Patent ID: 6315371
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A brake system comprising:a brake pedal,a reservoir for storing brake fluid,a master cylinder operated by said brake pedal for developing fluid pressure and having a pressure chamber,brake cylinders actuated by the fluid pressure of said master cylinder,an electromagnetic shut-off valve disposed between the pressure chamber of the master cylinder and the reservoir,brake fluid supply means for supplying brake fluid to lines between the brake cylinders and the pressure chamber of the master cylinder,brake fluid pressure control means for controlling the fluid pressure in the brake cylinders, anda central processor electrically connected to the electromagnetic shut-off valve, the brake fluid supply means and the brake fluid pressure control means for controlling the same, said central processor, when the brake pedal is depressed, controlling the electromagnetic shut-off valve and the brake fluid pressure control means in such a manner as to obtain a preset pedal force/pedal travel characteristic, and controlling the brake fluid supply means and the brake fluid pressure control means in such a manner as to obtain a preset pedal force/vehicle deceleration characteristic, said pedal force/pedal travel characteristic having a characteristic point where a pedal travel is 7-15 mm while a pedal force is 15-25N, and said pedal force/vehicle deceleration characteristic having a characteristic point where a vehicle deceleration is 0.08-0.12G while the pedal force is 15-25N.