Pump of electronically controlled brake system

Abstract

A pump of an electronically controlled brake system. The pump includes a bore formed in a modulator block and connected with a suction port and a discharge port, a piston installed in the bore in a reciprocating movable manner and defining an inlet path therein, an inlet valve to open or close an exit-side end of the inlet path according to a position of the piston, and an outlet valve provided at one side of the bore, operations of the inlet and outlet valves being contrary to each other. The outlet valve includes a valve seat, a sleeve to surround the valve seat, an outlet ball interposed between the sleeve and the valve seat and used to open or close a path defined in the valve seat, and a valve cap provided at one side of the sleeve to isolate an interior from an exterior of the bore. One or more of the valve sheet, sleeve, and valve cap are formed by press-forming, to achieve improved assembly efficiency and reduced manufacturing costs.

1 . A pump of an electronically controlled brake system comprising: a bore formed in a modulator block and connected with a suction port and a discharge port; a piston installed in the bore in a reciprocating movable manner and defining an inlet path therein; an inlet valve to open or close an exit-side end of the inlet path according to a position of the piston; and an outlet valve provided at one side of the bore, operations of the inlet and outlet valves being contrary to each other,
 wherein the outlet valve comprises: a valve seat; a sleeve to surround the valve seat; an outlet ball interposed between the sleeve and the valve seat and used to open or close a path defined in the valve seat; and a valve cap provided at one side of the sleeve to isolate an interior from an exterior of the bore.   
   
   
       2 . The pump according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is formed by press-forming or forging. 
   
   
       3 . The pump according to  claim 1 , wherein the valve seat or valve cap is formed by press-forming. 
   
   
       4 . The pump according to  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises an orifice to reduce pulsation of fluid. 
   
   
       5 . The pump according to  claim 1 , wherein the outlet valve further comprises a return spring to provide an elastic restoring force to the outlet ball, and the sleeve comprises a guide to guide the return spring. 
   
   
       6 . A pump of an electronically controlled brake system comprising: a bore formed in a modulator block and connected with a suction port and a discharge port; a piston installed in the bore in a reciprocating movable manner and defining an inlet path therein; an inlet valve to open or close an exit-side end of the inlet path according to a position of the piston; and an outlet valve provided at one side of the bore, operations of the in let and outlet valves being contrary to each other,
 wherein the outlet valve comprises: a valve seat; a sleeve to surround the valve seat; an outlet ball interposed between the sleeve and the valve seat and used to open or close a path defined in the valve seat; and a valve cap provided at one side of the sleeve to isolate an interior from an exterior of the bore, and   wherein the sleeve comprises a discharge groove to guide fluid, discharged by opening/closing operations of the outlet ball, to the outside.   
   
   
       7 . The pump according to  claim 6 , wherein the discharge groove defines a discharge path with a surface of the valve cap adjacent thereto. 
   
   
       8 . The pump according to  claim 6 , wherein the discharge groove is an annular groove formed in a surface of the sleeve. 
   
   
       9 . The pump according to  claim 7 , wherein the sleeve comprises an orifice  to introduce the fluid into the discharge path. 
   
   
       10 . A pump of an electronically controlled brake system comprising: a bore formed in a modulator block and connected with a suction port and a discharge port; a piston installed in the bore in a reciprocating movable manner and defining an inlet path therein; an inlet valve to open or close an exit-side end of the inlet path according to a position of the piston; and an outlet valve provided at one side of the bore, operations of the inlet and outlet valves being contrary to each other,
 wherein the outlet valve comprises: a valve seat; a sleeve to surround the valve seat; an outlet ball interposed between the sleeve and the valve seat and used to open or close a path defined in the valve seat; and a valve cap provided at one side of the sleeve to isolate an interior from an exterior of the bore, and   wherein a damping region is formed between the sleeve and the valve cap to reduce pulsation of fluid.   
   
   
       11 . The pump according to  claim 10 , wherein a discharge path is defined in a surface of the sleeve coming in contact with the valve cap. 
   
   
       12 . The pump according to  claim 11 , wherein a groove is formed in an inner circumferential surface of the valve cap, to connect the discharge path with the damping region. 
   
   
       13 . The pump according to  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve comprises an orifice to introduce fluid into the discharge path. 
   
   
       14 . The pump according to  claim 10 , wherein a surface of the sleeve coming in contact with the damping region is elastically deformed by a pressure difference between an interior and an exterior of the sleeve.