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US 9,168,904 B2Granted
Input and output rods for vacuum brake booster
AssigneeKelsey-Hayes Company
InventorPatrick T. MacLellan
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Abstract
An input rod for connecting a vacuum brake booster to a pedal linkage member, wherein the input rod includes a connecting portion adapted to be connected to the pedal linkage member. The input rod further including a hollow body portion formed from a stamped flat blank.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing a tubular input rod for use in a brake system including a vacuum brake booster and a pedal linkage member comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a flat blank having opposed edges;
- and
- (b) forming at least a portion of the blank into a tubular input rod having opposed edges that are adjacent to one another, wherein the tubular input rod is adapted be connected between a vacuum brake booster and a pedal linkage member in a brake system.
A method of manufacturing a brake system comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a vacuum brake booster;
- (b) providing a pedal linkage member;
- (c) manufacturing a tubular input rod by (1) providing a flat blank having opposed edges, and (2) forming at least a portion of the blank into a tubular input rod having opposed edges that are adjacent to one another;
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- (c) connecting the tubular input rod between the vacuum brake booster and the pedal linkage member.
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