Method of Adjusting an Automatic Parking Brake
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsNicola Tristano, Corrado Caruso, Monika Schefzik
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of actuating an automatic parking brake for a vehicle, comprising a spring device, designed to absorb the actuating forces, situated in the actuating mechanism of a brake device. This method comprises at least the following steps: application of a preload to said spring device to a value situated in part IV of the operating characteristic, and adjustment of this preload to a level corresponding at least to a minimum braking force required for said vehicle.
Claims16
Method of actuating an automatic parking brake for a vehicle, said brake comprising a spring device, designed to absorb the actuating forces, situated in the actuating mechanism of a brake device, said method being characterized in that it comprises at least the following steps:
- application of a preload to said spring device, adjustment of this preload to a level corresponding at least to a minimum braking force required for said vehicle, a step of indirectly measuring the brake actuating force, and a step of locking the parking brake when said brake actuating force is greater than a force whose value is equivalent to said preload.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.