Brake control apparatus

A brake control apparatus comprising:

• a controller configured to control a solenoid valve and a motor, the solenoid valve regulating a pressure of a wheel cylinder given by brake fluid, the motor driving a pump pumping up the brake fluid from the wheel cylinder to a master cylinder, and a reservoir temporarily storing therein brake fluid flowing out of the wheel cylinder, the controller being configured to perform a first pressure reduction mode, a first pressure hold mode and a first pressure increase mode in a switched manner by opening and closing the solenoid valve with the motor operated so that first antilock control for inhibiting lock of a wheel during vehicle braking is executed, the first pressure reduction mode reducing the pressure of the wheel cylinder, the first pressure hold mode holding the pressure of the wheel cylinder, the first pressure increase mode increasing the pressure of the wheel cylinder;
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• a determinator configured to determine whether a certain condition has been satisfied while the first antilock control is being executed, wherein
• when it is determined that the certain condition has been satisfied while the first antilock control is being executed, the controller executes a second antilock control by opening and closing the solenoid valve with the motor stopped so that the brake fluid of the wheel cylinder is caused to flow into the reservoir, the second antilock control including a second pressure reduction mode, the second pressure reduction mode reducing the pressure of the wheel cylinder while substantially equilibrating the pressure of the wheel cylinder and a pressure of the reservoir at a certain pressure or larger, the certain pressure being larger than zero.