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Master cylinder comprising a resupply-promoting seal

US7937940B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 2008
Grant dateMay 10, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T11/232
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Brake master cylinder (10) for a motor vehicle, of the type which comprises a substantially axial body (12) inside a bore (14) of which at least one axial piston is slideably mounted, of the type in which the bore (14) comprises two seals, front (30, 34) and rear, interposed between the piston and the bore (14), the seals (30, 34) comprising three radially concentric lips accommodated in grooves (70, 72) in the bore (14), characterized in that front faces of the grooves (70, 72) are configured at least in part as a slope.

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