| 摘要 |
<p>A braking system for a vehicle having front (11) and rear brakes (13), and including a split master cylinder (130) with an intensifying apparatus (10) incorporated into a first hydraulic fluid line (134) for exponentially amplifying the pressure of the fluid from said master cylinder (130) to a front brake (11). A first split cylinder piston (132) is disposed in said split master cylinder (130) for compressing fluid in a first chamber (112) of the master cylinder (13) and supplying fluid pressure to the hydraulic fluid line (134) in a first linearly increasing function in response to movement of said first piston (54). A second hydraulic fluid line (135) extends from a second chamber (114) of the split master cylinder (130) for channelling fluid to said rear brake (13). The brake pressure intensifying apparatus (10) includes a fluid cylinder (40) axially extending between an inlet end (44) and an outlet end (46). A piston assembly (52) is disposed in the cylinder (40) for regulating fluid flow between said inlet end (44) and said outlet end (46) and includes a first piston (54) having a first forward end (54a) and a first outer annular wall (100) extending from said first forward end (54a). One of said fluid cylinder (40) and the first outer annular wall (100) defines an aperture (110) for allowing fluid to flow into said piston assembly (52) from said inlet end (44) of said fluid cylinder (40).</p> |
