Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co .kg

Automotive Products France, Sa

Stephane Rocquet

Simon Ortmann

Julien Durr

Alexis Galant

Denis Sainton

A wheel module for a vehicle, in particular for an electric motorcycle or electric scooter, includes a wheel axle and a wheel. The wheel having a wheel rim and said wheel rim being rotatably mounted on the wheel axle; and including a brake device for the wheel. The brake device having a brake pad and a brake disc for co-operating with the brake pad, said brake disc being axially movable in order to brake the wheel.

Wheel module for a vehicle, vehicle comprising the wheel module, and method for braking a rotating wheel of a wheel module

A fluid pressure operated actuating cylinder ( ) for mounting in an aperture ( ) in a wall ( ) of a vehicle, the cylinder comprising a body ( ) having first abutment tabs ( )( ) with a first locating surface ( )( ) facing in a first direction and second deflectable abutment lugs ( ) and has a second locating surface ( ) facing in a second direction generally opposite to the first direction, the first and second locating surfaces ( )( ) being arranged to contact respective first and second oppositely directed surfaces ( )( ) of the wall after insertion of the cylinder ( ) through the aperture with resulting deflection of the second abutment lugs ( ) to locate the cylinder in the aperture. The actuating cylinder is mounted on the vehicle by simply inserting the cylinder ( ) through the aperture ( ) which deflects the second abutment lugs ( ) as the cylinder passes through the aperture and allows the second abutment lugs to snap out into contact with the second wall surface ( ) after insertion in the aperture thus fully locating the cylinder in the aperture.

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Sandillon, France

Stephane Rocquet