摘要 |
A braking system is provided which, in a preferred embodiment, includes a master cylinder having a bore with first and second diameters, a first piston slidably mounted within the master cylinder having a first periphery sealed with the bore first diameter and a second periphery sealed with the bore second diameter, the first piston establishing within the master cylinder bore a first pressure chamber between the first and second sealed peripheries and a second pressure chamber between the first piston second sealed periphery and the bore closed end, the first piston also having a central bore exposed to the second pressure chamber, first and second fluid lines joining the first and second pressure chambers with the wheel brake, a second piston slidably sealably inserted within the first piston bore, the second piston having a flange and having limiting displacement away from the bore closed end, a spring captured between the first piston and the second piston flange, a pressure sensor to determine the pressure within the second pressure chamber, a solenoid valve located in the second fluid line closing upon a signal delivered by actuation of the second piston, and an electrically powered actuator coupled to the first fluid line to modulate the pressure within the wheel brake in response to a signal given by the pressure sensor.
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