The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 1/374 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 1/374 ;
Abstract
A load transmitting elastic member is interposed between an input rod and a piston of a master cylinder or a piston of a pedal stroke simulator to which the operation force of a brake pedal is applied from the input rod. The set load of the load transmitting elastic member is lower than the predetermined load required for causing the piston to begin to slide and the maximum load of the load transmitting elastic member is higher than the predetermined load required for causing the piston to begin to slide. The stroke of the brake pedal thus begins through application of a small depression force applied to the brake pedal and so the operational feeling of the brake pedal is improved.