IP Library Granted Patent US 12,139,114
Granted Patent B2
US 12,139,114 · App. 17/232,303 · Granted Nov 12, 2024

Vehicle brake system

Inventor: Gonjae Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
B60T13/745B60T13/14B60T17/02B60T17/221
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Patent No.
US 12,139,114
App. No.
17/232,303
Granted
Nov 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle brake system. To this end, the vehicle brake system according to one aspect of the present invention includes an electric motor, a brake oil pump operated by the electric motor, and an electronic control unit including a motor connector to control the electric motor, and the electronic control unit includes a detecting sensor configured to detect oil introduced through the motor connector.

Claims (57)

1. A vehicle brake system comprising:

an electric motor;

a brake oil pump operated by the electric motor; and

an electronic control unit including a motor connector to control the electric motor,

wherein one side of the motor connector is electrically connected to the electric motor,

the other side of the motor connector is electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the electronic control unit, and

the electronic control unit includes a detecting sensor disposed between the motor connector and the PCB, the detecting sensor detecting oil introduced through the motor connector.

2. The vehicle brake system of claim 1 , wherein the motor connector includes:

a connector pin of which one side is exposed to an outside of the electronic control unit to be electrically connected to the electric motor and the other side is electrically connected to the PCB; and

a connector body which surrounds an outer portion of the connector pin.

3. The vehicle brake system of claim 2 , wherein:

the connector body is disposed to be spaced apart from an upper surface of the PCB;

the other side of the connector pin is formed to extend from a lower surface of the connector body and electrically connected to the PCB; and

the detecting sensor surrounds the other side of the connector pin and is disposed between the lower surface of the connector body and the upper surface of the PCB.

4. The vehicle brake system of claim 2 , wherein the detecting sensor includes an accommodation part for accommodating the introduced oil.

5. The vehicle brake system of claim 2 , wherein:

a through-portion through which the connector pin passes is formed in the detecting sensor; and

a sealing member which surrounds a circumference of the connector pin is provided in the through-portion.

6. The vehicle brake system of claim 2 , wherein the detecting sensor includes at least two electrode parts which are formed to extend in parallel to each other, spaced apart from each other, and electrically connected by the introduced oil.

7. The vehicle brake system of claim 6 , wherein:

the electrode parts are disposed at both sides of the connector pin; and

the at least two electrode parts are disposed on each of one side and the other side of the connector pin.

8. The vehicle brake system of claim 6 , wherein the electrode parts are disposed to be bent to surround the connector pin.

9. The vehicle brake system of claim 6 , wherein the electrode parts are disposed in a radial shape to surround the connector pin.

10. The vehicle brake system of claim 1 , wherein the detecting sensor includes at least two electrode parts which are disposed to be spaced apart from each other and electrically connected by the introduced oil.

11. The vehicle brake system of claim 10 , wherein:

a protruding member is formed on one of the electrode parts to protrude toward another of the electrode parts; and

an insertion groove, into which the protruding member is inserted, is formed in the another of the electrode parts.

12. The vehicle brake system of claim 10 , wherein the detecting sensor includes an absorption part which absorbs the introduced oil.

13. The vehicle brake system of claim 12 , wherein:

the electrode parts and the absorption part are sequentially disposed in an oil introduction direction; and

the introduced oil sequentially passes through the electrode parts and the absorption part.

14. The vehicle brake system of claim 1 , wherein:

the detecting sensor has at least two layers to detect the introduced oil, and

the layers include at least two electrode layers which are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in an oil introduction direction and electrically connected by the introduced oil and an absorption layer which absorbs the introduced oil.

15. The vehicle brake system of claim 14 , wherein:

the electrode layers and the absorption layer are sequentially disposed in the oil introduction direction; and

the introduced oil sequentially passes through the electrode layers and the absorption layer.

16. A vehicle brake system comprising:

an electric motor;

a brake oil pump operated by the electric motor; and

an electronic control unit including a motor connector to control the electric motor,

wherein one side of the motor connector is electrically connected to the electric motor,

the other side of the motor connector is electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the electronic control unit, and

the electronic control unit includes a detecting sensor disposed between the motor connector and the PCB,

wherein the detecting sensor includes at least two electrode parts which are disposed to be spaced apart from each other and electrically connected by introduced oil.

17. A vehicle brake system comprising:

an electric motor;

a brake oil pump operated by the electric motor; and

an electronic control unit including a motor connector to control the electric motor,

wherein one side of the motor connector is electrically connected to the electric motor,

the other side of the motor connector is electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the electronic control unit, and

the electronic control unit includes a detecting sensor disposed between the motor connector and the PCB,

wherein the motor connector includes:

a connector pin of which one side is exposed to an outside of the electronic control unit to be electrically connected to the electric motor and the other side is electrically connected to the PCB; and

a connector body which surrounds an outer portion of the connector pin,

wherein the detecting sensor includes at least two electrode parts which are formed to extend in parallel to each other, spaced apart from each other, and electrically connected by introduced oil.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 23, 2022
From: MANDO CORPORATION
To: HL MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062198/0460 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2021
From: LEE, GONJAE
To: MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055940/0953 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0045809 · Apr 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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