JP2013203306A - Negative pressure type booster device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a negative pressure type booster device that effectively suppresses vibration and noise generated in the beginning of brake operation without spoiling operation responsiveness.SOLUTION: A negative pressure type booster device has a valve mechanism V incorporated in a shaft hole 22a of a valving element 22, the valve mechanism V including a negative pressure valve communicating and disconnecting a negative pressure chamber R1 and a variable pressure chamber R2 to and from each other and an atmosphere valve communicating and disconnecting the variable pressure chamber R2 and the atmosphere to and from each other as the valving element 22 of a plunger 32 moves forward and backward. The valve mechanism V includes a negative pressure valve seat 22d provided to the valving element 22, an atmosphere valve seat 32d provided to the plunger 32, and a cylindrical valving element 41 having, at a movable portion 41b, a negative pressure valve portion 41b1 constituting the negative pressure valve together with the negative valve seat and an atmosphere valve portion 41b2 constituting the atmosphere valve together with the atmosphere valve seat, and incorporated in the shaft hole. The valving element is provided with suppression means (damper D) of suppressing the movable portion from moving in a direction in which the negative pressure valve is opened.

Description

  The present invention relates to a negative pressure booster that is a component of a brake device applied to an automobile.

  Generally, in a negative pressure type booster, a valve body connected to a movable partition wall that divides a housing into a front negative pressure chamber and a rear variable pressure chamber has a shaft hole, and the shaft hole has a shaft hole. Is a plunger which can move forward and backward in the axial direction with respect to the valve body and moves integrally with the input member, and communicates and blocks the negative pressure chamber and the variable pressure chamber according to the forward and backward movement of the plunger with respect to the valve body. A reaction mechanism in which a valve mechanism including a negative pressure valve and an atmospheric valve for communicating and blocking between the variable pressure chamber and the atmosphere is incorporated, and a front end portion of the plunger and a front end portion of the valve body are engageable with a rear surface; An output member that is engaged with the front surface of the reaction member at the rear end and is movable in the axial direction with respect to the valve body is assembled. Such a negative pressure booster is described, for example, in Patent Document 1 below.

JP 2003-127851 A

  In the negative pressure booster described in Patent Document 1 described above, the valve mechanism includes a negative pressure valve seat provided integrally with the valve body, an atmospheric valve seat provided integrally with the plunger, The negative pressure valve seat that constitutes the negative pressure valve with the negative pressure valve seat and the atmospheric valve portion that constitutes the atmospheric valve with the atmospheric valve seat in the movable portion and is assembled into the shaft hole A valve body is provided.

  By the way, in the negative pressure type booster described in Patent Document 1, a first atmospheric valve seat and a second atmospheric valve seat are adopted as the atmospheric valve seat, and the first atmospheric valve portion is used as the first atmospheric valve seat. A valve portion and a second atmospheric valve portion are employed. As the atmospheric valve, a first atmospheric valve is provided on the atmosphere side from the first atmospheric valve, and opens and closes communication between the first atmospheric valve and the atmosphere. In addition to the second atmospheric valve, the second atmospheric valve is provided with an orifice passage for communicating the first atmospheric valve side of the second atmospheric valve with the atmosphere.

  For this reason, in the negative pressure type booster described in Patent Document 1, a large amount of air is not introduced into the variable pressure chamber through the atmospheric valve in the early stage of braking operation, and the behavior of the atmospheric valve and the negative pressure valve in the valve mechanism is stabilized. It is possible to suppress vibrations and abnormal noises that occur in the early stage of brake operation. Note that the vibration and abnormal noise generated at the initial stage of brake operation are caused by unstable behavior of the atmospheric valve and the negative pressure valve in the valve mechanism, as described in Patent Document 1, and the output member at the initial stage of brake operation. This is likely to occur when the reaction force from the master cylinder acting on is small.

  However, in the negative pressure type booster described in Patent Document 1 described above, an orifice passage is employed in the atmospheric valve of the valve mechanism in order to effectively (sufficiently) suppress the above vibration and noise. Therefore, it is necessary to considerably reduce the orifice passage (those that reduce the amount of air introduced into the variable pressure chamber through the atmosphere valve). As a result, there is a delay in the introduction of the atmosphere into the variable pressure chamber, and the operation response of the negative pressure booster may be deteriorated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems (that is, effectively suppresses vibration and abnormal noise generated at the initial stage of brake operation without inhibiting the operation response of the negative pressure booster). And
A valve body connected to a movable partition that divides the inside of the housing into a front negative pressure chamber and a rear variable pressure chamber has a shaft hole, and the shaft body advances and retreats in the axial direction with respect to the valve body. A plunger that can move (reciprocally move) integrally with the input member, a negative pressure valve that communicates and blocks between the negative pressure chamber and the variable pressure chamber in accordance with a forward and backward movement of the plunger with respect to the valve body, and the variable pressure chamber And a reaction mechanism in which a front end portion of the plunger and a front end portion of the valve body can be engaged with the rear surface, and a rear surface on the front surface of the reaction member. A negative pressure booster in which an output member that is engaged at an end and is movable in the axial direction with respect to the valve body is assembled,
The valve mechanism includes the negative pressure valve seat provided on the valve body, the atmospheric valve seat provided on the plunger, and the negative pressure valve portion constituting the negative pressure valve by the negative pressure valve seat and the atmospheric valve seat. It has a cylindrical valve body that is assembled in the shaft hole having an atmospheric valve part that constitutes a valve in the movable part,
The valve body is characterized in that a suppression means for suppressing movement of the movable part in the direction of opening the negative pressure valve (movement in the backward movement direction) is provided.

  By the way, in the negative pressure type booster according to the present invention, the valve body in the valve mechanism is provided with suppression means for suppressing the movement of the movable part in the direction of opening the negative pressure valve (movement in the backward movement direction). For this reason, in the valve body in the valve mechanism, the movement of the movable part in the direction of opening the negative pressure valve can be suppressed, and the behavior of the valve body (atmospheric valve and negative pressure valve) in the valve mechanism can be stabilized. It is possible to suppress vibrations and abnormal noise that occur in the early stage of brake operation.

  Moreover, in the negative pressure type booster according to the present invention, the suppression means provided on the valve body in the valve mechanism suppresses the movement of the movable part in the direction to open the negative pressure valve (movement in the backward movement direction). Since the air introduced into the variable pressure chamber through the atmospheric valve is not restricted, the flow of the air introduced into the variable pressure chamber through the atmospheric valve is not adversely affected, and the operation response of the negative pressure booster is maintained well. Is possible.

  In carrying out the above-described present invention, the suppression means can be a damper provided in the valve body. In this case, the movement of the movable part is less than when the movement of the movable part in the valve body is suppressed with sliding resistance using rubber or the like (when the temperature is low, the rubber becomes harder and the sliding resistance increases). Stable performance is obtained. Further, the damper is hermetically assembled to the movable part of the valve body, the movable part of the valve body, and the outer peripheral part at the inner peripheral part of the valve body. It is also possible to comprise an annular lip slidably in contact with the inner wall of the shaft hole and a notch provided in the outer peripheral portion of the annular lip. In this case, the damper can be configured simply and inexpensively by effectively utilizing the valve body of the valve mechanism.

  Further, when the above-described present invention is carried out, the damper is airtight at the inner peripheral portion of the attachment portion of the valve body to the valve body, the movable portion of the valve body, and the movable portion of the valve body. Is assembled to the inner wall of the shaft hole at the outer peripheral portion, and the intermediate portion (between the inner peripheral portion and the outer peripheral portion) can be deformed following the movement of the movable portion in the valve body. It is also possible to be constituted by an annular film and a vent hole provided in the annular film. Also in this case, the damper can be configured simply and inexpensively by effectively utilizing the valve body of the valve mechanism. In this case, since the annular film does not generate sliding resistance with the inner wall of the shaft hole, the damper (the attachment portion of the valve body to the valve body and the movable body of the valve body are An annular lip that is hermetically assembled to the movable portion of the valve body at the inner peripheral portion thereof and slidably contacts the inner wall of the shaft hole at the outer peripheral portion, and a notch provided on the outer peripheral portion of the annular lip. In contrast, the operation responsiveness of the movable part in the valve body at a low temperature is less likely to be disturbed.

It is the vertical side view which showed the principal part of one Embodiment of the negative pressure type booster by this invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the valve body shown in FIG. 1. It is the vertical side view which showed the principal part of other embodiment of the negative pressure type booster by this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a negative pressure type booster according to the present invention. In the negative pressure type booster of this embodiment, a power piston 20 having a movable partition wall 21 and a valve body 22 in a housing 10 is provided in the front-rear direction. The housing 10 is assembled so as to be movable in the left-right direction in FIG. 1, and the inside of the housing 10 is partitioned by a movable partition wall 21 into a front negative pressure chamber R1 and a rear variable pressure chamber R2.

  The housing 10 includes a front shell and a rear shell 12 (not shown) and is hermetically provided in the front shell so that the negative pressure chamber R1 is always in communication with a negative pressure source (for example, an intake manifold of an engine (not shown)). Negative pressure introducing pipe (not shown). The housing 10 is fixed to a stationary member, that is, a vehicle body (not shown) by a plurality of mounting bolts (not shown) that airtightly penetrate the rear shell 12, and a plurality of attachments that airtightly penetrate the front shell. A brake master cylinder (not shown) is supported by bolts (not shown).

  The brake master cylinder is a well-known cylinder and is airtightly assembled to the front shell at the rear end of the cylinder body (not shown). A piston (not shown) of the brake master cylinder protrudes rearward from the cylinder body and enters the negative pressure chamber R1, and is pushed forward by a distal end portion (not shown) of the output shaft 35 described later. It is configured as follows.

  The movable partition wall 21 of the power piston 20 includes an annular plate 21a and an annular diaphragm 21b, and is installed in the housing 10 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction (the axial direction of the power piston 20). The diaphragm 21b is airtightly sandwiched between the housing 10 by an annular outer peripheral bead portion (not shown) formed on the outer peripheral edge thereof. The diaphragm 21b is airtightly fixed to the outer peripheral portion of the valve body 22 together with the inner peripheral portion of the plate 21a at an annular inner peripheral bead portion formed on the inner peripheral edge thereof.

  The valve body 22 of the power piston 20 is a resin hollow body connected to the inner peripheral portion of the movable partition wall 21, and is airtight and front-rear to the rear shell 12 of the housing 10 at an intermediate portion formed in a cylindrical shape. It is assembled so as to be movable in the direction (the axial direction of the power piston 20), and is urged rearward by a return spring (not shown) interposed between the housing 10 and the front shell. The portion of the valve body 22 that protrudes outside the housing 10 is covered and protected by a boot 19 having a plurality of vent holes 19a at the rear end.

  Further, the valve body 22 is formed with a stepped shaft hole 22a penetrating in the front-rear direction, and communicates at the rear end with an intermediate step portion of the shaft hole 22a and at the front end to the negative pressure chamber R1. A pair of communicating negative pressure communication passages 22b (only one of which is shown in FIG. 1) and a key attachment hole 22c that is substantially orthogonal to the front portion of the shaft hole 22a and allows the key member 39 to be inserted from the outer periphery are formed. ing.

  The input shaft 31 and the plunger 32 are coaxially assembled in the shaft hole 22a, and the valve mechanism V and the filters 51 and 52 are coaxially assembled. A connecting member 33, a reaction member 34, and an output shaft (output member) 35 are coaxially assembled in the shaft hole 22 a described above in front of the plunger 32.

  The input shaft 31 can be moved back and forth with respect to the valve body 22, and is connected to the receiving connection portion 32c of the plunger 32 in a joint shape by a spherical tip portion 31a, and via a yoke at a rear end screw portion (not shown). Are coupled to a brake pedal (both not shown), and are configured to receive a pedal force acting on the brake pedal as an input toward the front. The input shaft 31 is engaged with a return spring 37 via a retainer 36 locked to the intermediate step portion, and is urged rearward by the return spring 37.

  The plunger 32 can be brought into contact with the central portion of the rear surface of the reaction member 34 through the connecting member 33 at the tip end portion 32a, and can be engaged with the key member 39 at the annular groove portion 32b formed in the intermediate portion thereof. The tip portion 32 a is a portion that partially receives the reaction force of the output from the reaction member 34 via the connecting member 33. An annular atmospheric valve seat 32d in the valve mechanism V is formed at the rear end of the plunger 32.

  The reaction member 34 can be deformed rearward at the central portion of the rear surface thereof, and is accommodated in the rear cylindrical portion 35b of the output shaft 35 so that the entire front surface is engaged with the rear surface of the rear end portion of the output shaft 35 (the contact member 34). In this state, it is assembled to the front end portion of the valve body 22 together with the rear cylindrical portion 35b of the output shaft 35. The reaction member 34 can contact the front surface of the distal end portion 32a of the plunger 32 via the connecting member 33 at the rear surface, and also contact the annular front end surface of the valve body 22.

  The output shaft 35 is assembled in the front end portion of the shaft hole 22a of the valve body 22 together with the reaction member 34 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the piston engaging portion ( The reaction force received from the piston of the brake master cylinder is transmitted to the reaction member 34 during braking operation.

  The key member 39 defines the function of defining the movement of the plunger 32 in the front-rear direction with respect to the valve body 22 of the power piston 20 and the limit position of the rearward movement of the power piston 20 with respect to the housing 10 (rear return position of the valve body 22). It has a function and is assembled to the valve body 22 and the plunger 32 so as to be movable relative to each other in the axial direction of the power piston 20.

  The valve mechanism V includes an arcuate or circular negative pressure valve seat 22d integrally formed at the rear end portion of the negative pressure communication passage 22b in the valve body 22, and an annular atmosphere integrally formed at the rear end portion of the plunger 32. 32 d of valve seats and the cylindrical valve body 41 which are arrange | positioned coaxially with respect to this atmospheric valve seat 32d, and were assembled | attached in the shaft hole 22a of the valve body 22 are provided. The valve body 41 has an annular mounting portion 41a and a cylindrical movable portion 41b that is integrally formed with the mounting portion 41a and is movable in the axial direction.

  The mounting portion 41a is airtightly assembled in the shaft hole 22a of the valve body 22, and is fixedly held at a fixed position (step portion) of the shaft hole 22a in the valve body 22 by the retainer 42. The retainer 42 is urged forward by a return spring 37 and is fixed to a step portion of the shaft hole 22 a in the valve body 22.

  The movable part 41b can be seated / separated with respect to the negative pressure valve seat 22d, and the negative pressure valve seat 41d constitutes a negative pressure valve part 41b1 constituting a negative pressure valve capable of communicating / blocking between the negative pressure chamber R1 and the variable pressure chamber R2. And an annular atmospheric valve portion 41b2 that constitutes an atmospheric valve that can be seated / separated with respect to the atmospheric valve seat 32d and that can communicate and block between the variable pressure chamber R2 and the atmosphere by the atmospheric valve seat 32d. Yes. The movable portion 41 b is urged forward by a compression spring 43.

  With the configuration of the valve mechanism V described above, the variable pressure chamber R2 can communicate with the negative pressure chamber R1 or the atmosphere in accordance with the movement of the input shaft 31 and the plunger 32 in the front-rear direction with respect to the valve body 22. That is, the input shaft 31 and the plunger 32 move forward from the original position (return position) in FIG. 1 with respect to the valve body 22, the negative pressure valve portion 41b1 is seated on the negative pressure valve seat 22d, and the atmospheric valve seat 32d is atmospheric. When separated from the valve portion 41b2, the variable pressure chamber R2 is disconnected from the negative pressure chamber R1 and communicates with the atmosphere. At this time, the atmosphere in the variable pressure chamber R2 is passed through the vent hole 19a of the boot 19, the inside of the filters 51 and 52, the valve body 41, the gap between the atmospheric valve seat 32d and the atmospheric valve portion 41b2, the communication passage provided in the valve body 22, and the like. Flows in.

  Further, the input shaft 31 and the plunger 32 return to the return position (original position) with respect to the valve body 22, the atmospheric valve seat 32d is seated on the atmospheric valve portion 41b2, and the negative pressure valve portion 41b1 is separated from the negative pressure valve seat 22d. In a closed state (that is, the atmosphere valve is closed, the communication between the variable pressure chamber R2 and the atmosphere is shut off, and the negative pressure valve is opened, and the negative pressure chamber R1 and the variable pressure chamber R2 are in communication). The variable pressure chamber R2 is disconnected from the atmosphere and communicated with the negative pressure chamber R1. At this time, air is sucked from the variable pressure chamber R2 into the negative pressure chamber R1 through the communication passage provided in the valve body 22, the gap between the negative pressure valve portion 41b1 and the negative pressure valve seat 22d, the negative pressure communication passage 22b, and the like.

  By the way, in this embodiment, the damper D as a suppression means for suppressing the movement (movement in the backward movement direction) of the movable portion 41b in the valve element 41 in the valve mechanism V in the direction (rearward) of opening the negative pressure valve. Is provided. The damper D is airtightly assembled to the outer peripheral portion of the valve body 41 by attaching the valve body 41 to the valve body 22, the movable portion 41 b of the valve body 41, and the movable portion 41 b of the valve body 41. And an annular lip 41c slidably contacting the inner wall of the shaft hole 22a (slidably contacting with an extremely small sliding resistance), and a ventable notch 41c1 (see FIG. 2) provided on the outer peripheral portion of the annular lip 41c. Has been. The annular lip 41c is formed such that its outer peripheral portion curves backward toward the outer periphery, and the sliding resistance when the movable portion 41b is moved backward is compared with the sliding resistance when the movable portion 41b is moved forward. And is set to be large.

  In the negative pressure type booster of this embodiment configured as described above, the movement of the movable portion 41b in the valve element 41 in the valve mechanism V in the direction (backward) of opening the negative pressure valve (movement in the backward movement direction). A damper D is provided as a suppression means for suppressing the above. For this reason, in the valve body 41 in the valve mechanism V, the movement of the movable part 41b in the direction of opening the negative pressure valve can be suppressed, and the valve body 41 (having an atmospheric valve and a negative pressure valve) in the valve mechanism V can be prevented. It is possible to stabilize the behavior, and to suppress vibrations and abnormal noises that occur in the early stage of brake operation.

  Further, in the negative pressure booster of this embodiment, the damper D as the suppression means provided in the valve body 41 in the valve mechanism V moves the movable portion 41b in the direction to open the negative pressure valve (in the backward movement direction). Motion) and does not restrict the atmosphere introduced into the variable pressure chamber R2 through the atmospheric valve (atmospheric valve seat 32d, atmospheric valve portion 41b2). There is no adverse effect on the flow, and the operation response of the negative pressure booster can be maintained well.

  Further, in this embodiment, the damper D is airtightly attached to the valve body 22 on the valve body 22, the movable portion 41 b of the valve body 41, and the movable portion 41 b of the valve body 41 at the inner peripheral portion. The annular lip 41c that is assembled and slidably contacts the inner wall of the shaft hole 22a at the outer peripheral portion, and a notch 41c1 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the annular lip 41c. For this reason, it is possible to make the damper D simple and inexpensive by effectively utilizing the valve element 41 of the valve mechanism V.

  Further, in this embodiment, the damper D is employed as a suppression means that suppresses the movement of the movable portion 41b in the direction to open the negative pressure valve (movement in the backward movement direction). For this reason, compared with the case where the movement of the movable part 41b in the valve body 41 is suppressed by sliding resistance using rubber or the like (when the temperature is low, the rubber becomes harder and the sliding resistance becomes larger). Stable movement performance can be obtained.

  In the above-described embodiment, the damper D is formed by providing the movable portion 41b of the valve body 41 with the annular lip 41c having the notch 41c1. However, the configuration of this damper can be appropriately changed. The mounting portion 41a is provided with an air chamber and a vent hole that communicates with the air chamber and allows air to flow therethrough. The valve body (air flow resistance when the movable portion 41b is moved rearward is provided in the vent hole in front of the movable portion 41b. It is possible to configure an air damper by providing an air flow resistance that is larger than the air flow resistance during movement, and it is also possible to configure and implement a damper D as shown in FIG. is there.

  The damper D shown in FIG. 3 is airtightly assembled to the valve body 22 mounting portion 41a, the valve body 41 movable portion 41b, and the valve body 41 movable portion 41b at the inner peripheral portion. In addition, the intermediate portion (between the inner peripheral portion and the outer peripheral portion) is deformed following the movement of the movable portion 41b in the valve body 41 (curved or bent). It is configured by a possible annular film 41d and a vent hole 41d1 provided in the annular film 41d. The annular film 41d is thinner (deformable) than the annular lip 41c described above.

  For this reason, even with the damper D shown in FIG. 3, the damper D can be configured simply and inexpensively by effectively utilizing the valve element 41 of the valve mechanism V. Further, in this case, since the annular film 41d does not generate sliding resistance with the inner wall of the shaft hole 22a, it is particularly in comparison with the above-described damper D (the damper shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). The operation responsiveness of the movable part 41b in the valve body 41 at a low temperature is hardly hindered.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the present invention is applied to a single negative pressure booster. However, the present invention is also applied to, for example, a tandem negative pressure booster as in the above-described embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Housing, 20 ... Power piston, 21 ... Movable partition, 22 ... Valve body, 22a ... Shaft hole, 22b ... Negative pressure communication path, 22c ... Key attachment hole, 22d ... Negative pressure valve seat, 31 ... Input shaft (input member) 32 ... plunger, 32d ... atmospheric valve seat, 34 ... reaction member, 35 ... output shaft (output member), 39 ... key member, 41 ... valve element, 41a ... mounting portion, 41b ... movable portion, 41b1 ... negative pressure valve portion 41b2 ... atmospheric valve portion, 41c ... annular lip, 41c1 ... notch, 41d ... annular membrane, 41d1 ... ventilation hole, V ... valve mechanism, R1 ... negative pressure chamber, R2 ... transformer chamber, D ... damper (suppression means)

Claims (4)

A valve body connected to a movable partition that divides the inside of the housing into a front negative pressure chamber and a rear variable pressure chamber has a shaft hole, and the shaft body advances and retreats in the axial direction with respect to the valve body. A plunger that can move integrally with the input member, a negative pressure valve that communicates and shuts off the negative pressure chamber and the variable pressure chamber and communicates between the variable pressure chamber and the atmosphere as the plunger moves forward and backward relative to the valve body. A reaction mechanism in which a valve mechanism having a shut-off atmospheric valve is incorporated, a front end portion of the plunger and a front end portion of the valve body can be engaged with a rear surface, and a front end of the reaction member at a rear end portion A negative pressure booster in which an output member movable in the axial direction with respect to the valve body is assembled;
The valve mechanism includes the negative pressure valve seat provided on the valve body, the atmospheric valve seat provided on the plunger, and the negative pressure valve portion constituting the negative pressure valve by the negative pressure valve seat and the atmospheric valve seat. It has a cylindrical valve body that is assembled in the shaft hole having an atmospheric valve part that constitutes a valve in the movable part,
The negative pressure type booster provided with the suppression means which suppresses the movement of the said movable part to the said valve body in the direction which opens the said negative pressure valve. In the negative pressure type booster according to claim 1,
The negative pressure type booster characterized in that the suppression means is a damper provided in the valve body. The negative pressure booster according to claim 2,
The damper is hermetically assembled to the movable part of the valve body and the movable part of the valve body at the inner peripheral part thereof at the outer peripheral part. A negative pressure booster comprising: an annular lip that is in sliding contact with the inner wall of the shaft hole; and a notch provided in an outer peripheral portion of the annular lip. The negative pressure booster according to claim 2,
The damper is hermetically assembled to the valve body mounting part to the valve body, the movable part of the valve body, and the movable part of the valve body at the inner peripheral part and at the outer peripheral part. An intermediate part that is airtightly assembled to the inner wall of the shaft hole is configured by an annular film that can be deformed following the movement of the movable part in the valve body, and a vent hole provided in the annular film. Characteristic negative pressure booster.

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