Patent ID: 6796407
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B60T,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicular brake system comprising:(A) at least one hydraulically actuated vehicle brake; (B) a master cylinder which has an inlet in fluid communication with a hydraulic fluid reservoir and an outlet in fluid communication with said brake, wherein said master cylinder is configured to be latched in an actuated position thereof to hold said brake in an engaged condition; (C) an accumulator which is dimensioned and configured to store energy generated by said master cylinder during an energy storage phase of a braking cycle of the master cylinder and to use said energy to assist in holding said brake in said engaged condition when said master cylinder is locked in said actuated position thereof; and (D) a booster which is coupled to said accumulator and which is automatically operated during a braking cycle to boost a magnitude of energy stored by said accumulator during an energy storage phase of a subsequent braking cycle without requiring manual deactivation of said booster.