KR20030014762A - Master cylinder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A master cylinder is provided to improve the rigidity of a sealing member by forming a reinforcing member in the sealing member, and to operate a center valve actively by closing a hydraulic chamber with moving a valve body in fixing the sealing member. CONSTITUTION: A center valve(60) of a master cylinder is composed of a sealing member fixed in a connecting part(50); a ring-shaped reinforcing member(65) combined with the inner periphery of the sealing member to reinforce the sealing member; and a valve body(61) regulating flow of oil through the reinforcing member with moving in the reinforcing member. The rigidity is improved by mounting the reinforcing member in the sealing member, and an assembling protrusion of the reinforcing member is combined with an assembling groove of the sealing member. The center valve operates actively by opening and closing the connecting part with moving the valve body.

Description

Master cylinder {Master cylinder}

The present invention relates to a master cylinder, and more particularly to the structure of a center valve in the master cylinder.

In general, a vehicle hydraulic brake system is a device for generating a braking force by transmitting the hydraulic pressure generated by pressing the brake pedal to the hydraulic brake side installed on the front wheel and the rear wheel, respectively. The hydraulic brake system is provided with a master cylinder for transmitting the generated hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinder side, an oil tank connected to the master cylinder, and a boosting device for forming a back force to operate the master cylinder.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional master cylinder installed in front of the power supply apparatus has a cylindrical cylinder 1 having one end blocked, and is spaced apart from each other in the cylinder 1 to allow mutual movement. The first piston 2 and the second piston 3 are installed. At this time, the space between the first piston 2 and the second piston 3 and the space between the closed end of the second piston 3 and the cylinder 1 are respectively the first hydraulic chamber 2a and the second hydraulic pressure. The seal 3a is formed, and each hydraulic chamber 2a, 3a is provided with a return spring 4 for the return of the piston 2, 3 when the braking action is released. In addition, the upper and lower cylinders 1 contain oil pressurized by the first oil inlet port 2b, the second oil inlet port 3b, and the hydraulic chambers 2a and 3a to supply oil into the master cylinder. The first oil outlet port 2c and the second oil outlet port 3c which are transmitted to the wheel cylinder (not shown) are formed, respectively. Oil tanks (not shown) are coupled to the double oil inlet ports 2b and 3b.

On the other hand, in the middle of each piston (2, 3) inlet chamber (2d) is stored before the oil flowing into the cylinder (1) through the oil inlet port (2b, 3b) is sent to the hydraulic chamber (2a, 3a) (3d) is provided, and the communication part (5) which connects the inflow chamber (2d, 3d) and the hydraulic chambers (2a, 3a) is formed in the front-end | tip of each piston (2,3). The communication part 5 has a center valve 6 which is in charge of supplying oil to the hydraulic chambers 2a and 3a, and the center valve 6 has an inflow chamber 2a and 3a of the pistons 2 and 3. It is operated by being spaced apart or in contact with the cylinder pin (7) fixed to the cylinder (1) through the.

The center valve 6 is provided with a valve body 6b and an elastic sealing member 6a fitted to the front end of the valve body 6b and at the rear end of the valve body 6b. 7) is provided with a support portion (6c) provided to be in contact with. And the communication part 5 in which the center valve 6 is accommodated is the first accommodating part 5a for accommodating the sealing ring material 6a side, and the center valve 6 in the remaining parts except for the sealing member 6a. It consists of a second accommodating portion (5b) for accommodating, the diameter of the second accommodating portion (5b) is formed smaller than the diameter of the first accommodating portion (5a). In addition, an elastic member 6d for elastically supporting the center valve 6 in front of the sealing member 6a is installed in the first accommodating portion 5a in which the sealing member 6a is accommodated.

The center valve 6 has the support part 6c contacting or falling off the cylinder pin 7 as the pistons 2 and 3 advance and retreat. The center of the center valve 6 depends on the contact between the support part 6c and the cylinder pin 7. The sealing member 6a of the valve 6 opens and closes the second accommodating portion 5b by the action of the elastic member 6d provided in front. The distribution of oil through the communicating portion 5 is determined by opening and closing of the second accommodating portion 5b. That is, when the piston (2,3) is moved to the closed end side of the cylinder 1 during the braking action, the center valve (6) accommodated in the communication portion (5) of the front end of the piston (2,3) is the piston (2, 3) is moved together and the support portion 6c formed at the rear end of the valve body 6b is spaced apart from the cylinder pin 7. In the state where the support part 6c is not supported by the cylinder pin 7, the center valve 6 moves to the rear side in the communication part 5 by the elastic action of the elastic member 6d in front of the center valve 6. As a result, the sealing member 6a blocks the second accommodating portion 5b to block the flow of oil supplied to the hydraulic chambers 2a and 3a through the communicating portion 5. When the braking action is released, the pistons 2 and 3 are returned to their original positions by the return springs 4, and the support 6c of the center valve 6 comes into contact with the cylinder pin 7. Then, the center valve 6 presses the front elastic member 6d and moves forward in the communicating section 5, whereby the sealing member 6a opens the second receiving section 5b to communicate. The flow of oil through section 5 is resumed.

When the pistons 2 and 3 continue to move in the state where the hydraulic chambers 2a and 3a are sealed by the sealing member 6a of the center valve 6, the oil in each hydraulic chamber 2a and 3a is compressed. It is delivered to a wheel cylinder (not shown) through each of the oil outlet ports 2c and 3c. However, as the pistons 2 and 3 move forward, the pressure in the hydraulic chambers 2a and 3a increases, and the pressure in the hydraulic chambers 2a and 3a thus raised increases through the communication portion 5 to the center valve 6. Is delivered to the sealing member 6a. Then, the sealing member 6a is forcibly pressed to the end side of the first accommodating portion 5a in front of the first accommodating portion 5a in a state of blocking the second accommodating portion 5b. Furthermore, since the sealing member 6a is made of an elastic material having a weak rigidity, the sealing member 6a may be damaged when excessive pressure is continuously applied to the sealing member 6a according to repeated braking action. The breakage of the member 6a makes it difficult to seal the hydraulic chambers 2a and 3a, thereby degrading the overall reliability of the master cylinder.

In addition, since the center valve 6 is made to advance and retreat in the communication part 5 with the sealing member 6a fitted to the valve body 6b, the weight of the valve body 6b is the weight of the sealing member 6a. It is increased by weight. Therefore, the center valve 6 has a problem that the operation is slowed to some extent by the weight of the increased sealing member (6a).

The present invention is to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to improve the structure of the center valve of the master cylinder to reinforce the rigidity of the sealing member, to provide a master cylinder to make the operation of the center valve more smoothly. It is.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall structure of a conventional master cylinder.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall structure of the master cylinder according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded cross-sectional view showing the structure of the center valve of the master cylinder according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main functions of the drawings *

50: communication part 51: first accommodating part

52: seating portion 53: second receiving portion

54: step 61: valve body

62: sealing member 62a: fastening groove

63: head 64: leg

65: reinforcing member 65a: fastening protrusions

The present invention for achieving the above object is a cylinder provided with an oil inlet port and an oil outlet port, a piston installed so as to move back and forth in the cylinder, a hydraulic chamber formed in front of the piston to communicate with the oil outlet port, the oil inlet port An inlet chamber provided inside the piston to communicate with the cylinder, a cylinder pin penetrating the inlet chamber to be fixed to the cylinder, a communication portion formed at the piston tip to allow oil to flow between the inlet chamber and the hydraulic chamber, and opening and closing the communication portion. In the master cylinder having a center valve provided in the communication portion,

The center valve may include a sealing member fixed to the inner circumference of the communicating portion, a ring-shaped reinforcing member coupled to the inner circumference of the sealing member to reinforce the rigidity of the sealing member, and opening and closing the flow of oil through the reinforcing member. It characterized in that it comprises a valve body which is fastened to be movable around the inner reinforcement member.

And the valve body extends radially from an end portion of the hydraulic chamber-side leg portion through the reinforcing member and provided to the cylinder pin side so as to be caught by the sealing member when the valve body moves to the cylinder pin side. With wealth,

The communicating portion is provided between the first accommodating portion accommodating the head portion side, the second accommodating portion accommodating the leg portion side, and the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion, and the sealing member is provided with the first accommodating portion. It characterized in that it comprises a seating portion formed by the stepped to be fixed after being pressed through.

In addition, the diameter of the inner circumference of the reinforcing member is characterized in that formed larger than the diameter of the leg portion.

In addition, the outer periphery of the reinforcing member is formed with a fastening protrusion protruding outward, the inner periphery of the corresponding sealing member is characterized in that the fastening groove recessed inwardly is provided.

In addition, the diameter of the sealing member outer circumference is characterized in that the predetermined size larger than the diameter of the seating portion.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, the master cylinder according to the present invention includes a cylindrical cylinder 10 having one end blocked, and the first piston 20 and the second piston 30 are formed inside the cylinder 10. Spaced apart to allow mutual movement. At this time, the space between the first piston 20 and the second piston 30 forms the first hydraulic chamber 21, and the space between the closed end of the second piston 30 and the cylinder 10 is formed. Two hydraulic chambers 31 are formed, and each hydraulic chambers 21 and 31 are provided with return springs 40 for returning the pistons 20 and 30 when the braking action is released. In addition, a first oil inlet port 22 and a second oil inlet port 32 for supplying oil from the oil tank into the master cylinder are formed in the upper portion of the cylinder 10, and a hydraulic pressure is provided in the lower portion of the cylinder 10. The first oil outlet port 23 and the second oil outlet port 33 for delivering the oil pressurized by the seals 21 and 31 to the wheel cylinder (not shown) are respectively provided.

On the other hand, the first inlet chamber is stored in the middle portion of each of the piston (20, 30) before the oil introduced into the cylinder (10) through the oil inlet port (22, 32) is sent to the hydraulic chamber (21, 31) 24 and a second inflow chamber 34 are provided, respectively, and communication portions 50 for communicating the inflow chambers 21 and 31 and the hydraulic chambers 24 and 34 are provided at the front ends of the pistons 20 and 30, respectively. Is formed. The communication unit 50 has a built-in center valve (60) for supplying oil to the hydraulic chamber (21, 31), the center valve 60 is the inlet chamber (24, 34) of the piston (20, 30) It is operated by being spaced apart or in contact with the cylinder pin 70 fixed to the cylinder 10 through the through.

The center valve 60 includes a valve body 61 and a sealing member 62. The double sealing member 62 is a ring-shaped member formed of an elastic material, and its outer circumference communicates therewith. One side of the inner periphery is fixed. The valve body 61 is coupled to the inner circumference of the sealing member 62 so that the valve body 61 is movable, and the head body 61 of one end and the leg 64 of the other end are integrally formed. The leg portion 64 is fitted to the inner circumference of the sealing member 62, the head portion 63 extends radially from one end of the front leg portion 64 of the sealing member 62. At this time, the head portion 63 extends to a size that can cover the leading end of the sealing member 62.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the communication unit 50 accommodating the center valve 60 may include a first accommodating part 51 and a leg part provided to accommodate the head 63 side of the valve body 61. The second accommodating part 53 formed to receive the 64 side is connected to each other. In this case, the diameter of the first accommodating part 51 is larger than that of the second accommodating part 53, and the sealing member is connected to the first accommodating part 51 and the second accommodating part 53. A mounting portion 52 for press-fitting and fixing 62 is provided. The seating portion 52 has a diameter larger than that of the second accommodating portion 53 and smaller than that of the first accommodating portion 51, so that the communicating portion 50 is formed from the first accommodating portion 51 to the second accommodating portion. Steps 54 are formed in the respective connecting portions so that their diameters are gradually reduced to 53. The sealing member 62 is press-fitted into the seating part 52 through the first accommodating part 51 by the stepped 54 and then fixed to the seating part 52. In addition, the sealing member 62 is formed of an elastic material is coupled to be in close contact with the inner circumference of the seating portion 52 in the compressed state to reduce the diameter of the outer circumference by applying an external force and then remove the external force of the sealing member 62 Although it is press-fitted to the seating portion 52 by its elasticity, the diameter of the seating portion 52 is preferably formed to be smaller than the diameter of the outer circumference of the sealing member 62 in view of this.

On the other hand, since the sealing member 62 made of rubber material to have elasticity is weak, the sealing member 62 is formed on the inner circumference of the sealing member 62 between the sealing member 62 and the leg 64 of the valve body 61. The reinforcing member 65 is fastened to reinforce its rigidity. The reinforcing member 65 is provided in a ring shape like the sealing member 62, the sealing member 62 is provided to surround the entire outside of the reinforcing member 65, the strong coupling of the two members (62, 65) For the outer periphery of the reinforcing member 65 is formed a fastening projection (65a) protruding outward, the inner periphery of the sealing member 62 corresponding to the fastening projection (65a) is recessed inward so that the fastening projection (65a) is fitted. Fastening groove 62a is provided. The diameter of the inner circumference of the reinforcing member 65 is larger than the diameter of the leg portion 64 of the valve body 61 fastened to the reinforcing member 65, so that the inflow chambers 24 and 34 and the hydraulic chamber 21, The oil flow between 31 is possible through the space between the reinforcing member 65 and the leg portion (64).

Such a center valve 60 moves forward and backward in the communication unit 50 in accordance with the movement of the piston (20, 30), opening and closing the flow of oil through the communication unit 50, the operation of the center valve 60 The cylinder pin 70 and the elastic member 66 to be described later. When the braking action is released, the leg 64 of the valve body 61 is supported by the cylinder pin 70, so that the head 65 integrally formed with the leg 64 is the first accommodating part 51. Moving forward in the space and spaced apart from the sealing member 62, it is possible to distribute the oil through the space between the reinforcing member 65 and the leg portion (64). At this time, the first accommodating portion 51 is provided with an elastic member 66 for elastically supporting the valve body 61 toward the cylinder pin 70 in front of the head portion 63, the valve body 61 is While moving forward, the head 63 pressurizes the elastic member 66. In the braking operation, the pistons 20 and 30 are moved to the closed end side of the cylinder 10 by the output shaft (not shown) of the booster, and accordingly, the center valve 60 accommodated in the communication unit 50. ) Will also move with the piston (20, 30). By moving the pistons 20 and 30, the leg 64 of the valve body 61 is spaced apart from the cylinder pin 70 fixed to the cylinder 10, and at the same time, the elastic member 66 that has been pressed is extended. The valve body 61 is pushed to the rear side in the communicating portion 50, the head portion 63 of the valve body 61 is in contact with the sealing member 62, the reinforcing member 65 and the valve body 61 Blocks the flow of oil through the space between the legs (64).

The following describes the operation of the master cylinder according to the present invention.

When the driver steps on the brake pedal (not shown) to brake the car and the output shaft (not shown) of the power unit moves forward in the inward direction of the master cylinder, the first piston 20 connected to the power unit moves forward. In addition, the second piston 30 which is in relative motion with the first piston 20 also moves toward the blocked end of the cylinder 10 together with the advancement of the first piston 20. The legs 64 of the valve body 61 are spaced apart from the cylinder pin 70 by the movement of the pistons 20 and 30, and the center valve 60 in the cylinder 10 is the pistons 20 and 30. While moving to the front side together with the valve body 61 is not supported by the cylinder pin 70, the pressurized elastic member 66 is elongated and pushes the valve body 61 to the rear side, so that the communication portion ( The valve body 61 within 50 is moved to the rear side. Accordingly, the head portion 63 of the valve body 61 blocks the sealing member 62, so that oil flow between the hydraulic chambers 21 and 31 and the inflow chambers 24 and 34 through the communication unit 50 is prevented. Is blocked. Then, the oil of the hydraulic chambers 21 and 31 is pressurized to be transferred to the wheel cylinders (not shown) through the oil outlet ports 23 and 33 as the pistons 20 and 30 continue to advance. At this time, while the oil in the hydraulic chamber (21, 31) is pressurized, the head portion 63 of the valve body 61 is in close contact with the sealing member 62 more strongly, but a large force is transmitted to the sealing member 62, but the sealing Since the member 62 is reinforced with rigidity by the reinforcing member 65 provided therein, there is no fear of damage. When the braking action is released and the respective pistons 20 and 30 are returned to their original positions by the return spring 40, the leg 64 of the valve body 61 is supported by the cylinder pin 70 again. Since the valve body 61 in the state supported by the cylinder pin 70 is moved forward while pressing the elastic member 66 again in the communicating portion 50, the head 63 of the valve body 61 is sealed with the valve body 61. The members 62 are spaced apart and the oil flow between the reinforcing members 65 and the legs 64 is resumed. As described above, the center valve 60 according to the present invention operates only the valve body 61 while the sealing member 62 is fixed and opens and closes the flow of oil through the communication unit 50. 62 and the valve body 61 is operated more smoothly than working together.

As described in detail above, the master cylinder according to the present invention is reinforced with the rigidity of the sealing member by a reinforcing member provided in the sealing member, the sealing member is press-fitted and fixed to the seating portion of the piston and only the valve body flows to the hydraulic chamber Since it is sealed, there is an advantage that the operation of the center valve is made more smoothly.

Claims (5)

A cylinder provided with an oil inlet port and an oil outlet port, a piston provided to move back and forth in the cylinder, a hydraulic chamber formed in front of the piston to communicate with the oil outlet port, and an inlet chamber provided inside the piston to communicate with the oil inlet port. A cylinder pin formed through the inlet chamber to be fixed to the cylinder, oil communication between the inlet chamber and the hydraulic chamber, a communication portion formed at the piston tip, and a center valve provided inside the communication unit to open and close the communication unit. In the master cylinder provided with, The center valve may include a sealing member fixed to the inner circumference of the communicating portion, a ring-shaped reinforcing member coupled to the inner circumference of the sealing member to reinforce the rigidity of the sealing member, and opening and closing the flow of oil through the reinforcing member. Master cylinder characterized in that it comprises a valve body is fastened so as to be movable around the inner reinforcement member. The method of claim 1, The valve body has a leg portion provided through the reinforcing member to the cylinder pin side and radially extending from the end portion of the hydraulic chamber side leg portion to be caught by the sealing member when the valve body moves to the cylinder pin side. Equipped, The communicating portion is provided between the first accommodating portion accommodating the head portion side, the second accommodating portion accommodating the leg portion side, and the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion, and the sealing member is provided with the first accommodating portion. Master cylinder characterized in that it comprises a seating portion formed by the stepped to be fixed after being pressed through. The method of claim 1, Master cylinder characterized in that the diameter of the inner circumference of the reinforcing member is formed larger than the diameter of the leg portion. The method of claim 1, The outer circumference of the reinforcing member is formed with a fastening protrusion protruding outward, and the inner cylinder of the corresponding sealing member is provided with a fastening groove recessed inward. The method of claim 2, The diameter of the outer circumference of the sealing member is a master cylinder, characterized in that provided a predetermined size larger than the diameter of the seating portion.