IP Library Granted Patent US 11,136,017
Granted Patent B2
US 11,136,017 · App. 16/321,902 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Electric booster

Inventor: Hiroshi Shigeta (Kai, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
B60T13/745F16H25/20B60T7/042F16H2025/2053
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Patent No.
US 11,136,017
App. No.
16/321,902
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric booster includes an input member configured to be moved forward or rearward according to an operation on a brake pedal, a thrust force transmission member provided movably relative to the input member, an electric actuator configured to move the thrust force transmission member forward or rearward, and an output member connected to the thrust force transmission member and configured to transmit a thrust force provided from the electric actuator to the thrust force transmission member to a piston of a master cylinder. The electric actuator includes an electric motor, at least two threaded shaft members configured to be rotationally driven by the electric motor, and nut members respectively meshed with the threaded shaft members. Each of the nut members is connected to the thrust force transmission member. The thrust force transmission member is swingably connected to at least one of the nut members and the output member.

Claims (14)

1. An electric booster comprising:

an input member configured to be moved forward or rearward according to an operation on a brake pedal;

a thrust force transmission member provided movably relative to the input member;

an electric actuator configured to move the thrust force transmission member forward or rearward; and

an output member connected to the thrust force transmission member and configured to transmit a thrust force provided from the electric actuator to the thrust force transmission member to a piston of a master cylinder,

wherein the electric actuator includes

an electric motor,

at least two threaded shaft members configured to be rotationally driven by the electric motor, and

nut members respectively meshed with the threaded shaft members, each of the nut members being connected to the thrust force transmission member, and

wherein the thrust force transmission member is swingably connected to at least one of the nut members and the output member.

2. The electric booster according to claim 1 , wherein one of the thrust force transmission member and the output member abuts against the other of the thrust force transmission member and the output member at a portion of a surface having an arc-like protruding shape in cross section along an axial plane.

3. The electric booster according to claim 2 , wherein a central line of each of the threaded shaft members extends in parallel with a central line of the output member and is disposed in the same plane as the central line of the output member.

4. The electric booster according to claim 1 , wherein one of the thrust force transmission member and the nut member abuts against the other of the thrust force transmission member and the nut member at a portion of a surface having an arc-like protruding shape in cross section along an axial plane.

5. The electric booster according to claim 1 , wherein a central line of each of the threaded shaft members extends in parallel with a central line of the output member and is disposed in the same plane as the central line of the output member.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057434/0478 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 26, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057265/0951 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2019
From: SHIGETA, HIROSHI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 048189/0093 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-189786 · Sep 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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