Patents by Inventor Michael Schog

Michael Schog 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: 20230151865
    Abstract: An actuator assembly for a vehicle brake, in particular an electromechanical vehicle brake, is specified, having a brake caliper in which there is an intermediate space—for accommodating a brake rotor, a drive housing, in which a drive assembly of the actuator assembly is accommodated, wherein the drive housing is fixedly connected to the brake caliper, a linearly guided actuating slide for a brake pad, which can be moved optionally between a retracted position and an extended position via the drive assembly, and a frame part having an accommodation space, in which a transmission unit of the drive assembly is at least partially accommodated, wherein an electric motor is secured on the frame part, which electric motor is coupled in terms of drive to the actuating slide via the transmission unit and a spindle drive, and the frame part is secured on the drive housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Michael Schog
  • Publication number: 20230140201
    Abstract: A bake piston, which is arranged on a brake caliper of a disc brake of a vehicle, has a first and a second tubular piston body portion which are connected together at a first axial end of the brake piston via an annular end wall. The second piston body portion forms a receptacle in which a spindle nut of a spindle drive is accommodated so as to be axially displaceable and not rotatable relative to the brake piston, and receives a drive spindle. The first piston body portion has a radially inwardly directed floor region. The end wall is axially stepped towards the outside and has a radially outer portion and a radially inner portion which each have an end face pointing axially away from the brake piston, wherein the end face of the radially inner portion is axially offset relative to the end face of the radially outer portion in the direction towards the second axial end of the brake piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Paul Wecker, Michael Schog
  • Publication number: 20220397171
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a brake caliper for a disk brake comprising a supporting structure having a bridge and at least one bridge finger. The at least one bridge finger has a brake lining side, an outer side and a bore, that extends into the outer side. The bore has a bore axis and a bore wall. A profiling is recessed into the bore wall. A faceplate having a peg, projects into the bore and has a peg circumferential surface. A sleeve, which has a sleeve body is arranged between the bore wall and the peg circumferential surface. The sleeve has a spring arm, which is bent outwardly in the radial direction away from the sleeve body. The profiling is designed in such a way that the outwardly bent spring arm can latch into the profiling at various points of the profiling in the axial direction of the bore axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Marco Becker, Michael Schog, Guido Zenzen, Florian Roessinger, Guido Klein, Philipp Schwenzer
  • Publication number: 20220235837
    Abstract: A brake piston is described which comprises a first tubular piston body portion and a second tubular piston body portion. The second piston body portion is connected to the first piston body portion and lies, in an axial view, radially completely inside the first piston body portion, thus forming an annular hollow space. Furthermore, a length of the second piston body portion along a piston longitudinal axis is at least 50% of a length of the first piston body portion. An inner circumferential surface of the second piston body portion comprises an anti-rotation contour which also forms an axial guide contour for a brake piston drive. Moreover, a method for manufacturing such a brake piston is explained. A brake caliper for a disk brake of a vehicle is also presented, which brake caliper comprises such a brake piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Schog
  • Patent number: 10525958
    Abstract: An electric parking brake for an automotive vehicle comprises a brake caliper having first and second bores. A first piston is mounted in the first bore and a second piston is mounted in the second bore. A first actuator supports the first piston and a second actuator supports the second piston. The first and second actuators are controlled individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: Kelsey-Hayes Company, Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Barbosa, Antonio Eduardo De Morais, H. T. Chang, Christopher McCormick, Michael Schog, William Vanderroest
  • Publication number: 20180312152
    Abstract: An electric parking brake for an automotive vehicle comprises a brake caliper having first and second bores. A first piston is mounted in the first bore and a second piston is mounted in the second bore. A first actuator supports the first piston and a second actuator supports the second piston. The first and second actuators are controlled individually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicants: Kelsey-Hayes Company, Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Barbosa, Antonio Eduardo De Morais, H. T. Chang, Christopher McCormick, Michael Schog, William Vanderroest
  • Patent number: 9919686
    Abstract: A disc brake for a motor vehicle, wherein it is possible to displace the actuating piston in the housing both by hydraulic pressure activation of a hydraulic chamber formed in the housing and via a mechanical actuator, wherein the sealing ring is accommodated in an annular groove formed in the housing. Provision is made here for the annular groove to have a groove floor, which runs substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the piston, and two groove walls, which adjoin the groove floor, wherein—as seen in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the piston—a first groove wall is directed away from the hydraulic chamber and a second groove wall is directed towards the hydraulic chamber, wherein the first groove wall merges into the groove floor via a rounded or bevelled transition region at a varying distance from the longitudinal axis of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Stahl, Boris Kuhnert, Christian Damrau, Christian Tharr, Dietrich Podzuweit, Maria Heinemann, Martin Brandt, Nong Dang, Michael Schog
  • Publication number: 20160167627
    Abstract: A disc brake for a motor vehicle, wherein it is possible to displace the actuating piston in the housing both by hydraulic pressure activation of a hydraulic chamber formed in the housing and via a mechanical actuator, wherein the sealing ring is accommodated in an annular groove formed in the housing. Provision is made here for the annular groove to have a groove floor, which runs substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the piston, and two groove walls, which adjoin the groove floor, wherein as seen in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the piston a first groove wall is directed away from the hydraulic chamber and a second groove wall is directed towards the hydraulic chamber, wherein the first groove wall merges into the groove floor via a rounded or bevelled transition region at a varying distance from the longitudinal axis of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Stahl, Boris Kuhnert, Christian Damrau, Christian Tharr, Dietrich Podzuweit, Maria Heinemann, Martin Brandt, Nong Dang, Michael Schog
  • Patent number: 9156459
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system having a hydraulically actuatable disc brake device which has an electromechanical operating device for activating a parking brake function, wherein the vehicle brake system has a hydraulic circuit with a hydraulic pressure source and also has activatable hydraulic functional elements in order to hydraulically actuate the disc brake device in accordance with a service braking action by a driver or an automatic activation, wherein the vehicle brake system also has a control device in order to actuate the electromechanical operating device in accordance with a parking braking action by the driver or an automatic activation of the parking brake function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Knechtges, Michael Schog
  • Publication number: 20140144731
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system having a hydraulically actuatable disc brake device which has an electromechanical operating device for activating a parking brake function, wherein the vehicle brake system has a hydraulic circuit with a hydraulic pressure source and also has activatable hydraulic functional elements in order to hydraulically actuate the disc brake device in accordance with a service braking action by a driver or an automatic activation, wherein the vehicle brake system also has a control device in order to actuate the electromechanical operating device in accordance with a parking braking action by the driver or an automatic activation of the parking brake function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Knechtges, Michael Schog
  • Patent number: 8517152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disk brake for a motor vehicle brake system having a frame-type housing, at least two brake pad arrangements, which are accommodated in the frame-type housing and between which a brake disk that is rotatable about an axis of rotation may be accommodated, and at least two guide bolts, which are mounted on the housing and on which at least one of the brake pad arrangements is guided with play in an axially displaceable manner. To avoid undesirable noises in this disk brake it is provided that on the brake pad arrangement guided on the guide bolts at least one spring element is mounted, which biases said brake pad arrangement relative to the guide bolts into a position corresponding to a tilting movement that results during braking of the brake disk from a braking torque acting on the brake pad arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Michael Schog, Florian Rössinger
  • Publication number: 20110226566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disk brake for a motor vehicle brake system having a frame-type housing, at least two brake pad arrangements, which are accommodated in the frame-type housing and between which a brake disk that is rotatable about an axis of rotation may be accommodated, and at least two guide bolts, which are mounted on the housing and on which at least one of the brake pad arrangements is guided with play in an axially displaceable manner. To avoid undesirable noises in this disk brake it is provided that on the brake pad arrangement guided on the guide bolts at least one spring means is mounted, which biases said brake pad arrangement relative to the guide bolts into a position corresponding to a tilting movement that results during braking of the brake disk from a braking torque acting on the brake pad arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Guido Zenzen, Marco Becker, Michael Schog, Florian Rössinger
  • Patent number: 7731002
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disc brake having a brake carrier which is fastenable to a vehicle frame and provided with studs for guiding at least one brake lining axially with respect to a brake disc, wherein the brake lining includes U-shaped recesses for the studs into which the studs engage, and wherein during braking tensile forces and/or compressive forces are exerted upon inner surfaces of the recesses. The invention is characterized in that an inner surface of at least one of the U-shaped recesses, which surface bears against a respective stud during a brake actuation, is angled with respect to a central plane of the brake lining such that a force that arises between the said surface and the respective stud during braking presses the brake lining into a stable position with respect to the studs. The invention also relates to a brake lining for use in such a disc brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Haupt, Michael Schog, Dirk Hees
  • Patent number: 7431132
    Abstract: A disc brake comprises a brake carrier, which is fastenable to the vehicle and is provided with bolts at the leading side and at the trailing side of the brake, which during braking take up the forces acting upon the brake linings. The relative dimensions and arrangements of the bolts and of the brake lining are such that, upon introduction of a brake force that is capable of decelerating the vehicle up to a maximum value in the region of 0.1 g, only tensile forces act upon the brake lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schog, Karl-Heinz Wollenweber, Christian Schroeter, Dirk Hees, Guido Zenzen
  • Patent number: 7377368
    Abstract: A disc brake has a brake carrier (10) with at least two bolts (16a, 16b, 18a, 18b) which stand axially to the brake disc for guiding a brake lining (32a, 32b). The plane (P) spanned by the bolt axes has a smaller radial distance (D) from the disc axis (A) than the centroid of the friction lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schog, Karl-Heinz Wollenweber, Christian Schroeter, Dirk Hees, Guido Zenzen
  • Patent number: 7201258
    Abstract: A disc brake having a brake carrier (10) which may be fastened to the vehicle and to which bolts are fastened, comprises brake pads (32a, 32b), in the supporting plates of which U-shaped recesses (40, 40?) are formed, which are placed onto the bolts, such that the brake pads are axially movably guided relative to the brake disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schog, Karl-Heinz Wollenweber, Christian Schroeter, Dirk Hees, Guido Zenzen
  • Publication number: 20070056812
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disc brake having a brake carrier which is fastenable to a vehicle frame and provided with studs for guiding at least one brake lining axially with respect to a brake disc, wherein the brake lining includes U-shaped recesses for the studs into which the studs engage, and wherein during braking tensile forces and/or compressive forces are exerted upon inner surfaces of the recesses. The invention is characterised in that an inner surface of at least one of the U-shaped recesses, which surface bears against a respective stud during a brake actuation, is angled with respect to a central plane of the brake lining such that a force that arises between the said surface and the respective stud during braking presses the brake lining into a stable position with respect to the studs. The invention also relates to a brake lining for use in such a disc brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Manfred Haupt, Michael Schog, Dirk Hees
  • Publication number: 20060060432
    Abstract: A disc brake comprises a brake carrier, which is fastenable to the vehicle and is provided with bolts at the leading side and at the trailing side of the brake, which during braking take up the forces acting upon the brake linings. The relative dimensions and arrangements of the bolts (16a, 16b) and of the brake lining are such that, upon introduction of a brake force that is capable of decelerating the vehicle up to a maximum value in the region of 0.1 g, only tensile forces act upon the brake lining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Schog, Karl-Heinz Wollenweber, Christian Schroeter, Dirk Hees, Guido Zenzen
  • Publication number: 20060060431
    Abstract: A disc brake having a brake carrier (10) which may be fastened to the vehicle and to which bolts are fastened, comprises brake pads (32a, 32b), in the supporting plates of which U-shaped recesses (40, 40?) are formed, which are placed onto the bolts, such that the brake pads are axially movably guided relative to the brake disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Schog, Karl-Heinz Wollenweber, Christian Schroeter, Dirk Hees, Guido Zenzen
  • Publication number: 20060060430
    Abstract: A disc brake has a brake carrier (10) with at least two bolts (16a, 16b, 18a, 18b) which stand axially to the brake disc for guiding a brake lining (32a, 32b). The plane (P) spanned by the bolt axes has a smaller radial distance (D) from the disc axis (A) than the centroid of the friction lining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Schog, Karl-Heinz Wollenweber, Christian Schroeter, Dirk Hees, Guido Zenzen