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US 12,365,324 · App. 18/254,854 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Brake system with noise-optimized valve control

Inventors: Anne Seidel (Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, DE); Holger Kollmann (Rodgau, DE); Christian Courth (Frankfurt, DE)
Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
B60T13/686B60T8/366
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Patent No.
US 12,365,324
App. No.
18/254,854
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A brake system for a motor vehicle comprises a hydraulic line system with at least one normally closed hydraulic valve, wherein a final stage is provided for electrically actuating the at least one hydraulic valve. To minimize noise emissions, the final stage is a final stage with analog control and a computing unit is provided which is configured to determine a valve current based on a pressure difference across the hydraulic valve and to actuate the final stage to make the valve current available at the hydraulic valve.

Claims (24)

1. A brake system for a motor vehicle comprising:

a hydraulic line system with at least one hydraulic valve which is normally closed;

an electric coil which is supplied with current by a final stage having analog control is provided for electrically actuating the at least one hydraulic valve; and

a computing unit is-provided-which is configured to:

determine a counterforce at least from a spring force of the hydraulic valve and the pressure difference across the hydraulic valve;

determine from the counterforce an opening force which is greater than the counterforce by a predetermined amount:

determine an associated valve opening current from the opening force; and

actuate the final stage when the hydraulic valve is switched on to provide the associated valve opening current.

2. The brake system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the computing unit to close the hydraulic valve:

determines a closing force which is smaller than the counterforce by a predetermined amount;

determines an associated valve closing current from the closing force; and

actuates the final stage when the hydraulic valve is switched off to provide the associated valve closing current.

3. The brake system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the final stage is configured to provide current pulses at the hydraulic valve in order to open the hydraulic valve for a predetermined time, wherein the current pulses have a length of 10 ms to 1000 ms.

4. The brake system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the length of the current pulses is adjusted based on the valve current, so that a flow rate through the hydraulic valve corresponds to the flow rate at a maximum valve current.

5. The brake system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic valve is an outlet valve on a wheel brake of the brake system.

6. The brake system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amount is based at least on valve and/or coil tolerances.

7. The brake system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic valve has a residual air gap in an energized state.

8. The brake system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic valve is arranged in a housing with a brake master cylinder.

9. A method for controlling a hydraulic valve, which is normally closed, in a brake system comprising:

determining a pressure difference across a hydraulic valve:

calculating a counterforce from at least a spring force of the hydraulic valve and the pressure difference across the hydraulic valve;

calculating from the counterforce a switching force, wherein the counterforce is one of greater and less than the counterforce by a predetermined amount; and

calculating a valve current from the switching force; and

providing the valve current with a final stage that has analog control.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2023
From: SEIDEL, ANNE; KOLLMANN, HOLGER; COURTH, CHRISTIAN
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 063781/0279 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 214 971.2 · Nov 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230415723A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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