Braking system (10), with: first and second wheel brakes (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d); a
brake pedal
assembly (12) comprising a
brake pedal unit (20) which has a housing (24), a pair of output pistons (38, 40) slidably arranged in the housing (24) and a pedal simulator (100) which is accommodated within the
brake pedal unit (20), wherein the pair of output pistons (38, 40) is movable, to generate a brake actuation pressure at first and second outputs during a manual push-through mode to actuate the first and second wheel brakes (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d), respectively; and a
hydraulic control unit (14) with a
plunger assembly (300, 502, 700, 900) for actuating the first and second wheel brakes (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) during normal braking, wherein the
plunger assembly (300, 502, 700, 900) comprises: a case (340, 540, 706, 902); a motor (352) attached to the housing (340, 540, 706, 902) for driving an
actuator; a first
piston (344, 544, 744) connected to the
actuator, wherein the first
piston (344, 544, 744) is slidably mounted within the housing (340, 540, 706, 902) to pressurize a first fluid chamber in the housing (340, 540, 706, 902), wherein the first fluid chamber is connected to the first wheel brake (16c, 16d); and a second
piston (346, 546, 746) arranged slidably within the housing (340, 540, 706, 902) to pressurize a second fluid chamber in the housing (340, 540, 706, 902), the second fluid chamber being connected to the second wheel brake (16a, 16b); comprising a pumpless control valve arrangement: a first control valve that regulates the fluid flow between the first fluid chamber and the first wheel brake (16c, 16d), and a second control valve that regulates the fluid flow between the second fluid chamber and the second wheel brake (16a, 16b); and a shut-off valve arrangement for switching the brake
system (10) between the normal brake mode, in which boost pressure is supplied from the
plunger assembly (300, 502, 700, 900) to the wheel brakes (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d), and the manual push-through mode, in which actuation pressure is supplied from the brake pedal unit (20) to the wheel brakes (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d), characterized in that the pedal simulator (100) is accommodated between an input piston (34) of the brake pedal unit and one of the output pistons (38, 40).