Patent ID: 6325471
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A motor vehicle comprising:an electric powered brake system for braking road-engaging wheels of the motor vehicle;an ignition switch for turning a motor of the motor vehicle on and off, including controlling the application of electric power to the electric powered brake system;and a control for maintaining application of full electric power to the electric powered brake system when the ignition switch is operated from ON to OFF so long as at least one parameter related to a respective component of the vehicle and indicative of a need to maintain full electric power application to the brake system continues to exist and for discontinuing application of full electric power to the brake system when all of selected ones of several such parameters are indicative of lack of need to maintain full electric power application to the brake system; whereinthe control is effective to reduce the amount of electric power to the brake system when all of the selected ones of several such parameters are indicative of lack of need to maintain full electric power application to the brake system, and at a later time, to discontinue the application of all electric power to the brake system; andthe control is effective at the later time, to discontinue the application of all electric power to the brake system provided that all of the selected ones of several such parameters have continued until the later time to be indicative of lack of need to maintain full electric power application to the brake system.