JP4757224B2 - Brake device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a hydraulic cylinder including at least a master cylinder in which a master piston facing the back of a boost hydraulic chamber is slidably accommodated in a casing, a reservoir, and a pump for discharging brake fluid pumped from the reservoir. And a pressure regulating valve means for regulating the output hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pressure generating source according to a brake operation input from a brake operating member and acting on the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber. The present invention relates to a vehicle brake device connected to the vehicle.

Such a vehicle brake device is already known from, for example, Patent Document 1 and the like.
JP 2002-264895 A

  However, in the vehicle brake device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the hydraulic pressure generation source includes a pump and a high-pressure accumulator connected to the pump. Since the high-pressure accumulator is heavy, the hydraulic pressure The generation source becomes heavy, and the layout is not good when the vehicle is mounted. Thus, it is conceivable that the high pressure accumulator is omitted and the hydraulic pressure generating source is configured only by the pump. However, depending on only the pressure increase of the pump, the pressure increase response at the initial stage of the brake operation is lowered.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a vehicle brake device capable of avoiding a decrease in boosting response while eliminating the high-pressure accumulator and improving the layout property to the vehicle body. Objective.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is directed to a master cylinder in which a master piston having a back face facing a boosted hydraulic pressure chamber is slidably accommodated in a casing, a reservoir, and a pump from the reservoir A hydraulic pressure generating source including at least a pump that discharges the brake fluid, and adjusting the output hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pressure generating source according to the brake operation input from the brake operating member and acting on the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber. A vehicular brake device in which the master cylinder is connected to a wheel brake, wherein the hydraulic pressure generation source is configured only by the pump, and the pump is connected via an on-off valve that is controlled by a control unit. It is connected to the accumulator, the control unit, and the brake operation initial stage less, by the set pressure which is set from the discharge pressure of the pump蓄within the accumulator The on-off valve opens and closes during operation of the pump to the multiplying the hydraulic pressure of opened in the accumulator to the on-off valve when the hydraulic pressure of the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber reaches a predetermined value configured to send the force fluid pressure chamber, characterized in Rukoto.

The on-off valve corresponds to a normally closed electromagnetic valve 80 in an embodiment of the present invention described later.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the pressure regulating valve means includes a first linear solenoid valve provided between the pump and the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber, and the booster. The second linear solenoid valve is provided between the hydraulic chamber and the reservoir.

  In addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, the pressure regulating valve means allows only the brake fluid to flow from the pump side, and the pump and the boost hydraulic chamber It is characterized by comprising a one-way valve provided therebetween and a linear solenoid valve provided between the boost hydraulic chamber and the reservoir.

  According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the second or third aspect of the invention, a release valve that opens in response to an arbitrary operation of a vehicle driver is provided between the boost hydraulic chamber and the reservoir. It is characterized by that.

  Furthermore, the invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 4, the release valve is a normally closed electromagnetic valve.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the hydraulic pressure generating source is constituted only by the pump and the high-pressure accumulator is eliminated, so that the layout to the vehicle body can be improved. Moreover control unit, and the brake operation initial stage less, to open and close the closing valve is in operation of the pump so that accumulator only the accumulator set pressure which is set from the discharge pressure of the pump, the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber liquid since pressure is transmitted to the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber a hydraulic pressure of by opening the on-off valve in the accumulator when it reaches a predetermined value, the hydraulic pressure is accumulated in the accumulator for a preset set pressure, boosted hydraulic When the hydraulic pressure in the pressure chamber reaches a predetermined value, it acts on the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber. Therefore, by setting the accumulator capacity and the accumulator holding pressure small enough to initially operate the master cylinder, the accumulator capacity and weight can be reduced while the accumulator capacity and weight are reduced to the extent that layout is improved. A decrease in response can be avoided and a boost response can be increased.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the pressure regulating valve means can be a simple configuration comprising two linear solenoid valves, and the boost ratio can be freely changed according to the vehicle type, It becomes possible to apply to many types of vehicles with different specifications with a simple configuration.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the pressure regulating valve means can have a simple configuration including a one-way valve and a linear solenoid valve, and the boost ratio can be freely changed according to the vehicle type. Thus, it can be applied to many types of vehicles having different specifications with simple configurations.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to avoid with a simple configuration that the hydraulic pressure in the boost hydraulic chamber is locked when the pressure regulating valve means malfunctions.

  Further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the power consumption can be suppressed since the release valve only needs to be demagnetized and closed during normal braking operation.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on examples of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a brake hydraulic system diagram showing the overall configuration of a vehicle brake device. FIG. 2 is a hydraulic circuit showing the configuration of a hydraulic modulator. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system.

  First, in FIG. 1, a brake device for a four-wheel vehicle includes a master cylinder M that is a tandem type and a fluid of a pump 6 that is a fluid pressure generation source in accordance with a brake operation force input from a brake pedal 5 as a brake operation member. A pressure regulating valve means 7A for regulating the pressure to act on the master cylinder M, and a stroke simulator 8 for simulating the operation stroke of the brake pedal 5 are provided.

  The master cylinder M is disposed in front of the rear master piston 10 with the rear face facing the boost hydraulic chamber 9 and spring-biased to the rear side, and spring-biased to the rear side. The rear master piston 10 and the front master piston 11 are slidably fitted to the first casing 12.

  The first casing 12 is provided with a first cylinder hole 13 whose front end is closed by an end wall 12a. The front master piston 11 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape with the front end opened, and a front output hydraulic pressure chamber 14 is formed between the front master piston 11 and the end wall 12a so as to be slidable in the first cylinder hole 13. Mated. The rear master piston 10 is slidably fitted into the first cylinder hole 13 by forming a rear output hydraulic pressure chamber 15 between the rear master piston 10 and the front master piston 11. Moreover, the rear master piston 10 includes a first recess 16 that opens the rear output hydraulic chamber 13 side and a second recess 17 that opens the boost hydraulic chamber 9 side, with a partition wall 10a interposed therebetween. It is provided coaxially.

  In the front output hydraulic pressure chamber 14, a front return spring 18, which is contracted between the closed end of the front master piston 11 having a bottomed cylindrical shape and the end wall 12 a, moves the front master piston 11 to the rear. The rear output hydraulic pressure chamber 15 is accommodated so as to exert a spring force biased to the side, and a rear return spring 19 that is contracted between the partition wall 10a of the rear master piston 10 and the front master piston 11 is provided. The rear master piston 10 is accommodated so as to be biased rearward.

  On the inner periphery of the first cylinder hole 13, there are a rear lip seal 22 slidably contacting the outer periphery of the rear master piston 10, and an annular seal member 23 slidably contacting the outer periphery of the rear master piston 10 behind the rear lip seal 22. The first casing 12 is provided with a rear release port 24 that is mounted and communicates between the first casing 12 and the rear master piston 10 between the rear lip seal 22 and the annular seal member 23. The rear release port 24 is connected to the second liquid reservoir chamber 26 of the reservoir R, and the rear lip seal 22 has a hydraulic pressure in the rear output hydraulic chamber 15 between the rear lip seal 22 and the annular seal member 23. When the hydraulic pressure in the gap generated between the rear master piston 10 and the first casing 12, that is, the hydraulic pressure in the second liquid reservoir chamber 26, decreases from the second liquid reservoir chamber 26 to the rear output hydraulic chamber 15 side. Allow fluid flow. Further, the rear master piston 10 is provided with a relief hole 28 that allows the rear release port 24 to communicate with the rear output hydraulic pressure chamber 15 at the retreat limit position (position shown in FIG. 1).

  On the inner periphery of the first cylinder hole 13, a front lip seal 29 slidably contacting the outer periphery of the front master piston 11 and an annular seal slidably contacting the outer periphery of the front master piston 11 behind the front lip seal 29. A member 30 is mounted at an interval in the axial direction, and a gap formed between the inner periphery of the first cylinder hole 13 and the outer periphery of the front master piston 11 between the front lip seal 29 and the annular seal member 30. A front release port 31 that communicates with the first casing 12 is provided, and the front release port 31 is connected to the first liquid reservoir chamber 25 of the reservoir R. Thus, the front lip seal 29 is a gap in which the hydraulic pressure in the front output hydraulic chamber 14 is generated between the front master piston 11 and the first casing 12 between the front lip seal 29 and the annular seal member 30. When the hydraulic pressure is lower than the hydraulic pressure of the first fluid reservoir chamber 25, the brake fluid is allowed to flow from the first fluid reservoir chamber 25 to the front output hydraulic chamber 14 side. Further, the front master piston 11 is provided with a relief hole 32 that allows the front release port 31 to communicate with the front output hydraulic pressure chamber 14 at the retreat limit.

  The first casing 12 has a rear output port 33 that outputs the hydraulic pressure of the rear output hydraulic pressure chamber 15 that becomes high pressure according to the forward operation of the rear master piston 10, and the forward operation of the front master piston 11. A front output port 34 that outputs the hydraulic pressure of the front output hydraulic pressure chamber 14 that is high pressure is provided. In addition, the rear output port 33 is connected to the right front wheel and left rear wheel brakes BA and BB via a hydraulic pressure modulator 35, and the front output port 34 is connected to the left front wheel and right rear wheel via the hydraulic pressure modulator 35. Connected to wheel brakes BC and BD. A hydraulic pressure sensor 36 is connected to the front output port 34.

  In FIG. 2, the hydraulic pressure modulator 35 is provided between a rear output port 33 and a right front wheel wheel brake BA, a normally open solenoid valve 37A, and a rear output port 33 and a left rear wheel wheel brake BB. A normally open solenoid valve 37B provided, and one-way valves 38A and 38B connected in parallel to the normally open solenoid valves 37A and 37B, respectively, allowing the brake fluid to flow to the rear output port 33 side. A normally closed solenoid valve 39A interposed between the right front wheel brake BA and the first reservoir 40A, and a normally closed solenoid valve 39B interposed between the left rear wheel brake BB and the first reservoir 40A. A normally open solenoid valve 37C interposed between the front output port 34 and the left front wheel wheel brake BC, and a normally open type valve interposed between the front output port 34 and the right rear wheel wheel brake BD. solenoid valve 7D, one-way valves 38C and 38D connected in parallel to the normally open solenoid valves 37C and 37D, respectively, allowing the brake fluid to flow to the front output port 34 side, and the wheel brake BC for the left front wheel The normally closed solenoid valve 39C interposed between the second reservoir 40B, the right rear wheel brake BD and the second reservoir 40B, the normally closed solenoid valve 39D, and the first reservoir 40A. A first pump 41A that pumps up the hydraulic pressure and returns it to the rear output port 33 side, a second pump 41B that pumps up the hydraulic pressure of the second reservoir 40B and returns it to the front output port 34 side, and first and second pumps 41A, Between the electric motor 42 that drives 41B in common, the first orifice 43A interposed between the first pump 41A and the rear output port 33, and between the second pump 41B and the front output port 34 And a second orifice 43B to be set.

  According to such a hydraulic pressure modulator 35, the brake hydraulic pressure output from the rear and front output ports 33 and 34 can be freely adjusted, and antilock brake control at the time of brake operation can be performed.

  Referring again to FIG. 1, the stroke simulator 8 has a second cylinder hole 47 that is coaxial with the first cylinder hole 13 and has a larger diameter than the first cylinder hole 13, and is liquid-tight at the rear of the first casing 12. The boosted hydraulic pressure chamber 9 that faces the rear portion of the rear master piston 10 in the master cylinder M is formed between the second casing 48 that is coaxially coupled to the rear end of the first casing 12. A backup piston 49 slidably fitted in the second cylinder hole 47, and an outward flange 50a that abuts from the front on an inward flange 48a provided at the rear end of the second casing 48 in the axially intermediate portion. A cylindrical sleeve 50 having a front half fitted in the backup piston 49, a simulator piston 51 slidably fitted in the sleeve 50, and a simulator piston 51, an input piston 52 fitted to be slidable relative to 51, an elastic body 53 interposed between the input piston 52 and the simulator piston 51, and a first casing 12 and the backup piston 49. The spring 54 is provided.

  The backup piston 49 has a first sliding hole 55 opened rearward so as to fit the front half of the sleeve 50, and the inward flange 48 a at the rear end of the second casing 48 has the above-mentioned By abutting through the outward flange portion 50a of the sleeve 50, the retreat limit position is regulated so as to be slidably fitted into the second cylinder hole 47. A contact protrusion 49a is coaxially provided at the front end of the backup piston 49, and the contact protrusion 49a is formed in the second recess 17 provided in the rear master piston 10 of the master cylinder M with a second recess. 17 is inserted so that the tip can be brought into contact with the closed end, that is, the partition wall 10a.

  The pump 6 which is a hydraulic pressure generation source pumps up brake fluid from the third liquid reservoir chamber 27 of the reservoir R, and the discharge port of the pump 6 is connected to an accumulator via a normally closed electromagnetic valve 80 which is an on-off valve. 59 accumulator chambers 61 are connected.

  The accumulator 59 is a bottomed cylindrical accumulator piston that is slidably fitted into the housing 60 by forming an accumulator chamber 61 between the cylindrical housing 60 closed at both ends and one end of the housing 60. 62 and an accumulator spring 63 that is contracted between the other end of the housing 60 and the accumulator piston 62 by exerting a spring force that urges the accumulator piston 62 toward the volume reducing side of the accumulator chamber 61. The In addition, a hydraulic pressure sensor 110 for detecting the hydraulic pressure in the accumulator chamber 61 is connected between the normally closed electromagnetic valve 80 and the accumulator chamber 61.

  The second casing 48 is provided with a supply port 81 communicating with the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber 9, and the discharge port of the pump 6 is connected to the first pressure linear passage 82 connected to the supply port 81. The pressure regulating valve means 7A is configured by a first linear solenoid valve 83 connected via a solenoid valve 83 and a second linear solenoid valve 84 provided between the fluid pressure passage 82 and the third fluid reservoir chamber 27 of the reservoir R. Is done. Further, a hydraulic pressure sensor 109 is connected to the hydraulic pressure path 82, and a release valve 103 that opens in response to an arbitrary operation of a vehicle driver includes a hydraulic pressure path 82 that leads to the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber 9, and the reservoir It is provided in parallel with the linear solenoid valve 84 between the R third liquid reservoir chamber 27 and the release valve 103 is a normally closed solenoid valve.

  The simulator piston 51 is provided with a bottomed third sliding hole 85 opened coaxially on the rear side, and an annular seal member 86 slidably contacting the inner periphery of the third sliding hole 85 is mounted on the outer periphery. The input piston 52 is slidably fitted into the third sliding hole 85, and the front end portion of the input rod 87 connected to the brake pedal 5 is connected to the input piston 52 so as to be able to swing. That is, a brake operating force corresponding to the operation of the brake pedal 5 is input to the input piston 52 via the input rod 87, and the input piston 52 moves forward according to the input of the brake operating force.

  The elastic body 53 is formed in a cylindrical shape by an elastic material such as rubber so as to have an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the third sliding hole 85 in a natural state where no external force acts. The front end of the guide shaft 88 that passes through 53 is fitted into the front end wall of the third sliding hole 85 in the simulator piston 51. The input piston 52 is provided with a bottomed fourth sliding hole 89 whose front end is opened, and the rear portion of the guide shaft 88 is slidably fitted into the fourth sliding hole 89.

  By the way, an annular liquid chamber 90 is formed between the outer periphery of the elastic body 53 and the inner periphery of the third sliding hole 85, and a communication hole 91 communicating with the annular liquid chamber 90 is provided in the simulator piston 51. In addition, a pair of annular seal members 92 and 93 are mounted on the outer periphery of the simulator piston 51 so as to slidably contact the inner periphery of the sleeve 50 so as to sandwich the communication hole 91 from both sides in the axial direction. Regardless of the movement, the sleeve 50 is provided with a communication hole 94 having an inner end opened on the inner surface of the sleeve 50 between the seal members 92 and 93 and an outer end opened on the outer periphery of the outward flange 50a.

  On the outer periphery of the outward flange portion 50a of the sleeve 50, the annular seal members 95, 96 at any time sandwiching the communication hole 94 from both sides are mounted so as to be in sliding contact with the inner periphery of the second cylinder hole 47, and the second The casing 48 is provided with a release port 97 communicating with the communication hole 94. Further, between the annular seal member 57 attached to the rear portion of the backup piston 49 and the annular seal member 95 on the front side of the pair of annular seal members 95, 96 attached to the outer periphery of the outward flange 50a. The second casing 48 is provided with a release hole 98 that opens to the inner surface of the second cylinder hole 47, and this release hole 98 forms a space generated between the backup piston 49, the sleeve 50, and the simulator piston 51. Always communicate with the outside.

Between the third liquid reservoir chamber 27 of the reservoir R and the release port 97, a pilot-operated on-off valve having a pilot chamber 100 connected to the accumulator chamber 61 of the accumulator 59 through a fourth orifice 99. 101 is interposed. When the hydraulic pressure in the pilot chamber 100 is sufficiently high, the on-off valve 101 opens so that the release port 97 communicates with the third liquid reservoir chamber 27. However, the hydraulic pressure generation source 6 malfunctions and the pilot valve 100 opens. When the hydraulic pressure in the chamber 100 decreases, the valve is closed to shut off the release port 97 and the third liquid reservoir chamber 27, and the annular liquid chamber 90 in the stroke simulator 8 is held in a hydraulic pressure locked state. The on-off valve 101 is provided with a hydraulic pressure sensor 102 that detects the hydraulic pressure in the annular liquid chamber 90.

Incidentally, the operation of the first and second linear solenoid valves 83 and 84, the operation of the pump 6 and the operation of the electromagnetic valve 80 in the pressure regulating valve means 7A are controlled by the control unit C as shown in FIG. The control unit C controls the operation of the first and second linear solenoid valves 83 and 84 in accordance with the detection value of the detection means 104 for detecting the brake operation amount of the brake pedal 5, and the non- operation after the brake operation is finished. At the time of brake operation and at the initial stage of brake operation , the normally closed solenoid valve 80 is controlled to open and close in the operating state of the pump 6 so as to accumulate in the accumulator 59 by a set pressure set relatively low from the discharge pressure of the pump 6. , after the said set pressure to the brake operation initially accumulator 59 is the accumulator normally closed on-off valve 80 is closed, before Is intended to valve opening control the normally closed solenoid valve 80, the timing for opening and closing controls the normally closed electromagnetic valve 80 so as to accumulated in the accumulator 59, the non-brake operation and during brake operation early after the brake operation is completed the normally closed electromagnetic valve 80 in accordance with the detected value of the hydraulic pressure sensor 110 while actuated pump 6 is performed by opening valves, to start early the brake operation while closing the first linear solenoid valve 83 to after the set pressure in the accumulator 59 is accumulated, the normally closed electromagnetic valve 80 is closed, when the hydraulic pressure of the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber 9 has reached a predetermined value at the detection of the hydraulic pressure sensor 109 Then, the normally closed electromagnetic valve 80 is opened again, and the hydraulic pressure in the accumulator 59 is sent to the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber 9.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the detection means 104 changes the sliding contact position of the brush 105 attached to the input piston 52 and the axial movement of the input piston 52. A pair of electric conductors 106 extending parallel to the axial direction of the input piston 52 are provided, and the electric conductors 106 are attached to a support member 107 attached to the rear end of the second casing 48.

Next, to explain the action of this first embodiment, in the before operation of the pump 6 in the non-braking state is the start state, the normally closed solenoid valve 80 is in a closed state. In this state, when the brake pedal 5 is depressed to perform the brake operation, the normally closed solenoid valve 80 is opened, and after the set pressure is accumulated in the accumulator 59, the normally closed solenoid valve 80 is closed, and the booster fluid hydraulic pressure in the pressure chamber 9 and the normally closed valve opening solenoid valve 80 again when it reaches a predetermined value, the hydraulic pressure from the accumulator 59 to the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber 9 to increase a boost response by acting Can do.

  By the way, the hydraulic pressure generating source is composed only of the pump 6, and the high-pressure accumulator is eliminated, so that the layout to the vehicle body can be improved. Further, by setting the capacity of the accumulator 59 and the holding pressure of the accumulator 59 small enough to initially operate the master cylinder, the capacity and weight of the accumulator 59 are reduced to the extent that the layout on the vehicle body is improved. be able to.

  In the tandem master cylinder M in accordance with the increase in the hydraulic pressure in the boost hydraulic chamber 9, the rear and front master pistons 10 and 11 move forward against the spring force of the rear and front return springs 19 and 18, The hydraulic pressure generated in the rear and front output hydraulic chambers 15 and 14 is output from the rear and front output ports 33 and 34. That is, the rear part of the master cylinder M and the front master pistons 10 and 11 can be boosted, and the brake fluid pressure thus boosted can be applied to the wheel brakes BA to BD.

  Moreover, the pressure regulating valve means 7A is composed of only the first and second linear solenoid valves 83 and 84, and the pressure regulating valve means 7A can be configured simply, and the boost ratio can be freely set according to the vehicle type. It can be changed, and can be applied to many types of vehicles having different specifications with a simple configuration.

Moreover, since the release valve 103 that opens in response to an arbitrary operation of the vehicle driver is provided between the booster hydraulic pressure chamber 9 and the reservoir R, the hydraulic pressure of the booster hydraulic pressure chamber 9 is reduced when the pressure regulating valve means 7A malfunctions. The locked state can be avoided with a simple configuration. Further, since the release valve 103 is a normally closed electromagnetic valve, the power consumption can be suppressed because the release valve 103 only needs to maintain a demagnetized and closed state during normal braking operation.

  By the way, when the pump 6 is malfunctioning, the on-off valve 101 is closed, and the annular liquid chamber 90 around the elastic body 53 is in a hydraulic pressure locked state. Therefore, in the stroke simulator 8, the backup piston 49 moves forward against the spring force of the spring 54 together with the input piston 52 in response to the depression of the brake pedal 5, and the fitting protrusion 49 a at the tip of the backup piston 49 is the rear part. The rear master piston 10 is abutted against the master piston 10 and pushed in the forward direction, and the master cylinder M can be operated according to the depression operation of the brake pedal 5 even when the pump 6 is malfunctioning.

  FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, and parts corresponding to the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals.

  The pressure regulating valve means 7B for regulating the output hydraulic pressure of the pump 6 according to the brake operation input from the brake pedal 5 and acting on the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber 9 includes a hydraulic pressure path 82 that leads to the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber 9 and the pump. 6 between the one-way valve 111 that allows only the brake fluid to flow from the side of the pump 6, the hydraulic pressure passage 82 that leads to the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber 9, and the third fluid reservoir chamber 27 of the reservoir R. The linear solenoid valve 112 is provided.

  Also according to the second embodiment, the pressure regulating valve means 7B can have a simple configuration including the one-way valve 111 and the linear solenoid valve 112, and the boost ratio can be freely changed according to the vehicle type. Thus, it can be applied to many types of vehicles having different specifications with simple configurations.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the detection means 104 for detecting the brake operation amount is configured to detect the stroke amount of the input piston 52, but it may be detection of an operation force by a load sensor or the like. Instead of the first linear solenoid 83, a normal on-off valve having no linear control function can be used.

1 is a brake hydraulic system diagram showing the overall configuration of a vehicle brake device according to a first embodiment. It is a hydraulic circuit diagram which shows the structure of a hydraulic modulator. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a control system. It is a brake fluid pressure system figure showing the whole brake system composition for vehicles of the 2nd example.

6 ... Pumps 7A, 7B ... Pressure regulating valve means 9 ... Boost hydraulic chamber 10 ... Master piston 12 ... Casing 59 ... Accumulator 80 ... Normally closed type which is an on-off valve Solenoid valve 83 ... first linear solenoid valve 84 ... second linear solenoid valve 103 ... release valve 111 ... one-way valve 112 ... linear solenoid valves BA, BB, BC, BD ... Wheel brake C ... Control unit M ... Master cylinder R ... Reservoir

Claims (5)

A master cylinder (M) in which a master piston (10) facing the back side of the boost hydraulic chamber (9) is slidably accommodated in a casing (12);
A reservoir (R);
A hydraulic pressure generating source including at least a pump (6) for discharging brake fluid pumped up from the reservoir (R);
Pressure regulating valve means (7A, 7B) for regulating the output hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pressure generating source according to the brake operating input from the brake operating member (5) and acting on the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber (9). ,
In the vehicle brake device in which the master cylinder (M) is connected to a wheel brake (BA, BB, BC, BD),
The hydraulic pressure generation source is composed only of the pump (6),
The pump (6) is connected to the accumulator (59) via an on-off valve (80) that is controlled by the control unit (C),
Wherein the control unit (C) is a the brake operation initial stage less, during operation of the pump the pump by the set pressure which is set from the discharge pressure of (6) so as to accumulate in the accumulator (59) in (6) When the hydraulic pressure in the boost hydraulic chamber (9) reaches a predetermined value, the on- off valve (80) is opened to open the liquid in the accumulator (59). brake system according to claim Rukoto configured the pressure to send to the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber (9).   The pressure regulating valve means (7A) includes a first linear solenoid valve (83) provided between the pump (6) and the boost hydraulic chamber (9), the boost hydraulic chamber (9) and the reservoir. The vehicle brake device according to claim 1, comprising a second linear solenoid valve (84) provided between (R).   The one-way valve (111) provided between the pump (6) and the boosted hydraulic pressure chamber (9), wherein the pressure regulating valve means (7B) allows only the flow of brake fluid from the pump (6) side. And a linear solenoid valve (112) provided between the boost hydraulic chamber (9) and the reservoir (R).   The release valve (103) that opens according to an arbitrary operation of a vehicle driver is provided between the boost hydraulic chamber (9) and the reservoir (R). Brake device for vehicles.   The vehicle brake device according to claim 4, wherein the release valve (103) is a normally closed solenoid valve.

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