1. A braking apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
an operating member with which a driver performs a brake operation;
a driving piston that is supported movably in an axial direction in a cylinder and that can be moved forward by the operating member, the driving piston including an input piston and a pressurizing piston;
a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber that are sectioned in a forward position and a backward position relative to the pressurizing piston as a result that the driving piston is movably supported in the cylinder;
a control-hydraulic-pressure setting unit that sets a control hydraulic-pressure corresponding to an operation made on the driving piston by the operating member;
a hydraulic-pressure supply unit that generates a braking hydraulic-pressure from the first pressure chamber by causing the control hydraulic-pressure set by the control-hydraulic-pressure setting unit to act on the second pressure chamber;
a counterforce chamber that is arranged in the cylinder and whose volume decreases as the driving piston moves forward; and
a counterforce giving unit that is arranged in the driving piston, and that can give an operation counterforce to the operating member through the driving piston by deforming corresponding to decrease of volume of the counterforce chamber, wherein
the counterforce giving unit includes a compression chamber, a decompression chamber, and a counterforce piston provided between the compression chamber and the decompression chamber,
the compression chamber communicates with the counterforce chamber, and
the decompression chamber includes a biasing member that presses against the counterforce piston to compress the compression chamber.
2. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein
the counterforce chamber is formed in a ring shape between the cylinder and the driving piston, and
the counterforce piston is movably supported inside the driving piston to section the compression chamber and a communicating path that communicates the counterforce chamber and the compression chamber.
3. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein
the counterforce giving unit is provided in the input piston and
as the volume of the counterforce chamber is decreased by the driving piston, fluid from the counterforce chamber flows into the compression chamber via the communication path such that the fluid causes a volume of the compression chamber to increase and the counterforce piston to move against a bias force applied by the biasing member.
4. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising:
a cap member at an end of the counterforce giving unit;
a rubber member, adjacent to the cap member, that includes a first through hole at a center thereof; and
a support bracket, adjacent to the rubber member, that has a ring shape and includes a second through hole at a center thereof.
5. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the counterforce piston includes a support rod that extends toward the support bracket such that a central part of the support rod pierces through the second through hole and an engaging portion of the support rod engages an inner periphery of the support bracket.
6. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 5, further comprising:
a reserve tank; and
a discharge path between the reserve tank and the decompression chamber,
wherein the discharge path includes a first discharge path whose one end communicates with the decompression chamber through the first through hole and pierces through the input piston and the cap member, a second discharge path whose one end communicates with an other end of the first discharge path and that pierces through the cylinder, and a third discharge path that connects the second discharge path and the reserve tank.
7. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 6, wherein as the volume of compression chamber increases a volume of the decompression chamber decreases such that a discharge fluid within the decompression chamber is discharged to the reserve tank via the discharge path.
8. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising:
a cap member at an end of the counterforce giving unit that includes a pedestal portion that projects inside the input piston and a support rod that extends along a center axis of the input piston from the pedestal portion, wherein
the support rod includes a first discharge path that at one end opens to the decompression chamber via the pedestal portion, and
the input piston includes a second discharge path that communicates with an other end of the first discharge path and that opens outside the cylinder.
9. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein as the volume of compression chamber increases a volume of the decompression chamber decreases such that air within the decompression chamber is discharged outside of the cylinder via the first discharge path and the second discharge path.
10. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein
the input piston and the pressurizing piston are arranged in series inside the cylinder,
an operating force of the operating member can be input to the input piston,
the first pressure chamber is sectioned at a frontward position relative to the pressurizing piston,
the second pressure chamber is sectioned between the pressurizing piston and the input piston,
a third pressure chamber is sectioned in a rearward position relative to the input piston, and
the second pressure chamber and the third pressure chamber communicate with each other through a communicating path.
11. A braking apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
an operating member with which a driver performs a brake operation;
a driving piston that is supported movably in an axial direction in a cylinder and that can be moved forward by the operating member;
a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber that are sectioned in a forward position and a backward position relative to the driving piston as a result that the driving piston is movably supported in the cylinder;
a control-hydraulic-pressure setting unit that sets a control hydraulic-pressure corresponding to an operation made on the driving piston by the operating member;
a hydraulic-pressure supply unit that generates a braking hydraulic-pressure from the first pressure chamber by causing the control hydraulic-pressure set by the control-hydraulic-pressure setting unit to act on the second pressure chamber;
a counterforce chamber that is arranged in the cylinder and whose volume decreases as the driving piston moves forward; and
a counterforce giving unit that is arranged in the driving piston, and that can give an operation counterforce to the operating member through the driving piston by deforming corresponding to decrease of volume of the counterforce chamber, wherein
the counterforce chamber is formed in a ring shape between the cylinder and the driving piston or an input piston,
the counterforce giving unit includes a counterforce piston that is movably supported inside the driving piston or the input piston to section a compression chamber, a communicating path that communicates the counterforce chamber and the compression chamber, and a biasing member that gives a bias in one direction to the counterforce piston to compress the compression chamber,
the counterforce piston is movably supported in the driving piston or the input piston to section the compression chamber and a decompression chamber, and
the decompression chamber is connected to a reserve tank through a discharge path.
12. The braking apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 11, wherein
the discharge path includes a first discharge path whose one end communicates with the decompression chamber by piercing through the driving piston or the input piston, a second discharge path whose one end communicates with another end of the first discharge path by piercing through the cylinder, and a third discharge path that connects the second discharge path and the reserve tank, and
a sealing member to prevent leakage of hydraulic pressure from the discharge path is attached between the driving piston or the input piston and the cylinder.
13. A braking apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
an operating member with which a driver performs a brake operation;
a driving piston that is supported movably in an axial direction in a cylinder and that can be moved forward by the operating member;
a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber that are sectioned in a forward position and a backward position relative to the driving piston as a result that the driving piston is movably supported in the cylinder;
a control-hydraulic-pressure setting unit that sets a control hydraulic-pressure corresponding to an operation made on the driving piston by the operating member;
a hydraulic-pressure supply unit that generates a braking hydraulic-pressure from the first pressure chamber by causing the control hydraulic-pressure set by the control-hydraulic-pressure setting unit to act on the second pressure chamber;
a counterforce chamber that is arranged in the cylinder and whose volume decreases as the driving piston moves forward; and
a counterforce giving unit that is arranged in the driving piston, and that can give an operation counterforce to the operating member through the driving piston by deforming corresponding to decrease of volume of the counterforce chamber, wherein
the counterforce chamber is formed in a ring shape between the cylinder and the driving piston or an input piston,
the counterforce giving unit includes a counterforce piston that is movably supported inside the driving piston or the input piston to section a compression chamber, a communicating path that communicates the counterforce chamber and the compression chamber, and a biasing member that gives a bias in one direction to the counterforce piston to compress the compression chamber,
the counterforce piston is movably supported in the driving piston or the input piston to section the compression chamber and a decompression chamber, and
the decompression chamber is configured such that air is released through a discharge path that is provided in the driving piston or the input piston.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A computer-implemented method for processing forms on a personal computer while isolated from a computer server which has a document management system, comprising the steps of:
storing Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) forms on the personal computer wherein the forms have data fields for data submission;
receiving data as input to at least one first data field on a first HTML form while the personal computer is physically disconnected from the computer server;
receiving a data submit command with respect to the first HTML form field input data;
storing the first HTML form field input data on the personal computer in response to the received data submit command;
wherein the HTML form field input data is stored in a first file on the personal computer in response to the received data submit command;
after the personal computer is connected to a network having a data connection to the document management system,
identifying second completed HTML forms including the first HTML form in response to a user command, second HTML form field input data associated with the second completed HTML forms being stored on the personal computer in second files;
using a graphical user interface to indicate that the second HTML form field input data are to be sent from the second files on the personal computer to the document management system;
converting each of the second files from a binary format into a character string;
combining the character strings corresponding to the second files into a single data stream;
sending the single data stream over the network to the document management system;
wherein after being successfully sent to the document management system, the first HTML form and the stored first HTML form field input data are removed from the personal computer;
wherein the document management system facilitates electronic capturing of documents and for storing and managing the documents.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the forms are business forms.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the personal computer is a laptop computer.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the personal computer is a notebook computer.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the personal computer is a hand-held computer.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein a remote forms manager screen is used by a user to access the HTML forms on the personal computer.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein at least several of the forms are grouped together and represented by an icon.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the storing of the HTML form field data on the personal computer includes collecting the entered data and saving the entered data to a self-contained file on the personal computer.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the storing of the HTML form field data on the personal computer includes collecting the entered data and saving the entered data to an HTML file on the personal computer.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein if the first HTML form and the stored HTML form field input data are not successfully sent to the document management system, the first HTML form and the stored HTML form field input data remain on the personal computer.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein if the stored HTML form field input data is successfully transferred to the document management system, then the HTML form field input data is removed from the personal computer.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein if the stored HTML form field input data is not successfully transferred to the document management system while the personal computer is connected to the network, then the HTML form field input data is not removed from the personal computer.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein the entered data includes HTML post data.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the data for each post is stored in a separate file.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the separate files are HTML files.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein at least one of the separate files represents a business document.
17. A computer-implemented system for processing forms on a personal computer while isolated from a computer server which has a document management system, comprising:
a data storage device on the personal computer that stores Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) forms, wherein the forms have data fields for data submission;
a data processor configured to store the first HTML form field input data, associated with a first HTML form, on the personal computer in response to a received data submit command, wherein the first HTML form field input data is stored in a first file on the personal computer in response to the received data submit command, wherein the storage of the first HTML form field input data in an HTML format occurs while the personal computer is physically disconnected from the computer server and includes HTML post data,
the data processor being further configured, after the personal computer is connected to a network having a data connection to the document management system, to identify second completed HTML forms including the first HTML form in response to a user command, second HTML form field input data associated with the second completed HTML forms being stored on the personal computer in second files;
a graphical user interface configured to be displayed on a display device, in response to the personal computer being connected to the network, the graphical user interface being used to indicate that the second HTML form field input data are to be sent from the second files on the personal computer to the document management system;
wherein the data processor is further configure to convert each of the second files from a binary format into a character string, combine the character strings corresponding to the second files into a single data stream, and send the single data stream over the network to the document management system;
wherein after being successfully sent to the document management system, the first HTML form and the stored first HTML form field input data are removed from the personal computer;
wherein the document management system facilitates electronic capturing of documents and for storing and managing the documents.