METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY REGULATING THE BRAKING FORCE DISTRIBUTION IN A PRESSURE MEDIUM-ACTIVATED BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE AND PRESSURE MEDIUM-ACTIVATED BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A REGULATING MEANS
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and computer program for electronically regulating the brake force distribution in a pressure medium-operated brake system of a vehicle having at least one front axle brake circuit, associated with a front axle, and at least one rear axle brake circuit, associated with at least one rear axle, in which when the brake system is operated, a rear axle brake pressure, acting in the at least one rear axle brake circuit, is regulated to prevent locking of the rear wheels before locking of the front wheels, and in which the brake pressure at the rear axle is limited only while a pressure value which acts in the rear axle brake circuit is below a prespecified pressure threshold value, but the brake pressure at the rear axle is not limited if the pressure value acting in the rear axle brake circuit is not less than the prespecified pressure threshold value.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1-10. -10. (canceled)
-
11. A method for electronically regulating the brake force distribution in a pressure medium-operated brake system of a vehicle having at least one front axle brake circuit, which is associated with a front axle, and at least one rear axle brake circuit, which is associated with at least one rear axle, the method comprising:
-
regulating, when the brake system is operated, a rear axle brake pressure, which acts in the at least one rear axle brake circuit, to prevent locking of the rear wheels before locking of the front wheels; wherein the brake pressure at the rear axle is limited only while a pressure value which acts in the rear axle brake circuit is below a prespecified pressure threshold value, and wherein the brake pressure at the rear axle is not limited if the pressure value which acts in the rear axle brake circuit is equal to or greater than the prespecified pressure threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
-
-
14. A computer readable medium having a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:
a program code arrangement having program code for electronically regulating the brake force distribution in a pressure medium-operated brake system of a vehicle having at least one front axle brake circuit, which is associated with a front axle, and at least one rear axle brake circuit, which is associated with at least one rear axle, the by performing the following; regulating, when the brake system is operated, a rear axle brake pressure, which acts in the at least one rear axle brake circuit, to prevent locking of the rear wheels before locking of the front wheels; wherein the brake pressure at the rear axle is limited only while a pressure value which acts in the rear axle brake circuit is below a prespecified pressure threshold value, and wherein the brake pressure at the rear axle is not limited if the pressure value which acts in the rear axle brake circuit is equal to or greater than the prespecified pressure threshold value.
-
15. A pressure medium-operated brake system of a vehicle having at least one front axle brake circuit, which is associated with a front axle, and at least one rear axle brake circuit, which is associated with at least one rear axle, comprising:
-
an electronic regulating device for providing a brake force distribution, so that when the brake system is operated, a rear axle brake pressure, which acts in the at least one rear axle brake circuit, is regulated to prevent locking of the rear wheels before locking of the front wheels; and at least one pressure switch, which is is provided in a brake circuit, which pressure switch generates an activation signal for activating the electronic regulating device for providing the brake force distribution depending on a pressure value, which acts in the brake circuit, in relation to a prespecified pressure threshold value; wherein the electronic regulating device is configured so that the brake pressure at the rear axle is limited only while the activation signal is generated or is present, and wherein the brake pressure at the rear axle is not limited if an activation signal is not generated or is not present, wherein the brake circuit in which the pressure switch is provided is the rear axle brake circuit, and wherein the pressure switch is configured so that it delivers the activation signal when a pressure value, which acts in the rear axle brake circuit, falls below its switching pressure and which otherwise does not deliver an activation signal of this kind. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification