Motor driving circuit for electronic parking brake system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12227162-B2
Application number	US-202118024201-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2021
Priority date	Dec 17, 2020
Publication date	Feb 18, 2025
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a motor driving circuit of an electronic parking brake system, which is configured to include a first motor and a second motor for releasing or applying a parking brake applied to different wheels, respectively; and a first ECU and a second ECU for controlling the driving of the first motor and the second motor, respectively, wherein the second ECU is prevented from intervening in the driving of the first motor and the second motor while the first ECU drives the first motor and the second motor, and controls the driving of the first motor and the second motor only when there is an abnormality in the first ECU.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor driving circuit, comprising:
a first motor and a second motor for releasing or applying a parking brake applied to different wheels, respectively; and
a first ECU and a second ECU for controlling a driving of the first motor and the second motor, respectively,
wherein the second ECU is prevented from intervening in the driving of the first motor and the second motor while the first ECU drives the first motor and the second motor, and controls the driving of the first motor and the second motor only when there is an abnormality in the first ECU,
wherein the first ECU comprises:
a first MCU for confirming a release or application condition of the parking brake;
a first driving device for outputting a first switching control signal according to a first control of the first MCU;
a first current supply device which is switched according to the first switching control signal of the first driving device to change a direction of a current of the first current supply device and supply the current of the first current supply device to the first motor and the second motor respectively; and
a first selection device for selectively providing the current of the first current supply device to the first motor and the second motor.

2. The motor driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the second ECU comprises:
a second MCU for confirming the release or application condition of the parking brake;
a second driving device for outputting a second switching control signal according to a second control of the second MCU;
a second current supply device which is switched according to the second switching control signal of the second driving device to change the direction of a current of the second current supply device and supply the current of the second current supply device to the first motor and the second motor, respectively; and
a second selection device for selectively providing the current of the second current supply device to the first motor and the second motor.

3. The motor driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein
the first selection device controls a supply of a current of a battery to the first current supply device.

4. The motor circuit device of claim 3 , wherein the second ECU comprises:
a second MCU for confirming the release or application condition of the parking brake;
a second driving device for outputting a second switching control signal according to a second control of the second MCU;
a second current supply device which is switched according to the second switching control signal of the second driving device to change the direction of a current of the second current supply device and supply the current of the second current supply device to the first motor and the second motor, respectively; and
a second selection device for controlling the supply of the current of the battery to the second current supply device.

5. A motor driving circuit, comprising:
a first motor and a second motor for releasing or applying a parking brake applied to different wheels, respectively; and
a first ECU and a second ECU for controlling a driving of the first motor and the second motor, respectively,
wherein the second ECU is prevented from intervening in the driving of the first motor and the second motor while the first ECU drives the first motor and the second motor, controls the driving of the first motor and the second motor only when there is an abnormality in the first ECU, and controls the driving of a third motor operated when a pedal is hidden while the first ECU drives the first motor and the second motor.

6. The motor driving circuit of claim 5 , wherein the first ECU comprises:
a first MCU for confirming a release or application condition of the parking brake;
a first driving device for outputting a first switching control signal according to a first control of the first MCU;
a first current supply device which is switched according to the first switching control signal of the first driving device to change a direction of a current of the first current supply device and supply the current of the first current supply device to the first motor and the second motor, respectively; and
a first selection device for selectively providing the current of the first current supply device to the first motor and the second motor.

7. The motor driving circuit of claim 6 , wherein the second ECU comprises:
a second MCU for confirming the release or application condition of the parking brake;
a second driving device for outputting a second switching control signal according to a second control of the second MCU;
a second current supply device which is switched according to the second switching control signal of the second driving device to change the direction of a current of the second current supply device and supply the current of the second current supply device to the first motor and the second motor, respectively; and
a second selection device for selectively providing the current of the second current supply device to the first motor and the second motor.

8. The motor driving circuit of claim 5 , wherein the first ECU comprises:
a first MCU for confirming a release or application condition of the parking brake;
a first driving device for outputting a first switching control signal according to a first control of the first MCU;
a first current supply device which is switched according to the first switching control signal of the first driving device to change a direction of a current of the first current supply device and supply the current of the first current supply device to the first motor and the second motor, respectively; and
a first selection device for controlling a supply of a current of a battery to the first current supply device.

9. The motor driving circuit of claim 8 , wherein the second ECU comprises:
a second MCU for confirming the release or application condition of the parking brake;
a second driving device for outputting a second switching control signal according to the control of the second MCU;
a second current supply device which is switched according to the second switching control signal of the second driving device to change the direction of a current of the second current supply device and supply the current of the second current supply device to the first motor and the second motor, respectively; and
a second selection device for controlling the supply of the current of the battery to the second current supply device.

10. The motor driving circuit of claim 7 , wherein the first ECU further comprises:
a third current supply device for selectively supplying the current of the first current supply device to the third motor; and
a third selection device for controlling a supply of battery power to the third current supply device.

11. The motor driving circuit of claim 10 , wherein the second ECU further comprises:
a fourth current supply device for selectively supplying the current of the second current supply device to the third motor; and
a fourth selection device for controlling the supply of the battery power to the fourth current supply device.

12. The motor driving circuit of claim 5 , wherein the first ECU further comprises:
a fifth current supply device for providing a current of the fifth current supply device to the third motor when there is an abnormality in the first current supply device.

13. The motor driving circuit of claim 12 , wherein the second ECU further comprises:
a sixth current supply device for providing a current of the sixth current supply device to the third motor when there is an abnormality in the second current supply device.

Assignees

• Hl Mando Corp

Inventors

• Jung Hee Chul
• Cho Kyung Ran
• Park Chul Eui
• Kim Sang Woo

Classifications

• H02P5/00

  Arrangements specially adapted for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of two or more electric motors (H02P6/04, H02P8/40 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60T2270/414

  Power supply failure · CPC title

• B60T2270/403

  Brake circuit failure · CPC title

• B60T2270/402

  Back-up · CPC title

• B60T17/22

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