Vehicle hydraulic brake booster system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9868427
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15227399

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A vehicle brake booster system includes a reservoir, a pump, and a brake booster. The brake booster includes an input member adapted to receive a manual braking input force and an output member adapted to apply a braking output force to a master cylinder. A supply line couples the pump to the brake booster, and a return line couples an outlet of the brake booster to the reservoir. A flow of hydraulic fluid pumped to the brake booster provides a boost factor by which the braking output force exceeds the braking input force. The brake booster is hydraulically lockable by a first valve in the supply line and a second valve in the return line such that when the first and second valves are closed, a quantity of hydraulic fluid is trapped within the brake booster to maintain operation of the brake booster without continued operation of the pump.

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  • ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McClain, Richard Becker South Bend, US 7 17
Penninger, William John Niles, US 10 20

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