Method for operating a brake system for a vehicle and control device for a brake system of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9630604-B2
Application number	US-201414257682-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2014
Priority date	Apr 24, 2013
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A method for operating a brake system for a vehicle, the brake system including a master brake cylinder coupled to an electromechanical brake booster having a booster body. The method involves: From an initial position, displacing the booster body relative to the master brake cylinder by an adjusting travel in the direction towards the master brake cylinder into an end position; from the end position, displacing the booster body relative to the master brake cylinder by the same adjusting travel in an opposite direction away from the master brake cylinder back into the initial position; during the step of displacing the booster body from the end position back into the initial position, sucking hydraulic fluid from wheel brake devices that coupled in a fluid manner with the brake system and assigned to wheels of the vehicle, for the reduction of a hydraulic fluid pressure existing in the wheel brake devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating a brake system for a vehicle, wherein the brake system includes a master brake cylinder coupled to an electromechanical brake booster having a booster body, the method comprising:
controlling at least one wheel outlet valve of at least one wheel brake cylinder of at least one first brake circuit of the brake system in its open state, while taking into account at least one provided sensor signal with respect to an operating strength of an operation of a brake operating element situated on the master brake cylinder in such a way that a brake pressure buildup in the at least one first brake circuit becomes able to be limited to a response pressure of a fluid accumulator device of the respective brake circuit;
displacing the booster body from an initial position relative to the master brake cylinder in a direction towards the master brake cylinder by a specified adjustment travel into an end position, in order to raise a travel differential between an input rod of the electromechanical brake booster and the booster body, during the step of displacing the booster body the at least one wheel outlet valve remaining opened; and
displacing the booster body from the end position relative to the master brake cylinder in an opposite direction away from the master brake cylinder by the same specified adjustment travel back into the initial position, in order to reduce the travel differential between the input rod and the booster body, during the step of displacing the booster body from the end position back into the initial position the at least one wheel outlet valve being present in a closed manner in such a way that hydraulic fluid is sucked away from wheel brake devices that are coupled in a fluid manner to the brake system and assigned to wheels of the vehicle for a reduction of a hydraulic fluid pressure existing in the wheel brake devices.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
if, during either step of displacing the booster body relative to the master brake cylinder, an increased driver braking request takes place, performing:
immediately displacing the booster body into the initial position, and
opening the at least one wheel outlet valve as a function of at least one of a quantity of a hydraulic fluid volume displaced by the driver and of a master brake cylinder pressure, so that hydraulic fluid is able to flow away into the fluid accumulator device.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the fluid accumulator device is a low-pressure accumulator.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the booster body is displaced as a function of at least one of a temperature of the hydraulic fluid, a temperature of a surroundings thereof, and a ram pressure of the hydraulic fluid existing in the brake system at a corresponding speed rate.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein in the step of displacing the booster body back into the initial position, the booster body is displaced slightly over the initial position.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein in response to a reduction in the driver's braking request, a corresponding release of pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the master brake cylinder is taken advantage of for reducing the pressure in the wheel brake devices, by, directly after a detection of the reduction of the driver's braking request, controlling all wheel outlet valves of the brake system into their closed state, so that hydraulic fluid is sucked from the wheel brake devices.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein during the step of displacing the booster body from the end position back into the initial position, a first switch-over valve of the first brake circuit is controlled into its opened state and a second switch-over valve of a second brake circuit of the brake system is controlled into its opened state.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein during the step of displacing the booster body from the end position back into the initial position, a first switch-over valve of the first brake circuit developed as a primary circuit is controlled into its closed state and a second switch-over valve of the second brake circuit developed as a secondary circuit is controlled into its opened state.

9. A control device for a brake system of a vehicle, comprising:
an actuating device using which, while taking into account at least one provided sensor signal with regard to an operating strength of an operation of a brake operating element situated on the master brake cylinder of the brake system, at least one wheel outlet valve of at least one wheel brake cylinder of at least one brake circuit of the brake system is able to be controlled into its open state, so that a brake pressure buildup in the at least one brake circuit is able to be limited to a response pressure of a fluid accumulator device of the respective brake circuit, wherein:
using the actuating device, in addition, while taking into account at least the provided sensor signal, an electromechanical brake booster is able to be actuated in such a way that, while a first one of the at least one wheel outlet valve remains opened, a booster body of the electromechanical brake booster is able to be displaced from an initial position relative to the master brake cylinder in a direction towards the master brake cylinder by a specified adjustment path into an end position, whereby a travel differential between an input rod of the electromechanical brake booster and the booster body is able to be raised, and
after controlling of the at least one wheel outlet valve to its closed state, the booster body is able to be displaced from the end position relative to the master brake cylinder in an opposite direction away from the master brake cylinder, back by the same specified adjustment path into the initial position, whereby the travel differential between the input rod and the booster body is reducible in such a way that hydraulic fluid is able to be sucked from wheel brake devices that are coupled in a fluid manner to the brake system and assigned to wheels of the vehicle, for a reduction of a hydraulic fluid pressure that exists in the wheel brake devices.

10. A brake system for a vehicle, comprising:
a control device for a brake system of a vehicle, including:
an actuating device using which, while taking into account at least one provided sensor signal with regard to an operating strength of an operation of a brake operating element situated on the master brake cylinder of the brake system, at least one wheel outlet valve of at least one wheel brake cylinder of at least one brake circuit of the brake system is able to be controlled into its open state, so that a brake pressure buildup in the at least one brake circuit is able to be limited to a response pressure of a fluid accumulator device of the respective brake circuit, wherein:
using the actuating device, in addition, while taking into account at least the provided sensor signal, an electromechanical brake booster is able to be actuated in such a way that, while a first one of the at least one wheel outlet valve remains opened, a booster body of the electromechanical brake booster is able to be displaced from an initial position relative to the master brake cylinder in a direction towards the master brake cylinder by a specified adjustment path into an end position, whereby a travel differential between an input rod of the electromechanical brake booster and the booster body is able to be raised, and

after controlling of the at least one wheel outlet valve to its closed state, the booster body is able to be displaced from the end position relative to the master brake cylinder in an opposite direction awa

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Benzler Steffen
• Bodmann Jochen
• Nagakura Yasutaka

Classifications

• B60T13/586 Primary

  the retarders being of the electric type · CPC title

• B60T7/042

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

• B60T13/745

  acting on a hydraulic system, e.g. a master cylinder · CPC title

• B60T13/146

  Part of the system directly actuated by booster pressure · CPC title

• B60T13/686 Primary

  in hydraulic systems or parts thereof · CPC title