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Powered brake system for vehicles

Assignee: Aisin Corp
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Filing: 1975-04-28
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Granted: 1976-08-10
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Expires: 1995-04-28
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Abstract

Abstract A powered brake system for vehicles including wheel brake cylinders, a pump powered hydraulic pressure source, a reservoir hydraulically connected to the pump powered hydraulic pressure source, a main control valve interposed between the wheel brake cylinders and the pump powered hydraulic pressure source for controlling the fluid pressure to the wheel brake cylinders, a subcontrol valve interposed between the wheel brake cylinders and the main control valve for connecting the wheel brake cylinders to either one of the reservoir and the main control valve, and a safety valve interposed between the reservoir and the subcontrol valve for closing the communication between the reservoir and the subcontrol valve in the event of a failure of the pump powered hydraulic pressure source.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masami Inada
  • 👤 Toshiyuki Kondo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 13:07
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T13/00; B60T13/10; B60T13/12; B60T13/14; B60T13/141; B60T8/00; B60T8/32; B60T8/34; B60T8/341; B60T8/36; B60T8/3615; B60T8/44; B60T8/88; B60T8/92; B60T8/94

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
A powered brake system for vehicles comprising: wheel brake cylinders; a pump powered hydraulic pressure source; a reservoir hydraulically connected to said pump powered hydraulic pressure source; main control valve means interposed between said wheel brake cylinders and said pump powered hydraulic pressure source for controlling the fluid pressure to said wheel brake cylinders; subcontrol valve means interposed between said wheel brake cylinders and said main control valve means for alternatively connecting said wheel brake cylinders to either one of said reservoir and said main control valve means for performance of an anti-skid control operation as required; and safety valve means interposed between said reservoir and said subcontrol valve means, including a valve member for controlling the communication between said reservoir and said subcontrol valve means according to a failure of said pump powered hydraulic pressure source, and a control member for controlling said valve member according to said failure to said pump powered hydraulic pressure source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 157 words
A powered brake system for vehicles comprising: wheel brake cylinders; a pump powered hydraulic pressure source; a reservoir hydraulically connected to said pump powered hydraulic pressure source; main control valve means interposed between said wheel brake cylinders and said pump powered hydraulic pressure source for controlling the fluid pressure to said wheel brake cylinders; subcontrol valve means interposed between said wheel brake cylinders and said main control valve means for alternatively connecting said wheel brake cylinders to either one of said reservoir and said main control valve means for performance of an anti-skid control operation as required; and safety valve means interposed between said reservoir and said subcontrol valve means, including a valve member for controlling the communication between said reservoir and said subcontrol valve means according to a failure of said pump powered hydraulic pressure source, and a control member for controlling said valve member according to said failure to said pump powered hydraulic pressure source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A powered brake system for vehicles as set forth in claim 1 wherein said safety valve means is a hydraulically acutated valve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
A powered brake system for vehicles as set forth in claim 1 wherein said safety valve means is an electromagnetically actuated valve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 106 words
A powered brake system for vehicles as set forth in claim 2 wherein said safety valve means comprises a first valve body having a first cylinder, a valve means disposed within said first cylinder for controlling the fluid communication between said subcontrol valve means and said reservoir, a spring means urging said valve means in a closed direction, a second valve body having a second valve cylinder, a piston slidably arranged within said second valve cylinder for opening said valve means according to fluid pressure from said pump powered hydraulic pressure source, and spring means urging said valve means in a closed direction through said piston.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 49 words
A powered brake system for vehicles as set forth in claim 1, wherein said control member comprises: a piston for controlling said valve member according to fluid pressure from said pump powered hydraulic pressure source; and spring means biasing said valve member in a closed direction through said piston.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 36 words
A powered brake system for vehicles as set forth in claim 1, wherein said control member comprises: a solenoid means for controlling said valve member according to said failure to said pump powered hydraulic pressure source.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1979-08-10 1980-02-09 1980-08-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-08-10 1984-02-09 1984-08-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-08-10 1988-02-09 1988-08-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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