Brake Actuating Device Provisional Attachment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing brake actuating devices for motor vehicle brake systems require significant mounting effort, often necessitating multiple persons to hold and attach the device from the engine compartment to the vehicle wall, making the process complicated and labor-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A provisional attachment mechanism using a plug, sleeve, or clip with operative and/or positive engagement with the vehicle wall or components like the pedal box, allowing the brake actuating device to be securely held without additional assistance, reducing the mounting effort by utilizing a means such as a plug with a slit, external toothing, or spreading elements for jamming the attaching element, enabling solo operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the brake actuating device is mounted from the engine compartment to the vehicle wall using conventional attaching elements, then the device can be securely attached to the vehicle wall, but the mounting process requires multiple persons and significant labor effort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing a provisional attachment means (such as a plug, sleeve, or clip) that temporarily secures the brake actuating device to the vehicle wall before final attachment. This preliminary securing allows the device to be held in position without requiring continuous manual support during the final fastening process, thereby reducing mounting effort while maintaining secure attachment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an intermediary element (the provisional attachment means positioned on the attaching element) that mediates between the brake actuating device and the vehicle wall. This intermediary provides temporary support and positioning, enabling solo operation during installation while the final attaching elements complete the secure mounting
Data Source
AI summary
A brake actuating device of a motor vehicle brake system includes a master cylinder and a brake booster with a booster housing, with an attaching element for attaching the brake actuating device to a wall on the vehicle projecting through an opening from the booster housing. To improve the assembly, a means for the provisional attachment of the brake actuating device to the wall on the vehicle is provided, which cooperates in operative and/or positive engagement with the vehicle wall or a component that is arranged at the vehicle wall in an attached fashion.