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(11) EP 1 439 104 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
20.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/43

(43) Date of publication:
21.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/30

(21) Application number: 04000913.6

(22) Date of filing: 16.01.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B60T 8/26
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 17.01.2003 JP 2003009368

(71) Applicant: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Matsumoto, Hiroaki c/o Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Chiisagata-gun Nagano 389-0514 (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Brake control apparatus


(57) A brake control apparatus for a vehicle having a brake pressure controlling unit (4) including normally-open-type electromagnetic valves (6A-6D) for preventing a fluid pressure transmitted from a master cylinder (M) to wheel brakes (2A-2D) when the valves (6A-6D) close and a control unit (16) executing an anti-lock brake control resolving a lock tendency of the wheels by controlling the operation of the brake pressure controlling unit (4) according to a result of judgment of the lock tendency of wheels, and simultaneously executing a brake force distribution control distributing front and rear brake forces by controlling the normally-open-type electromagnetic valves (6A-6D) in connection with rear wheels to close in such a manner that the normally-open-type electromagnetic valves (6A-6D) are opened when the brake force distribution control is finished, wherein the control unit terminates the brake force distribution control after the vehicle has stopped.