Patent ID: 6099085
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
An apparatus for braking a vehicle having a mass, comprising:a) a driver-controlled braking value transmitter, for generating a deceleration demand signal,b) a control system, for receiving said deceleration demand signal, said control system having a predetermined linking signal stored therein, said predetermined linking signal representing the vehicle mass,c) at least one energy storage device, for storing braking energy,d) at least one energy allocator device, for receiving a braking signal from said control system, and for transmitting a dimensioned amount of said braking energy stored in said energy storage device,e) at least one brake application device, for receiving said dimensioned amount of said braking energy from said energy allocator device,f) at least one brake, for outputting a braking force corresponding to said dimensioned braking energy,g) a deceleration sensor, for monitoring an actual deceleration of said vehicle, and for feeding back an actual-deceleration signal to said control system; wherein during a brake application, said control system compares said actual-deceleration signal with said deceleration demand signal, and, based on a function of said linking signal and said deceleration demand signal, outputs a dimensioned signal to said energy allocator, such that said actual-deceleration signal is brought into equality with said deceleration demand signal,h) wherein said vehicle is a tractor, equipped for coupling with at least one trailer, said trailer having a trailer braking system controlled by a trailer control signal, which is generated by said tractor, wherein said trailer control signal is dimensioned according to the product of said linking signal and said deceleration demand signal.