Vehicle braking system
OwnerPeter Back, Harm_Hendrik Lange +2inventors
InventorsPETER BACK, Harm_Hendrik Lange, Hendrik Nordhoff, Bernhard Knapp
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Abstract
A vehicle braking system includes a wheel braking unit with an actuator, friction unit, and resilient member. The wheel braking unit is controlled by an operating element. The braking system can be operated in a normal operation mode by a control parameter. The braking system can be operated in a safety mode when the control parameter falls below a threshold value. In the normal mode, the control parameter acts on the actuator so that the actuator establishes a first air clearance in the friction unit. When in the safety mode, a resilient member establishes a second air clearance, which is smaller than the first air clearance.
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A vehicle braking system, having an operating element which controls a wheel braking unit, the wheel braking unit having an actuator, a friction unit, and resilient member, the braking system being operated by a control parameter in a normal operation mode, and the braking system being operable in a safety mode when the control parameter falls short of a threshold value, wherein in the normal operation mode, the control parameter acts on the actuator so that the actuator establishes a first air clearance in the friction unit and wherein, in the safety mode, the resilient member establishes a second air clearance, which is smaller than the first air clearance, characterized in that:
- a compensating element is operable to override the control parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.