Invention Grant
- Patent Title: On-demand power brake system and method
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Application No.: US12215438Application Date: 2008-06-26
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Publication No.: US08522546B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Charles L. Gray, Jr. , Mark Stuhldreher
- Applicant: Charles L. Gray, Jr. , Mark Stuhldreher
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Current Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent David H. Read
- Main IPC: B60T13/14
- IPC: B60T13/14

Abstract:
A hydraulic brake system includes a piston that separates a first pressure chamber from a second pressure chamber of a cylinder bore. A valve within a piston bore is movable between three positions. In the first position, the first and second pressure chambers are in fluid communication with a low-pressure fluid supply; in the second position, the second pressure chamber is isolated from the first pressure chamber and the low-pressure fluid supply; in the third position, a high-pressure fluid supply is in fluid communication with the second pressure chamber, allowing high-pressure fluid to flow into the second pressure chamber. High pressure in the second pressure chamber moves the boost piston, applying boosted braking pressure to a vehicle brake. Pressure in the second chamber against a surface of the valve biases the valve toward the first position. An accumulator stores pressurized fluid and provides the high-pressure fluid supply, enabling on-demand brake boosting force during engine-off operation of a hybrid vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090320464A1 On-demand power brake system and method Public/Granted day:2009-12-31
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