Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.

Akebono Brake Corporation

Other

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

Fev Europe Gmbh

Kenneth Eric Gutelius

Galus Chelaidite

Joseph S Balenda, Ii

Muhammad Umar Farooq

Ronald P Silye

Edgar B Gostin, Jr

Robert Allen Peters

Neil R Maurer

Orit Baron Milligan

Adam Veldhuis

A vehicle driveline component that employs a latching actuator to toggle between a first operation mode and a second operational mode. The latching actuator includes first and second actuator structures, a biasing spring, which biases the second actuator structure away from the first actuator structure, a linear motor, which can be operated to drive the second actuator structure toward the first actuator structure, and a plurality of linkages that cooperate with the biasing spring to releasably lock the second actuator structure relative to the first actuator structure in each of an extended position and a retracted position.

Vehicle driveline component with latching actuator

An actuator for use in a drum-in-hat parking brake includes a wedge. A pair of tappets oppositely disposed from each other such that a tappet is positioned adjacent opposite sides of the wedge is included and a bearing is positioned between the wedge and an adjacent tappet. The bearing rolls along and between the wedge and the adjacent tappet and forces the pair of tappets apart from each other when the wedge moves relative to the pair of tappets. Movement of the pair of tappets away from each is used to force a pair of brake shoes into contact with a brake drum and provide a desired braking force on a brake drum.

Wedge actuated drum-in-hat parking brake

A linear actuation assembly comprising: (a) a differential assembly and (b) a pair of linear actuators in communication with the differential assembly; wherein the pair of linear actuators are movable along an axis so that during movement of each of the pair of linear actuators a pair of brake shoes are moved to create a brake force or moved to release a brake force, and wherein the differential assembly distributes power equally to each of the pair of linear actuators until resistance of one of the brake shoes increases then the differential assembly ceases to provide power to the brake shoe with increased resistance and distributes the power from the brake shoe with increased resistance to a brake shoe of lower resistance until a brake force is created.

Electric drum or drum-in-hat park brake

A brake system comprising: (a) a body assembly comprising: (i) an outboard side, (ii) an inboard side, (iii) a bridge extending between and connecting the inboard side and the outboard side, and (iv) two or more piston assemblies located entirely on the outboard side, entirely on the inboard side, or located both on the inboard side and the outboard side; and (b) an electric brake assembly comprising: (i) one or more differential assemblies in communication with the body assembly and each of the two or more piston assemblies; wherein the one or more differential assemblies provide power equally to each of the two or more piston assemblies so that each of the piston assemblies are moved axially in unison until a resistance of one of the two or more piston assemblies becomes higher than a remainder of the two or more piston assemblies and the one or more differential assemblies transfer power from the piston assembly with the higher resistance to the remainder of piston assemblies with a lower resistance so that the piston assembly with the higher resistance ceases to move and additional power is supplied to the remainder of the piston assemblies.

Electric park brake for a multiple piston caliper

The present teachings relate to a brake assembly, and more particularly to a differential for a brake assembly that is unlocked or open in one configuration and locked or closed in another configuration. The brake assembly comprises a differential and one or more output shafts. During rotation of at least one of the one or more output shafts a brake apply is created or released. During creation of the brake apply, the differential distributes a rotational force to each of the one or more output shafts until at least one of the one or more output shafts experiences higher resistance and then the differential re-distributes the rotational force to at least one of the one or more output shafts with lower resistance. During release of the brake apply, the differential distributes an opposing rotational force equally to each of the one or more output shafts.

Differential for a parking brake assembly

A device comprising: a caliper comprising: one or more piston bores housing a piston; an outboard pad retainer; a bridge; and a shoulder; wherein the caliper is attached directly to a knuckle of an automobile via the shoulder.

Bracketless caliper

A spreader spring comprising: (a) a locking arm that connects the spreader spring to a brake component; (b) a retraction arm; and (c) a bias device located between the locking arm and the retraction arm; wherein the bias device includes six helical loops or more that store energy during a brake apply and once the brake apply is complete assist in retracting a brake pad.

Coiled spreader spring

A brake device comprising: a brake component including: a carrier and an encapsulant, wherein the carrier and encapsulant are disposed on and/or within one or more brake components, and the carrier assists in adhering the encapsulant to the brake component and wherein the encapsulant includes one of more lubricants and/or one or more adhesives, or both and the encapsulant, the carrier, or both are dry to the touch after the encapsulant is attached to the brake component and prior to an initial brake apply.

Brake component with an encapsulant and method of applying the encapsulant to a brake component

A brake assembly comprising: at least one brake spring that includes: a first arm; a second arm, the first arm and the second arm forming a first arm plane; and a body portion between and connecting to the first arm and the second arm, the body portion forming a body plane, the body plane being at an angle relative to the first arm plane; wherein the at least one brake spring is between and in communication with a pressure plate of at least two brake pads.

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Lake Orion, MI, United States of America

Kenneth Eric Gutelius