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Granted Patent B2
US 12,370,993 · App. 18/204,006 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Front mounted-type reservoir assembly

Inventor: Seunghwan Byun (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
B60T17/06B60T11/26B60T13/14B60T13/142B60T17/225B60Y2400/81F16D25/12
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Patent No.
US 12,370,993
App. No.
18/204,006
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a front mounted-type reservoir assembly installed on a front surface of a hydraulic block of an integrated dynamic brake system including a main reservoir tank that is provided with a main reservoir chamber that stores brake oil therein, and a plurality of oil ports, through which the brake oil flows in and out, on a front surface of the main reservoir tank, wherein at least one partition wall is provided in the main reservoir tank to partition the main reservoir chamber into a plurality of regions, and at least one separation wall is provided in at least one of the plurality of partitioned reservoir chambers to increase flow resistance of the brake oil.

Claims (40)

1. A front mounted-type reservoir assembly installed on a front surface of a hydraulic block of an integrated dynamic brake system comprising a main reservoir tank that is provided with:

a main reservoir chamber configured to store brake oil therein; and

a plurality of oil ports, through which the brake oil flows in and out, on a front surface of the main reservoir tank,

wherein at least one partition wall is provided in the main reservoir tank to partition the main reservoir chamber into a plurality of regions, and

at least one separation wall is provided in at least one of the plurality of partitioned reservoir chambers to increase flow resistance of the brake oil,

wherein the plurality of oil ports is provided to be connected to the plurality of partitioned reservoir chambers, respectively,

the partition wall vertically extends from the bottom surface of the main reservoir tank, and

an opening is formed in a certain portion of the partition wall.

2. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 1 , wherein the separation wall is provided in plural and arranged in a zigzag shape.

3. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 1 , wherein the separation wall comprises:

a first separation wall having one end fixed to an inner wall of the main reservoir tank and the other end extending to the partition wall; and

a second separation wall having one end fixed to the partition wall and the other end extending to the inner wall,

wherein the first separation wall and the second separation wall allow the brake oil to be guided along the first separation wall and the second separation wall in a zigzag shape and to flow to the oil ports.

4. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first separation wall and the second separation wall are each provided in plural.

5. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first separation wall and the second separation wall vertically extend from a bottom surface of the main reservoir tank.

6. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 1 , wherein the partition wall comprises a first partition wall and a second partition wall which are provided to be spaced apart from each other by a certain distance,

the main reservoir chamber comprises a first main reservoir chamber formed between an inner wall of the main reservoir tank and the first partition wall, a second main reservoir chamber formed between the inner wall of the main reservoir tank and the second partition wall, and a third main reservoir chamber formed between the first partition wall and the second partition wall, and

the plurality of oil ports comprise a first oil port configured to communicate with the first main reservoir chamber, a second oil port configured to communicate with the second main reservoir chamber, and a third oil port configured to communicate with the third main reservoir chamber.

7. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the opening vertically extends to communicate with the neighboring main reservoir chamber; and

a lower side of the opening is provided to prevent the brake oil stored in each of the main reservoir chambers from moving to the neighboring main reservoir chambers.

8. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a float that moves up and down according to the level of the brake oil to measure a residual flow rate of the brake oil stored in the main reservoir chamber, and

a float guide configured to guide the up and down movement of the float.

9. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 8 , further comprising an oil detector provided below the float.

10. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first connection port is provided in the main reservoir tank to receive the brake oil.

11. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 10 , further comprising:

a remote reservoir tank provided with an oil inlet for introducing the brake oil, a second connection port for supplying the brake oil to the main reservoir tank, and a remote reservoir chamber configured to store the brake oil therein; and

a connection member configured to connect the first connection port and the second connection port to transmit the brake oil in the remote reservoir tank to the main reservoir chamber.

12. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 11 , wherein a guide wall is provided in the remote reservoir tank to increase the flow resistance of the brake oil guided to the second connection port.

13. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 12 , wherein the guide wall vertically extends from a bottom surface of the remote reservoir tank.

14. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 12 , wherein the guide wall comprises:

a first guide separation wall formed in a direction corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the second connection port; and

a second guide separation wall provided between the first guide separation wall and an inner wall of the remote reservoir tank in a direction perpendicular to the first guide separation wall.

15. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 14 , wherein the first guide separation wall is provided in a pair and arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a certain distance, and

the second guide separation wall is provided in plural and arranged in a zigzag shape.

16. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 15 , wherein the second guide separation wall has one end extending to the inner wall in the case of the other end fixed to the first guide separation wall, has one end extending to the first guide separation wall in the case of the other end fixed to the inner wall, and allows the brake oil to flow in a zigzag shape along the second guide separation wall.

17. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 14 , wherein a flow hole is formed in the first guide separation wall to allow a flow of the brake oil stored between the first guide separation wall and the inner wall.

18. The front mounted-type reservoir assembly of claim 12 , wherein the bottom surface of the remote reservoir tank is provided with a flat section and an inclined section,

wherein the inclined section is provided to be inclined so that the brake oil flows to the flat section, and

the guide wall is disposed in the flat section.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2025
From: BYUN, SEUNGHWAN
To: HL MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070688/0774 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0066514 · May 31, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230382362A1 · Nov 30, 2023
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