# US 10,308,232 B2 · Hydraulic block for a hydraulic power unit of a hydraulic vehicle brake system

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- Number: US 10,308,232 B2
- Document ID: US10308232B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/651,854
- Filed: 2013-10-18
- Published: 2015-10-22
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-13
- Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH
- Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH
- Inventors: Matthias Mayr; Andreas Weh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308232B2

## CPC

- B60T 17/043: {Brake line couplings, air hoses and stopcocks}
- B60T 8/368: {combined with other mechanical components, e.g. pump units, master cylinders}
- B60T 8/4081: {Systems with stroke simulating devices for driver input (B60T8/4077 takes precedence)}
- 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

## Abstract

A hydraulic block for a hydraulic power unit of a hydraulic vehicle brake system includes a main brake cylinder bore and an intake that are integrated to form a pedal travel simulator.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hydraulic block for a hydraulic power unit of a hydraulic vehicle brake system, comprising:
a brake master cylinder bore defined in the hydraulic block; and
a first receptacle defined in the hydraulic block and configured for a first pedal travel simulator,
wherein the first receptacle is defined in a first transverse side of the hydraulic block,
wherein the brake master cylinder bore extends parallel to the first transverse side of the hydraulic block,
wherein the brake master cylinder bore is arranged closer to a second transverse side of the hydraulic block that is opposite the first transverse side than to the first transverse side, the brake master cylinder bore extending into the hydraulic block parallel to the second transverse side, and
wherein the hydraulic block defines a second receptacle configured for a second pedal travel simulator, and the first and second receptacles are hydraulically connected by a travel simulator bore.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic block as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a piston-cylinder unit bore defined in a first flat side of the hydraulic block that is between the first and second transverse sides, the piston-cylinder unit bore configured for a piston-cylinder unit of the hydraulic vehicle brake system.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic block as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a third receptacle defined in the hydraulic block and configured for a first solenoid valve; and
a fourth receptacle defined in the hydraulic block and configured for a second solenoid valve,
wherein the third and fourth receptacles are connected by an oblique bore defined in the hydraulic block extending obliquely to the third and fourth transverse sides in such a way that an imaginary extension of an outer circumference of the oblique bore passes through a mouth of one of the third and fourth receptacles.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic block as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a first row of valve receptacles defined in a first flat face of the one-piece cuboidal structure, the first row of receptacles configured for a first set of solenoid valves;
a second row of valve receptacles defined in the first flat face and configured for a second set of solenoid valves;
a third row of valve receptacles defined in the first flat face and configured for a third set of solenoid valves; and
a further valve receptacle defined in the first flat face and configured for a further solenoid valve, wherein the further receptacle is not in any of the first, second, and third rows.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The hydraulic block as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first set of solenoid valves for which the first row of valve receptacles is configured are brake pressure buildup valves, the second set of solenoid valves for which the second row of valve receptacles is configured are brake pressure reduction valves, and third set of solenoid valves for which the third row of valve receptacles is configured are isolating valves.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The hydraulic block as claimed in claim 4, wherein the hydraulic block includes a second flat side opposite the first flat side, and the first and second transverse sides are transverse to the first and second flat sides.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic block as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a first through hole configured for power supply lines of an electric motor; and
a second through hole configured for signal lines leading to and/or from the electric motor.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The hydraulic block as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:
a piston-cylinder unit bore defined in a first flat side of the hydraulic block that is between the first and second transverse sides, the piston-cylinder unit bore configured for a piston-cylinder unit of the hydraulic vehicle brake system,
wherein the first and second through holes are arranged on opposite sides of the piston-cylinder unit bore.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The hydraulic block as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hydraulic block includes a first flat side and a second opposite flat side, and the first and second transverse sides are transverse to the first and second flat sides.
