Brake control apparatus
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1. A brake control apparatus comprising:
- a control unit for controlling a brake mechanism for braking a plurality of wheels provided for a vehicle; and
a tire abnormality detection unit for detecting abnormal air pressure of a tire attached to each of the wheels and for transmitting a signal to the control unit, wherein, in response to the control unit determining that air pressure of any one of the tires has become lower than a predetermined level, the control unit always signals the brake mechanism to brake the wheel of a tire opposite that one until said vehicle is stopped.
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Abstract
A brake control apparatus has a control unit 30 for controlling a brake mechanism 40 for braking each of the wheels provided for a vehicle, and a tire abnormality detection device 10 for detecting abnormal air pressure of a tire attached to each of the wheels and transmitting a signal to the control unit 30. When the control unit 30 determines that the air pressure of any one of the tires has become lower than a predetermined level, the control unit 30 controls the brake mechanism 40 to brake a tire opposite to the low-pressure tire to the right or left. As a consequence, safety is improved even if a tire has been punctured during operation of a vehicle.
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1. A brake control apparatus comprising:
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a control unit for controlling a brake mechanism for braking a plurality of wheels provided for a vehicle; and a tire abnormality detection unit for detecting abnormal air pressure of a tire attached to each of the wheels and for transmitting a signal to the control unit, wherein, in response to the control unit determining that air pressure of any one of the tires has become lower than a predetermined level, the control unit always signals the brake mechanism to brake the wheel of a tire opposite that one until said vehicle is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for automatically controlling braking in a vehicle having wheels, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting, by a tire abnormality detection unit of the vehicle, abnormal air pressure of a tire attached to each of the wheels; and in response to a determination by the detecting step that any one of the tires has an abnormal air pressure, always automatically controlling, by a control unit of the vehicle, a braking mechanism of the vehicle to automatically brake the wheel of a tire opposite the low-pressure one until said vehicle is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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