Linked brake system for motorcycles
First Claim
1. A linked brake system for motorcycles, comprising:
- a front wheel brake and a rear wheel brake;
an actuating device by which the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake can be operated simultaneously;
a control system for controlling brake pressures at the front wheel brake and at the rear wheel brake; and
wheel rotational speed sensors for measuring the wheel rotational speeds of the front wheel and of the rear wheel as well as for determining a reference deceleration approaching the actual vehicle deceleration and for detecting running conditions in which a lock-up tendency exists at at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel, the wheel rotational speed sensors being connected to the control system, wherein upon an operation of the actuating device the control system operates the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake with a set brake pressure ratio, provided the reference deceleration is less than a set deceleration, and wherein the control system controls the brake pressure ratio according to an ideal braking force distribution function between the front wheel and rear wheel whenever the reference deceleration exceeds a set critical deceleration.
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Abstract
A linked brake system for motorcycles includes front and rear wheel brakes, an actuating device by which the front and rear wheel brakes can be operated simultaneously, a control system for controlling brake pressures at the front and rear wheel brakes, and wheel rotational speed sensors for measuring the wheel rotational speeds of the front and rear wheels as well as for determining a reference deceleration approaching the actual vehicle deceleration and for detecting running conditions in which a lock-up tendency exists at at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel. The wheel rotational speed sensors is connected to the control system. Upon an operation of the actuating device, the control system operates the front and rear wheel brakes with a set brake pressure ratio, provided the reference deceleration is less than a set deceleration. The control system controls the brake pressure ratio according to an ideal braking force distribution function between the front wheel and rear wheel whenever the reference deceleration exceeds a set critical deceleration.
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8 Claims
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1. A linked brake system for motorcycles, comprising:
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a front wheel brake and a rear wheel brake;
an actuating device by which the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake can be operated simultaneously;
a control system for controlling brake pressures at the front wheel brake and at the rear wheel brake; and
wheel rotational speed sensors for measuring the wheel rotational speeds of the front wheel and of the rear wheel as well as for determining a reference deceleration approaching the actual vehicle deceleration and for detecting running conditions in which a lock-up tendency exists at at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel, the wheel rotational speed sensors being connected to the control system, wherein upon an operation of the actuating device the control system operates the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake with a set brake pressure ratio, provided the reference deceleration is less than a set deceleration, and wherein the control system controls the brake pressure ratio according to an ideal braking force distribution function between the front wheel and rear wheel whenever the reference deceleration exceeds a set critical deceleration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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