Pressurized air booster
US5031404A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/789
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a brake booster including in a preferred embodiment a housing, first and second annular flexible diaphragms spaced from one another forming a sealed second chamber within the housing and a sealed first chamber between the first diaphragm and the first end of the housing, a generally annular shaped power piston for connection with the master cylinder piston, a chamber valve seat separating the first and second chambers, an inlet valve slidably mounted within the power piston, and a control valve spring biased away from the power piston and connected with the pedal linkage and being slidably and sealably mounted within first end of the housing.
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