Electronic brake system and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10449937-B2
Application number	US-201715795507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2017
Priority date	Oct 27, 2016
Publication date	Oct 22, 2019
Grant date	Oct 22, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an electronic brake system, which includes at least one or more valves provided to control a hydraulic pressure delivered to wheel cylinders provided in wheels, a pressure measurer configured to measure the hydraulic pressure delivered to the wheel cylinders provided in the wheels, and a controller configured to open at least one or more valves that deliver the hydraulic pressure to a corresponding wheel cylinder and close at least one or more valves that deliver the hydraulic pressure to the remaining wheel cylinders other than the corresponding wheel cylinder when the at least one or more valves are detected as being opened or closed a predetermined number of times or more during a predetermined time period, and synchronize the measured hydraulic pressure with a hydraulic pressure of the wheel cylinder having all of the at least one or more valves open.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic brake system comprising:
at least one or more valves provided to control a hydraulic pressure each delivered to wheel cylinders provided in wheels;
a pressure measurer configured to measure the hydraulic pressure delivered to the wheel cylinders provided in the wheels; and
a controller configured to
count a number of times for opening and closure of first one or more valves connected to a first wheel cylinder to detect whether the number of times for opening and closure of the first one or more valves reach at a predetermined number of times during a predetermined time period, and
synchronize the measured hydraulic pressure with a hydraulic pressure of the first wheel cylinders, when the number of times for opening and closure of the first one or more valves are detected to reach at the predetermined number of times during the predetermined time period, by
opening the first one or more valves that deliver the hydraulic pressure to the first wheel cylinder among the wheel cylinders, and
closing other one or more valves that deliver the hydraulic pressure to remaining wheel cylinders other than the first wheel cylinder.

2. The electronic brake system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a master cylinder configured to discharge oil in response to a pedal force applied to a brake pedal;
a reservoir connected to the master cylinder and configured to store the oil;
a pedal displacement sensor configured to detect a displacement of the brake pedal;
a hydraulic pressure supply device configured to generate a hydraulic pressure by using a rotational force of a motor operated by an electric signal output from the pedal displacement sensor; and
a hydraulic pressure control unit configured to deliver the hydraulic pressure discharged from the hydraulic pressure supply device to the wheel cylinders provided in the wheels,
wherein the controller controls the motor and the valves on the basis of hydraulic pressure information and displacement information of the brake pedal.

3. The electronic brake system of claim 2 , wherein the controller restarts to control the motor and the valves on the basis of the hydraulic pressure information and the displacement information of the brake pedal after synchronizing the hydraulic pressure of the first wheel cylinder.

4. The electronic brake system of claim 3 , wherein the controller detects that the first one or more valves are opened or closed, a number of times of which reach at a predetermined number of times or more during a predetermined time period during an anti-lock brake system (ABS) or traction control system (TCS) control.

5. A control method of an electronic brake system, the control method comprising:
controlling a hydraulic pressure each delivered to wheel cylinders provided in wheels by opening or closing at least one or more valves;
measuring the hydraulic pressure each delivered to the wheel cylinders provided in the wheels;
counting a number of times for opening and closure of first one or more valves connected to a first wheel cylinder;
determining whether the number of times for opening and closure of the first one or more valves are detected to reach at a predetermined number of times during a predetermined time period; and
synchronizing the measured hydraulic pressure with a hydraulic pressure of the first wheel cylinders, when the number of times for opening and closure of the first one or more valves are detected to reach at the predetermined number of times during the predetermined time period, by
opening the first one or more valves that deliver the hydraulic pressure to the first wheel cylinder among the wheel cylinders, and
closing other one or more valves that deliver the hydraulic pressure to remaining wheel cylinders other than the first wheel cylinder.

6. The control method of claim 5 , the control method further comprises:
discharging, by a master cylinder, oil in response to a pedal force applied to a brake pedal;
detecting, by a pedal displacement sensor, a displacement of the brake pedal;
generating, by a hydraulic pressure supply device, a hydraulic pressure by using a rotational force of a motor operated by an electric signal output from the pedal displacement sensor; and
delivering the hydraulic pressure discharged from the hydraulic pressure supply device to the wheel cylinders provided in the wheel,
wherein a reservoir is connected to the master cylinder and stores the discharged oil.

7. The control method of claim 6 , further comprising restarting control of the motor and the valves on the basis of hydraulic pressure information and displacement information of the brake pedal after synchronizing the hydraulic pressure of the first wheel cylinder.

8. The control method of claim 7 , wherein the determination of whether the number of times for opening and closure of the first one or more valves are detected to reach at the predetermined number of times during the predetermined time period is performed during an anti-lock brake system (ABS) or traction control system (TCS) control.

Assignees

• Mando Corp

Inventors

• Ko Yeon-Ben

Classifications

• B60T17/22

  Devices for monitoring or checking brake systems; Signal devices · CPC title

• B60T7/042 Primary

  by electrical means, e.g. using travel or force sensors · CPC title

• B60T8/175

  Brake regulation specially adapted to prevent excessive wheel spin during vehicle acceleration, e.g. for traction control (safety devices for propulsion unit control responsive to, or preventing, skidding of wheels B60K28/16) · CPC title

• B60T13/142

  Systems with master cylinder · CPC title

• B60T2270/406

  Test-mode; Self-diagnosis · CPC title