Brake booster
US4787292A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T13/57
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a locking arrangement for a key member used in a brake booster. A key member includes an arcuate portion which surrounds substantially one-half the perimeter of a valve body, and engaging recesses are formed at the opposite ends of the arcuate portion on the inner side. A retainer surrounds substantially one-half the perimeter of the valve body at a location opposite to the arcuate portion of the key member. The opposite ends of the retainer are formed with engaging pawls on the outer side for engaging with the engaging recesses under the resilience of the retainer. Accordingly, by merely assembling the key member and the retainer with the valve body, the engaging pawls of the retainer can be automatically engaged with the engaging recesses in the key member, thereby preventing the withdrawal of the retainer and the key member from the valve body.
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