摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a brake apparatus capable of acquiring a stable brake performance. A brake apparatus includes a master cylinder configured to be activated according to a brake operation performed by a driver, a reservoir tank divided into at least a first chamber connected to a wheel cylinder via the master cylinder and a second chamber connected to a hydraulic source configured to increase a pressure of brake fluid and transmit the brake fluid to the wheel cylinder, a brake control unit configured to perform brake control of transmitting the brake fluid to the wheel cylinder, and a fluid level detection unit configured to detect a fluid level of the brake fluid in the reservoir tank. The brake control unit is provided so as to be able to perform first brake control of transmitting the brake fluid from the first chamber to the wheel cylinder with use of the master cylinder, thereby increasing a pressure in this wheel cylinder, and second brake control of transmitting the brake fluid in the second chamber to the wheel cylinder with use of the hydraulic source, thereby increasing a pressure in this wheel cylinder. The brake control unit switches brake control between the first brake control and the second brake control according to the fluid level detected by the fluid level detection unit.
摘要:
A system comprises: pump 7 (hydraulic pressure source) that uses brake fluid supplied from reservoir tank 4 (reservoir) to generate hydraulic pressure in first hydraulic line 11, thereby generating hydraulic pressure in wheel cylinder 8; piston 220 configured to move axially in cylinder 22a under the action of hydraulic fluid supplied from master cylinder 5, piston 220 dividing cylinder 22a into at least two chambers (positive pressure chamber R1 and backpressure chamber R2); stroke simulator 22 for generating reaction force to a driver's brake operation by moving piston 220; second hydraulic line 12 provided between positive pressure chamber R1 (one chamber) in stroke simulator 22 and master cylinder 5; and third hydraulic chamber 13 provided between backpressure chamber R2 (other chamber) and first hydraulic chamber 11 to transmit brake fluid from backpressure chamber R2 to first hydraulic chamber 11.