Power brake unit

Claim 2

A power brake unit for a hydraulic braking system comprising: a housing; an auxiliary piston disposed in said housing operated on one side thereof by a servo pressure fluid for pressurizing a body of hydraulic fluid on the other side of said auxiliary piston; a master cylinder disposed in said housing parallel to said auxiliary piston, said master cylinder having a master-cylinder piston being moved in an operating direction under the action of said body of hydraulic fluid pressurized by said auxiliary piston and, in the event of failure of said servo pressure, mechanically; an actuating member extending through said housing and having an abutment connection with said master-cylinder piston, said actuating member being acted upon in operation to said operating direction by said pressurized body of hydraulic fluid; and a valve arrangement disposed in said auxiliary piston to control said servo pressure fluid; said auxiliary piston being moved in said operating direction directly by said servo pressure fluid; and said actuating member having a lateral extension disposed in said housing connected to said valve arrangement for control thereof.

Claim 3

A power brake unit for a hydraulic braking system comprising; an auxiliary piston operated on one side thereof by a servo pressure fluid for pressurizing a body of hydraulic fluid on the other side of said auxiliary piston; a master cylinder parallel to said auxiliary piston, said master cylinder having a master-cylinder piston being moved in an operating direction under the action of said body of hydraulic fluid pressurized by said auxiliary piston and, in the event of failure of said servo pressure, mechanically; an actuating member having an abutment connection with said master-cylinder piston, said actuating member being acted upon in opposition to said operating direction by said pressurized body of hydraulic fluid; a valve arrangement disposed in said auxiliary piston to control said servo pressure fluid, said valve arrangement being coupled to said actuating member; said auxiliary piston is moved in said operating direction directly by said servo pressure fluid; a housing including a bore parallel to said master cylinder accommodating therein said auxiliary piston in a slidably sealed relation to said bore; a booster chamber in said housing adjacent said actuating member; a work chamber disposed in said master cylinder; and a pressure chamber disposed adjacent the end of said auxiliary piston remote from said booster chamber in communication with said work chamber; said work chamber being defined by said master-cylinder piston end adjacent said booster chamber and a partition in a transverse relationship with said bore defining said booster chamber in conjunction with said housing; and wherein said actuating member is in a coaxial relationship with said master cylinder, extends through said housing into said booster chamber, and extends through said partition; and said actuating member includes a lateral extension in said booster chamber connected to said valve arrangement to control said valve arrangement to connect said booster chamber with a selected one of an input for said servo pressure fluid and a connection to a unpressurized reservoir.

Claim 4

A power brake unit for a hydraulic braking system comprising; an auxiliary piston operated on one side thereof by a servo pressure fluid for pressurizing a body of hydraulic fluid on the other side of said auxiliary piston; a master cylinder parallel to said auxiliary piston, said master cylinder having a master-cylinder piston being moved in an operating direction under the action of said body of hydraulic fluid pressurized by said auxiliary piston and, in the event of failure of said servo pressure, mechanically; an actuating member having an abutment connection with said master-cylinder piston, said actuating member being acted upon in opposition to said operating direction by said pressurized body of hydraulic fluid; a valve arrangement disposed in said auxiliary piston to control said servo pressure fluid, said valve arrangement being coupled to said actuating member; said auxiliary piston is moved in said operating direction directly by said servo pressure fluid; a housing including a bore parallel to said master cylinder accommodating therein said auxiliary piston in a slidably sealed relation to said bore; a booster chamber in said housing adjacent said actuating member; a work chamber disposed in said master cylinder; and a pressure chamber disposed adjacent the end of said auxiliary piston remote from said booster chamber in communication with said work chamber; said work chamber being defined by said master-cylinder piston end adjacent said booster chamber and a partition in a transverse relationship with said bore defining said booster chamber in conjunction with said housing; and wherein said actuating member is in a coaxial relationship with said master cylinder, extends through said housing into said booster chamber, and extends through said partition; and said actuating member includes a lateral extension in said booster chamber connected to said valve arrangement to control said valve arrangement to connect said booster chamber with a selected one of an input for said servo pressure fluid and a connection to a unpressurized reservoir.

Claim 5

A power brake unit according to claim 2, wherein said valve arrangement includes a valve bore disposed axially of said auxiliary piston, a valve spool slidable in said valve bore, a channel disposed in said valve spool opening into said booster chamber, said channel providing communication between said booster chamber and said reservoir in the rest position of said valve spool, said channel closing said communication between said booster chamber and said reservoir and coupling said pressure fluid to said booster chamber upon displacement of said valve spool relative to said auxiliary piston in said operating direction; and said lateral extension displaces said valve spool in said operating direction.

Claim 6

A power brake unit according to claim 3, wherein an end of said valve spool projects into said booster chamber and extends through an opening in said lateral extension, further including a first spring disposed to encircle said valve spool and supported between a projection on said valve spool and said lateral extension; a second spring disposed to encircle said valve spool and supported between said lateral extension and a step on said valve spool in said booster chamber; and a third spring disposed to encircle said valve spool and supported between said auxiliary piston and said projection on said valve spool to bias said valve spool against a stop on said auxiliary piston; said first spring being stronger than said third spring, but weaker than said second spring.

Claim 7

A power brake unit according to claim 4, further including a sleeve slidably sealed to an end wall of said housing adjacent said booster chamber and coaxial of said master cylinder; said actuating member extending in a slidably sealed relationship through said sleeve into said booster chamber; a shoulder disposed on said sleeve in said booster chamber to prevent said sleeve from sliding out of said housing; and said actuating member has disposed thereon external of said housing a stop adapted to rest against said sleeve.

Claim 8

A power brake unit according to claim 5, further including a first pressure-fluid port disposed in said master cylinder remote from said booster chamber for a first brake circuit; and a second pressure-fluid port disposed in said booster chamber for a second brake circuit.

Claim 9

A power brake unit according to claim 6, further including a travel simulator disposed in said pressure chamber supported between an end wall of said housing remote from said booster chamber and said auxiliary piston.

Claim 10

A power brake unit according to claim 7, wherein said master cylinder and said master-cylinder piston are of stepped design with the larger diameter thereof being adjacent said booster chamber.

Claim 11

A power brake unit according to claim 8, further including a coaxial extension for said master-cylinder piston extending in a slidably sealed relation through said partition into said booster chamber, said coaxial extension supporting said actuating member.

Claim 12

A power brake unit according to claim 1, wherein a booster chamber is defined in said housing adjacent said actuating member and said valve arrangement includes a valve bore disposed axially of said auxiliary piston, a valve spool slidable in said valve bore, a channel disposed in said valve spool opening into said booster chamber, said channel providing communication between said booster chamber and a reservoir in the rest position of said valve spool, said channel closing said communication between said booster chamber and said reservoir and coupling said servo pressure fluid to said booster chamber upon displacement of said valve spool relative to said auxiliary piston in said operating direction; and said actuating member displaces said valve spool in said operating direction.

Claim 13

A power brake unit according to claim 10, further including a sleeve slidably sealed to an end wall of said housing adjacent said booster chamber and coaxial of said master cylinder; said actuating member extending in a slidably seald relationship through said sleeve into said booster chamber; a shoulder disposed on said sleeve in said booster chamber to prevent said sleeve from sliding out of said housing; and said actuating member has disposed thereon external of said housing a stop adapted to rest against said sleeve.

Claim 14

A power brake unit according to claim 11, further including a first pressure-fluid port disposed in said master cylinder remote from said booster chamber for a first brake circuit; and a second pressure-fluid port disposed in said booster chamber for a second brake circuit.

Claim 15

A power brake unit according to claim 12, further including a pressure chamber defined in said housing on said other side of said auxiliary piston and a travel simulator disposed in said pressure chamber supported between an end wall of said housing remote from said booster chamber and said auxiliary piston.

Claim 16

A power brake unit according to claim 13, wherein said master cylinder and said master-cylinder piston are of stepped design with the larger diameter thereof being adjacent said booster chamber.

Claim 17

A power brake unit according to claim 1, further including a booster chamber defined in said housing adjacent said actuating member and a sleeve slidably sealed to an end wall of said housing adjacent said booster chamber and coaxial of said master cylinder; said actuating member extending in a slidably sealed relationship through said sleeve into said booster chamber; a shoulder disposed on said sleeve in said booster chamber to prevent said sleeve from sliding out of said housing; and said actuating member has disposed thereon external of said housing a stop adapted to rest against said sleeve.

Claim 18

A power brake unit according to claim 15, further including a first pressure-fluid port disposed in said master cylinder remote from said booster chamber for a first brake circuit; and a second pressure-fluid port disposed in said booster chamber for a second brake circuit.

Claim 19

A power brake unit according to claim 16, further including a pressure chamber defined in said housing on said other side of said auxiliary piston and a travel simulator disposed in said pressure chamber supported between an end wall of said housing remote from said booster chamber and said auxiliary piston.

Claim 20

A power brake unit according to claim 17, wherein said master cylinder and said master-cylinder piston are of stepped design with the larger diameter thereof being adjacent said booster chamber.

Claim 21

A power brake unit according to claim 1, further including a booster chamber defined in said housing adjacent said actuating member and a first pressure-fluid port disposed in said master cylinder remote from said booster chamber for a first brake circuit; and a second pressure-fluid port disposed in said booster chamber for a second brake circuit.

Claim 22

A power brake unit according to claim 19, further including a pressure chamber defined in said housing on said other side of said auxiliary piston and a travel simulator disposed in said pressure chamber supported between an end wall of said housing remote from said booster chamber and said auxiliary piston.

Claim 23

A power brake unit according to claim 20, wherein said master cylinder and said master-cylinder piston are of steppd design with the larger diameter thereof being adjacent said booster chamber.

Claim 24

A power brake unit according to claim 1, further including a pressure chamber defined in said housing on said other side of said auxiliary piston, a booster chamber defined in said housing adjacent said actuating member and a travel simulator disposed in said pressure chamber supported between an end wall of said housing remote from said booster chamber and said auxiliary piston.

Claim 25

A power brake unit according to claim 22, wherein said master cylinder and said master-cylinder piston are of stepped design with the larger diameter thereof being adjacent said booster chamber.

Claim 26

A power brake unit according to claim 1, wherein said master cylinder and said master-cylinder piston are of stepped design with the larger diameter thereof being adjacent said booster chamber.