Patents Assigned to FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
  • Patent number: 12168427
    Abstract: A reduction motor for a parking brake mechanical actuator of a drum brake comprising an electric motor comprising an output shaft extending along a first axis, and a reduction gearbox comprising an output shaft extending along a second axis, in which the reduction gearbox, comprises stepped tangentially-meshing spur gears, each stepped gear comprising a gearwheel and a coaxial pinion, these being superposed on and secured to each other in terms of rotation, the stepped gears being mounted with the ability to rotate about mutually parallel axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Alberto Molinaro, Cédric Guignon, Luu Gérard, Christophe Dupas
  • Patent number: 11926329
    Abstract: An evaluation of the speed of movement of a rear wheel of a motor vehicle on the ground, in particular on the inside of a bend, is made exclusively according to the speeds of the front wheels, in situations in which a direct measurement is not possible or in order to accurately evaluate occurrences of wheel lock-up or wheel slip. The invention can be applied to improving the braking setpoints when cornering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Lennart Witte, Alex Patrão Carqueijò
  • Patent number: 11892045
    Abstract: A braking device for a vehicle is provided. The braking device includes a braking member, friction components that are adapted to come into contact with the braking member, and an air supply line secured to the friction parts and opening out opposite the braking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Thierry Pasquet, Philippe Bourlon
  • Patent number: 11867244
    Abstract: Disc brake comprising a yoke, at least one first brake pad mounted so as to slide within the yoke, the first brake pad comprising a pad support and a friction material, a caliper comprising at least one piston mounted so as to slide within the caliper in such a way as to move the first brake pad in relation to the yoke, at least one actuator configured to move the piston axially, and a separators device inserted between the piston and the first brake pad forming an equaliser so as to distribute the thrust force exerted by the piston onto at least two zones of the first brake pad, at least partially distinct from the projection of the piston onto the first brake pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Bourlon, Thierry Pasquet
  • Patent number: 11814038
    Abstract: A system for securing the parking of an automobile vehicle parked on a parking area (Z), the vehicle including two steering wheels, and a actuator to modify the orientation of the steering wheels without the action of the driver, the system including a control unit (UC), a system for detecting a parked state of the automobile vehicle, a sensor for detecting the slope of the parking area, sensor for determining the orientation of the steering wheels with respect to the axis of the vehicle, the control unit (UC) being configured to determine the orientation of the steering wheels to put the vehicle in a decreased danger configuration in case of an unwanted movement of the vehicle, and to sending an instruction to the actuator to orientate the steering wheels according to the orientation determined by the control unit (UC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Lennart Witte, Aleksander Hurwic
  • Patent number: 11686360
    Abstract: A longitudinal end of the nut has: at least one blocking face forming a means for blocking a rotation of the nut along a longitudinal axis of the nut, and at least one transmission face forming a means for transmitting a force directed along the axis. The blocking face or at least one of the blocking faces and the transmission face or at least one of the transmission faces have at least one common edge, and the blocking face or at least one of the blocking faces is concave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Foundation Brakes France SAS
    Inventors: Rosa Pinto, Jèrôme Bertrand, Fabrice Umbdenstock, Philippe Bourlon
  • Patent number: 11535225
    Abstract: A brake caliper comprising: a set of brake pads positioned on each side of a brake disc; a first actuator including a first drive gearwheel driving a first mobile piston pressing against a first portion of brake pad in order to move same; a second actuator including a second drive gearwheel driving a second mobile piston pressing against a second portion of the pad in order to move same, with a mode of operation that is the opposite of that of the first actuator; a first and a second worm screws which are secured to one another and of opposite hand to one another, rotationally driven and capable of translational movement in their longitudinal direction and in mesh with the first and second gearwheels respectively in order to turn these in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Didier Esnee, Xavier Labarre, Mehdi Moumane
  • Patent number: 11498540
    Abstract: A brake actuator comprising a DC motor, a computer configured for: measuring, over time, a current drawn by the motor and a voltage between the terminals of the motor; implementing a Kalman filter in order to compute, from the measured current and voltage, a filtered current drawn by the motor and a filtered rotational speed of a shaft of the motor; computing, from the value of the filtered current and the value of the filtered rotational speed, a clamping force that is produced by the actuator; controlling the motor such that it stops when the computed value of the clamping force reaches a predetermined setpoint value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Thierry Pasquet, Abdessamed Ramdane
  • Patent number: 11247722
    Abstract: A motorised vehicle comprises a first wheel located laterally on a first side of the vehicle, and a second wheel located laterally on a second side of the vehicle opposite the first side. The vehicle comprises a steering system configured to modify the orientation of the wheels and to turn the vehicle. The vehicle comprises a trajectory modifier configured to vary the speed of rotation of the first wheel and to modify the trajectory of the vehicle in the event of failure of the steering system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventor: Thierry Pasquet
  • Patent number: 11143252
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake caliper comprising a caliper body comprising a housing containing a piston and a member for driving a mechanism for moving the piston. The driving member comprises a threaded body and a head comprising a face supported on a bottom of the housing, the supported face being provided with a non-friction coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventor: Philippe Bourlon
  • Publication number: 20210254681
    Abstract: A braking device for a vehicle is provided. The braking device includes a braking member, friction means that can come into contact with the braking member, and an air supply line secured to the friction means and opening out opposite the braking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Foundation Brakes France SAS
    Inventors: Thierry PASQUET, Philippe BOURLON
  • Publication number: 20210010553
    Abstract: A longitudinal end of the nut has: at least one blocking face forming a means for blocking a rotation of the nut along a longitudinal axis of the nut, and at least one transmission face forming a means for transmitting a force directed along the axis. The blocking face or at least one of the blocking faces and the transmission face or at least one of the transmission faces have at least one common edge, and the blocking face or at least one of the blocking faces is concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Foundation Brakes France SAS
    Inventors: Rosa PINTO, Jèrôme BERTRAND, Fabrice UMBDENSTOCK, Philippe BOURLON
  • Patent number: 10746243
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disc brake including a stationary support arm which includes a C-shaped recess, a slide which fits closely to the walls of the recess, a brake pad including two lateral lugs, each of which is received in a recess with a slide inserted therebetween, and a spring for resiliently returning the brake pad to its inoperative position, including a portion for attachment to the stationary support. The attachment portion includes an attachment tab, at least one flange of the slide includes an attachment strip, and the attachment tab and the attachment strip include complementary element for connection by form-fitting interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Alexandre Foucoin, Didier Montegu, Xavier Labarre
  • Patent number: 10737675
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a braking system for a motor vehicle, capable of implementing a parking brake function. The system includes a disk, a brake caliper and at least one piston to exert a disk clamping force on the disk, the braking system further including an electric drive unit moving the piston relative to the caliper and a hydraulic drive unit moving the piston relative to the caliper. The method includes at least one step of exerting a disk clamping force by moving the piston, by the electric drive unit and/or the hydraulic drive unit. The method includes a step of actuating the hydraulic unit by exerting a first clamping power on the piston, followed by a step of actuating the electric unit by exerting an additional clamping power, until a total power is obtained that is high enough to lock the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Lennart Witte, Benoit Ghesquiere, Aleksander Hurwic
  • Patent number: 10688980
    Abstract: A brake caliper, including a caliper body including a base bearing a piston with a cylindrical external face and a movement conversion mechanism for moving this piston translationally in a main direction, this base including a cylindrical internal face in which the piston slides. The caliper includes three steel rollers interposed between the internal face of the base and the external face of the piston while being oriented along the main axis and distributed about this axis. Each roller is housed in a groove formed at the internal face of the base parallel to the main axis while being open radially towards the main axis, each cylinder extending out of this groove towards the main axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe Bourlon, Cyril Cubizolles, Marc Ayache
  • Patent number: 10670096
    Abstract: A disk brake includes a disk overlapped by a caliper, at least one pad carried by the caliper, two different actuators, each one including a pinion and a mobile piston for pressing the pad against the disk by rotation of the pinions, a rotating shaft including two endless screws having opposite winding directions, the shaft being mobile in translation in the longitudinal direction thereof, and an electric motor for driving the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft extends between the two pinions with the two endless screws thereof each engaged in a pinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventor: Didier Esnee
  • Patent number: 10605315
    Abstract: A brake includes a caliper overlapping a disk. The brake also includes a first pad and a second pad which are carried by the caliper on either side of the disk. The brake further includes a first actuator including a first primary toothed wheel driving a first mobile piston pressing against the first pad in order to move same. The brake further includes a second actuator including a second primary toothed wheel driving a second mobile piston pressing against the second pad. The brake further includes a rotating shaft including a first and a second endless screw having opposite winding directions, the shaft being movable in translation. The brake further includes an electric motor for driving the rotating shaft. The first and second endless screws are engaged in the first and second primary toothed wheels respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Didier Esnee, Thierry Pasquet, Pascal Champion
  • Patent number: 10597017
    Abstract: An electromagnetic brake actuator for a vehicle. The actuator includes a motor, a casing defining an inner space containing the motor, and an electric connector leading to outside of the actuator. The actuator includes a duct in which an electric conductor is placed, which electrically connects the motor to the electric connector. The duct is configured to allow fluid to pass between the electric connector and the inner space, through the electric connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventor: Philippe Bourlon
  • Patent number: 10563716
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disc brake of a motor vehicle including a brake disc, a stationary holder, a brake pad mounted such that it slides axially in the stationary holder, and at least one elastic return spring for the elastic return of the brake pad towards the idle position thereof. The elastic return spring includes a portion for fixing the spring to the stationary holder, which includes a rigid fixing blade received in a complementary machined part of the stationary holder of the disc brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Alexandre Foucoin, Didier Montegu, Xavier Labarre
  • Publication number: 20190145505
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle braking system including the steps of machining a hub so as to provide it with a nose and a tapped hole, mounting, on the nose of the hub, a ring having at least one relief extending in a direction perpendicular to a main axis of the ring, and rigidly attaching the ring to the hub such that the assembly, including the hub and the ring, forms a nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Foundation Brakes France SAS
    Inventor: Philippe BOURLON