Abstract: A brake force detecting device for detecting strain in a caliper bracket. The brake force detecting device includes a sensor plate fixed to the outside surface of a brake load receiving portion of the caliper bracket in the circumferential direction of a brake disc and a strain gauge attached to the sensor plate for detecting strain generated in the sensor plate. The strain gauge is connected to an amplifier.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 18, 2007
Date of Patent:
October 12, 2010
Assignees:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.