Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.

Waleed Mahmoud Al-Mahshi

Galus Chelaidite

Michio Suzuki

Carla Thomas

Brian Lewis Boyle

Aurelian Bahmata

Gang Lou

A brake system that includes a first brake piston and a second brake piston; a motor; a distributing assembly that includes a first output and a second output, and a deactivator. The distributing assembly distributes torque or power from the motor to the first brake piston via the first output and to the second brake piston via the second output. In a first operating configuration, the deactivator is inactive, and the distributing assembly distributes the torque or power to both of the first and second outputs such that a speed of the first output and the second output varies. In a second operating configuration, the deactivator is configured to deactivate the distributing assembly and the distributing assembly distributes the torque or power to both of the first output and the second output such that the speed of the first output and the second output is generally the same.

Brake system with distributing assembly

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.

Brake system

A brake system that includes a brake caliper, a motor, and a torque distributing assembly configured to distribute torque from the motor to a first brake piston and/or to a second brake piston. The torque distributing assembly includes a gear set that includes gears that are configured to rotate about an axis. One of the first brake piston and the second brake piston is configured to move along the same axis during a brake apply or a brake release.

Brake system with torque distributing assembly

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.

Self-lock high-efficient rotary to linear mechanism

A disc brake system that is an opposed piston brake system. The disc brake system includes a brake caliper having an inboard side and an outboard side. The inboard side of the brake caliper is configured to support more brake pistons than the outboard side of the brake caliper.

Disc brake system

A brake assembly comprising: (a) a caliper including: (i) one or more pistons, (b) one or more rotary to linear actuators that provides an axial force to move the one or more pistons, (c) a motor gear unit in communication with the one or more rotary to linear actuators, the motor gear unit including: (i) a motor, and (ii) a motor brake that prevents movement of the motor gear unit, the pistons, or both when the motor is turned off so that the brake apply is maintained, the motor brake including: (1) a rotor that is in communication with the motor, (2) a contact pad that is movable into contact with the rotor to prevent movement of the rotor and the motor, and (3) an electromagnet that is in communication with the contact pad and creates a brake retract.

Motor with a motor brake

A brake system comprising: (a) a rotor; and (b) two or more brake assemblies in communication with the rotor, the two or more brake assemblies each including: (i) a caliper; (ii) a piston assembly located within the caliper; and (iii) a motor gear unit in communication with the caliper and configured to move the piston assembly to create a braking force; wherein one or more both of the piston assemblies are moved during a service brake apply or release; and wherein one or both of the piston assemblies are moved during a parking brake apply or release.

Multi-caliper brake assembly per rotor

A brake system that includes a brake piston, a rotary to linear stage mechanism, and a clutch. The brake piston extends along a longitudinal axis. The brake piston includes a piston pocket. The rotary to linear stage mechanism includes a spindle and a nut. The nut is received in the piston pocket. The brake system is operable in a first braking application and in a second braking application. During the first braking application, the clutch is adapted to provide for the nut to rotate about the longitudinal axis. During the second braking application, the clutch is adapted to restrict or prevent the nut from rotating about the longitudinal axis.

A brake system including a motor; a rotary to linear stage mechanism; and a torque locking mechanism. The rotary to linear stage mechanism in communication with the motor. The torque locking mechanism in communication with the motor. The torque locking mechanism comprises an electromagnet and a permanent magnet. During a brake apply the motor is adapted to move the rotary to linear stage mechanism so that at least one brake pad or at least one brake shoe is moved against a surface to create a clamp force. The electromagnet and the permanent magnet are adapted to cooperate to maintain the created clamp force.

Parking brake torque locking mechanism

A linear stage assembly comprising a nut having a wall defining a bore which has a nut helical thread which includes: a crest, a root, and a flank between the crest and root; a screw having a screw helical thread about an exterior which includes: a crest, a root, and a flank between the crest and the root; wherein the nut and the screw are in a mating relationship so that the nut flank and the screw flank are in contact with one another defining a contact interface which imposes a frictional force that is sufficiently small to allow generally longitudinal movement in response to an actuation load of the screw or the nut relative to the other and sufficiently large to prevent back drive of the screw or the nut relative to the other after the actuation load is removed and in response to an opposing reaction force.

Linear motion mechanism

An assembly includes a brake system comprising, a parking brake assembly including a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft. The assembly also includes two or more opposing brake pads, and a rotor extending between the two or more opposing brake pads. During use, the first drive shaft is moved so that a first portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor, The second drive shaft is moved so that a second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor. One of the first portion of the brake pad or the second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor before the other of the first portion of the brake pad or the second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor.

Sequential parking brake assembly

An assembly includes a brake system comprising a parking brake assembly including a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft. The assembly also includes two or more opposing brake pads, and a rotor extending between the two or more opposing brake pads. During use, the first drive shaft is moved so that a first portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor, The second this shaft is moved so that a second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor. One of the first portion of the brake pad or the second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor before the other of the first portion of the brake pad or the second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Waleed Mahmoud Al-Mahshi