With Lost Motion Between Input And Reaction Member Patents (Class 91/373)
  • Patent number: 11285596
    Abstract: A working tool has a working head and a body device. In an embodiment, an electric motor having a drive shaft with a longitudinal axis, and a transmission are connected to each other and are in the body device. In an embodiment, the working head is a hydraulic cylinder with a hydraulic piston that can be moved between extended and retracted positions in a direction of travel. A hydraulic medium pump and a drive for the hydraulic medium are provided in the body device. In an embodiment, the transmission is connected to the electric motor so as to be movable in the direction of the longitudinal axis in such a way that it is limited by a limit stop. In an embodiment, the hydraulic cylinder is attached to the body device so as to be movable in the direction of travel that it is limited by a limit stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: GUSTAV KLAUKE GMBH
    Inventors: Egbert Frenken, Andreas Lehr
  • Patent number: 10415461
    Abstract: Provided is a diaphragm type actuator which drives an operation rod in an axial direction, including: a diaphragm which is connected to the operation rod; a high pressure chamber which is adjacent to one end side of the diaphragm in the axial direction; a low pressure chamber which is adjacent to the other end side of the diaphragm in the axial direction; and a return spring which is provided in the low pressure chamber and urges the diaphragm toward the high pressure chamber. Since an absorption portion is disposed inside the high pressure chamber, a force acting on the diaphragm is absorbed when the diaphragm moves toward the high pressure chamber and stops therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Jaemin Huh
  • Patent number: 6520044
    Abstract: A shock absorber for coupling a brake pedal lever arm to a brake booster push rod. The application of impact forces to the brake booster push rod is sensed and the brake pedal lever arm is no longer rigidly coupled to a brake booster push rod. The impact forces applied to the brake booster push rod are then absorbed by the shock absorber. Finally, after the cessation of the impact forces, the brake pedal lever arm is once again rigidly coupled to the brake booster push rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Acutex, Inc.
    Inventor: John Michael Douglass
  • Patent number: 6467267
    Abstract: In a brake fluid pressure boosting device 1 of the present invention, by operation, an input shaft 4 is moves forward to rotate a lever 27 to actuate a control valve 8 so that the control valve 8 produce working fluid pressure corresponding to the input. The working fluid pressure is introduced into the power chamber 6. By this working fluid pressure, the primary piston 37 is actuated to develop master cylinder pressure. On the other hand, the fluid pressure of the power chamber 6 is introduced into the first annular groove 25 of the valve spool 10. By the difference between pressure receiving areas of the first annular groove 25, the valve spool 10 is subjected to rightward force. The position of the pivot of the lever 27 is fixed and the valve spool 10 is controlled in such a manner that the force applied to the valve spool 10 and the spring force of the spool return spring 32 balances with the input, thereby exhibiting the function as a stroke simulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignees: Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd., Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kanazawa, Michio Kobayashi, Hiroshi Ohsaki, Yoshiyasu Takasaki, Hiroyuki Oka, Hiroyuki Yamaga, Mitsuru Kakuda, Hiroaki Niino, Kazuya Maki, Mamoru Sawada
  • Patent number: 5289757
    Abstract: A housing is provided with a guide which projects into a cylindrical section of a power piston. A reaction piston is slidably supported by the guide, and an input shaft is in turn slidably supported by the reaction piston. A spring which urges the reaction piston is disposed in a clearance defined between the outer periphery of the guide and the inner periphery of the cylindrical section of the power piston. A first engaging portion is formed on the reaction piston to project radially outward, and a first stop is formed on the cylindrical section to restrict a rearward movement of the reaction piston. A second engaging portion is formed on the input shaft so as to project radially outward while a second stop is formed on the reaction piston to restrict a rearward movement thereof. With this arrangement, an increase in the axial and the diametrical dimension of a liquid pressure booster can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Jidosha Kiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuraji Yamashita
  • Patent number: 5090293
    Abstract: A hydraulic booster for slip-controlled brake systems, including a booster piston (1) arranged in a booster housing (11) and confining a booster chamber (4). A braking pressure control valve is provided whose control part (12) is actuatable by a lever mechanism (13) as a function of the piston of the control part (12). An actuating piston (2) is displaceably guided in the booster piston (1) and is positioned by way of a push rod which cooperates with the lever mechanism (13). To provide a hydraulic booster to realize boosting factors of any desired size, both of constructional and strength-minimizing nature, an annular surface (24) is formed the stepped actuating piston (2), on the side of the push rod (22) and is larger than the total area of any opposing annular surfaces, subject to the booster chamber pressure to create a net force acting to oppose the push rod force and allow setting of the boosting factor by adjustment of the area of the annular surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Alfred Teves GmbH
    Inventor: Otmar Winterlik
  • Patent number: 5031404
    Abstract: The invention provides a brake booster including in a preferred embodiment a housing, first and second annular flexible diaphragms spaced from one another forming a sealed second chamber within the housing and a sealed first chamber between the first diaphragm and the first end of the housing, a generally annular shaped power piston for connection with the master cylinder piston, a chamber valve seat separating the first and second chambers, an inlet valve slidably mounted within the power piston, and a control valve spring biased away from the power piston and connected with the pedal linkage and being slidably and sealably mounted within first end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Donald M. Flory, Craig A. Osterday, Edward J. DeHoff, Donald E. Schenk, Jon E. Miller
  • Patent number: 4976105
    Abstract: A hydraulic booster for a master cylinder in which an inlet valve is interposed between an output pressure chamber at the back of the booster piston and an input pressure chamber connected to a pressure source. Advance of the valve piston opens the inlet valve. An outlet valve between the output chamber and an outlet chamber connected to an oil tank closes at advance of the valve piston relative to the booster piston. The booster chamber is exposed to a rear of a master cylinder operation piston. The valve piston oil feed passage connects input pressure chamber with booster chamber at opening of the outlet valve. The reaction chamber at the front surface of the booster piston is reduced in volume with the advancing movement and is connected to an accumulator making it possible to smooth initial operation of the master cylinder and reduce booster system size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignees: Nissin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Horiuchi, Atsushi Shimizu, Yoshitaka Miyakawa, Kazuya Sakurai
  • Patent number: 4920857
    Abstract: In a hydraulic pressure booster comprising a booster piston slidably fitted in a booster cylinder coupled to a rear end of a master cylinder, the piston having at a leading end thereof an output rod abutting against a rear end of a master piston slidably fitted in the master cylinder, an inlet valve interposed between an output hydraulic oil chamber defined to face a back surface of the booster piston and an input hydraulic oil chamber leading to a hydraulic pressure supply source, the inlet valve being opened in response to an advancing movement, relative to the booster piston, of a valve piston connected to an operating member and slidably fitted in the booster piston, an outlet valve interposed between the output hydraulic oil chamber and an outlet chamber leading to an oil tank, said outlet valve being adapted to be closed in response to the advancing movement of the valve piston relative to the booster piston, and a reaction mechanism provided between the valve piston and the output rod for transmitting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignees: Nissin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Horiuchi, Yoshitaka Miyakawa, Kazuya Sakurai
  • Patent number: 4905571
    Abstract: The invention provides a brake booster including in a preferred embodiment a housing, first and second annular flexible diaphragms spaced from one another forming a sealed second chamber within the housing and a sealed first chamber between the first diaphragm and the first end of the housing, a generally annular shaped power piston for connection with the master cylinder piston, a chamber valve seat separating the first and second chambers, an inlet valve slidably mounted within the power piston, and a control valve spring biased away from the power piston and connected with the pedal linkage and being slidably and sealably mounted within first end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. DeHoff, Donald E. Schenk, Jon E. Miller
  • Patent number: 4905570
    Abstract: There is described a power booster for actuating a master brake cylinder having a booster piston which is axially movable in a cylinder bore and which, with its peripheral surface, confines a pressure chamber connectible to a hydraulic pressure source and, with an end surface, confines a booster chamber that is connectible with a pressure chamber via a first closable valve passage. Via a second closable valve passage, the booster chamber is connectible with a compensating chamber connected to an unpressurized reservoir. The compensating chamber is bounded by the peripheral surface of a reaction piston and by a sleeve that is formed fast with the housing and encompasses the reaction piston. The second valve passage is disposed in a central bore in the reaction piston terminating into the booster chamber. Arranged in the central bore is an actuating rod which carries a valve element for closing the second valve passage and which extends into the first valve passage in the booster piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Alfred Teves GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Reinartz, Helmut Steffes
  • Patent number: 4759259
    Abstract: A steering wheel end shaft part and a gear end shaft part are connected together elastically by means of a mechanism located between the shaft parts, the relative rotation between the shaft parts being converted into a large-stroke pivoting movement of a setting lever which actuates a control valve unit of the power steering system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1988
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunter Worner, Arno Rohringer, Reinhold Abt
  • Patent number: 4638719
    Abstract: A pressure-unbalanced hydraulic amplifier valve assembly has an axially slidable amplifier piston and a control plunger axially slidably arranged in the amplifier piston with a loose fit to permit a slight radial movement thereof in the amplifier piston. For providing a tight seal in the zone of control ports arranged in the amplifier piston, the control plunger is urged in that zone radially against the amplifier piston by a transverse piston continuously exposed to the system pressure. A pressure piston engages one end of the control plunger and is exposed to an external force (such as a braking force applied by a pedal) for axially displacing the control plunger. In order to eliminate undesired axial force components from the force applied by the transverse piston, a force-transmitting ball contacts the transverse piston and an inner wall of the control plunger forming a throughgoing axial bore and constituting an axially linear track for the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunter Leineweber, Rolf Warnecke, Heinz Ruhmer
  • Patent number: 4379423
    Abstract: A hydraulic amplifier having a housing provided with pressure and return conduits, an amplifier piston, and a control slide. The piston is slidably arranged in an axial bore of the housing and itself has a blind axial bore within which the control slide is arranged. The piston and slide together constitute a unit which is free of pressure equalization and which is provided with two sets of passages for selectively placing the face of the piston in communication with the pressure and return conduits, respectively, depending on the axial position of the slide in the blind bore of the piston. The passages are asymmetrical with respect to the peripheral surface of the slide and are so constructed and arranged that whichever set of passages is closed, the slide is pressed radially against the closed passage under the influence of certain pressure differences which prevail in the hydraulic amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1983
    Assignee: Volkswagenwerk AG
    Inventors: Gunther Leineweber, Rolf Warnecke
  • Patent number: 4325286
    Abstract: A pair of inlet valves held closed in the neutral position of a valve actuator are opened under control of a valve operating force transmitted through a regulating spring in response to displacement of the valve actuator from the neutral position. The valve operating force applied is opposed by the pressure in a servomotor chamber to regulate the chamber pressure within a predetermined range above a limiting value of the valve operating force applied. Outlet valves are opened under a servomotor operating pressure higher than the pressure regulated by the inlet valves to control exhaust of fluid from the operating chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Assignee: Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen, AG.
    Inventor: Armin Lang
  • Patent number: 4319455
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure actuated power brake system having a hydraulic power booster with operating pressure on both sides of the power piston power wall. The booster is therefore hydraulic pressure suspended so that the hydraulic pump of the system need not be operating to maintain this pressure while the booster is inactive. An accumulator is also charged by this pressure to provide power brake booster operation for several booster actuations without recharging by the pump. When the pump is operating, a pilot valve which is sensitive to a drop in booster operating pressure will control charging or recharging the accumulator and booster from pressure generated by the pump to maintain a desired charge pressure. A pressure relief valve will also prevent overcharging of the accumulator and booster. A check valve prevents loss of booster operating pressure toward the pump outlet if the pump pressure falls below the charged pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1982
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Malvin L. Schubert
  • Patent number: 4317332
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure actuated power brake system having a hydraulic power booster with operating pressure on both sides of the power piston power wall. The booster is therefore hydraulic pressure suspended so that the hydraulic pump of the system need not be operating to maintain this pressure while the booster is inactive. An accumulator is also charged by this pressure to provide power brake booster operation for several booster actuations without recharging by the pump. When the pump is operating, a pilot valve which is sensitive to a drop in booster operating pressure will control charging or recharging the accumulator and booster from the pressure generated by the pump to maintain a desired charge pressure. A pressure relief valve will also prevent overcharging of the accumulator and booster. A check valve prevents loss of booster operating pressure toward the pump outlet if the pump pressure falls below the charged pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1982
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Malvin L. Schubert
  • Patent number: 4309934
    Abstract: A hydraulic booster for a brake system comprising a booster piston, a pressure-control device, an annular piston bearing against the booster piston and a central piston which is movable within limits relative to the annular piston by the brake pedal and actuates the pressure-control device. In this arrangement, the central piston and the annular piston are adapted to be coupled together after the force of a spring is overcome whereupon these two pistons are movable as one. The central piston is permanently subjected to the pressure acting on the booster piston when the brake system is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Volkmar, Helmut Steffes
  • Patent number: 4064789
    Abstract: A control valve for a pressure medium servo-motor of a servo-steering mechanism whose valve-adjusting member includes a reaction pressure surface that is immovable relative thereto and is adapted to be acted upon by the reaction pressure in a reaction pressure chamber connected exclusively to one of the two working pressure chambers of the working cylinder of the servo-motor; the valve-adjusting member is also connected with the reaction piston in such a manner as to enable a limited free relative adjusting path between the valve-adjusting member and the reaction piston; the reaction piston, in its turn, includes a reaction relief pressure surface which is adapted to be acted upon by the reaction pressure in a reaction pressure chamber connected exclusively to the same working pressure chamber and which is oppositely directed to the reaction pressure surface; the reaction piston is also supported with respect to the valve housing by means of a spring member which is under a prestress force while its reaction
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jaromir Bordovsky, Klaus Katz
  • Patent number: 4034566
    Abstract: A hydraulic boosting apparatus in a braking system, which apparatus has an accumulator which provides an oil pressure accumulated in a high pressure circuit, the oil pressure being supplementarily used in addition to an oil pressure from the usual hydraulic circuit for a braking operation. A booster cylinder has a booster piston, a free spool and an operating spool which are arranged coaxially with each other. There is provided a pressure chamber between the booster piston and the free spool, which chamber communicates with a first working chamber defined in and serving to close an on-off valve which is, in turn, in communication with the accumulator. There is also provided a closed chamber between the free spool and the operating spool, which chamber communicates with a second working chamber defined in and serving to open the on-off valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho
    Inventors: Toshitaka Suketomo, Masaaki Ichimura
  • Patent number: 4033131
    Abstract: In a servomotor having a two stage output created by the transfer of an operational force from a first diameter piston to a concentric second diameter piston, a control valve is concentrically located within the second diameter piston to provide for a uniform transition from the first diameter piston to the second diameter piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventor: Delbert J. Gardner
  • Patent number: 4010815
    Abstract: A servo steering gear for motor vehicles has an alleviator controlled, constant pressure servo system including an input member operatively connected to a steering wheel of a vehicle and an output member operatively connected to the steered wheels of the vehicle. A servo motor is operatively connected to the output member, and is controlled by an arrangement including valve elements so disposed that an automatic restoration of the steered wheels can take place and that pressure-loaded reaction faces provided on the valve elements generate a reaction which a driver of the vehicle can feel, and which, at least within a defined range, depends on the reactive forces generated by the steered wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1977
    Assignee: Langen & Co.
    Inventor: Gunther Strauff
  • Patent number: 3979912
    Abstract: A brake booster utilizing a pump of a power steering device includes a source of fluid pressure, a cylinder, a power piston slidably disposed within the cylinder, a manual piston also slidably disposed within the cylinder, an actuating chamber formed between the power piston and the manual piston and controlled by the manual piston, a valve member slidably disposed within the power piston and provided with a first valve cooperative with the power piston and a second valve cooperative with the manual piston, and a flow divider valve interposed between the pump and the power steering device for dividing the hydraulic fluid flow from the pump into the actuating chamber and the power steering device so as to thereby control the hydraulic fluid within the actuating chamber, in accordance with the actuation of the manual piston, by means of the first and second valves of the valve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1976
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiromu Kuromitsu