Patent ID: 6132014
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A brake control apparatus in a vehicle comprising:wheel braking force producing devices for producing wheel braking force in front and rear wheels during braking of the vehicle;a brake fluid pressure producing device for producing brake fluid pressure applied to the wheel braking force producing devices;specifying means for detecting a turning state of the vehicle and specifying one of a front wheel and a rear wheel of the vehicle, the front wheel being the outer side wheel of the vehicle relative to a turning direction of the vehicle and the rear wheel being an inner side wheel of the vehicle relative to the turning direction of the vehicle; andturning control means for controlling, when the turning state of the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition, the brake fluid pressure producing device to reduce the applied brake fluid pressure to the wheel braking force producing device of a first wheel of the specified front wheel and rear wheel and substantially simultaneously controlling the brake fluid pressure producing device to increase the applied brake fluid pressure to the wheel braking force producing device of the second wheel of the specified front wheel and rear wheel;wherein, the brake fluid pressure of the wheel braking force producing device of said first wheel is decreased by reducing a predetermined amount of brake fluid therefrom and the brake fluid pressure of the wheel braking force device of said second wheel is increased by adding thereto an amount of brake fluid equivalent to the predetermined amount of brake fluid reduced from the wheel braking force producing device of said first wheel.