US 11,724,672 B2
System and method for controlling an electronic parking brake
Christopher H Hutchins, Bay Village, OH (US); Meviltan Mendis, Pune (IN); Ron R Stahl, Medina, OH (US); Srikiran Kosanam, Pune (IN); and Girish Barade, Chandler, AZ (US)
Assigned to BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC, Avon, OH (US)
Filed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/952,655.
Prior Publication US 2022/0153242 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60T 7/12 (2013.01) [B60T 7/08 (2013.01); B60T 8/17 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system controlling an electronic parking brake of a vehicle, the system comprising:
an input device receiving an input pattern from an operator;
a parking brake controller receiving the input pattern from the input device, the parking brake controller determining when the input pattern is a respective predetermined pattern for setting the electronic parking brake to one of a primary mode and a secondary mode, and
when the parking brake controller determines the input pattern is the predetermined pattern for setting the electronic parking brake to the secondary mode, transmitting an electronic control signal for releasing the electronic parking brake until a subsequent input pattern received by the input device is the predetermined pattern for setting the electronic parking brake to the primary mode.