Patent ID: 6186050
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A braking device for a motor vehicle comprising:an attachment support;a pneumatic brake-booster fixed to said support, said booster having a rigid casing with a front shell and of a rear shell, said rear shell being located adjacent to said support, said rigid casing being delimiting an internal volume, said internal volume being divided into a front chamber and a rear chamber by a moving partition; anda strut means passing through said front shell, moving partition and said rear shell for reinforcing said rigid casing, said strut comprising at least a screw having rear end with a screw thread that is screwed into said support and a front end, said front end being located outside said front shell, said screw being characterised by directly passing through said front shell, moving partition and rear shell, said screw having an essentially cylindrical intermediate section located between said rear end and front end, said intermediate section having a first stop which is located inside said front shell and distant from said tightening head, said rear shell having a sleeve, said first stop being located along said intermediate section of said screw in a position that prevents said screw thread from projecting from the sleeve until said booster is fixed to said support.