IP Library Granted Patent US 11,970,148
Granted Patent B2
US 11,970,148 · App. 17/018,187 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Method for activating a parking braking function and a braking system

Inventors: Ralf Scheib (Wald-Michelbach, DE); Heinz-Anton Schneider (Niedernhausen, DE); Christof Maron (Usingen, DE); Gunther Seipel (Erzhausen, DE); Giulio Brezza (Savona, IT)
Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
B60T7/12B60T1/067B60T13/58B60T13/74B60T2210/20B60T2250/00
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Patent No.
US 11,970,148
App. No.
17/018,187
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for activating a parking brake function of a drum brake of a brake system of a vehicle, wherein a parking situation is taken into account in order to reduce the holding force to be exerted.

Claims (26)

1. A method for activating a parking brake function of a drum brake of a brake system of a vehicle, wherein the drum brake has a number of brake shoes and a number of parking brake units, wherein the brake shoes can be deflected at least by means of the parking brake units, and wherein the parking brake units can be electrically operated, wherein the brake system further has a number of service brake units, wherein the method comprises:

determining a number of signals which characterize a parking situation of the vehicle;

determining a switch-off current depending on the signals;

operating the parking brake units by means of a current;

switching off the current when the current has reached the switch-off current; and

wherein each brake shoe can be operated by at least one parking brake unit and also by one service brake unit.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one signal characterizes a slope gradient.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one signal characterizes a direction of travel when the service brake units were last operated.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one signal characterizes a hydraulic pressure in the brake system.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one signal characterizes a coefficient of friction of brake linings of the brake shoes.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one signal characterizes a temperature of the drum brake.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one signal characterizes a number of activations of the parking brake units that have already taken place.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the switch-off current is calculated based on an output value, wherein the output value is corrected or reduced by a number of correction values, and wherein only the correction values depend on the signals.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each brake shoe can be operated by a number of parking brake units and the service brake units act separately from the drum brake.

10. A brake system comprising:

a drum brake with a number of brake shoes;

a number of parking brake units;

a number of service brake units;

wherein the brake shoes can be deflected at least by means of the parking brake units, and wherein the parking brake units can be electrically operated; and

wherein the brake system further has a control apparatus which is configured in order to carry out a method including:

determining a number of signals which characterize a parking situation of the vehicle;

determining a switch-off current depending on the signals;

operating the parking brake units by means of a current; and

switching off the current when the current has reached the switch-off current.

11. The brake system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each brake shoe can be operated by at least one parking brake unit and also by one service brake unit.

12. The brake system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each brake shoe can be operated by a number of parking brake units and the service brake units act separately from the drum brake.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 27, 2024
From: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG; CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 068794/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2021
From: SCHEIB, RALF; SCHNEIDER, HEINZ-ANTON; MARON, CHRISTOF, DR.; SEIPEL, GUNTHER, DR.; BREZZA, GIULIO, DR.
To: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
Reel/Frame 055335/0378 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 203 776.0 · Mar 13, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2019056143 · Mar 12, 2019
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