Device for monitoring position and movement of brake pedal

• Main Authors: RUEFFER MANFRED, KOENIG HARALD
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 09.10.2013
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The invention relates to a device for monitoring the position and movement of a brake pedal for use within a brake system for motor vehicles, comprising a brake actuating unit (1) with a brake booster (2) comprising a booster housing (4) which is divided into at least one vacuum chamber (9) and at least one working chamber (8) by at least one axially movable wall (7) which can be supplied with a pneumatic differential pressure. The movable wall (7) is formed by a diaphragm disk (10) that sits against a control housing (14) and a diaphragm (11) that sits against said disk. The unit also comprises a master cylinder (3) which is fixed to the brake booster (2) and which comprises a housing (32) and at least one piston that can be moved in said housing in a linear manner, and the device comprises a position indicator (34) for monitoring the position of the brake pedal, said position indicator transmitting signals in the direction of a sensor element (35) that can be connected to an electronic control unit. The pos