Abstract: A master cylinder for electro-hydraulic braking systems having a body of longitudinal axis pierced with a bore to receive a piston mounted to slide therein in a sealed fashion while axially dividing the bore into a supply chamber sealedly connected to a brake fluid reservoir and a working chamber. The piston is operated by an actuating rod connected to a brake pedal and connected to a cartridge to simulate a reaction of a braking circuit to the pedal. The working chamber in normal operation is in communication with the inside of the cartridge and in degraded operation in communication with at least one brake located at a wheel. The cartridge includes a piston that is subjected via of a first face to the pressurized brake fluid supplied by the working chamber and is subjected via of a second face to a variable-stiffness elastic of a elastic member. The elastic member comprises at least one helical spring and a spacer that is arranged between at least two turns of the spring.

Abstract: The present invention relates mainly to a master cylinder for an electro-hydraulic braking system comprising improved means of simulating the pedal feel and to an electro-hydraulic braking system comprising such a master cylinder.