Patent ID: 7070248
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle braking force control device comprising: a brake operating member; and a control portion that starts a brake assist control to generate a braking force higher than that at a normal time when an operation amount of a driver with respect to the brake operating member is equal to or more than a reference value, at a time when a first predetermined time has elapsed since a time when an operation state of the driver with respect to the brake operating member has become a predetermined operation state, wherein the control portion starts the brake assist control when the operation amount of the driver with respect to the brake operating member is equal to or more than a second reference value of the operation amount at a time when the first predetermined time has elapsed since a time when the operation amount of the driver with respect to the brake operating member has become equal to or more than a first reference value of the operation amount which is lower than the second reference value of the operation amount, and a rate of change of the operation amount of the driver with respect to the brake operating member has become equal to or more than a first reference value of the rate of change of the operation amount.