Brake master cylinder
OwnerAndrew James Perryinventor
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Abstract
A brake assembly includes a reservoir body adapted to store a brake fluid and defining a cylinder bore, and a piston adapted to reciprocate inside the cylinder bore. The brake assembly also includes a base bracket pivotably coupled to a reservoir body and adapted to be mounted to a handlebar, and a handle pivotally coupled to the base bracket and adapted to pivot relative to the base bracket. A drive link is pivotable coupled to the reservoir body and is configured to pivot relative to the reservoir body to advance the piston inside the cylinder bore in response to the pressing of the handle. The handle is configured to be set at a plurality of angular positions with respect to the reservoir body by pivoting the base bracket relative to the reservoir body.
Claims12
A brake assembly adapted to be mounted to a handlebar of a vehicle, the brake assembly comprising:
- a reservoir body adapted to store a brake fluid and defines a cylindrical bore;
- a piston adapted to reciprocate inside the cylindrical bore;
- a base bracket pivotably coupled to the reservoir body and adapted to be mounted to the handlebar;
- a handle pivotally coupled to the base bracket and adapted to pivot relative to the base bracket;
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- a drive link pivotably coupled to the reservoir body and configured to pivot relative to the reservoir body to advance the piston inside the cylindrical bore in response to the pressing of the handle,
- wherein the handle is configured to be set at a plurality of angular positions with respect to the reservoir body by pivoting the base bracket relative to the reservoir body;
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- wherein the base bracket includes an arcuate slot to facilitate the setting of the handle at the plurality of angular positions.
A brake assembly adapted to be mounted to a handlebar of a vehicle, the brake assembly comprising:
- a reservoir body adapted to store a brake fluid and defines a cylindrical bore;
- a piston adapted to reciprocate inside the cylindrical bore;
- a base bracket pivotably coupled to the reservoir body and adapted to be mounted to the handlebar;
- a handle pivotally coupled to the base bracket and adapted to pivot relative to the base bracket;
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- a drive link pivotably coupled to the reservoir body and configured to pivot relative to the reservoir body to advance the piston inside the cylindrical bore in response to the pressing of the handle,
- wherein the handle is configured to be set at a plurality of angular positions with respect to the reservoir body by pivoting the base bracket relative to the reservoir body;
- wherein the reservoir body includes a gear wheel portion having a plurality of teeth;
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- wherein the brake assembly includes an actuator mounted to the base bracket and having a worm gear engaged with the gear wheel portion to facilitate the pivoting of the base bracket relative to the reservoir body to set the handle the plurality of angular positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.