# US 10,118,601 B2 · Brake hose support structure of vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,118,601 B2 - Document ID: US10118601B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/487,899 - Filed: 2017-04-14 - Published: 2017-10-26 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-25 - Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki - Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki - Inventors: Takaaki Takenaka - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118601B2 ## CPC - B60T 17/046: {Devices for pipe guiding and fixing} - B60T 17/043: {Brake line couplings, air hoses and stopcocks} - B62D 7/18: Steering knuckles; King pins - F16D 65/0068: {Brake calipers} - F16L 3/01: for supporting or guiding the pipes, cables or protective tubing, between relatively movable points, e.g. movable channels - B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - F16D: COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL ## Abstract A brake hose support structure of a vehicle includes a brake hose through which pressure fluid is flowed between a pressure source mounted to the vehicle and a brake caliper of a disk brake device of the vehicle, and a hose support supporting the brake hose. The brake hose has a first end that is located adjacent to the pressure source, a second end that is located adjacent to the brake caliper, and a supporting portion that is disposed between the first and second ends. The hose support supports the brake hose at the supporting portion such that an axis of the brake hose extends parallel to a kingpin axis. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A brake hose support structure of a vehicle comprising: a brake hose through which pressure fluid is flowed between a pressure source mounted to the vehicle and a brake caliper of a disk brake device of the vehicle; and a hose support supporting the brake hose, wherein the brake hose has a first end that is located adjacent to the pressure source, a second end that is located adjacent to the brake caliper, and a supporting portion that is disposed between the first and second ends, the hose support supports the brake hose at the supporting portion such that an axis of the brake hose at the supporting portion extends parallel to a kingpin axis, and the axis of the brake hose at the supporting portion coincides with the kingpin axis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The brake hose support structure according to claim 1, wherein the brake hose is supported rotatably about the axis of the brake hose at the supporting portion. ### Claim 3 A brake hose support structure of a vehicle comprising: a brake hose through which pressure fluid is flowed between a pressure source mounted to the vehicle and a brake caliper of a disk brake device of the vehicle; and a hose support supporting the brake hose, wherein the brake hose has a first end that is located adjacent to the pressure source, a second end that is located adjacent to the brake caliper, and a supporting portion that is disposed between the first and second ends, the hose support supports the brake hose at the supporting portion such that an axis of the brake hose at the supporting portion extends parallel to a kingpin axis, wherein the second end of the brake hose is movable along an arc having a center of curvature at the kingpin axis, wherein the arc includes first and second points that correspond to the positions of the second end of the brake hose when a wheel of the vehicle is turned to steering limit positions in clockwise and counterclockwise directions, respectively, and a set position of the second end is located at a middle point on the arc between the first and second points. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The brake hose support structure according to claim 3, wherein the brake hose is supported rotatably about the axis of the brake hose at the supporting portion.