Patent ID: 6520044
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B60T,F16F,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A motor vehicle braking system, comprising:a brake booster coupled to a connecting rod; a brake pedal lever arm; and means for compliantly coupling the brake pedal lever arm to the connecting rod during the application of an impact force to the connecting rod including: a shock absorber housing, the connecting rod being mounted in the housing; an accumulator portion in the housing including a first resiliently urged piston having a recess formed therein; a reservoir portion in the housing including a second piston; an orifice formed in the housing for metering fluid between the first and second pistons; the housing having a bore formed therein receiving the connecting rod and coupled to the reservoir portion, the bore including a radial opening formed therein; and a locking means including means normally retained in the radial opening for rigidly locking the connecting rod with the housing, and releasable from the opening for unlocking the connecting rod from the housing.