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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Carla Thomas, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/74 (2006.01); B60T 13/68 (2006.01); F16D 121/24 (2012.01); F16D 123/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/68 (2013.01); B60T 13/746 (2013.01); F16D 2121/24 (2013.01); F16D 2123/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
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) an electromagnetic 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.