Patent ID: 8141960
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
1. Braking installation for a motor vehicle, comprising a brake fluid reservoir ( 62 ) a master cylinder ( 10 ) controlled by a brake pedal ( 14 ) and connected to feed circuits for wheel brakes ( 34 ), and a hydraulic unit ( 52 ) comprising brake-fluid pressure pumps ( 50 ), connected to wheel-brake feed circuits and controlled by a computer C, characterized in that the brake fluid reservoir ( 62 ) is linked to inlets of said pumps ( 50 ) by first solenoid valves ( 68 ) controlled by the computer C, characterized in that the master cylinder ( 10 ) is linked to said pumps ( 50 ) separate from the brake fluid reservoir ( 62 ) and characterized in that a calibrated orifice ( 76 ) and a non-return valve ( 78 ) are connected in parallel between the reservoir ( 62 ) and the inlets of the hydraulic-unit pumps ( 50 ).