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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2021
Zf Active Safety Us Inc., Livonia, MI (US);
Zf Active Safety Gmbh, Koblenz, DE;
Galus Chelaidite, South Lyon, MI (US);
Volker Knop, Ulmen, DE;
Nicholas Alford, Waldesch, DE;
Christoph Beuerle, Koblenz, DE;
Werner Seibert, Kammerforst, DE;
Markus Mallmann, Pfalzfeld, DE;
ZF Active Safety GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
ZF Active Safety US Inc., Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
An actuator assembly for a vehicle brake is described. It comprises a carrier assembly () on which an activating carriage () for a brake lining is guided linearly. Moreover, an electric motor fastened to the carrier assembly () is provided which is coupled drivingly to the activating carriage via a gear unit and a spindle drive such that the activating carriage can be displaced selectively between a retracted position and an extended position. In addition, the actuator assembly comprises a locking assembly () for selectively immobilizing in rotation an output shaft () of the electric motor. The locking assembly () here comprises a locking lever () which at a first end () is mounted rotatably on the carrier assembly () and at a second opposite end () is coupled to a locking actuator (). A locking tooth () is moreover positioned between the first end () and the second end (). A method for activating an actuator assembly for a vehicle brake is furthermore presented.