Brake line with attachment assembly for easy installation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorFrank Acierno Valencia
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Abstract
An attachment assembly for a fluid line on a vehicle may include a spigot operably coupled to the fluid line such that automotive fluid may flow from the fluid line through the spigot, a coupling member which may operably couple the fluid line to the spigot, and a locking member which may be operably coupled to the coupling member to secure the fluid line to a chassis of the vehicle via insertion of the locking member into a bore disposed at the chassis of the vehicle. The locking member may be installed on the vehicle by hand without the use of tools.
Claims9
A vehicle brake system, the vehicle brake system comprising:
- a wheel of a vehicle;
- a chassis of the vehicle, to which the wheel may be operably coupled;
- a brake caliper disposed at the wheel and operably coupled to the chassis;
- a brake line operably coupled to the chassis via an attachment assembly, to provide hydraulic force to operate the brake caliper accordingly;
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- a brake pedal operably coupled to the brake line,
- wherein the attachment assembly comprises:
- a spigot operably coupled to the fluid line such that automotive fluid flows from the fluid line through the spigot;
- a coupling member operably coupling the fluid line to the spigot;
- a first locking member operably coupled to the coupling member to secure the fluid line to the chassis of the vehicle via insertion of the first locking member into a first bore disposed at the chassis of the vehicle, and
- a second locking member operably coupled to a mounting bracket to secure the fluid line to the chassis of the vehicle via insertion of the second locking member into a second bore disposed at the chassis of the vehicle,
- wherein the first bore extends into the chassis in a first direction and the second bore extends into the chassis in a second direction, and
- wherein the first direction is normal to the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.