Patent ID: 8662601

Claim:
A brake unit adapted to be arranged in a brake line system, wherein the brake line system hydraulically connects a master cylinder to a wheel cylinder set, and the master cylinder is configured to produce fluid pressure in response to operation of a brake operating device, and the wheel cylinder set is configured to produce braking force at a road wheel set of a vehicle, the brake unit comprising: a housing; a first port set formed in the housing, and adapted to be hydraulically connected to the master cylinder via a first fluid line set; a second port set formed in the housing, and adapted to he hydraulically connected to the wheel cylinder set via a second fluid line set; a first fluid passage hydraulically connecting the first port set to the second port set; a first switching valve configured to selectively open and close the first fluid passage; a pump mounted in the housing, and configured to be driven by a motor, wherein the motor is mounted on a first lateral face of the housing; a stroke simulator adapted to accommodate brake fluid that is moved from the master cylinder by the operation of the brake operating device, and mounted on the first lateral face, and displaced toward a third lateral face of the housing with respect to the motor as viewed toward the first lateral face, wherein the third lateral face is formed adjacent to the first lateral face; and a first unit mounted on a second lateral face of the housing, wherein the second lateral face is opposite to the first lateral face, wherein the first unit includes a connector port adapted to be connected to a connector for obtaining a signal from outside of the housing, wherein the connector port is located at a fourth lateral face of the housing as viewed toward the first lateral face, and wherein the fourth lateral face is formed adjacent to the first lateral face and opposite to the third lateral face.