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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7673554 | Tie rod-type booster comprising a reinforced sealing ring Pneumatic brake booster (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising a moving internal partition (14) provided with a cup (38) covered by a sealing diaphragm (42) connected to the inner periphery of the casing (12), of the type in which th... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7331275 | Brake booster with deformationally sealed passage and method of manufacture A brake booster apparatus having a housing with oppositely disposed first and second walls. A first connector is disposed in the first wall and a second connector is disposed in the second wall. An elongate hollow member is deformationally engaged to each of the fir... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318370 | Tie rod for booster and booster comprising such a tie rod A tie rod (40) for mounting a booster and the brake control master cylinder on a bulkhead (3) of the vehicle engine compartment. The tie rod (4) comprises, at each of its ends, a shoulder (43, 44) defining a bearing surface having a frust... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7198135 | Lifting device, especially lifting platform for motor vehicles A lifting platform for motor vehicles has at least one extendable lifting column that is formed by a tubular jacket and a lifting cylinder unit arranged at least partially therein. The upper end of the lifting cylinder unit supports a load receptacle. The tubular ja... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7096775 | Pneumatic booster In a pneumatic booster, a front shell and a rear shell are connected by means of a rod. A stud bolt on one end of the rod extends through the front shell to the outside, and a support plate fitted around the stud bolt is engaged with the rod and abutted against an i... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051643 | Retainer for mounting a brake booster A brake booster assembly is temporarily mounted on a vehicle dash panel by use of a clip. The brake booster assembly includes a housing and at least one mounting bolt extending outwardly from an outer wall of the housing. The mounting bolt extends through an apertur... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040217 | Tie rod for a brake booster A first and second tie rods locating between a front shell and a rear shell of a brake booster through which a master cylinder is connected to a support member. Each of the first and second tie rods have a head that engages the rear shell and a first shaft that exte... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6918249 | Pneumatic brake booster for use in a brake system A brake booster comprising an envelope (2) having a longitudinal axis (X) formed of a first (4) and of a second (6) shell to define an interior volume divided by moving a skirt into a low-pressure first chamber and a variable-pressure second cha... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6772674 | Tie rod apparatus and method for assembling a vacuum booster An apparatus and method are provided for adjusting the axial distance between the front and rear walls of a vacuum booster, from outside of the booster, after the booster has been assembled. The booster includes a housing having a front housing and a rear housing jo... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6755117 | Tandem vacuum booster assembly including sleeve for air transfer between high pressure chambers A tandem vacuum booster includes a rear housing mounted to the vehicle, and a front housing mounted to the rear housing to define an interior chamber. A divider, disposed between the housings, partitions the interior chamber into primary and secondary chambers. A pr... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6651548 | Pneumatic brake booster The present invention relates to a pneumatic brake force booster with means for fastening the said to a vehicle wall which extend through the interior of the brake force booster, wherein a fixed stop for a first housing part is provided on a first end and... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6588317 | Power booster sealing mechanism A power booster comprises a housing, a tube, and a seal. The housing includes a front housing section, a rear housing section, and a divider. The tube is mechanically fastened proximate the rear housing section and generally stationary relative to the rea... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6561077 | System and process for assembling a tube in a connecting element, and servomotor housing including such a system The present invention relates to a system and a process for assembling a tube in a connecting element, and a housing for a braking assistance servomotor, in a device for controlling braking including such a system. The system for assembling a tube (10) wi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6539837 | Apparatus and method of attaching a connecting member and a tube member to a housing of a vacuum brake booster A connecting member and method of attaching the connecting member and a tube member to a housing of a vacuum brake booster is provided. The connecting member includes a cylindrical body portion having a first end and a second end. A rim portion is formed ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6314865 | Vacuum brake booster A vacuum brake force booster for a vehicle brake system, in particular, with a master brake cylinder that can be attached along with the brake force booster to a wall of an automotive vehicle, with a housing comprised of at least two wall elements attache... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6295919 | Reinforced impact-embrittled braking device A braking device having a flange (21) of master cylinder (2) secured to a pneumatic booster (1) by a nut (3) screwed onto a through-bolt (13) that extends through a front shell (111) and a rear shell (112). The through-bolt (13) has a threaded front end (... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6189437 | Brake booster having means for mounting on a wall A brake booster having a front shell joined to a rear shell with the interior separated by a wall to at least define a first front chamber and a first rear chamber. A reinforcement plate located adjacent an end face of the front shell has a plurality of s... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6186050 | Braking device with simplified strut A braking device having a pneumatic booster (2) having a rigid casing (3) defined by a front shell (31) and a rear shell (32). The interior of the rigid casing (3) being separated into a front chanber (33) and a rear chamber (34) by a movable partition (5... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6050174 | Vacuum servo brake for motor vehicles The deformation behavior of a transmission pin transmitting forces to the body fender of a motor vehicle and being found in the vacuum brake booster, is improved by equipping the transmission pins with predetermined breaking points or segments with smalle... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5878650 | Power booster sealing mechanism A power booster includes a housing with a rear housing section and a front housing section defining an internal cavity. A housing wall separates the internal cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber with an opening formed in the housing wall, wher... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5765468 | Booster with deformable casing A pneumatic brake booster for a motor vehicle having a rigid casing (1) with a first shell (10) which points toward the front of the vehicle and a second shell (11) which points toward the rear of the vehicle. At least one through bolt (5) fastened to the... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5588349 | Servo with enhanced safety A pneumatic servo for brake boosting intended for motor vehicles. The servo having a rigid casing divided into at least two chambers by a flexible membrane. The casing being composed of at least first and second elements and having at least two tie rods f... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5447030 | Vehicle brake booster A brake booster mounting including a support to which the booster is securable by means of at least one mounting bolt, and a captive nut located on a side of the support opposite to that to which the booster is to be attached and which is engageable by th... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5410880 | Actuator unit for motor vehicle brakes A front housing part (20) of a brake pressure booster (12) carries two hollow inner threaded members (26) which each engage in a hole (68) formed in a flange (70) of a master cylinder (14) and each support the head (52) of a bolt (50). Each one of the bol... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5072996 | Brake actuating assembly for motor vehicles The assembly includes a master brake cylinder (10) to which at least one brake circuit can be connected, a modulator (12) and a pneumatic braking force booster (14). For modulating the pressure in the brake circuit the modulator (12) is connected to the m... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4785628 | Master cylinder and vacuum brake booster A vacuum brake booster is provided with a front shell coupled to a master cylinder and a rear shell adapted for attachment to a vehicle fire wall. The front shell is provided with a unidirectional accurate portion between radially inner and outer extremes... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4783964 | Pneumatic brake booster with load reaction carrying members A power brake booster has booster load carrying members which are separate from the booster housings walls so that they take the load reaction from the master cylinder outside of the booster housing. This separates the differential pressure chamber wall f... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4726189 | Brake booster A brake booster, in particular, a construction for strengthening the coupling between the brake booster and a master cylinder, is disclosed. A strengthening plate is interposed between the head of a bolt extending through an enclosed shell and the inner s... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4655119 | Low-pressure casing for a brake booster A brake booster for automotive vehicles comprises a low-pressure casing which is sealingly subdivided into a low-pressure chamber and a working chamber by a movable wall. The low-pressure casing is shaped to provide waists in the area of aligned bolts to ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4617858 | Pneumatic booster A servo mechanism for a vehicle braking system comprises a pressure housing having a front shell 2 and a rear shell 3. A tie rod 43 passes through the front and rear shells 2 and 3, and also through a power piston 4 and diaphragm 5 within the pressure hou... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4594854 | Assembly of vacuum booster and master cylinder An assembly of a vacuum booster device and a master cylinder comprising a booster shell composed of front and rear halves and a brake master cylinder body which are together combined by the aid of tie rods extending through the booster shell, and a booste... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4557179 | Vacuum booster device A vacuum type brake booster device comprising a booster shell, a booster piston accommodated in the booster shell, a piston diaphragm working together with the booster piston for dividing the booster shell into both front and rear working chambers, and ti... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4433614 | Vacuum booster device A highly durable and light-weighted vacuum type brake booster device including a booster shell, a booster piston axially slidably accommodated in the booster shell to divide the interior thereof into a first chamber communicating with a vacuum source and ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4418611 | Pneumatic servo booster A pneumatic servo booster including a shell housing having front and rear shells, a valve body incorporating therein, a valve mechanism slidably supported by the rear shell, a partitioning member cooperating with the valve body for partitioning the interi... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4418613 | Vacuum brake booster The vacuum brake boosters used today require a relatively heavy vacuum housing to gain the necessary stiffness for transmitting the mechanical actuating force. According to the present invention draw bars extend from one housing wall to the other parallel... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4408457 | Mechanically controllable brake booster To reduce the overall weight of mechanically controlled brake boosters it is known to transmit the axial reaction forces by means of axial draw bars or pipes extending axially within the booster housing. According to the present invention the weight reduc... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4402256 | Pneumatic servo booster A pneumatic servo booster includes a shell housing consisting of front and rear shells, a valve body slidably extending through the rear shell, a flexible diaphragm cooperating with the valve body for partitioning the interior of the shell housing into fr... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4398449 | Pneumatic servo booster A pneumatic servo booster includes a shell housing consisting of front and rear shells, a valve body slidably extending through an opening formed in the rear shell, a flexible diaphragm connected to the valve body and to the inner circumference of the she... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4338854 | Servo boosters for vehicle braking systems In a servo booster the movable wall is sealed to the rear housing wall by a rolling diaphragm supported on a sleeve which projects forwardly from the rear housing wall, and fluid communication between the rear housing chamber of the booster and a valve ch... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4328738 | Vacuum servo booster A vacuum servo booster device includes a housing defined by a front shell and a rear shell, a valve body slidably supported by the rear shell and incorporating therein a valve mechanism, a flexible diaphragm connected to the circumference of the valve bod... | 05/11/1982 |
