Patents by Inventor Paul Wecker

Paul Wecker 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: 20240109528
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a vehicle brake system and to a vehicle brake system, wherein the vehicle brake system comprises at least one hydraulic vehicle brake (10), having a brake caliper (12), having a brake piston (16), having a brake piston seal (20) which is assigned to the brake caliper (12) and which acts between the brake caliper (12) and brake piston (16), having brake pads (22), and having a brake disk (24), in which method a hydraulic brake pressure acting on the brake piston (16) is built up in a manner dependent on a braking command. The brake pressure is furthermore held in a manner dependent on the braking command. If the braking command is withdrawn, the hydraulic brake pressure acting on the brake piston (16) is reduced to a hydraulic intermediate pressure, and the hydraulic intermediate pressure is held for a defined second period of time. The hydraulic brake pressure is subsequently reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Joerg Knieper, Kraig Gerber, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Paul Wecker
  • Publication number: 20240110604
    Abstract: In the case of a hydraulic vehicle brake, having a brake caliper (12), having a brake piston (16), having a receiving bore (14) for the brake piston (16), and having a brake piston seal (32) that acts between the brake caliper (12) and the brake piston (16), the brake piston seal (32) is designed as a composite part, with a composite of a base component (34) and a reinforcement insert (36). The reinforcement insert (36) provides the brake piston seal (32) with a degree of elasticity in an axial direction, whereby, after the brake piston (16) has been displaced in the direction of brake pads (22), the brake piston seal (32) displaces the brake piston (16) in the opposite direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Joerg Knieper, Kraig Gerber, Marco Becker, Peter Maeurer, Paul Wecker
  • Publication number: 20230341018
    Abstract: An apparatus for a drum brake assembly having a brake drum includes a brake shoe and a pivot lever connected to the brake shoe. The pivot lever has a first condition movable with the brake shoe to apply braking force to the brake drum and a second condition deflected relative to the brake shoe for absorbing brake drum contraction forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Kraig Gerber, Mauro Marconcin, Paul Wecker
  • 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: 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: 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: 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
  • 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