Patent ID: 6053090
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A vacuum brake power booster for automotive vehicles, including a booster housing having its interior subdivided by a movable wall into a vacuum chamber and a working chamber; a control housing which carries the movable wall and accommodates a control valve that is operable by an actuating rod and controls a pressure difference acting upon the movable wall; and a solenoid which acts upon the control valve and permits ventilating the working chamber independent of the actuating rod,wherein the control housing has a main part which is arranged and connected in a guide tube along with a cover part slipped axially onto the main part, wherein the solenoid is mounted in the main part on one axial side and in the cover part on the other axial side, and wherein the cover part includes axially protruding centering segments which elastically deform the main part and center it in a clearance-free manner during the assembly of the control housing.