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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2017
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Waleed Mahmoud Al-Mahshi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gang Lou, Rochester, MI (US);
Michio Suzuki, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.