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Method and apparatus for controlling the brake system of a vehicle

  • US 5,975,650 A
  • Filed: 10/09/1996
  • Issued: 11/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Method for distributing braking force between a front axle and a rear axle of a motor vehicle having a brake system with brakes at each axle, said method comprisingdetermining the difference between the speed of a front wheel and the speed of a rear wheel,comparing said difference to a predetermined threshold, andreleasing brake pressure at the rear axle brakes when said difference exceeds said predetermined threshold,wherein said brake system includes a return pump for pumping a pressure medium from said rear axle brakes to a reservoir, said method further comprising keeping said pump turned off during release of said brake pressure.

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