Electro-hydraulic brake system and method for controlling the same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60T-013/74
B60T-008/40
B60T-007/04
B60T-013/16
B60T-013/66
B60T-013/68
출원번호
US-0951823
(2015-11-25)
등록번호
US-9738263
(2017-08-22)
우선권정보
KR-10-2015-0075820 (2015-05-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Jung, Young Suk
출원인 / 주소
Hyundai Motor Company
대리인 / 주소
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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초록▼
An electro-hydraulic brake system may include a brake input device manipulated by a driver to brake a vehicle, a brake input detecting sensor configured to detect a brake input value of the driver through the brake input device, a pressure generating device configured to generate a brake hydraulic p
An electro-hydraulic brake system may include a brake input device manipulated by a driver to brake a vehicle, a brake input detecting sensor configured to detect a brake input value of the driver through the brake input device, a pressure generating device configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure, a wheel cylinder configured to receive the brake hydraulic pressure generated from the pressure generating device and to generate braking power for braking rotations of each vehicle wheel, a hydraulic pressure supply line connected between the pressure generating device and the wheel cylinder to transfer the brake hydraulic pressure generated from the pressure generating device to each wheel cylinder, and a controller configured to output a control signal for controlling an operation of the pressure generating device to allow the pressure generating device to generate a target brake hydraulic pressure based on a signal of the brake input detecting sensor.
대표청구항▼
1. An electro-hydraulic brake system comprising: a brake input device manipulated by a driver to brake a vehicle;a brake input detecting sensor configured to detect a brake input value of the driver through the brake input device;a pressure generating device configured to generate a brake hydraulic
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An electro-hydraulic brake system comprising: a brake input device manipulated by a driver to brake a vehicle;a brake input detecting sensor configured to detect a brake input value of the driver through the brake input device;a pressure generating device configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure;a wheel cylinder configured to receive the brake hydraulic pressure generated from the pressure generating device and to generate braking power for braking rotations of each vehicle wheel;a hydraulic pressure supply line connected between the pressure generating device and the wheel cylinder to transfer the brake hydraulic pressure generated from the pressure generating device to each wheel cylinder; anda controller configured to output a control signal for controlling an operation of the pressure generating device in order to allow the pressure generating device to generate a target brake hydraulic pressure based on a signal of the brake input detecting sensor,wherein the pressure generating device includes a main pump and a supplementary pump, each of which generates a brake hydraulic pressure according to the control signal of the controller and is connected to the hydraulic pressure supply line to transfer the generated brake hydraulic pressure through the hydraulic pressure supply line,wherein the controller is configured to determine a driver request deceleration based on the brake input value of the driver detected by the brake input device, and to select one from the main and supplementary pumps according to the determined driver request deceleration to operate the selected pump or all the main and supplementary pumps, such that the brake hydraulic pressure is generated,wherein the controller is configured to operate all the main and supplementary pumps when the determined driver request deceleration is greater than a first set value, andwherein one selected from the main and supplementary pumps when the determined driver request deceleration is equal to or less than the first set value to generate the brake hydraulic pressure. 2. The electro-hydraulic brake system of claim 1, wherein the brake input detecting sensor includes a pedal stroke sensor for detecting a stroke of a brake pedal which serves as a brake input device. 3. The electro-hydraulic brake system of claim 1, wherein the main pump and the supplementary pump are piston compression pumps, in each of which a piston receives linear force, into which torque of a motor controlled according to the control signal of the controller is converted, to reciprocate in a cylinder, such that brake oil in the cylinder is pressed against to generate the brake hydraulic pressure. 4. The electro-hydraulic brake system of claim 3, wherein each of the main pump and the supplementary pump includes: a motor driven according to the control signal of the controller;a ball screw mounted on a rotational shaft of the motor to be rotated together with the rotational shaft; anda piston operated by the linear force, into which the torque of the motor is converted through the ball screw in a state that the piston is engaged with the ball screw, to press against the brake oil in the cylinder. 5. The electro-hydraulic brake system of claim 1, wherein the hydraulic pressure supply line is connected to a sub-hydraulic pressure line connected to each pump, such that the brake hydraulic pressures generated by at least one of the main and supplementary pumps are transferred simultaneously or separately through the hydraulic supply line, and wherein the electro-hydraulic brake system further comprises a check valve disposed on one of a sub-hydraulic pressure line connected from the main pump to the hydraulic pressure supply line and a sub-hydraulic pressure line connected from the supplementary pump to the hydraulic pressure supply line, and a shut-off valve disposed in the another sub-hydraulic pressure line. 6. The electro-hydraulic brake system of claim 1, further comprising: a backup master cylinder connected to a brake pedal serving as the brake input device to generate a hydraulic pressure when the brake pedal is manipulated; anda pedal simulator connected to the backup master cylinder through a pedal hydraulic line to provide pedal feel through the hydraulic pressure generated from the backup master cylinder according to pedaling force of a driver,wherein the controller is set to separate the pedal hydraulic pressure line and the hydraulic pressure supply line from each other by closing a cut valve between the pedal hydraulic pressure line and the hydraulic pressure supply line and to open a release valve of the hydraulic pressure supply line, such that the brake hydraulic pressure is generated and transferred to the wheel cylinder. 7. The electro-hydraulic brake system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to operate the main pump when the determined driver request deceleration is equal to or less than the first set value and equal to or greater than a second set value and a vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a set vehicle speed, and to operate the supplementary pump when the determined driver request deceleration is less than the second set value or a vehicle speed is less than the set vehicle speed. 8. The electro-hydraulic brake system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to operate all the main and supplementary pumps to generate the brake hydraulic pressure when an anti-lock brake system (ABS) is operated or occurrence of a brake fade is sensed. 9. The electro-hydraulic brake system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to operate a normal pump of the main and supplementary pumps to generate the brake hydraulic pressure when it is sensed that one of the main and supplementary pumps is abnormal. 10. A method of controlling an electro-hydraulic brake system, the method comprising: determining, by a controller, a target hydraulic pressure for generating a brake power based on a driver brake input value detected by a brake input detecting sensor when a driver manipulates a brake input device in order to brake a vehicle;selecting, by the controller, one from main and supplementary pumps connected to a hydraulic pressure supply line in order to generate the brake hydraulic pressure based on the driver brake input value;operating, by the controller, one selected from the main and supplementary pumps or all the main and supplementary pumps according to the driver brake input value in order to generate and control a brake hydraulic pressure according to the determined target hydraulic pressure as a target value; andgenerating braking force, by the controller, for braking rotations of vehicle wheels by transferring the generated brake hydraulic pressure to wheel cylinders of each vehicle wheel through the hydraulic pressure supply line,wherein a driver request deceleration is determined based on the brake input value of the driver detected by the brake input device, and one or all of the main and supplementary pumps is selected according to the determined driver request deceleration to operate the selected pump or all the main and supplementary pumps, such that the brake hydraulic pressure is generated,wherein the main and supplementary pumps are simultaneously operated when the determined driver request deceleration is greater than a first set value, andwherein one selected from the main and supplementary pumps is operated to generate the brake hydraulic pressure when the determined driver request deceleration is equal to or less than the first set value. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the brake input detecting sensor is a pedal stroke sensor for detecting a stroke of a brake pedal serving as a brake input device. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the main pump and the supplementary pump are piston compression pumps, in each of which a piston receives linear force, into which torque of a motor is converted, to reciprocate in a cylinder, such that brake oil in the cylinder is pressed to generate the brake hydraulic pressure. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the electro-hydraulic brake system includes a backup master cylinder connected to a brake pedal serving as the brake input device to generate a hydraulic pressure when the brake pedal is manipulated, and a pedal simulator connected to the backup master cylinder through a pedal hydraulic pressure line to provide pedal feel through the hydraulic pressure generated from the backup master cylinder according to pedaling force of a driver, and wherein the pedal hydraulic pressure line and the hydraulic pressure supply line are separated from each other by closing a cut valve between the pedal hydraulic pressure line and the hydraulic pressure supply line before the brake hydraulic pressure is generated, andwherein a release valve of the hydraulic pressure supply line is opened such that the brake hydraulic pressure generated by one or all of the main and supplementary pumps is transferred to the wheel cylinders of each vehicle wheel through the hydraulic pressure supply line. 14. The method of claim 10, wherein the main pump is operated when the determined driver request deceleration is equal to or less than the first set value and equal to or greater than a second set value and a vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a set vehicle speed, and the supplementary pump is operated when the determined driver request deceleration is less than the second set value or the vehicle speed is less than the set vehicle speed. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein all the main and supplementary pumps are simultaneously operated to generate the brake hydraulic pressure when an anti-lock brake system (ABS) is operated or occurrence of a brake fade is sensed. 16. The method of claim 10, wherein a normal pump of the main and supplementary pumps is operated to generate the brake hydraulic pressure when it is sensed that one of the main and supplementary pumps is abnormal.
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