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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Waleed Mahmoud Al-Mahshi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A brake system () comprising: a brake caliper () supporting a brake pad (), and having a first brake piston () and a second brake piston () that are configured to move the brake pad; a first rotary to linear stage mechanism () connected to the first brake piston, and a second rotary to linear stage mechanism () connected to the second brake piston; a motor () configured to generate torque; a torque distributing assembly () configured to receive torque from the motor and then distribute the torque from the motor to the first rotary to linear stage mechanism to move the first brake piston and/or to the second rotary to linear stage mechanism to move the second brake piston; wherein the torque distributing assembly comprises: i) a first driving gear () connected to the first rotary to linear stage mechanism; ii) a second driving gear () connected to the second rotary to linear stage mechanism; iii) a first set of planet gears () supported on respective first axles (); iv) a second set of planet gears () supported on respective second axles; and v) a first carrier plate () having a plurality of support features each configured to support a respective one of the first axles and a respective one of the second axles.