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Brake pressure control system of vehicle load responsive type

US4750786A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 1987
Grant dateJun 14, 1988
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T8/185
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brake pressure control system for a wheeled vehicle includes a swingable lever pivotally mounted at a first end portion thereof to a sprung mass of the vehicle such as a body frame, a first tension coil spring connected at a first end thereof to the sprung mass and at a second end thereof to a second end portion of the swingable lever to bias the lever toward the sprung mass, a second tension coil spring connected at a first end thereof to an unsprung mass of the vehicle such as a wheel axle and at a second end thereof to the second end portion of the swingable lever to bias the lever against the biasing force of the first spring, a bushing rotatably mounted on the second end portion of the swingable lever, the bushing being formed with a first support portion for retaining the second end of the first spring and a second support portion for retaining the second end of the second spring, and a modulator valve secured to the sprung mass and incorporated in a hydraulic connection between a master cylinder and a wheel brake cylinder, the modulator valve having a spring-loaded valve member which is carried on the swingable lever to be applied with a biasing force proportional to the v…

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