Including Unidirectionally Rotating Screw Patents (Class 188/71.9)
  • Patent number: 12117058
    Abstract: An EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) apparatus may include: a housing unit; a motor unit mounted in the housing unit; a worm wheel gear unit engaged and rotated with the motor unit; a piston unit connected with a brake shoe; and a nut unit mounted on the worm wheel gear unit, coupled to the piston unit, and moved by the rotation of the worm wheel gear unit so as to pressurize the piston unit. The housing unit is deformed by the movement of the piston unit and restricts the operation of the motor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moo Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 12078243
    Abstract: The hydraulic circuitry of a factory installed automatic automotive transmission is modified to replace an underdrive accumulator spring with a shorter spring and a separate lower rated spring washer operatively associated with the shorter replacement underdrive accumulator spring. The combined replacement spring and spring washer conjointly act on an underdrive accumulator piston to move it in two predetermined distances, in two separate continuous stages, namely, movement of the piston for a first predetermined distance is controlled by the spring washer, while movement of the piston for a second predetermined distance is controlled by the replacement spring. The spring washer has a lower spring rating than the replacement spring, so that less fluid pressure is required to move the piston the total distance traveled, resulting in less fluid pressure applied to an underdrive clutch than in the factory installed transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Transgo, LLC
    Inventor: David A. Hardin
  • Patent number: 12071990
    Abstract: An electromagnetic brake assembly includes a solenoid coil; a fixed ferrous brake stator; a ferrous armature having a braking face, wherein the armature is moveable in a translation direction relative to the brake stator between a disengaged position and an engaged position; and a rotating member including a mating surface and that rotates relative to the armature when the armature is in the disengaged position. When the solenoid coil is energized, the armature translationally moves from the disengaged position to the engaged position, and in the engaged position the braking face of the armature interacts with the mating surface of the rotating member to apply a braking force to the rotating member. The braking face and the mating surface may form a conical interface, and the conical interface further may include a friction O-ring positioned within a slot that permits the O-ring to roll along the braking interface when the armature moves between the disengaged position and the engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Farris, Geoffrey W. Kennard
  • Patent number: 12006991
    Abstract: A parking brake apparatus including a bolt screw rotated by a driving force transmitted from an actuator, one or more pistons disposed at one side or both sides of the bolt screw, one or more screw nuts accommodated in the piston, screwed to an end of the bolt screw, and moved along with the rotation of the bolt screw, one or more elastic members disposed around the screw nut within the piston, and elastically deformed, in response to a displacement of the screw nut while the screw nut is moved by a set distance, to press the piston toward a shoe, and a load transfer unit disposed in the piston, and configured to transmit, to the piston, a displacement of the screw nut when the screw nut moves more than the set distance, thereby pressing the piston toward the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Hoon Jo, Byung Su Kim
  • Patent number: 11994182
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-mechanical brake with an actuator (5) for pressing at least one brake pad (3, 4) against a rotating friction surface. The actuator (5) comprises an electric motor (7) and a first transmission for converting a rotary motion of the electric motor (7) into a translational motion of the at least one brake pad (3, 4) for activating or releasing the electromechanical brake. Furthermore, the actuator (5) comprises a second transmission for converting a rotary motion of the same electric motor (7) into a further translational motion of the at least one brake pad (3, 4) to compensate for a wear of the at least one brake pad (3, 4), the first transmission and the second transmission being coupled so that the translational motion of the at least one brake pad (3, 4) caused by the first transmission and the further translational motion of the at least one brake pad (3, 4) caused by the second transmission add up to a resulting translation of the at least one brake pad (3, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristijan Tarandek, Hans-Jörg Feigel, I-Che Chiang
  • Patent number: 11828343
    Abstract: A tooth driven over-torque protection mechanism for use in a slack adjuster or as an air disc brake clutch, includes a shaft, toothed gear, a clutch device, a first spring, and a second spring. The toothed gear is disposed on the shaft. The toothed gear has a first pinion teeth set that extends along a first direction and a second teeth set that extends along a second direction. The clutch device that is also disposed on the shaft and includes an upper cam and a lower cam. The first spring biases the toothed gear against the clutch device. The second spring biases the clutch device against the toothed gear. The upper cam has cam teeth that cooperate with the second teeth set of the toothed gear in a torque transmitting manner, such that a torque applied in a clockwise direction to the first pinion teeth is transmitted to the upper cam through the second teeth set, but torque applied in a counterclockwise direction is opposed by the first spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventor: Erik W. Oberdorfer
  • Patent number: 11821482
    Abstract: A brake assembly and a method of adjusting a brake assembly. A tool may be insertable through a through hole in a caliper housing and into a shaft cavity of a shaft of a wear adjuster mechanism that is configured to adjust a running clearance of a brake pad assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Philpott, Brian Bellemore
  • Patent number: 11661984
    Abstract: A brake caliper (1, 1?) for a vehicle brake, in particular a disc brake of a commercial vehicle, includes a pressure piece (110, 110?), a thrust piece (120, 120?) configured to move axially relative to the pressure piece (110, 110?) in a thrust direction (A) to transmit a braking force and a guiding member (130a,b, 130?a,b) configured to limit the movement of the thrust piece (120, 120?) relative to the pressure piece (110, 110?) in at least one direction orthogonal to the thrust direction (A). The brake caliper (1, 1?) may further include a lever (140) pivotally supported between the thrust piece (120, 120?) and the pressure piece (110, 110?), wherein the guiding member (130a,b, 130?a,b) is configured to limit the movement of the lever (140) relative to the pressure piece (110, 110?) and/or the thrust piece (120, 120?) in at least one direction orthogonal to the thrust direction (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV
    Inventors: Paul Henning, Przemyslaw Kowalski
  • Patent number: 11649866
    Abstract: A friction brake system comprises a first gear unit having a first member and a second member, the first gear unit is configured for converting a rotary motion of the first member into a braking motion of the second member, the first member is configured such that the rotary motion may be driven by an electric motor, the brake system further comprises a second gear unit having a spindle and nut for converting a rotary motion into a linear motion for pad wear compensation, the spindle is connectable to a brake pad, the second member of the first gear unit and the nut of the second gear unit are or may be mechanically coupled such that, during the braking motion, the second member of the first gear unit pushes against the nut of the second gear unit to press the brake pad against a friction surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristijan Tarandek, Hans-Jörg Feigel
  • Patent number: 11512750
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake apparatus includes a housing supporting an inboard brake pad and an oppositely facing outboard brake pad for selective frictional contact with a rotor interposed longitudinally therebetween. The housing includes a mechanism cavity located longitudinally between the inboard pad and a motor having a motor output shaft. An adjuster ramp assembly indirectly receives torque from the motor. A spindle is operatively connected with the adjuster ramp assembly to indirectly receive torque from the motor therethrough. A leading ramp assembly is configured to transmit applied torque from the motor to the adjuster ramp assembly. The leading ramp assembly receives stepped-up torque from the motor via the motor output shaft and a ball thrust bearing at least partially located radially between the motor output shaft and an actuator ramp of the leading ramp assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC.
    Inventors: Kraig E. Gerber, Galus Chelaidite
  • Patent number: 11486456
    Abstract: A parking brake apparatus may include: a driving part; a driving gear rotatably connected to the driving part; a gear shaft engaged with the driving gear so as to be rotated by the driving gear; a pair of pistons disposed on both sides of the gear shaft and connected to brake shoes, respectively; a pair of nuts disposed in the respective pistons, and screwed to the gear shaft; an elastic member installed between the piston and the nut so as to pressure the nut toward the brake shoe; a holder installed in the piston so as to support the elastic member; and a constraint ring installed in the piston so as to constrain the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chi Hoon Jo
  • Patent number: 11473636
    Abstract: A disc brake (1) includes an electromechanical actuator (2), in particular an electromechanical parking brake actuator. The electromechanical actuator (2) includes a driveshaft (6), an electric motor (7) arranged on the driveshaft (6), a cam disc (5) arranged on an output shaft (49), and a transmission (8) arranged on the driveshaft (6) configured for transmitting the torque of the electric motor (7) to a force-transmission device (3). A magnetic brake (20) is disposed on the driveshaft (6) between the electric motor (7) and the cam disc (5) for arresting the driveshaft (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: WABCO Europe BVBA
    Inventor: Paul Henning
  • Patent number: 11460082
    Abstract: A rotary to linear actuator comprising: (a) a nut having a threading; (b) a spindle having an external threading and positioned at least partially within the nut; and (c) a drive shaft in communication with the nut to rotate the nut; wherein rotation of the drive shaft rotates the nut, and the threading of the nut engages the external threading of the spindle to move the spindle axially away from the drive shaft to drive a piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: AKEBNON BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Waleed Mahmoud Al-Mahshi, Aurelian Bahmata
  • Patent number: 11384807
    Abstract: A brake caliper for a vehicle brake is provided. The vehicle brake includes a pair of brake pads, configured to be coupled to the brake caliper, and a disc positioned between the brake pads. The brake caliper includes an adjuster unit mounted to the brake caliper. The adjuster unit includes a gearwheel configured to be rotary driven in a first direction, and an adjuster nut operatively coupled with the gearwheel and configured to be operatively coupled with one of the brake pads, such that a rotational movement of the gearwheel in the first direction is converted, by the adjuster nut, into an axial movement of the brake pad towards the disc. The gearwheel is mounted in the brake caliper such that the gearwheel is axially fixed relative to the brake caliper, while the adjuster nut and the gearwheel are in an axially slidable engagement with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ZF CV SYSTEMS GLOBAL GMBH
    Inventors: Paul Henning, Przemyslaw Kowalski
  • Patent number: 11377331
    Abstract: An automatic load brake having a wear-induced locking mechanism for a hoist is disclosed. In various embodiments, the load brake includes a first shaft defining an annular hollow portion and a radially outer surface; a second shaft defining an engagement portion and a radially inner surface, the radially inner surface configured to engage the radially outer surface; a first reaction plate coupled to the first shaft; a second reaction plate coupled to the second shaft; and a plurality of friction discs, with at least one of the plurality of friction discs coupled to a cup and disposed between the first reaction plate and the second reaction plate, the annular hollow portion of the first shaft being configured to lock to the engagement portion of the second shaft upon thinning of the plurality of friction discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Bejan Maghsoodi, Zachary Limas
  • Patent number: 11371572
    Abstract: A disc brake (1) for vehicles, in particular for commercial vehicles, includes a brake disc, at least two brake linings (3, 3a), and an adjusting spindle (4) axially adjustable toward the brake linings (3, 3a) for setting an air play (L) between the brake linings (3, 3a) and the brake disc (2). The adjusting spindle (4) has a pressure plate (4a) on a side facing the brake linings (3, 3a), and a pressure piece (9) arranged on the adjusting spindle (4) on a side axially opposite from the brake linings (3, 3a). The pressure piece (9) has an anti-rotation safeguard (10; 10a) for blocking a rotation (R) of the adjusting spindle (4), and the anti-rotation safeguard (10; 10a) axially engages the adjusting spindle (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: WABCO Europe BVBA
    Inventors: Paul Henning, Przemyslaw Kowalski
  • Patent number: 11293505
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly includes a brake shoe, an anti-rotation member extending outward from the brake shoe, a displaceable brake piston that supports the brake shoe, an end face of the brake piston, and a recessed area in the end face. The brake shoe is displaceable along an axis. The end face is perpendicular to the axis and faces the brake shoe. The anti-rotation member has a stop surface and a diversion surface. The recessed area engages the stop surface to stop rotation of the brake piston in a first direction and the recessed area engages the diversion surface to allow rotation of the brake piston in a second direction. The first and second directions are opposite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety US Inc.
    Inventor: Manuel Barbosa
  • Patent number: 11255394
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a brake actuation mechanism for a disc brake, in which a translational movement in the direction of the brake disc leads to a rotation of an input element of an adjustment device, the input element of the adjustment device being designed as part of a ball screw drive. Furthermore, the invention concerns a disc brake with such a brake actuation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Stefan Sandberg
  • Patent number: 11173881
    Abstract: A disc brake device has brake linings attached to brake levers that open and close in the lateral direction and sandwich a brake disc. A linking mechanism including a coupling device including lever mechanisms and a spindle opens and closes in conjunction with the lifting and lowering operation of a rod of a thruster, and the spindle is rotated in one direction by a one-way clutch in accordance with the relative displacement between the lever mechanisms and the coupling device to shorten an overall length of the coupling device, the rotation of the spindle is transmitted to an adjustment bolt screwed to a stopper on the lower end sides of the left and right brake levers via a flexible shaft, and the adjustment bolt protrudes downward with respect to the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: ICAN COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Toshishige Kasuga, Yasuhiro Azuma
  • Patent number: 11098778
    Abstract: An electric brake actuator configured to push a friction member onto a rotary body by advancing a piston by rotating an input shaft by an electric motor, including: a torque imparting device configured to impart, to an input shaft, a torque in a direction to retract a piston based on an elastic torque of a torsion spring and including a mechanism configured to allow a first retained portion provided at one end portion of the torsion spring to be retained by another one of a plurality of first retaining portions of a stator when the elastic torque exceeds a set upper-limit torque to decrease the elastic torque; and a mechanism configured to permit a second retained portion of a rotor to be retained by a second retaining portion provided at the other end portion of the spring to prohibit the elastic torque from becoming smaller than a set lower-limit torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki Nanahara, Naoki Yabusaki, Yuta Morikawa
  • Patent number: 11047437
    Abstract: A disc brake and an adjuster system for a disc brake. The adjuster system may include a piston, a manual rewind apparatus, and an overload device. The overload device may be arranged between the manual rewind device and the piston and may be configured to interrupt driving engagement between the manual rewind apparatus and the piston when torque is applied above a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Martin P. Taylor
  • Patent number: 10914353
    Abstract: A mechanical disc brake structure contains: a body, a brake set, and a drive unit. The body includes two clamp seats between which an accommodation space is defined so as to accommodate a circular disc. The brake set contains: a rotation member includes a coupling column, a rotatable block, and a connection portion. The rotatable block has a push face, the rotation member includes a through aperture, and the stop fringe has a first retaining portion. The engagement member includes a braking disc having a forced face and a shaft. The shaft has a second retaining portion and a threaded orifice. An actuation structure is defined between the push face and the forced face. A torsion spring is accommodated in the through aperture. A screw element is screwed with the threaded orifice, and a locking member is locked with the rotation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: I-Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 10907695
    Abstract: A brake caliper of a disc brake includes tie bars which run substantially parallel and at a distance from each other and which interconnect a caliper back and a receiving area of a housing that encloses brake application functional parts. The receiving area has an approximately rectangular assembly opening closable by a closure lid. The assembly opening includes longitudinal sides extending in the direction of the tie bars and narrow sides extending transversely to the long sides. The assembly opening is adjacent to at least one flange which forms an undercut and a wall for the receiving area on one of the narrow sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Fischl, Wolfgang Pritz
  • Patent number: 10895292
    Abstract: The invention relates to a disc brake comprising a brake caliper (1) which covers a brake disc and brake pads (3) arranged on both sides of the brake disc in a pad shaft (6), each brake pad being assembled from a friction lining (4) and a rear plate (5), the front face of which is designed as a securing surface (16) for the friction lining (4) and the rear face of which is designed as a pressure surface for transmitting the braking pressure. A hold-down device (7) which runs transversely over the brake pads (3) is supported against the brake pads (3) in the direction of the disc brake axis (A). The hold-down device (7) is made from an elongated base (7C) in the form of a channel over the majority of the total length of the hold-down device, wherein a spring (9) rests against said base, and from lateral flanks (8A, 8B) arranged on the sides of the base (7C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: BPW Bergische Achsen KG
    Inventors: Michael Schwarz, Arthur Neumann
  • Patent number: 10808778
    Abstract: A brake system that includes a brake piston and a spindle. The brake piston includes a piston pocket defined in the brake piston. The piston pocket includes a threaded portion. The spindle includes a threaded portion. The threaded portion of the spindle is adapted to threadably engage the threaded portion of the piston pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Waleed Mahmoud Al-Mahshi
  • Patent number: 10759407
    Abstract: An electric parking brake device generates pressing force by pressing friction materials against a brake disc by causing a piston to move by motor operation. A control device executes: parking processing wherein the motor increases the pressing force to an initial pressing force higher than a lower-limit pressing force; and re-drive processing wherein the motor is driven and the pressing force increased at a re-drive time, which is a predetermined time after the end of execution of parking processing. During parking processing, the control device uses one among the initial pressing force and the predetermined time, in addition to a pressing force decrease characteristic corresponding to an assumed temperature set for use in calculation, as a basis to calculate the other of the initial pressing force and the predetermined time such that the pressing force becomes equal to or less than the lower-limit pressing force at the re-drive time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: ADVICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Hanzawa, Tetsuaki Tsuzuki
  • Patent number: 10697511
    Abstract: A disc brake for a utility vehicle has a brake caliper engaging over a brake disc, at least one application device for applying the disc brake by way of a displaceably guided bridge, which bridge has at least one threaded hole, into which an actuating spindle passing through a closure plate connected to the brake caliper and provided with an external thread is screwed. The spindle bears a pressure piece which can be rotated relative thereto, by which pressure piece a brake pad can be pressed against the brake disc. A readjusting device is operatively connected to the actuating spindle for readjusting a clearance. A securing ring is provided, which is held on the bridge so as to be secured axially and against rotation and which, in an end position of the actuating spindle screwed in counter to the actuating direction, in order to secure the actuating spindle against rotation, engages with a form fit in a thread-free end region of the actuating spindle which is assigned to the pressure piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Weber, Matthias Klingner, Stipo Grgic
  • Patent number: 10634201
    Abstract: A disk brake includes a brake disc, a brake shaft having a rotation axis that lies parallel to a main plane of the brake disc, a brake pad lying on a same side as the brake shaft relative to the brake disc, a pressure piece disposed between the brake shaft and the brake pad, a first limiting device configured to limit, to a predefined first extent, the displaceability of the pressure piece relative to the brake disc in a direction parallel to the rotation axis of the brake shaft, and a second limiting device configured to limit, to a predefined second extent, the displaceability of the brake shaft relative to the brake disc in a direction parallel to the rotation axis of the brake shaft, the second limiting device comprising a first stop on the pressure piece and a second stop on the brake shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: WABCO EUROPE BVBA
    Inventors: Hans-Christian Jungmann, Peter Moser, Vitalij Scherer, Ralf Grosskopf
  • Patent number: 10570970
    Abstract: A disc brake for a vehicle, in particular for a commercial vehicle, includes a brake caliper, which extends over a brake disc; a brake application device arranged in the brake caliper for pressing brake pads against the brake disc; at least one brake piston, which can be moved axially by the brake application device; an adjustment device, which is positioned in the brake caliper and which is operatively connected, by a gearing, to the brake piston in order to axially adjust the brake piston in order to compensate a clearance change resulting from wear. The gearing has an input gear, which is retained on the adjustment device for conjoint rotation, and an output gear, which is retained on the brake piston for conjoint rotation. The disc brake is designed such that the output gear connected to the brake piston for conjoint rotation and the input gear of the adjustment device, which input gear corresponds thereto, are arranged in a driver device, which is held in an axially movable but rotationally fixed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hidringer, Thomas Beck, Wolfgang Pritz
  • Patent number: 10563718
    Abstract: A disk brake having a brake caliper and a brake actuation mechanism being supported in it, in which the brake actuation mechanism includes an amplification mechanism for introducing a clamping force, an adjustment device for compensation of lining wear with a torque clutch, a thrust element for transmitting the clamping force onto a brake disc and a reset device, which components are arranged around a rod, in which the torque clutch, for example, is formed as a roller-ramp-mechanism. A spring force can act onto the torque clutch by means of the reset device thereby forming a torque limit. Furthermore the invention relates to an assembly method for such a disc brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Haldex Brake Products AB
    Inventors: Stefan Sandberg, Hans Welin
  • Patent number: 10344813
    Abstract: A support portion (23) has three screw insertion portions (23d1, 23d2, and 23d3) which is fixed to a caliper, and arranged so as to surround an output shaft (39). Therefore, it is possible to firmly fix a case (21) to the caliper at these fixing locations. Additionally, since the fixing locations are determined so as to collectively define a “plane”, it is possible to effectively inhibit a sway of the case (21) with respect to the caliper. Furthermore, it is possible to inhibit a twist of the case (21), and it is possible to sufficiently support a vehicle requiring large torque such as a truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: Mitsuba Corporation, Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Kimura, Takeshi Kuroki, Hiroyuki Kato, Michio Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10295004
    Abstract: A brake system that includes a brake piston that includes a piston pocket. A nut is located inside the piston pocket. During a brake apply, the brake piston is adapted to move a brake pad against a brake rotor to create a clamping force. During the brake apply, the nut is moved with the brake piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Galus Chelaidite, Brian Lewis Boyle
  • Patent number: 10145433
    Abstract: A disc brake (10) of the type including a pivoting lever having eccentric journals which act on a pair of tappets is disclosed. The tappets are adjusted in length by rotation, and each tappet has a tappet gear (22). A centrally located intermediate gear (24) is provided between the tappet gears to form a gear train, synchronizing the rotation of the two tappets and therefore ensuring that they remain the same length. The centrally located intermediate gear (24) includes a socket (26) for receiving a centrally located adjuster. The adjuster may be installed and removed from the disc brake through an aperture at the rear of the brake caliper, without any substantial disassembly of the brake and without de-synchronizing the tappets or even interrupting the gear train between the tappets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: MEI BRAKES LIMITED
    Inventor: Jonathan Leslie Christopher Jackson
  • Patent number: 10119582
    Abstract: A parking mechanism part (12) including a clamp member (39) and a thrust generation mechanism (40) is integrally arranged in a caliper (8) constituting an opposed-piston type disk brake (2a). The clamp member (39) is supported on the caliper (8) to be movable along the axial direction with respect to an inner body part (14) of the caliper (8), a spindle (45) of the thrust generation mechanism (40) is rotatably supported on the base part (42) of the clamp member (39), a nut (46) threadedly engaged with the tip end of the spindle (45) is arranged inside a combined-use piston (10) fitted in an enter-side inner cylinder (18b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Noguchi, Yoshio Totsuka, Tomoki Yachi
  • Patent number: 10060488
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake includes a piston installed in a caliper housing so as to be movable forward and backward in an axial direction, and moves forward in the axial direction at the time of performing a braking operation so as to press a friction pad provided to clamp a disc; an actuator which provides rotational force for moving the piston; a spindle which is thread-coupled to the piston, and rotates by rotational force transmitted from the actuator to move the piston forward and backward in the axial direction; and a guide member which is provided to be integrally fixed to the caliper housing and coupled to the piston so as to restrict rotation of the piston and guide forward and backward axial movement of the piston, in which the guide member has a support portion which is coupled to the spindle and supports the spindle in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joung Hee Lee, Dong Yoon Hyun, Jong Yun Jeong, Jong Sung Kim, Yong Sik Kwon
  • Patent number: 9976614
    Abstract: A brake assembly includes a service brake assembly and an electromechanically actuable parking brake assembly. The electromechanically actuable parking brake assembly has a ball nut assembly comprising a ball screw and a ball nut. The ball screw and ball nut form a raceway for bearing members. The bearing members circulate within an internal path formed in the ball screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes Company
    Inventors: Kraig E. Gerber, Manuel Barbosa, Changming Wu
  • Patent number: 9855934
    Abstract: An electric brake system with a parking function is configured to actuate an electric motor when there exists a request to apply a parking brake. With the motor being actuated, the electric brake system moves a locking pin from an unlocking position to a parking/locking position. The electric brake system is further configured to prohibit the actuation of the electric motor even if the brake pedal is operated while the vehicle is at a stop and when the parking brake operation has stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Yasui
  • Patent number: 9746043
    Abstract: An adjusting device is disclosed for adjusting friction surface wear on brake linings and a brake disk of a disk brake. The adjusting device is couplable to a brake application device on the drive side, and to a spindle unit of the disk brake on the output side. The adjusting device includes a drive element on both sides of which a rolling element assembly is axially arranged; a pressure element; an output element coupled to the pressure element for coupling to a coupling wheel; an energy storage element; and a support body, one end of which is connected to a bearing plate and around which the drive element, the rolling element assemblies, the output element and the energy storage element are arranged axially in series with the bearing plate. The energy storage element is arranged between a bearing portion of the support body and the pressure element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Asen, Christian Brandl, Matthias Klingner, Michael Peschel, Christian Stoeger, Abdelaziz Rguichi
  • Patent number: 9618067
    Abstract: A brake assembly that may include a housing assembly, a piston assembly, an operating shaft, and a sensor assembly. The operating shaft may be configured to rotate about an axis to actuate the piston assembly and translate a brake pad assembly from a retracted position to an extended position. The sensor assembly may be configured to detect rotation of the operating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Philpott
  • Patent number: 9568060
    Abstract: A force transmission device for a disc brake operable to move a friction element of the brake into engagement with a rotary brake disc along a first axis in response to a loading from an actuating member, the device comprising: a guide member having a generally cylindrical guide form; a piston comprising a complementary generally cylindrical outer sliding surface slideable within the guide member, wherein; an anti-rotation formation is provided between the guide member and the piston, the formation comprising a recess extending generally parallel to the first axis and a complementary projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Refaat Malki, Martin Taylor
  • Patent number: 9447831
    Abstract: An actuator for an electrical parking brake system can decrease the number of components and reduce noise generated in an operation of the actuator. The actuator includes a case, a motor installed in the case to provide power, a driving gear provided to a rotary shaft of the motor, a pair of transmission members installed inside the case to reduce torque of the driving gear and transmit the reduced torque, and an output gear provided to an output shaft to additionally reduce the reduced torque transmitted through the transmission member and output the additionally reduced torque through the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Dong Ah High Tech Co., Ltd., Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Goh, Dong Ho Kook, In Wook Park
  • Patent number: 9377064
    Abstract: A multiple-piston disc brake includes a brake caliper overlapping brake disc, at least two pressure pistons that are movably arranged in the brake caliper to apply a clamping force to at least one brake pad in the direction of the brake disc, a pressure plate that is coupled to the at least two pressure pistons, and a clamping unit that has a pressure tube and an adjustment device, abridge and a lever. Each of the at least two pressure pistons is mounted in an axially movable manner in a pressure piston guide securely connected to the brake caliper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Pritz
  • Patent number: 9347508
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic disc brake. The electronic disc brake includes a caliper housing at which a piston is installed, a carrier coupled with the caliper housing, a pair of pad plates installed at the carrier to be slidable toward a disc, an adjuster to prevent the pad plates from moving away from the disc and maintain the pad plates at a certain distance from the disc, a push rod screw-coupled to the adjuster, a spindle unit coupled to the push rod and installed at a cylinder of the caliper housing, a spring case forming an accommodation space between the cylinder and the push rod, a low-pressure spring and a high-pressure spring arranged in parallel in the spring case, and a support plate slidably installed in the cylinder so that a gap is formed between the low-pressure spring and the high-pressure spring in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Mando Corporation
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Lee, Young-Hun Kong
  • Patent number: 9227602
    Abstract: A disc brake for a commercial vehicle includes a brake caliper that straddles a brake disc, a brake application device, arranged in the brake caliper, for pressing brake pads against the brake disc. Two parallel, spaced-apart adjusting spindles are mounted in a rotatable manner via a corresponding thread, in a bridge of the brake application device. A wear adjusting device is arranged in the brake caliper and compensates for a wear-related change in the clearance between the brake pad and the brake disc by axially moving the adjusting spindles. A synchronizing device includes a traction drive mechanism which allows the two adjusting spindles to be synchronously rotated. The fraction drive mechanism has a traction mechanism that meshes in a force transmitting manner with drive gears which are effectively connected to the adjusting spindles for conjoint rotation therewith. Each drive gear includes at least one form-fitting element which engages with an outer axial guide of the associated adjusting spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Weber, Matthias Klingner
  • Patent number: 9175738
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a disc brake having a carrier at which a pair of pad plates is installed and a caliper housing slidably installed on the carrier and provided with a cylinder allowing a piston to be installed therein, the disc brake including an adjuster installed in the piston, a push rod installed in the cylinder and provided with a flange extending toward an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, a ramp coupled to the flange to prevent rotation of the push rod and moving along with the push rod and seated in a seating groove provided at a rear wall of the cylinder, a spring case fixed to the cylinder and forming a predetermined accommodation space between the cylinder and the push rod, and an elastic member arranged in the accommodation space of the spring case to provide elastic force to the push rod and the ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seon Ki Hong, Young Hun Kong
  • Patent number: 9151385
    Abstract: A multi-part piston for a brake saddle of a hydraulically and/or mechanically and/or electromechanically actuated disk brake is described herein. The piston is a pot open on one side and including a base and a wall attached thereto in one piece. The base can be impinged by brake pressure coming from the inside of the pot so that an outward-facing abutting surface of the base can be pressed against a brake lining. The inside of the pot receives at least one pressure piece associated with a parking brake mechanism. For simplified manufacture in the form of a modular piston system for use in various applications, it is proposed that the pressure piece and the base comprise conical surfaces facing one another for transferring braking pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Thomas Winkler, Uwe Zeibig, Dirk Koch, Anja Klimt, Herwig Bauer
  • Patent number: 9132809
    Abstract: A parking brake actuator for a disc brake caliper having at least one service piston. The parking brake actuator includes a tapered collet having an axial bore for receiving the service piston; a release piston, said release piston in axially alignment with the service piston and said tapered collet, said release piston having an internally disposed taper for co-acting with the taper of said tapered collet; and a biasing means, said biasing means structured and arranged to apply a force to said release piston sufficient to place the parking brake actuator in an actuated condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Performance Friction
    Inventors: Donald L. Burgoon, Mark Wagner, Darin Cate
  • Patent number: 9112388
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a motor including a motor body unit configured to output rotation power, a brake unit fixed to a housing of the motor body unit with a bolt, and a collar. The collar is arranged between the motor body unit and the brake unit, and in which the bolt is inserted. The collar forms a space between the housing of the motor body unit and a fixing member of the brake unit. The collar is fixed with its end portion being inserted into at least one of the housing and the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Tatsuya Imai
  • Patent number: 9109652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a selection of components of a disc brake, in particular for commercial vehicles, having a brake caliper having an installation opening for installing a brake shaft, a first brake shaft and a second brake shaft, wherein the two brake shafts are coordinated with the brake caliper in such a manner that they can be used to apply the brake. According to the invention, the first brake shaft, but not the second, fits through the installation opening. The further invention relates to a disc brake, in particular for commercial vehicles, having a brake shaft and a brake caliper having an installation opening for installing the brake shaft, wherein the brake shaft is coordinated with the brake caliper in such a manner that said brake shaft can be used to apply the brake. According to the invention, the brake caliper and the brake shaft each have a coding, which allows installation of the brake shaft through the installation opening only if the two codings match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: WABCO RADBREMSEN GMBH
    Inventor: Denny Moeller
  • Patent number: 9062727
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disc brake caliper. The disc brake caliper has a housing and a piston for moving a friction element into contact with a rotor. A yoke is provided for at least partially guiding the piston, and the yoke is positioned within the housing and moveable relative to the housing. A guide member along which the yoke is slideable is provided, and the guide member is a component separate to the yoke and the housing, and is mounted to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Paul Thomas, Refaat Malki, Martin Taylor, Paul Roberts