Advics Co., Ltd.

Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Other

Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Yasuhito Sekihara

Hiroyuki Hattori

Hiroshi Toda

Hitoshi Takanashi

Tadao Saito

Shin Sasaki

Takao Tsunooka

Akinori Okuya

Hirohisa Kuwana

Ryuji Takagaki

Akihiro Yokoyama

Satosi Kaminaka

A hydraulic unit is provided with a housing having two planar portions neighboring at a predetermined angle between them. At least one opening is formed on each of the planar portions. For example, one opening and at least two openings are formed on the two planar portions, respectively. A protective tape is adhered to the two planar portions of the housing for covering each opening formed on each of the two planar portions. The protective tape is cut by a laser beam, for example, to be separated into at least each one of a part for covering one opening and a part for covering at least two openings.

Hydraulic unit

A first electronic control unit () provided with a printed circuit board () and a second electronic control unit (E) having pressure sensors () mounted therein can be assembled with each other. Intermediate connectors () are mounted in the first electronic control unit (), and terminal fittings () are accommodated therein. Each terminal fitting () is provided with a board-side connecting portion () to be soldered to the printed circuit board () and a resilient contact piece () to be resiliently brought into contact with a terminal portion () of the pressure sensor ().

Construction for connecting a circuit board and an electrical part, a brake oil pressure control unit

A hydraulic brake device includes a master cylinder supplying pressurized fluid to plural brakes which respectively restrict the rotations of road wheels, a solenoid block mounted on the master cylinder and containing plural solenoid valves, and an ECU provided with a control board for controlling the solenoid valves to distribute pressurized fluid to the plural brakes and also provided with a case for containing the control board therein. The solenoid block and the ECU form an integrated structure, and the integrated structure composed of the solenoid block and the ECU is removably mounted on the master cylinder. Further, the ECU is secured to the solenoid block by screw bolts which are arranged within an area inside the external form of the control board. Thus, it becomes unnecessary to provide bolt seats for the screw bolt outside the case.

Hydraulic brake device

A bearing mechanism comprises a shaft rotatably supported by a bearing accommodated in a cylindrical bearing accommodating portion. The shaft is applied with varying load in response to a slidable movement of a pair of pistons so as to be displaced in a direction. The bearing is displaced corresponding to the displacement of the shaft being applied with the varying load. The bearing mechanism further comprises a biasing means. The biasing means biases the bearing to be always in contact with at least a portion of an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical bearing accommodating portion in the other direction different from the direction in which the bearing is displaced in accordance with the varying load.

Bearing mechanism and a pump

A hydraulic brake apparatus for a vehicle includes a first hydraulic passage for supplying pressurized brake fluid from a master cylinder to wheel brakes without passing through a hydraulic pump, a first opening and closing electromagnetic valve interposed in the first hydraulic passage for opening and closing the first hydraulic passage, a second hydraulic passage for supplying brake fluid from the master cylinder to the suction side of the hydraulic pump, and a second opening and closing electromagnetic valve interposed in the second hydraulic passage for opening and closing the second hydraulic passage. A passage cross sectional adjusting valve is interposed in the second hydraulic passage and decreases the passage cross sectional area of the second hydraulic passage to suppress the transmission of a hydraulic pulsation generated in a suction side of the hydraulic pump to the master cylinder when the brake pedal is depressed. The passage cross sectional adjusting valve increases the passage cross sectional area of the second hydraulic passage to decrease the resistance for suctioning by the hydraulic pump when the brake pedal is not depressed.

Hydraulic brake apparatus for a vehicle

The hydraulic brake system for a vehicle which can perform anti-lock control includes a brake circuit for connecting a master cylinder to wheel brakes, a control valve circuit for decreasing hydraulic brake pressure in the wheel brake by discharging brake fluid from the wheel brake to a reservoir, a plunger pump driven by an electric motor for returning brake fluid from the reservoir to the brake circuit and a slit formed on at least the discharge valve seat or the suction valve seat of the pump unit for evacuating the pump chamber of the plunger pump. The hydraulic brake system can further include a one-way valve which permits communication between the pressure chamber of the pump with the reservoir for evacuation.

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Kariya, Japan

Yasuhito Sekihara