Method of bleeding a hydraulic braking system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKim Stephen Jones, Andrew Cookson
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of bleeding a hydraulic braking system during vehicle repair includes: receiving a designation of an affected brake component in the hydraulic braking system based on a vehicle diagnostic; and bleeding the affected brake component by actuating a hydraulic pump in the brake system via an in-vehicle control module.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method of bleeding a hydraulic braking system during vehicle repair, comprising:
- receiving a designation of an affected brake component in the hydraulic braking system based on a vehicle diagnostic;
- and
- bleeding the affected brake component by actuating a hydraulic pump in the brake system via an in-vehicle control module.
A computer-implemented method of bleeding a hydraulic braking system, comprising:
- (i) receiving vehicle diagnostic data including a replaced brake component;
- (ii) associating the replaced brake component with a brake cylinder;
- (iii) opening a bleeder screw on the brake cylinder;
- (iv) starting a hydraulic pump using a vehicle electronic stability control system;
- (v) stopping the hydraulic pump;
- and
- (vi) closing the bleeder screw.
A vehicle stability control system for use with bleeding a hydraulic brake system, comprising:
- a plurality of brake cylinders in fluid communication with a hydraulic pump and fluid reservoir;
- a bleeder screw associated with each cylinder in the plurality of cylinders;
- and a control unit configured to receive data related to a replacement part and assign a first brake cylinder in the plurality of brake cylinders to be bled based on the data;
- wherein the control unit is further configured to open a bleeder screw associated with the first brake cylinder and actuate the hydraulic pump for bleeding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.