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US 10,953,858 B2Granted
Method for operating a brake system
AssigneeContinental Teves AG & Co. oHG
InventorsMichael Hitzel, Ulfilas Hoffmann, Tobias Scheller, Daniel Kosshof, Ansgar Hoffmann
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Abstract
A method for operating a brake system, wherein two switching valves arranged on the suction side of pumps are opened and closed in an alternating manner in order to reduce current consumption.
Claims18
A method for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first hydraulic circuit,
- a second hydraulic circuit, and
- a master brake cylinder,
- wherein the first hydraulic circuit has at least a first hydraulic pump and a first switching valve, and the master brake cylinder is connected via the first switching valve to a first suction port of the first hydraulic pump,
- wherein the second hydraulic circuit has at least a second hydraulic pump and a second switching valve, and the master brake cylinder is connected via the second switching valve to a second suction port of the second hydraulic pump, and
- wherein, during continuous running of the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump, the first switching valve and the second switching valve are opened and closed in an alternating manner to one another.
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