Patent ID: 9206822
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B60Q,B60T,F15B

Abstract:
1. 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 having a brake power assist unit having a power assist unit housing that is divided into at least one vacuum chamber and at least one working chamber by at least one axially movable wall which can be influenced by a pneumatic differential pressure, wherein the movable wall is embodied as a membrane disk, which is supported on a control valve housing, and a membrane that lies on said membrane disk, and said brake actuating unit having a master cylinder that is fastened to the brake power assist unit and comprises a housing and at least one piston which can be displaced in a linear manner in said master cylinder, and a position indicator for monitoring the position of the brake pedal, which position indicator transmits signals to a sensor element that can be connected to an electronic control unit, wherein the position indicator is provided on a support that is coupled to the movement of the control valve housing or to the movable wall that is supported by the control valve housing, which support is guided in a housing of the sensor element, and wherein the housing of the sensor element penetrates in a vacuum-tight manner the power assist unit housing and the housing of the master cylinder having a first housing section.