Piston assembly for human-powered vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11292552-B2
Application number	US-202016877862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2020
Priority date	May 19, 2020
Publication date	Apr 5, 2022
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022

Abstract

A piston assembly is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The piston assembly includes a main body and a primary seal. The main body is configured to be movable from a rest position to an actuated position along an actuation direction in a cylinder bore. The primary seal includes a primary seal body arranged on the main body. The primary seal body is made of a resin material. The main body includes a first part and a second part. The first part is at least partly arranged upstream of the primary seal with respect to the actuation direction. The second part is coupled to the first part to be at least partly arranged downstream of the primary seal with respect to the actuation direction. The at least one of the first part and the second part includes a support portion supporting the primary seal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A piston assembly for a human-powered vehicle, the piston assembly comprising:
a main body configured to be movable from a rest position to an actuated position along an actuation direction in a cylinder bore; and
a primary seal including a primary seal body arranged on the main body, the primary seal body being made of a resin material,
the main body including
a first part at least partly arranged upstream of the primary seal with respect to the actuation direction,
a second part coupled to the first part to be at least partly arranged downstream of the primary seal with respect to the actuation direction, a portion of the second part extending through the primary seal to engage with the first part, and
a third part coupled to the first part at a location upstream of the primary seal, the second and third parts being spaced from each other, and

at least one of the first part and the second part including a support portion supporting the primary seal.

2. The piston assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the resin material includes one of polytetrafluoroethylene and polyethylene.

3. The piston assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the resin material includes polyimide-filled polytetrafluoroethylene.

4. The piston assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the first part is made of a first material, and
the second part is made of a second material that is different from the first material.

5. The piston assembly according to claim 4 , wherein
the first material is a resin material, and
the second material is a metallic material.

6. The piston assembly according to claim 5 , wherein
the second part includes a tapping screw portion configured to be threadedly engaged to the first part.

7. The piston assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the support portion is integral with the second part, and
the second part is threadedly engaged to the first part.

8. The piston assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the support portion is integral with the first part, and
the second part is threadedly engaged to the support portion of the first part.

9. The piston assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the primary seal body includes a primary lip portion configured to be in contact with the cylinder bore in an arranged state where the piston assembly is arranged in the cylinder bore, and
the primary seal further includes a biasing part that is configured to outwardly bias the primary lip portion of the primary seal body in the arranged state.

10. The piston assembly according to claim 9 , wherein
the biasing part is a coil spring.

11. The piston assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising
a secondary seal arranged on the main body upstream of the primary seal with respect to the actuation direction.

12. The piston assembly according to claim 11 , wherein
the main body further includes a third part coupled to the first part, aid
the third part supports the secondary seal.

13. The piston assembly according to claim 12 , wherein
the first part is made of a first material,
the second part is made of a second material that is different from the first material, and
the third part is made of a third material that is different from the second material.

14. The piston assembly according to claim 13 , wherein
the first material is a resin material, and
the second material is a metallic material.

15. The piston assembly according to claim 13 , wherein
the third material is same as the first material.

16. The piston assembly according to claim 12 , wherein
the third part is press-fitted to the first part.

17. A piston assembly for a human-powered vehicle, the piston assembly comprising:
a main body configured to be movable from a rest position to an actuated position along an actuation direction in a cylinder bore, and
a primary seal arranged on the main body,
the main body including
a first part at least partly arranged upstream of the primary seal with respect to the actuation direction,
a second part inserted into the first part to be at least partly arranged downstream of the primary seal with respect to the actuation direction, a portion of the second part extending through the primary seal to engage with the first part, and
a third part coupled to the first part at a location upstream of the primary seal, the second and third parts being spaced from each other, and

at least one of the first part and the second part including a support portion supporting the primary seal.

18. A piston assembly for a human-powered vehicle, the piston assembly comprising:
a main body configured to be movable from a rest position to an actuated position along an actuation direction in a cylinder bore; and
a primary seal arranged on the main body,
the main body including
a first part at least partly arranged upstream of the primary seal with respect to the actuation direction,
a second part detachably and reattach ably attached to the first part to be at least partly arranged downstream of the primary seal with respect to the actuation direction, a portion of the second part extending through the primary seal to engage with the first part, and
a third part coupled to the first part at a location upstream of the primary seal second and third parts being spaced from each other, and

at least one of the first part and the second part including a support portion supporting the primary seal.

Assignees

• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Obuchi Kohei
• Komada Yasuyuki
• Fujii Nobuyoshi

Classifications

• B60T11/22

  characterised by being integral with reservoir · CPC title

• F16J1/008

  with sealing lips · CPC title

• F16J1/006

  of different materials · CPC title

• B62K23/06

  Levers · CPC title

• B62L3/026

  actuation by a turning handle or handlebar · CPC title