Sila Holding Industriale S.p.a.

Sila Holdings Industriale S.p.a.

Claudio Priotti

Kamal Mourad

Salvatore Melis

The device comprises: an actuator unit arranged to apply a tension force on a pair of operating cables provided with a sheath; and a force sensing unit for providing a signal indicative of the force applied the sheath by either of the two operating cables (). The force sensing unit comprises: a pack of Belleville springs coupled to an end portion of the sheath and arranged to deform as a result of the tension force applied by the actuator unit on the operating cable; and a Hall position sensor for detecting the displacement of the end portion of the sheath as a result of the deformation of the pack of springs.

Device for controlling a motor-vehicle servo-assisted brake

An interface circuit is described for use between a direct-current voltage source and a circuit for the pulsed driving of a load such as an electric motor, in parallel with which at least one high-capacitance capacitor is connected, the interface circuit comprising The interface circuit comprises a first supply terminal and a second supply terminal which are intended operatively to be connected to the voltage source, permanently and temporarily, respectively. A circuit for controlling current conduction in the MOSFET transistor is connected to the gate of the transistor and, each time it receives an activation signal, brings about an initial transitory stage in which a progressively increasing current is conducted through the transistor and in which the transistor is operating in the linear region of its characteristic, and a subsequent, or steady-state stage in which the transistor is operating in conditions of substantial saturation. An enabling circuit is connected to the second supply terminal to keep the MOSFET transistor non-conductive when the second supply terminal is disconnected and to supply an activation signal to the circuit for controlling current conduction when that terminal is connected to the voltage source.

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