Brake booster and brake system
US10556576B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H25/24
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A brake booster for a brake master cylinder of a motor vehicle includes a drive motor that is connected/connectable by a gear unit to a pressure piston for the brake master cylinder, the gear unit converting a rotational motion of the drive motor into a translational motion of the pressure piston to actuate the brake master cylinder, and the gear unit including a rotatable spindle nut and a non-rotatable spindle rod having intermeshing trapezoidal threads that have have a flank clearance and a tip clearance that are greater than a bottom clearance.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.