Integrated electric booster braking system with pedal force compensation function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11117563-B2
Application number	US-202016741774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2020
Priority date	Aug 16, 2019
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

An integrated electric booster braking system with a pedal force compensation function, comprising a booster motor, a first gear, a second gear, a lead screw, a brake master cylinder, a pedal push rod, a master cylinder push rod, a fluid storage tank, a hydraulic control unit and an electric control unit, wherein first gear and second gear are assembled in a housing, first gear is engaged with the second gear, the booster motor is connected with the first gear and drives the first gear to rotate, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate during rotation, the second gear is in threaded connection with the lead screw, the second gear drives the lead screw to move during rotation, the lead screw is of a hollow structure, and the rear end of the lead screw is abutted with the front end of a first piston in the brake master cylinder.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An integrated electric booster braking system with a pedal force compensation function, comprising a booster motor, a first gear, a second gear, a lead screw, a brake master cylinder, a pedal push rod, a master cylinder push rod, a fluid storage tank a hydraulic control unit and an electric control unit;
wherein the first gear and the second gear are assembled in a housing; the first gear is engaged with the second gear; the booster motor is connected with the first gear and drives the first gear to rotate; the first gear drives the second gear to rotate during rotation; the second gear is in threaded connection with the lead screw; the second gear drives the lead screw to move duration rotation; the lead screw is of a hollow structure; a rear end of the lead screw is abutted with a front end of a first piston in the brake master cylinder; the pedal push rod penetrates through a side wall of the housing and then is inserted in an inner cavity of the lead screw; a rear end of the pedal push rod is hinged with a front end of the master cylinder push rod; a rear portion of the master cylinder push rod is inserted in the first piston in the brake master cylinder; the brake master cylinder is assembled at a rear end of the housing; the fluid storage tank is in communication with an inner cavity of the brake master cylinder by a pipeline; the inner cavity of the brake master cylinder is in communication with the hydraulic control unit through pipelines; the electric control unit is connected with the booster motor and the hydraulic control unit; and the electric control unit controls the operation of the booster motor and the hydraulic control unit;
a diameter of the first gear is less than the diameter of the second gear; a ball is disposed between the second gear and the lead screw for transmission; a mounting bracket is assembled in the housing; the second gear is connected with the mounting bracket by a bearing; two guide posts are disposed on the mounting bracket; slide blocks are sleeved on the guide posts respectively; a connecting frame is disposed between the two slide blocks; the front end of the lead screw is fixed to the connecting frame; and the lead screw drives the two slide blocks to synchronously slide on the guide posts during movement.

2. The integrated electric booster braking system with a pedal force compensation function of 1 , wherein a pedal travel sensor is assembled on the pedal push rods; the pedal travel sensor is connected with the electric control unit; the pedal travel sensor transmits a real-time displacement data of the pedal push rod to the electric control unit; and a first reset spring is disposed between the pedal push rod and the side wall of the housing.

3. The integrated electric booster braking system with a pedal force compensation function of claim 1 , wherein the first piston and a second piston are assembled in the inner cavity of the brake master cylinder; a first working chamber is formed in the inner cavity of the brake master cylinder between the first piston and the second piston; a second working chamber is formed between the rear end of the second piston and the rear end of the inner cavity of the brake master cylinder; a second reset spring is assembled in the second working chamber; the fluid storage tank is in communication with the first working chamber and the second working chamber respectively by the pipelines; the rear portion of the master cylinder push rod is inserted in first piston; the master cylinder push rod is of a diameter-variable structures; the diameter of the two end portions of the master cylinder push rod is greater than that of a middle portion of the master cylinder push rod; the outer diameter of the front end portion of the master cylinder push rod corresponds to the inner diameter of the inner cavity of the lead screw; a limit stop is disposed on the middle portion of the master cylinder push rod; and both sides of the limit stop are provided with pedal force compensation springs respectively.

4. The integrated electric booster braking system with a pedal force compensation function of claim 3 , wherein the first working chamber is connected with the hydraulic control unit by a first fluid transfusion pipeline; the first fluid transfusion pipeline is equipped with a hydraulic pressure sensor, a first solenoid valve and a first proportional valve in sequence; the second working chamber is connected with the hydraulic control unit by a second fluid transfusion pipeline; the second fluid transfusion pipeline is equipped with a second solenoid valve and a second proportional valve in sequence; a connecting pipeline is disposed between the first solenoid valve and the second solenoid valve; the connecting pipeline is in communication with the fluid storage tank by a third fluid transfusion pipeline; the hydraulic pressure sensor, the first solenoid valve, the second solenoid valve, the first proportional valve and the second proportional valve are all connected with the electric control unit; the hydraulic pressure sensor can transmit a real-time data on the first fluid transfusion pipeline into the electric control unit; and the electric control unit controls the operation of the first solenoid valve, the second solenoid valve, the first proportional valve and the second proportional valve.

5. The integrated electric booster braking system with a pedal force compensation function of claim 4 , wherein both the first solenoid valve and the second solenoid valve are two-position three-way solenoid valves.

6. The integrated electric booster braking system with a pedal force compensation function of claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic control unit is connected with a brake wheel cylinder; and the hydraulic control unit controls the operation of the brake wheel cylinder.

Assignees

• Univ Jilin

Inventors

• Zhu Bing
• Zhang Yihan
• Zhao Jian
• Chen Zhicheng
• Li Lun
• Guo Xiaotong
• Tao Xiaowen
• Wang Zhiwei
• Bao Zhipeng
• Yang Gang

Classifications

• B60T13/745 Primary

  acting on a hydraulic system, e.g. a master cylinder · CPC title

• B60T8/4081

  Systems with stroke simulating devices for driver input (B60T8/4077 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60T13/662

  characterised by specified functions of the control system components · CPC title

• B60T13/746

  and mechanical transmission of the braking action · CPC title

• B60T7/042

  by electrical means, e.g. using travel or force sensors · CPC title