Vehicle braking system, comprising: a
master cylinder (15) adapted to be actuated by a
brake pedal (11) and to receive a supply of
brake fluid from a reservoir (16); an input sensor (11a) for detecting an operation of the
brake pedal (11); a motor-operated cylinder (13) adapted to be actuated by an
electric motor (12) in accordance with a
control signal and to receive a supply of
brake fluid from the reservoir (16); a solenoid shut-off valve (24a, 24b) provided with a fluid line (22c, 22d) between the
master cylinder (15) and the motor-operated cylinder (13), the solenoid shut-off valve (24a, 24b) comprising: a
piston (32) provided with a valve element (31), a
valve seat (34) provided in a housing of the solenoid shut-off valve (24a, 24b) and adapted to cooperate with the valve element (31), a return spring (35) urging the
piston (32) in a valve-opening direction, a solenoid (33) for actuating the
piston (32) in a valve-closing direction upon energization, and a stopper (36) for mechanically limiting a
stroke of the piston (32) in the valve-opening direction; and a
control unit (6) for providing the
control signal to the motor-operated cylinder (13) according to a detection
signal from the input sensor (11a) and for closing the solenoid shut-off valve (24a, 24b) when the motor-operated cylinder (13) is actuated in response to the detection
signal from the input sensor (11a), characterized by that the
control unit (6) is arranged to control electrical power supplied to the solenoid (33) in order to slow down a movement of the piston (32) when the piston (32) reaches a point which is immediately adjacent to at least one of the stopper (36) or the
valve seat (34), and that the
control unit (6) supplies electrical power to the solenoid (33) at a first level (D2), a second level (D3) which is lower than the first level (D2), and a third level (D1) which is between the first level (D2) and the second level (D3), in this order, when the piston (32) is actuated in the valve closing direction, so that the solenoid shut-off valve (24a, 24b) is held in a fully
closed state by the solenoid (33) which is excited by the electrical power at the third level (D1) against a biasing force of the return spring (35).