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US 12,084,009 B2Granted
Master cylinder for a braking system
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsHarry Pongo, James E. Kehren
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Abstract
A dual input master cylinder, comprising a housing having a first input, a piston base positioned within the housing, and a piston rod having a first end and a second end, the first end of the piston rod abutting the piston base and the second end of the piston rod acting as a second input of the dual input master cylinder, wherein the piston rod is capable of being spaced apart from the piston base.
Claims20
A dual input master cylinder, comprising:
- a housing having a first input;
- an end cap;
- a piston base positioned within the housing;
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- a piston rod having a first end, a second end, a head, and a collar extending outward from the head, the collar being configured to abut the end cap, the first end of the piston rod abutting the piston base and the second end of the piston rod acting as a second input of the dual input master cylinder, wherein the piston rod is capable of being spaced apart from the piston base.
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A dual input master cylinder, comprising:
- a housing having a first input and an outlet;
- a piston base positioned within the housing;
- a piston rod having a first end and a second end, the first end of the piston rod abutting the piston base and the second end of the piston rod acting as a second input of the dual input master cylinder, wherein the piston rod is capable of being spaced apart from the piston base;
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- a biasing member, the biasing member being received around at least a portion of the piston base.
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A braking system, comprising:
- a first user input;
- a second user input;
- a dual input master cylinder operably coupled to the first and second inputs, the dual input master cylinder including:
- a housing having an output;
- a piston base positioned within the housing;
- a piston rod having a first end and a second end, the first end of the piston rod abutting the piston base and the second end of the piston rod receiving the second user input, wherein the piston rod is capable of being spaced apart from the piston base;
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- a biasing member, the biasing member being received around at least a portion of the piston base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.