system for a motor vehicle, in which a hydraulic pressure control device controls a hydraulic pressure generated by the master cylinder or the pump, in such a way that a target braking torque (Nr in FIG. 1) is calculated from a tar... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5443307 | Slip control system for driven wheels A drive slip control system for the driven wheels of a motor vehicle is disclosed in which the differential is blocked by the action of the brakes. With the aid of the difference in the rate of rotation of the driven wheels and with the aid of the engine ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5123714 | Antiskid apparatus An antiskid apparatus including a first filter circuit having a predetermined cut-off frequency and a second filter circuit having a variable cut-off frequency, each of which filter the speed of a vehicle wheel. The output of the first filter circuit is a... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4523282 | Antiskid control circuit An antiskid control circuit for aircraft or other braked vehicles in which a deceleration detector determines the instantaneous rate of deceleration of the vehicle, and provides a deceleration signal to an integrator and lead network, in parallel intercon... | 06/11/1985 |
