Spherical Braking System with Hydraulic Splitter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle braking systems are exposed to the elements and prone to damage during servicing or accidents, as they are located on the exterior of the wheel, and they lack effective communication between the brake cylinders and fluid storage tank, affecting safety and maintenance accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A spherical braking system is mounted on the drive shaft with an in-line hydraulic fluid splitter, featuring two hemispherical brake pads supported by a brake housing, a hydraulic shaft encircled by bushing, and a hydraulic cap to prevent fluid leakage, providing effective communication and protection from the elements, with the ability to split hydraulic fluid pressure for efficient braking across multiple wheels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional braking systems are located on the exterior of the wheel, then braking function is achieved, but the system is exposed to elements and prone to damage during servicing or accidents
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional braking system location from exterior to interior of the wheel. The brake mechanism is positioned inside the wheel structure, protected from external elements and accidental damage while maintaining braking functionality through internal component arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The braking system components are nested within the wheel structure. The brake mechanism is housed inside the wheel, utilizing the wheel's internal space, which protects the braking components from external harm while integrating the system compactly.
2Ease of repair
If conventional braking systems use multiple mating parts on the outer side of the wheel, then braking function is achieved, but assembly and disassembly is inconvenient for mechanics
Solution Approach 1:
The braking system is divided into modular segments that can be independently accessed and serviced. The internal components are arranged in separable modules, allowing mechanics to access specific brake parts without disassembling the entire wheel assembly, thereby improving repair ease while maintaining structural integrity.
3Reliability
If conventional braking systems lack effective communication between brake cylinders and fluid storage tank, then system simplicity is maintained, but safety system function is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
An intermediary hydraulic communication system is introduced between the brake cylinders and fluid storage tank. This intermediary mechanism ensures reliable fluid communication for safety system operation while managing the complexity through a dedicated communication pathway that can be integrated into the existing brake system architecture.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system ensures stable operation during maintenance and accidents, enhances braking efficiency by distributing hydraulic pressure evenly across multiple wheels, and provides convenient access for mechanics, while maintaining the safety and reliability of the braking system.
Implementation Method 1
Conventional hydraulic braking systems of a vehicle work on the principle of Pascal's law. Pascal's law states that 'pressure exerted anywhere in a combined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid, such that the pressure ratio remains the same.'
Implementation Method 2
When the driver depresses the brake pedal, the fluid from the storage tank is transferred through hydraulic lines to the brake cylinder. The brake cylinder then causes a brake pad to come into contact with the rotor attached to a vehicle's wheel, thereby slowing the vehicle's speed.
Data Source
AI summary
A spherical braking system mounted on a drive shaft of a vehicle comprising a brake sphere pad positioned just above and below a brake sphere and resting on an at least one segment of a brake housing wherein, the brake housing includes a top segment and bottom segment coupled to mounting dogs by using screws. A hydraulic cap installed on a threaded portion of a hydraulic shaft which is encircled by bushing and coupled near a brake sphere. A plurality of hydraulic lines connected from at least one hydraulic splitter are coupled to the hydraulic cap. When the driver depresses the brake pedal, pistons are forced into fluid chambers in the master cylinder. The resulting hydraulic pressure is transmitted through the hydraulic splitter and hydraulic lines to hydraulic caps which results the vertical movement of the brake pads causes a braking torque to be generated, slowing the rotation of the drive shaft and driven shaft simultaneously, which therefore decreases the speed of the vehicle.