Patent ID: 6416140
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A brake control apparatus for controlling at least three brake devices provided for braking respective at least three wheels of an automotive vehicle which includes two wheels located on respective left and right sides of the vehicle, said brake control apparatus comprising:an emergency brake control portion for controlling at least two normal brake devices of said at least three brake devices when at least one of said at least three brake devices is defective, said emergency brake control portion including a running condition detecting portion for detecting a running condition of a vehicle and determining whether there is a likelihood of deterioration of a running stability of the vehicle when all of said at least two normal brake devices are operated in the detected running condition of the vehicle, said emergency brake control portion controlling said at least two normal brake devices such that a difference between a total left-side braking force to be generated by at least one of said at least two normal brake devices which is located on the left side of the vehicle and a total right-side braking force to be generated by the other of said at least two normal brake devices which is located on the right side of the vehicle is made larger when said running condition detecting portion does not determine that there is said likelihood of deterioration, than when said running condition detecting portion determines that there is said likelihood of deterioration.