Patent · US Expired

Low cost, single stroke, electromagnetic pre-charge pump for controlled brake systems

US6386842B1 · kind B1 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 26, 2001
Grant dateMay 14, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B23/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fluid pump assembly for pumping hydraulic fluid through a controlled brake system includes a housing defining a pumping chamber. The chamber communicates with a hydraulic fluid circuit that operates the controlled brake system. A piston plunger is disposed within the chamber with a shaft affixed to the plunger. An electric coil is affixed to a casing having the shaft inserted therethrough. The coil is coaxially aligned with the shaft. The coil generates a magnetic field through an armature affixed to a distal end of the shaft disposed outside the chamber when receiving electrical current. The magnetic field draws the armature towards the casing for pumping hydraulic fluid from the chamber.

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