Vacuum assist pump system
US8789364B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/85986
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vacuum assist pump system includes a vacuum assist pump for assisting to a brake system by vacuum, wherein it includes a suction compensation pump connected with the vacuum assist pump. Advantageously, a vacuum compensation reservoir is arranged between the vacuum assist pump and the suction compensation pump. The vacuum compensation reservoir comprises a vacuity sensor for its internal vacuity and two interfaces. One of the two interfaces communicates to the suction compensation pump, the other communicates to the vacuum assist pump.
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