Support element, support assembly, brake booster and method
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsBen Ferguson, Ignaz Hatt
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Abstract
A support element for positioning a first element, in particular a cover, on a second element, in particular a housing, includes an annular disk-shaped base body that can be positioned on a support rod fastened on the second element, the base body having on a first end face a support surface for making supporting contact with the first element, where the support element has, on the first end face, a plastically deformable projection forming the support surface.
Claims10
A support for supporting a first element on a second element, the support comprising:
- an annular disk-shaped base body (a) that is structured for positioning on a support rod that can be fastened on the second element, and (b) a first end face of which includes a plastically deformable projection forming a support surface for making supporting contact with the first element, wherein the first element is a cover, and wherein the projection is plastically deformable only by a force that is greater than a supporting force generated by supporting the cover.
A support assembly for an electrically operated brake booster, the support assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a cover situated on the housing;
- a support rod that is fastened onto the housing and that extends from the housing to a region at a bottom of the cover;
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- a support supporting the cover and including an annular disk-shaped base body (a) that is positioned on the support rod, and (b) a first end face of which includes a plastically deformable projection forming a support surface making supporting contact with the bottom of the cover, wherein the projection is plastically deformable only by a force that is greater than a supporting force generated by supporting the cover.
A method for providing a support for supporting a cover on a housing, the method comprising:
- deforming a plastically deformable projection of a first end face of a base body of the support as a function of a dimension of a gap required between the cover and the housing when the cover is pressed towards the first end face, wherein the projection is plastically deformable only by a force that is greater than a supporting force generated by supporting the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.