44results about "Axially engaging brake components" patented technology

According to one aspect of the disclosure, a brake piston is provided which is provided in a braking system of a vehicle and presses a brake pad against a disc by means of hydraulic brake pressure, wherein the brake piston comprises: a body section which is installed in a cylinder provided in a brake caliper housing, has the form of a column and is arranged to be able to move forwards and backwards, wherein the body section comprises: a first body section which is provided on an outside of the body section in a radial direction of the disc; and a second body section which is provided on an inside of the body section in the radial direction of the disc and has a coefficient of elasticity which differs from a coefficient of elasticity of the first body section.

The present invention relates to a drive device (100) of a brake caliper (200), comprising a recirculating ball screw-nut assembly within a cylinder chamber (140) in a caliper body (145), wherein the recirculating ball screw-nut assembly comprises a threaded shaft (150) and a nut (160) screwed externally onto the threaded shaft (150), with external teeth (165) of the nut screw,wherein the threaded shaft (150) and the nut screw (160) extend in the direction of a drive axis (170) coaxial to the threaded shaft (150), and wherein the threaded shaft (150) extends in a direction of extension from a front end thereof to a rear end thereof to a thrust plate (180),in which an axial retaining ring (110) of the nut screw (160) is interposed between the external teeth (165) and the thrust plate (180) and held in position with the use of at least one fixing screw (120) comprising at least one respective tip (125),in which the axial retaining ring (110) has an inclined surface (111) on which a tapered side (121) of at least one respective tip (125) of at least one fixing screw (120) interferes.

A brake assembly includes a brake carrier, a brake clamp, and a guide pin assembly. The guide pin assembly slidably couples the brake clamp to the brake carrier. The guide pin assembly includes an integral capped bushing, a sleeve, and a fastener. The fastener couples the sleeve to the brake bracket. The integral capped bushing is movable relative to the sleeve.

An apparatus for receiving a tire pressure monitoring signal includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag configured to transmit tire condition information; a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to receive the tire condition information; and a first controller configured to communicate with the radio frequency identification (RFID) reader and to control power supplied to the radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, wherein the first controller is configured to control an electro-mechanical brake (EMB).

A brake assembly for a heavy commercial vehicle comprising a caliper (102) and a first guide bore (122a), a brake carrier (101) arranged to receive a brake pad; a first guide pin (126a) secured to the brake carrier, the first guide pin being received within the first guide bore (122a) of the caliper such that the caliper is slideable relative to the brake carrier, and a first lock arrangement (242) at least partially located within the first guide bore. The first lock arrangement is operable to selectively inhibit relative sliding between the caliper and the brake carrier.

A brake caliper arrangement for a disc brake, and a disc brake for such a brake caliper arrangement is disclosed. The brake caliper arrangement comprises a brake caliper which has a carrier structure and a housing with a cavity, a brake piston which is mounted axially movably in the cavity, and a spindle drive having a spindle which is mounted in the cavity so as to be rotatable relative to the housing. A spindle nut which is axially drivable via the spindle and mounted axially displaceably. The spindle drive can be actuated such that it can be placed in a first actuation state and in a second actuation state, wherein the spindle nut in the first actuation state exerts a force on the brake piston in the axial direction. The spindle nut in the second actuation state exerts no force on the brake piston in the axial direction. Furthermore, the brake caliper arrangement has a clamping device which exerts a force on the spindle in the axial direction such that in the second actuation state of the spindle drive, the spindle is mounted play-free relative to the housing in the axial direction.

The present invention relates to a guide rail mechanism for constraining the rotation of a brake pad holder and a clamp brake device equipped with the mechanism, belonging to the field of vehicle brake technology. The mechanism includes a guide rail seat and a connecting rod. Guide rails extend from both sides of the mounting portion of the guide rail seat. The guide rails have guide grooves that form a cam pair with one end of the connecting rod. One end of the connecting rod slides with the guide rail groove on the same side, and the other end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to the brake pad holder on the same side hinged on one end of the lever. The trajectory of the guide groove is an arc trajectory with the lever fulcrum as one of the obtuse-angle vertices, the line connecting the lever fulcrum to the center of the vertical pin of the brake pad holder on the same side as one side, the other acute-angle vertex of the parallelogram as the center of the circle, and the distance from the lever fulcrum to the center of the vertical pin of the brake pad holder on the same side as the radius. The present invention makes it easy to implement and control the translation process of the brake pad holder driven by the connecting rod, without generating additional torque or motion interference, and it is easy to ensure rigidity, thereby more effectively avoiding uneven wear of the brake pad.

A brake caliper, comprising a brake caliper body (1) and an actuator (2). The actuator (2) comprises a housing and a motor; a caliper body flange (la) is provided on the brake caliper body (1); the caliper body flange (1a) extends in a radial direction; a first fixing point and a second fixing point for mounting the housing are provided on the caliper body flange (1a); and the motor and the second fixing point are located on the outer side of the brake caliper body (1). The brake caliper can reduce the risk of damage to the motor.

Electric generator for a wind turbine (1), comprising at least one brake support plate (23) having at least one braking arrangement (21) mounted thereon, an outer rotor (11) which is rotatably mounted with respect to the brake support plate (23), wherein the at least one braking arrangement (21) is adapted to interact with at least one brake disk (22) which is attached to the rotor (11) to brake a relative rotation between the rotor (11) and the at least one brake support plate (23), wherein an airgap securing element (33) is mounted on the brake support plate (23) and adapted to get in contact with the at least one brake disk (22) if a distance between the at least one brake disk (22) and the brake support plate (23) and / or between an inner stator (10) of the electric generator (7) and the rotor (11) is reduced below a predetermined reference value, wherein the at least one airgap securing element (33) is mounted on the at least one braking arrangement (21).

A brake caliper, comprising a brake caliper body (1) and an actuator (2). The actuator (2) comprises a housing and a motor; a caliper body flange (la) is provided on the brake caliper body (1); the caliper body flange (1a) extends in a radial direction; a first fixing point and a second fixing point for mounting the housing are provided on the caliper body flange (1a); and the motor and the second fixing point are located on the outer side of the brake caliper body (1). The brake caliper can reduce the risk of damage to the motor.

A generator for a wind turbine (7), the generator comprising an inner stator (10) and a rotatably mounted outer rotor (11), in which at least one braking member (21) is arranged on at least one braking support plate (23) of the generator (7), the invention relates to a stator (10) comprising at least one braking member (21) adapted to interact with at least one braking disc (22) attached to said rotor (11) in order to brake and / or lock the rotation of the rotor (11), where said at least one braking support plate (23) is one of several laminated stator plates (14) constituting the core (13) of said stator (10).

The invention relates to a brake caliper device. A brake caliper arrangement (1) for a disc brake (100) comprises: a brake caliper (10) having a carrier structure (11) and a housing (15) with a cavity (19); a brake piston (30) which is mounted in the cavity in an axially movable manner; and a spindle drive (50) having a spindle (51) mounted in the cavity so as to be rotatable relative to the housing (15), and having a spindle nut (65) axially drivable via the spindle and mounted in an axially displaceable manner. The spindle drive can be actuated such that it can be in a first actuation state and a second actuation state, in which the spindle nut in the first actuation state exerts a force F1 on the brake piston in the axial direction x, and in which the spindle nut in the second actuation state does not exert a force F1 on the brake piston in the axial direction x.

A sealing assembly for a vehicle disc brake apparatus is provided. The vehicle disc brake apparatus includes a caliper and a brake pad assembly movably coupled to the caliper. The sealing assembly includes a brake pad footing having an outer peripheral wall with a brake pad footing groove therein, and a boot seal attached to the brake pad footing via the brake pad footing groove. The boot seal includes an inner peripheral edge portion and an outer peripheral edge portion. The inner peripheral edge portion is received in the brake pad footing groove of the brake pad footing. The brake pad footing is secured to the brake pad assembly and the outer peripheral edge portion of the boot seal is secured to the caliper. The boot seal is extensible between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration responsive to movement of the brake pad assembly.

Electric generator for a wind turbine (7), comprising an inner stator (10) and a rotatably mounted outer rotor (11), wherein on at least one brake support plate (23) of the electric generator (7) at least one braking member (21) is arranged, wherein the at least one braking member (21) is 10 adapted to interact with at least one brake disk (22) which is attached to the rotor (11) to brake and / or to lock a rotation of the rotor (11), wherein the at least one brake support plate (23) is one of several laminated stator plates (14) which constitute an iron core (13) of the stator (10).

A brake assembly comprising a brake carrier, a brake caliper, and a guide pin assembly. The guide pin that slidably couples the brake caliper to the brake carrier. The guide pin assembly comprises a unitary cap bushing, a sleeve, a fastener. The fastener couples the sleeve to the brake carrier. The unitary cap bushing is moveable with respect to the sleeve.

A light emitting device provided in a vehicle includes a caliper body, an installation bracket located on an accommodation surface inside the caliper body, a light emitting module installed on the installation bracket and configured to emit light into a gap of the caliper body, a cable connected to the light emitting module, and an electronic control unit (ECU) connected to the cable, wherein the ECU controls at least one of a color, brightness, or cycle of the light emitted from the light emitting module. The light emitting device includes a light emitting module that emits light into a gap of a caliper body, and controls the light emitting module through an electronic control unit to beautify the caliper body.

According to an aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a brake piston provided in a brake system of a vehicle and pressing a brake pad to a disc by braking hydraulic pressure, the brake piston including: a body portion installed in a cylinder provided in a caliper housing, being in a shape of a pillar, and configured to be movable forward and backward, wherein the body portion includes: a first body portion provided at an outer side of the body portion in a radial direction of the disc; and a second body portion provided at an inner side of the body portion in the radial direction of the disc and having a coefficient of elasticity that is different from a coefficient of elasticity of the first body portion.

A motor generator for a wind turbine (1), comprising at least one brake support plate (23) on which at least one brake arrangement (21) is mounted, an outer rotor (11) rotatably mounted relative to the brake support plate, wherein the at least one brake arrangement (21) is adapted to interact with at least one brake disc (22) attached to the rotor (11) to brake a relative rotation between the rotor (11) and the at least one brake support plate (23) on which the air gap fixing element (33) is mounted, the at least one air gap fixing element (33) is mounted on the at least one brake arrangement (21) and is adapted to be in contact with the at least one brake disc (22) when the distance between the at least one brake disc (22) and the brake support plate (23) and / or between the inner stator (10) of the motor generator (7) and the rotor (11) decreases below a predetermined reference value, wherein the at least one air gap fixing element (33) is mounted on the at least one brake arrangement (21).

The present invention relates generally to an electromechanical braking device with a particularly compact linear actuator, especially for moving a brake piston in an electromechanically operated wheel brake of a motor vehicle, and to a motor vehicle with such an electromechanical braking device. The electromechanical braking device may also include a force sensor.

A generator (7) for a wind turbine comprising an inner stator (10) and a rotatably mounted outer rotor (11), wherein at least one brake support plate (23) of the generator (7) has at least one braking member (21) arranged thereon, the at least one braking member (21) adapted to interact with at least one brake disc (22) mounted on the rotor (11) to brake and / or lock the rotation of the rotor (11), and wherein the at least one brake support plate (23) is one of several laminated stator plates (14) making up the iron core (13) of the stator (10).

The bionic thermoelectric power generation type magneto-rheological brake is characterized in that the bionic thermoelectric power generation type magneto-rheological brake comprises a shell, a transmission shaft rotationally installed on the shell and a brake disc connecting base fixedly arranged on the transmission shaft in a sleeving mode, an annular convex ring is arranged on one side of the brake disc connecting base, and a connecting ring is fixedly installed on the annular convex ring; a plurality of sets of brake matching discs and brake discs are sequentially connected to the connecting ring in a staggered mode, and the peripheral face, connected with the base, of the brake disc is sleeved with a coil magnetism isolating ring located on the side of the annular convex ring and a coil located in the coil magnetism isolating ring in a clearance mode. Fluid channels which are used for injecting magnetorheological fluid, are communicated with each other and are roundabout are formed between the coil magnetism isolating ring and the connecting ring, between the coil magnetism isolating ring and the brake disc and between the adjacent brake matching discs and the brake disc, and the brake matching discs extend out of the shell. The magneto-rheological brake is large in transmission torque and high in heat dissipation capacity.

A brake assembly comprising a brake carrier, a brake caliper, and a guide pin assembly. The guide pin that slidably couples the brake caliper to the brake carrier. The guide pin assembly comprises a unitary cap bushing, a sleeve, a fastener. The fastener couples the sleeve to the brake carrier. The unitary cap bushing is moveable with respect to the sleeve.

The present disclosure relates to a brake assembly with a split raceway, comprising: a rotatable portion configured to be rotatable by an actuator; a translatable portion operably coupled with the rotatable portion and configured to be axially translatable relative to the rotatable portion to move the brake pad according to rotation of the rotatable portion; and a bearing assembly configured to support the rotatable portion. The bearing assembly includes: an inner ring including a front inner ring portion and a rear inner ring portion; an outer ring; and a rollable body. The front inner ring portion closer to the brake pad than the rear inner ring portion is made of a material different from a material of the rear inner ring portion farther away from the brake pad than the front inner ring portion and / or a material firmer than the material of the rear inner ring portion farther away from the brake pad than the front inner ring portion. And / or the rear inner ring part farther from the brake pad than the front inner ring part is smaller than the front inner ring part closer to the brake pad than the rear inner ring part.

A brake assembly including a caliper that has a first guide bore, a brake carrier arranged to receive a brake pad, a first guide pin secured to the brake carrier, and a first lock arrangement. The first lock arrangement is operable to selectively inhibit relative sliding between the caliper and the brake carrier.

An electromechanical actuator package is provided for actuating a brake assembly. The electromechanical actuator package may include: a motor with a motor body and a motor drive shaft projecting from the motor body; a drive mechanism connecting the motor drive shaft to an actuator output via a drive component; a circuit board; and a housing enclosing the motor, the drive mechanism, and the circuit board, with the circuit board positioned between the drive component and the motor body.

The brake caliper includes a brake caliper body (1) and an actuator (2). The actuator (2) includes an outer housing and a motor. The brake caliper body (1) is provided with a caliper body flange (1a). The caliper body flange (1a) extends radially. The caliper body flange (1a) is provided with a first fixing point and a second fixing point for attaching the outer housing. The motor and the second fixing point are located outside the brake caliper body (1). The brake caliper can reduce the risk of damage to the motor.

The brake caliper includes a brake caliper body (1) and an actuator (2). The actuator (2) includes an outer housing and a motor. The brake caliper body (1) is provided with a caliper body flange (1a). The caliper body flange (1a) extends radially. The caliper body flange (1a) is provided with a first fixing point and a second fixing point for attaching the outer housing. The motor and the second fixing point are located outside the brake caliper body (1). The brake caliper can reduce the risk of damage to the motor.

A flange is provided. The flange may include: a body having a coupling section, an inner diameter and an outer diameter, wherein the body surrounds a motor drive shaft of a motor of an electromechanical actuator assembly and the coupling section is coupled to a drive belt or drive gear of a drive mechanism of the electromechanical actuator assembly; and a magnetically charged element surrounding the body of the flange.

The present invention relates to a brake caliper assembly 1 for a disc brake 100 and a disc brake for such a brake caliper assembly. The brake caliper assembly comprises a brake caliper 10, which has a support structure 11 and a housing 15 with a cavity 19, a brake piston 30, which is axially displaceable in the cavity 19, and a spindle drive 50, which has a spindle 51 rotatably mounted in the cavity 19 and relative to the housing 15, and a spindle nut 65 that is axially driven and axially displaceable via the spindle 51. The spindle drive 50 can be actuated such that it can be moved into a first actuation state and a second actuation state, wherein in the first actuation state the spindle nut 65 exerts a force F1 on the brake piston 30 in the axial direction x, and wherein in the second actuation state the spindle nut 65 exerts no force on the brake piston 30 in the axial direction x.The brake caliper assembly 1 further comprises a clamping device 70 which exerts a force F2 in axial direction x on the spindle 51 in such a way that in the second actuation state of the spindle drive 50 the spindle 51 is mounted without play in axial direction x relative to the housing 15.

An electromechanical brake device with a linear actuator for moving a brake piston in an electromechanically operable wheel brake of a motor vehicle, and to a motor vehicle having an electromechanical brake device of this type. The electromechanical brake device has an actuator unit wherein the actuator unit comprises a rotational-translational movement converter having a piston movable in an axial direction and a spindle wherein the spindle is hollow at least in portions, to at least partially define a cavity, a force transmission unit, which comprises a planetary gearbox with a sun gear, planet gears, a planet carrier and a ring gear, and an axial bearing located in the cavity for absorbing axial forces occurring during brake application. The electromechanical brake device herein can also comprise a force sensor.