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Brake unit with a hydraulic boosting device

US4404803A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 18, 1981
Grant dateSep 20, 1983
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T11/18
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brake unit comprising a hydraulic booster unit connected to hydraulic auxiliary energy and controllable by a brake pedal via a control piston drives a master brake cylinder unit to supply brake pressure to wheel brake cylinders through at least one hydraulic line connected to an output of the master brake cylinder unit. A bypass line connected to the work chamber of the booster unit supplies a preliminary feed of the auxiliary energy to the wheel brake cylinders to overcome the brake clearance. A two way, two position changeover valve is connected to the hydraulic line, the bypass line and the wheel brake cylinders to connect during a braking operation either the bypass line or the hydraulic line to the wheel brake cylinders dependent on the pressure in the two lines. This brake unit requires only a few hydraulic connections external of the unit, has a single construction, has small dimensions, has exact operation and has quick response.

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