Patents by Inventor Lukas Madzgalla

Lukas Madzgalla has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230264670
    Abstract: An electromotive actuator assembly for an electromechanical vehicle brake is disclosed having a transmission that comprises transmission shafts, cylindrical brake surface provided in the transmission and which encircles an axis of rotation, and a blocking element mounted eccentrically with respect to the axis of rotation. The blocking element is adjustable about a pivot axis by a drive unit and can be placed in contact with the cylindrical brake surface. The blocking element is arranged so as to become wedged together with the cylindrical brake surface with self-locking action in only one direction of rotation of the cylindrical brake surface about the axis of rotation (A). The disclosure also relates to a method for activating and deactivating a parking brake function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Lukas Madzgalla, Peter Maeurer, Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker
  • Patent number: 11692602
    Abstract: Brake apparatus for a motor vehicle with a restoring apparatus, comprising a brake support body, a brake lining, a restoring apparatus for the brake lining, and a wear compensation means, the restoring apparatus being connected via the wear compensation means to the brake lining, the restoring apparatus having a lever arm which comprises a spring section, a supporting bearing and a lever bearing, the lever bearing being arranged between the spring section and the supporting bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Wecker, Marco Becker, Guido Zenzen, Lukas Madzgalla, Joerg Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Peter Mäurer, Philipp Schwenzer
  • Publication number: 20230160445
    Abstract: The disclosure illustrates and describes a guide element which extends from a first end via a guide portion to a second end. The guide element has a fixing portion arranged at the second end and extending along a first extent direction, which runs transversely with respect to the axial direction, to a free end. The guide element has a connecting portion between the guide portion and the fixing portion. The connecting portion extends along a second extent direction, which runs transversely with respect to the axial direction and transversely with respect to the second extent direction, and extends along the axial direction from a first plane, which runs perpendicular to the axial direction, to a second plane, which runs perpendicular to the axial direction. The fixing portion is spaced apart in an axial direction both from the first plane and from the second plane. The disclosure furthermore relates to a corresponding brake anchor and to a corresponding disk brake system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Lukas Madzgalla, Jörg Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Philipp Schwenzer
  • Publication number: 20230136921
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a brake caliper guide for a floating caliper disk brake, comprising at least one guide pin attached to a brake caliper, having a head and a shaft, a brake carrier having at least one guide bore which has an entry region and a bore depth extending into the brake carrier, and a guide device inserted into the entry region of the guide bore having a sliding sleeve arranged in an elastomer sleeve 40. The shaft of the guide pin is mounted in a longitudinally displaceable manner in the sliding sleeve such that the head is located outside the brake carrier. The region of the shaft which is located on the side of the guide device oriented toward the bore depth projects into the guide bore. The end face of the sliding sleeve which is oriented toward the outer face of the brake carrier has a first collar which extends radially outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Lukas Madzgalla
  • Publication number: 20230058671
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a disc brake arrangement comprising, a brake carrier, at least one brake lining, and at least one positioning device. The brake carrier comprises a brake disc shaft, comprising at least one outer face which is a side remote from the brake disc shaft, comprising at least one inner face which is a side facing the brake disc shaft, and comprising guide grooves which run in each case from the outer face to the inner face, the direction thereof defining an actuating direction, and which are formed in each case from two opposing guide surfaces and a support surface connecting the guide surfaces. The at least one brake lining comprises a friction lining and a lining carrier which is displaceably mounted by guide ears in the guide grooves in the actuating direction. The at least one positioning device comprises a guide and comprises a clamping device, the brake lining and the brake carrier being coupled thereby so as to be displaceable relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Wecker, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Lukas Madzgalla, Florian Roessinger
  • Publication number: 20220397173
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a brake lining arrangement for a vehicle disc brake, comprising at least one brake lining carrier plate, at least one friction lining, and at least one restoring element. The friction lining is attached to the front surface of the at least one brake lining carrier plate. The at least one restoring element is fastened to the rear surface of the at least one brake lining carrier plate and may be coupled to a brake caliper of the vehicle disc brake. At least one restoring element has at least two spring portions. The at least one restoring element is configured such that the at least two spring portions of the at least one restoring element act on the brake caliper under pretensioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Lukas Madzgalla, Jörg Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Philipp Schwenzer, Paul Wecker
  • Publication number: 20220306067
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electromechanical actuation unit for a motor vehicle brake comprising: at least one electromechanical actuation device for actuating at least one brake shoe of the motor vehicle brake. The electromechanical actuation device has at least drive element and at least one drive spindle, wherein the at least one drive element drives the at least one drive spindle. The electromechanical actuation device has at least one elastic element, the at least one elastic element being elastically deformable for a parking brake function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Lukas Madzgalla
  • Publication number: 20220307561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a restoring device (1) for restoring a brake pad of a motor vehicle disc brake, and to a motor vehicle disc brake which comprises a restoring device of this type. The restoring device (1) comprises a wear compensation means (2) and a tension arrangement (7) for generating a restoring force, having a bearing region (10) for support on a brake carrier of the motor vehicle disc brake, and a coupling section (8), the bearing region (10) defining a bearing plane (AE) by way of a bearing contact (11) which, when the tension arrangement (7) bears against the brake carrier, comes into contact with the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Lukas Madzgalla, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Paul Wecker, Joerg Knieper, Florian Rössinger, Philipp Schwenzer, Guido Zenzen
  • Publication number: 20220307563
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an actuation device for an electromechanically actuatable motor vehicle brake, for actuating at least one brake lining of the motor vehicle brake. The actuation device comprises at least one drive element, a first power transmission train, a second power transmission train and at least one actuation element. The actuation element is designed to actuate the at least one brake lining. The at least one drive element can optionally transmit drive power to the first power transmission train or to the first and the second power transmission train. The two power transmission trains are operatively connected to the at least one actuation element or can be brought into operative connection therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Lukas Madzgalla
  • Patent number: 11448276
    Abstract: A brake lining restoring device includes at least one clamping limb with at least one first aperture, at least one base limb, and at least one clamping limb. The clamping limb and the one base limb may be connected to one another via at least one spring section. The clamping limb may be moved under elastic deformation relative to the at least one base limb. The brake lining restoring device may include a frictionally locking connection to a holding element which is assigned to the brake lining arrangement can be established via one edge (R) of the first aperture of the clamping limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Lukas Madzgalla, Peter Mäurer, Philipp Schwenzer, Paul Wecker, Jörg Knieper, Florian Roessinger
  • Publication number: 20210010554
    Abstract: Brake apparatus for a motor vehicle with a restoring apparatus, comprising a brake support body, a brake lining, a restoring apparatus for the brake lining, and a wear compensation means, the restoring apparatus being connected via the wear compensation means to the brake lining, the restoring apparatus having a lever arm which comprises a spring section, a supporting bearing and a lever bearing, the lever bearing being arranged between the spring section and the supporting bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Wecker, Marco Becker, Guido Zenzen, Lukas Madzgalla, Joerg Knieper, Florian Roessinger, Peter Mäurer, Philipp Schwenzer
  • Publication number: 20200332850
    Abstract: A brake lining restoring device includes at least one clamping limb with at least one first aperture, at least one base limb, and at least one clamping limb. The clamping limb and the one base limb may be connected to one another via at least one spring section. The clamping limb may be moved under elastic deformation relative to the at least one base limb. The brake lining restoring device may include a frictionally locking connection to a holding element which is assigned to the brake lining arrangement can be established via one edge (R) of the first aperture of the clamping limb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Active Safety GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Lukas Madzgalla, Peter Mäurer, Philipp Schwenzer, Paul Wecker, Jörg Knieper, Florian Roessinger