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US 11,230,274 B2Granted
Vehicular integrated braking system
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorJae Seol Cho
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Abstract
A vehicular integrated brake system has an EBS and an EPB system integrated in the system to simplify a brake control system and reduce costs. An EBS function and an EPB function are incorporated by adding an EPB valve in the EBS valve system, so that the actuation of the EBS valves and the EPB valve can be controlled by a single integrated controller. A separate pneumatic route connecting the EPB is removed to optimize the pneumatic route. Thus, it is possible to simplify the controller and to reduce costs.
Claims11
A vehicular integrated brake system comprising:
- an electric brake system (EBS) system configured to generate a braking force of a main brake by causing compressed air delivered from an air tank to be introduced into or discharged from a main brake chamber by selectively actuating a plurality of EBS valves in response to an operation signal of a brake pedal;
- an electric parking brake (EPB) valve configured to receive the compressed air delivered from the air tank and to pass or block the compressed air by being selectively actuated in response to an operation signal of a parking brake;
- a parking brake chamber configured to generate a braking force of the parking brake when the compressed air is introduced into or discharged therefrom through the EPB valve;
- an exhaust port configured to exhaust the compressed air discharged from the main brake chamber and the compressed air discharged from the parking brake chamber;
- a check valve provided on an air line, in which the plurality of EBS valves, the EPB valve, and the exhaust port meet each other, and the check valve configured to allow only a flow of the compressed air discharged from the plurality of EBS valves to the exhaust port and a flow of the compressed air discharged from the EPB valve to the exhaust port;
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- a controller configured to receive the operation signal of the brake pedal and the operation signal of the parking brake so as to control turning-ON/OFF of the plurality of EBS valves and the EPB valve.
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A vehicular integrated brake system comprising:
- an electric brake system (EBS) system configured to generate a braking force of a main brake by causing compressed air delivered from an air tank to be introduced into or discharged from a main brake chamber by selectively actuating a plurality of EBS valves in response to an operation signal of a brake pedal;
- an electric parking brake (EPB) valve configured to receive the compressed air delivered from the air tank and to pass or block the compressed air by being selectively actuated in response to an operation signal of a parking brake;
- a parking brake chamber configured to generate a braking force of the parking brake when the compressed air is introduced into or discharged therefrom through the EPB valve;
- an exhaust port configured to exhaust the compressed air discharged from the main brake chamber and the compressed air discharged from the parking brake chamber;
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- a check valve provided on an air line, in which the plurality of EBS valves, the EPB valve, and the exhaust port meet each other, and the check valve configured to allow only a flow of the compressed air discharged from the plurality of EBS valves to the exhaust port and a flow of the compressed air discharged from the EPB valve to the exhaust port,
- wherein the plurality of EBS valves include
- a first EBS valve connected to the air tank and configured to be turned ON/OFF,
- a second EBS valve connected to the first EBS valve and the check valve and configured to be turned ON/OFF, and
- a relay valve connected to the air tank, the first EBS valve, the second EBS valve, the main brake chamber, and the check valve and configured to be actuated by turning-ON of the first EBS valve,
- wherein the EPB valve is connected to the air tank, the parking brake chamber, and the check valve, and
- wherein the check valve is connected to the relay valve, the EPB valve, the second EBS valve, and the exhaust port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.