Abstract:
A hydraulic adaptive braking system is disclosed which uses a single fluid to both actuate the brakes of the vehicle and to provide a power assist to the vehicle operator when the brakes are applied. The system includes a brake booster which utilizes pressurized fluid from the vehicle''s power steering pump to develop braking pressure which is communicated to the brakes of the vehicle. Adaptive braking valve means are located in both the front and the rear brake lines and include electrically operated valve means which control fluid communication between the booster, the brakes of the vehicle and a fluid reservoir. When an incipient skid condition is sensed, the electrically operated valve means terminate fluid communication between the booster and the vehicle''s brakes, and then initiates communication between the vehicle''s brakes and the aforementioned reservoir to permit braking pressure at the brakes of the vehicle to decay. When the incipient skid condition terminates, the electrically operated valve means again communicates braking pressure to the vehicle''s brakes.
Abstract:
An adaptive braking modulator is disclosed which includes a housing defining a bore therewithin and a piston slidably mounted in the bore which defines a pair of chambers between opposite ends of the piston and corresponding ends of the bore. One of the chambers is communicated to the vehicle''s master cylinder, and the other chamber is communicated to the vehicle''s fluid pressure actuated brakes. A passage extends through the piston to communicate one of the chambers with the other chambers, and a check valve is provided in the passage to control flow of fluid therethrough. An actuating stem extends from the check valve and projects from one end of the piston. The actuating rod maintains the check valve open when the one end of the piston is urged into engagement with the corresponding end of the bore. A spring is provided to assist fluid pressure in the bore to urge the one end of the piston toward the corresponding end of the bore. A fluid motor is provided which is adapted to urge the piston away from the end of the bore. An electrically operated valve is responsive to a signal from the logic controller of the adaptive braking system to communicate fluid pressure to the fluid motor when an incipient skidding condition is sensed, so that the fluid motor urges the piston away from the end of the bore when an adaptive braking cycle is initiated. As the piston moves away from the end of the bore, the check valve closes to thereby terminate fluid communication between the chambers, and thereafter expands the volume of the chamber communicating with the vehicle''s brake actuators to thereby reduce the fluid pressure level in the latter.
Abstract:
An adaptive braking system for an automotive vehicle is disclosed which permits the proportioning unit valve commonly used in vehicle braking systems to also function as the adaptive braking modulator. The device provides a fluid motor which engages the proportioning piston and urges the latter into sealing engagement with the poppet member to prevent fluid communication to the brakes of the vehicle when an adaptive braking cycle has initiated. Thereafter, the fluid motor continues to urge the proportioning piston in a direction enlargening the outlet chamber of the proportioning valve, to thereby reduce the fluid pressure level communicated to the vehicle brakes. An electrically actuated solenoid valve is responsive to an output signal from an electronic control unit when an adaptive braking cycle is initiated to communicate fluid pressure to the fluid motor for operating the latter.