Abstract: A master cylinder having a body with a bore therein delimited by a piston into a work chamber and a supply chamber. The work chamber (16) is connected to wheel brakes, while the supply chamber is connected to a fluid supply, through a supply duct. The piston has a shank retained by a guide ring mounted in the bore and a head bears against a thrust ring in a rest position. A first end of the supply duct is connected to the fluid supply, while a end is connected to the supply chamber. A hydraulic damping arrangement that dampens movement of the piston toward the thrust ring and includes structure for shutting off the second end of the supply duct such that brake fluid flows at a reduced flow rate from the supply chamber to the supply duct through at least one exhaust duct.

Abstract: A master cylinder comprising a body of longitudinal axis (X) pierced with a bore of axis (X) for receiving a piston (10). The piston (10) comprising a piston head (32) and a piston shank (34) connected to the piston head (32) via a shoulder (36). The piston shank (34) is guided by a guide ring (38) mounted fixedly in the piston body with the piston head (32) coming at rest to bear against a thrust ring (42) via the shoulder (36) in the bore. The piston (10) delimits a work chamber (16) within the bore that is in communication with a supply chamber (14) containing brake fluid in a rest position and with the brakes by way of a valve device (18) arranged in the body of the piston (10) during a brake application.

Abstract: In a process for manufacturing a master cylinder (23) wherein a piston (9) that carries a valve (37) is assembled within a cylinder to define a chamber (41).

Abstract: The present invention mainly relates to a manufacturing process for a master cylinder, in particular a tandem master cylinder, such process including a dead-stroke adjusting step, and it also concerns a master cylinder manufactured using said process.

Abstract: The planar abutment key (11) incorporates in its body portion (18) two flexible fingers (22) extending laterally and angularly in the direction away from the end portion (19) of the key which forms abutment arms (21) for the plunger, each finger (22) ending in a sharp angle (24), the transverse distance at rest between the sharp angles (24) being greater than the transverse width (d.sub.1) of the slot (12) in the hub portion of the assistance piston (1) in which the key (11) is housed.