JP2008273420A - Center valve type hydraulic master cylinder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To affix a retainer member, which supports a return spring and holds a valve system of a center valve while allowing it to move in a cylinder shaft direction, to a cylinder hole with a simple structure, and sufficiently open or close a valve element of the center valve even when a high liquid pressure is applied. <P>SOLUTION: This retainer member 10 comprises a bottomed cylindrical guide part 10a arranged on an inner periphery of a return spring 8, an insertion hole 10b of a valve system 9a formed on a bottom face of the guide part 10a, a large-diameter flange part 10c supporting a top end 8a of the return spring 8, and an engagement pawl 10d formed on an opening end outer periphery of the guide part 10a. An engagement step part 2h engaged with the engagement pawl 10d is formed in the cylinder hole 2a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a center valve type hydraulic master cylinder, and more specifically, is provided in a hydraulic chamber of the center valve type hydraulic master cylinder and supports a return spring that urges a piston in a backward direction. The present invention relates to a retainer member mounting structure that holds the valve stem movably in the cylinder axial direction.

  In the center valve type hydraulic master cylinder, a communication hole for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic chamber is formed in the piston inserted through the cylinder body, and the piston is supported by the valve stem of the center valve when the piston moves forward. The communication hole is closed to generate a hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic pressure chamber, and a return spring that urges the piston in the backward direction is disposed in the hydraulic pressure chamber. A retainer member for supporting the return spring and holding the valve stem of the center valve so as to be movable in the cylinder axial direction is provided on the inner peripheral portion on the cylinder hole bottom side of the return spring (for example, Patent Document 1). reference.).

Some retainer members are fixed to the bottom of the cylinder hole with bolts or the like to position the retainer member (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Japanese Utility Model Publication 3-55475 JP-A-6-48289

  However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when a high hydraulic pressure is generated in the hydraulic chamber, the retainer member may tilt, and there is a possibility that the valve body of the center valve cannot be reliably opened when braking is released. For this reason, it is necessary to fix the retainer member to the cylinder hole, or to apply a set load to the return spring that is higher than the load applied to the valve body by the high hydraulic pressure.

  Moreover, in the thing of patent document 2, since the retainer member was fixed to the bottom part of a cylinder hole with a volt | bolt etc., processing and assembly took time and the cost increased.

  Therefore, the present invention has a simple structure, can retain the retainer member in the cylinder hole, and can satisfactorily open and close the valve body of the center valve even when high hydraulic pressure is applied to the hydraulic pressure chamber. An object is to provide a center valve type hydraulic master cylinder.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention defines a hydraulic pressure chamber in the cylinder hole by inserting a piston into a cylinder hole formed in the cylinder body, and supplies hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic pressure chamber in the piston. A communication hole for supplying is provided, a return spring for urging the piston in the backward direction is disposed in the hydraulic pressure chamber, and a cylinder hole bottom side end of the return spring is disposed on a cylinder hole bottom side inner peripheral portion of the return spring. And a retainer member that supports the valve stem of the center valve so as to be movable in the cylinder axial direction, and when the piston moves forward, the center valve closes the communication hole to generate hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic pressure chamber. In the center valve type hydraulic master cylinder, the retainer member has a bottomed cylindrical shape disposed on the inner peripheral portion of the return spring on the cylinder hole bottom side. A guide portion, an insertion hole of the valve stem formed on the bottom surface of the guide portion, a large-diameter flange portion formed on the opening side of the guide portion and supporting a cylinder hole bottom side end portion of the return spring; The cylinder body has an engagement step formed on an outer periphery of the opening end of the guide portion, and an engagement step portion for engaging the engagement nail is formed in the cylinder hole. A push rod that pushes is arranged so as to push the piston upward from below, and the cylinder hole opens downward in accordance with the push rod, and the hydraulic chamber is provided in the upper part on the bottom side of the cylinder hole. It is also possible to provide a union hole in the axial direction of the cylinder hole bottom, and form the engagement step between the union hole and the cylinder hole bottom.

  According to the center valve type hydraulic master cylinder of the present invention, the retainer member is simply inserted into the cylinder hole, and the engagement claw formed on the cylinder hole is engaged with the engagement claw formed on the retainer member. The retainer member can be firmly fixed to the cylinder hole, and even when a high hydraulic pressure is generated in the hydraulic pressure chamber, the retainer member does not tilt, and the valve body of the center valve can be reliably opened when the brake is released. .

  In addition, in a center valve type hydraulic master cylinder in which the cylinder body is formed in a vertically long cylindrical shape with an opening at the bottom, such as a hydraulic master cylinder for a rear wheel brake of a motorcycle, the retainer member can be securely inserted into the cylinder hole. It can be fixed.

  Furthermore, by providing a union hole in the axial direction of the cylinder hole bottom and forming the engagement step between the union hole and the cylinder hole bottom, the union is simultaneously engaged with the cylinder body. The step portion can also be easily formed, and it does not take time to form the engagement step portion.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a hydraulic master cylinder for a rear wheel brake of a motorcycle will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a center valve type hydraulic master cylinder, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the center valve type hydraulic master cylinder.

  The cylinder body 2 of the hydraulic master cylinder 1 according to the present embodiment is a vertically long cylinder, and the piston 3 is inserted in a liquid-tight manner into a cylinder hole 2a formed by opening the lower end of the cylinder body 2. Has been. The piston 3 is supported on the upper end of a push rod 4 pivotally attached to a brake pedal 4a, and a hydraulic chamber 5 is formed above the piston 3 in the cylinder hole 2a. In the axial direction of the upper wall (bottom part) 2b of the cylinder body 2, a union hole 2c serving as a hydraulic fluid discharge hole is provided in communication with the hydraulic pressure chamber 5, and a reservoir is provided on one side wall of the cylinder body 2. A boss portion 2e provided with a connection hole 2d of the connector 6 communicating with (not shown) is projected, and a liquid passage hole 2f communicating with the cylinder hole 2a is formed at the bottom of the boss portion 2e. On the other side wall 2, vehicle body mounting boss portions 2 g and 2 g are projected. A communication hole 7 for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic chamber 5 is formed in the piston 3, and a return spring 8 that urges the piston 3 in the backward direction is disposed in the hydraulic chamber 5. The upper end side inner peripheral portion (cylinder hole bottom side inner peripheral portion) of the return spring 8 supports the upper end 8a (cylinder hole bottom side end portion) of the return spring 8, and the valve stem 9a of the center valve 9 is connected to the cylinder. A retainer member 10 that is held so as to be movable in the axial direction is provided, and when the piston 3 moves upward, the communication hole 7 is closed by the valve body 9b of the center valve 9 to generate hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic pressure chamber 5. .

  The piston 3 includes a first piston portion 3a disposed at the upper end of the push rod 4, a second piston portion 3b connected to the upper end of the first piston portion 3a, and an upper inner periphery of the second piston portion 3b. And a small-diameter third piston portion 3c disposed on the side. The first piston portion 3a has cup seals 11 and 11 fitted to the upper and lower portions, respectively, and an annular oil supply chamber 12 is formed on the outer periphery of the small diameter shaft portion 3d formed between the cup seals 11 and 11. The oil supply chamber 12 communicates with the reservoir via the liquid passage hole 2 f and the connector 6. The small-diameter shaft portion 3d is formed with a through-hole 13 that opens into the oil supply chamber 12, a communication hole 7 that communicates with the through-hole 13 is formed on the axis on the piston tip side, and the first piston portion 3a. A small-diameter valve seat portion 3e is formed on the upper surface.

  The second piston portion 3b can accommodate the valve body 9b of the center valve 9 on the cylinder hole opening side, and a valve body housing hole 3f having a smaller diameter than the small diameter valve seat portion 3e of the first piston portion 3a is formed. In addition, on the cylinder hole upper wall side, the third piston portion 3c can be accommodated, and a piston accommodating hole 3g having a diameter larger than that of the valve element accommodating hole 3f is formed. Further, a liquid passage hole 3h is formed in the inner peripheral surface of the valve body accommodation hole 3f so as to open to the lower surface of the second piston portion 3b and the piston accommodation hole 3g.

  The third piston portion 3c is formed with an intermediate large diameter portion receiving hole 3i capable of receiving the intermediate large diameter portion 9c of the center valve 9 at the upper portion thereof, and below the intermediate large diameter portion receiving hole 3i, the intermediate large diameter portion A spring accommodation hole 3k having a diameter larger than that of the accommodation hole 3i is formed. A rib 3m is provided around the intermediate large-diameter portion accommodation hole 3i that opens to the upper surface of the third piston portion 3c.

  The center valve 9 includes a proximal flange portion 9d disposed on the upper wall 2b side of the cylinder hole 2a, a small diameter valve stem 9a, an intermediate large diameter portion 9c, an intermediate large diameter flange portion 9e, and a small distal end diameter. A flange portion 9f is formed in order. Between the intermediate large-diameter flange portion 9e and the tip small-diameter flange portion 9f, a rubber annular seal member serving as a valve body 9b is fitted. The center valve 9 accommodates the valve body 9b in the valve body accommodation hole 3f of the second piston portion 3b and the intermediate large diameter portion 9c in the intermediate large diameter portion accommodation hole 3i formed in the third piston portion 3c. A small-diameter spring 14 is contracted between the bottom surface of the spring accommodating hole 3k of the three-piston portion 3c and the intermediate large-diameter flange portion 9e.

  The retainer member 10 includes a bottomed cylindrical guide portion 10a formed with a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the return spring 8, an insertion hole 10b of the valve stem 9a formed on the bottom surface of the guide portion 10a, and an opening of the guide portion 10a. A large-diameter flange portion 10c that is formed on the side and supports the upper end 8a of the return spring 8, and an engaging claw 10d that is formed on the outer periphery of the opening end of the guide portion 10a. An engaging step 2h for engaging the engaging claw 10d is formed continuously with the union hole 2c. A return spring 8 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the guide portion 10a. The upper end 8a of the return spring 8 is a large-diameter flange portion 10c of the retainer member 10, and the lower end 8b is a rib 3m formed on the third piston portion 3c. The piston 3 is supported on the outer peripheral side and urges the piston 3 toward the opening side of the cylinder hole 2a by the return spring 8.

  The retainer member 10 inserts the valve stem 9a into the insertion hole 10b, accommodates the proximal end flange portion 9d on the inner peripheral side of the guide portion 10a, and holds the center valve 9 movably in the axial direction. The engagement claw 10d is inserted into the cylinder hole 2a toward the upper wall 2b side of the cylinder hole 2a, and the engagement claw 10d is engaged with the engagement step portion 2h, thereby being fixed to the upper wall 2b of the cylinder hole 2a. Let

  In the hydraulic master cylinder 1 formed in this way, when not braked, the piston 3 is urged toward the opening side of the cylinder hole 2a by the return spring 8 as shown in FIGS. A gap is formed between the valve body 9b and the small-diameter valve seat portion 3e of the first piston portion 3a, and the connector 6, the fluid passage hole 2f, the oil supply chamber 12, the through hole 13 and the communication hole 7 of the first piston portion 3a. The reservoir and the hydraulic chamber 5 communicate with each other through the valve body accommodation hole 3f of the second piston portion 3b, the spring accommodation hole 3k of the third piston portion 3c, and the intermediate large diameter portion accommodation hole 3i.

  When the brake pedal is operated during braking, the push rod 4 moves upward and compresses the return spring 8, while the first piston portion 3a, the second piston portion 3b, and the third piston portion 3c are placed above the cylinder hole 2a. When the valve body 9b of the center valve 9 is pressed against the small diameter valve seat portion 3e of the first piston portion 3a by the action of the small diameter spring 14, the communication hole 7 and the valve body accommodation hole 3f of the second piston portion 3b are pressed. And the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic chamber 5 is gradually increased in pressure. The hydraulic fluid pressurized in the hydraulic pressure chamber 5 is sent from the union hole 2c to the rear wheel brake through the brake hose, and brakes the rear wheels (none of which are shown).

  When the braking is released, the elastic force of the return spring 8 causes the first piston part 3a, the second piston part 3b, and the third piston part 3c to retreat to their initial positions and the base end of the center valve 9 The side flange portion 9d is engaged with the insertion hole 10b of the retainer member 10, the valve body 9b of the center valve 9 is separated from the small-diameter valve seat portion 3e of the first piston portion 3a, and the hydraulic pressure chamber 5 and the reservoir communicate with each other. .

  In this embodiment, the retainer member 10 is inserted into the cylinder hole 2a and the engaging claw 10d formed on the retainer member 10 is engaged with the engaging step 2h formed on the cylinder hole 2a. The retainer member 10 can be easily fixed to the upper wall 2b of the cylinder hole 2a simply by combining them. Thereby, even when a high hydraulic pressure is generated in the hydraulic pressure chamber 5, the retainer member 10 does not have to be tilted, and when releasing the brake, the valve body 9b of the center valve 9 can be reliably opened, and the hydraulic master cylinder 1 can be returned to the initial state. Further, by providing the union hole 2c in the axial direction of the upper wall 2b of the cylinder body 2, the engagement step 2h can be easily formed simultaneously with the processing of the union hole 2c, and the formation of the engagement step 2h is formed. It does n’t take much time.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to being applied to a hydraulic master cylinder for motorcycle rear wheel brakes as in the above-described embodiment, but is applicable to any hydraulic master cylinder using a center valve. However, the cylinder body may be disposed so that the axis of the cylinder body is oriented substantially in the horizontal direction, and the retainer member may be fixed to the bottom of the cylinder hole. The present invention can also be applied to a tandem hydraulic master cylinder.

It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the center valve | bulb type hydraulic master cylinder which shows one example of this invention. It is a sectional view of the center valve type hydraulic master cylinder.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Fluid pressure master cylinder, 2 ... Cylinder body, 2a ... Cylinder hole, 2b ... Upper wall, 2c ... Union hole, 2d ... Connection hole, 2e ... Boss part, 2f ... Fluid passage hole, 2g ... Car body mounting boss part, 2h ... engaging step, 3 ... piston, 3a ... first piston, 3b ... second piston, 3c ... third piston, 3d ... small diameter shaft, 3e ... small diameter valve seat, 3f ... valve body accommodation Hole, 3g ... Piston accommodation hole, 3h ... Liquid passage hole, 3i ... Intermediate large diameter portion accommodation hole, 3k ... Spring accommodation hole, 3m ... Rib, 4 ... Push rod, 4a ... Brake pedal, 5 ... Hydraulic chamber, 6 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Connector, 7 ... Communication hole, 8 ... Return spring, 8a ... Upper end, 8b ... Lower end, 9 ... Center valve, 9a ... Valve stem, 9b ... Valve body, 9c ... Middle large diameter part, 9d ... Base end side flange part 9e: Intermediate large diameter flange, 9f: Small diameter flange at the tip Parts, 10 ... retainer member, 10a ... guide portion, 10b ... insertion holes, 10c ... large-diameter flange portion, 10d ... engaging claw, 11 ... cup seal, 12 ... oil supply chamber, 13 ... through hole, 14 ... small diameter spring

Claims (3)

A fluid pressure chamber is defined in the cylinder hole by inserting a piston in a cylinder hole formed in the cylinder body, a communication hole for supplying hydraulic fluid to the fluid pressure chamber is provided in the piston, and the fluid pressure chamber A return spring for urging the piston in the backward direction, and a cylinder hole bottom side inner end portion of the return spring supporting a cylinder hole bottom side end portion of the return spring, and a valve stem of the center valve The center valve type hydraulic master cylinder is provided with a retainer member that holds the cylinder in a movable manner in the cylinder axis direction, and closes the communication hole with the center valve when the piston moves forward to generate hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic pressure chamber. The member has a bottomed cylindrical guide portion disposed on the inner peripheral portion of the return spring on the cylinder hole bottom side, and is formed on the bottom surface of the guide portion. Formed on the opening side of the valve stem, on the opening side of the guide portion, and formed on the outer periphery of the opening end of the guide portion, and a large-diameter flange portion for supporting the cylinder spring bottom side end portion of the return spring. A center valve type hydraulic master cylinder comprising an engaging claw, wherein an engaging step portion for engaging the engaging claw is formed in the cylinder hole. The cylinder body is arranged such that a push rod that pushes the piston pushes the piston upward from below, and the cylinder hole is open at the bottom in accordance with the push rod, and is an upper part that is on the bottom side of the cylinder hole The center valve type hydraulic master cylinder according to claim 1, wherein the hydraulic chamber is provided in the center valve type hydraulic master cylinder. The center valve type hydraulic pressure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a union hole is provided in an axial direction of the cylinder hole bottom portion, and the engagement step portion is formed between the union hole and the cylinder hole bottom portion. Master cylinder.

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