Patent ID: 6550872
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B60T,Y10S

Abstract:
A vehicular brake system comprising:a master cylinder for pressurizing brake fluid; a plurality of wheel brakes in fluid communication with the master cylinder via a first fluid conduit; a pump for pressurizing fluid in the fluid conduit, the pump having an inlet and an outlet; a supply conduit connected to the first fluid conduit and the pump inlet, wherein fluid travels from the master cylinder to the supply conduit without traveling through a valve element; a supply valve located in the supply conduit for regulating the flow of pressurized fluid from the master cylinder to the pump inlet and for selectively allowing pressurized fluid in the supply conduit to flow back to the master cylinder; a second fluid conduit connected to the supply conduit and the first fluid conduit; a medium pressure accumulator located in the second fluid conduit for storing pressurized fluid; a priming valve located in the second fluid conduit between the supply conduit and the medium pressure accumulator for regulating the flow of pressurized fluid from the medium pressure accumulator to the supply conduit; a charging valve located in the second fluid conduit between the first fluid conduit and the medium pressure accumulator for selectively allowing pressurized fluid to flow to the medium pressure accumulator; and an evacuation valve located in the second fluid conduit for evacuating and filling the second fluid conduit.