Appeal No. 2002-0236
Application No. 08/911,494
Claim 1
1. An apparatus for metering fuel in a motor vehicle, wherein
the motor vehicle includes a vehicle safety system that modifies
a braking effect on at least one vehicle wheel brake and wherein
the vehicle safety system, upon detection of a safety condition,
generates a safety signal relating to a safe operation of the
motor vehicle, comprising:
a system reducing a fuel pressure in a rail in response to
the safety signal.
Claim 7
7. A method for metering a fuel in a motor vehicle including
a rail having fuel with a defined fuel pressure, comprising the
steps of:
modifying a braking effect on at least one vehicle wheel
brake;
upon detection of a safety condition, generating a safety
signal relating to a safe operation of the motor vehicle; and
reducing the defined fuel pressure in response to the
safety signal.
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