Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Braking system with selective braking backup system
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Application No.: US14223472Application Date: 2014-03-24
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Publication No.: US10293798B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Brad J. Johnson , Chad M. Korte , Dale S. Crombez
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Jones Robb, PLLC
- Agent Raymond Coppiellie
- Main IPC: B60T13/74
- IPC: B60T13/74 ; B60T8/1766 ; B60T7/04 ; B60T13/66 ; B60T13/68

Abstract:
A brake system for a vehicle may include a primary braking system, a backup braking system, and a braking system controller. The primary braking system may apply braking energy to wheels of the vehicle. The backup braking system may include a master cylinder configured to supply braking energy to one or more of the wheels of the vehicle. The braking system controller may be configured to select a mode of backup braking based on a functional state of the primary braking system. The braking system controller may control the master cylinder to supply braking energy to less than all of the wheels of the vehicle in a first mode of backup braking and supply the braking energy to all of the wheels of the vehicle in a second mode of backup braking. A parking brake may assist the backup braking system by utilizing proportional braking in a backup braking mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150266457A1 BRAKING SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVE BRAKING BACKUP SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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