Patent ID: 7318370
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle brake booster tie rod for securing a booster to the bulkhead ( 3 ) of a vehicle compartment via a rear wall of the booster ( 51 ) and for mounting a brake control master cylinder ( 6 ) on a front wall ( 50 ) of said booster, said tie rod ( 4 ) passing through the front and rear walls ( 50 , 51 ) of the booster and comprising a first end having a first threaded part ( 42 ) secured to said bulkhead ( 3 ) of the vehicle compartment and a second end having a second threaded part ( 41 ) positioning said master cylinder ( 6 ) to be secured to the front wall ( 50 ) of the booster, wherein said tie rod ( 4 ) comprises, at each of its ends, a shoulder ( 43 , 44 ) having a bearing surface of frustoconical shape, each shoulder ( 43 , 44 ) being situated in such a way that the narrow part of its frustoconical surface is near a threaded part ( 41 , 42 ) and lies inside the booster in such a way that each frustoconical surface is in contact with a hole ( 81 , 82 ) in a wall of the booster.