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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Carla Thomas, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/74 (2006.01); F16D 65/18 (2006.01); F16D 55/226 (2006.01); B60T 13/68 (2006.01); H02K 7/06 (2006.01); H02K 7/14 (2006.01); B60T 1/06 (2006.01); H02K 7/102 (2006.01); H02K 16/00 (2006.01); F16D 121/22 (2012.01); F16D 125/40 (2012.01); F16D 121/14 (2012.01); F16D 127/06 (2012.01); F16D 121/24 (2012.01); F16D 123/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/68 (2013.01); B60T 1/062 (2013.01); B60T 13/741 (2013.01); B60T 13/746 (2013.01); F16D 55/226 (2013.01); F16D 65/183 (2013.01); H02K 7/06 (2013.01); H02K 7/102 (2013.01); H02K 7/14 (2013.01); F16D 2121/14 (2013.01); F16D 2121/22 (2013.01); F16D 2121/24 (2013.01); F16D 2123/00 (2013.01); F16D 2125/40 (2013.01); F16D 2127/06 (2013.01); H02K 16/00 (2013.01); Y02E 10/72 (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.