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Vacuum-operated brake power booster

US4587885A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
2References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 1984
Grant dateMay 13, 1986
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T13/57
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a vacuum-operated brake power booster, a transverse member is provided which confines the axial movability of the control piston relative to the control housing. The transverse member abuts against a bead of a rubber-elastic material, the bead forming part of the slide-guide ring sealing the booster housing relative to the control housing. The tranverse member is formed of a substantially U-shaped sheet-metal blank, with both free ends of the fork arms extending parallel to two limbs of the member. The arms are provided with hook-shaped tabs which are bendable around a pin forming part of the control housing for the purpose of fixing the transverse member in its aperture in the control housing. In order to enable a proper and easy bending of the tabs during assembly, notches are provided at the radially outside small faces or edges of the two fork arms.

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