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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Vitesco Technologies Gmbh, Regensburg, DE;
Inventors:
Benedikt Van Booven, Regensburg, DE;
Willibald Reitmeier, Hemau/Hohenschambach, DE;
Bernhard Lehmayr, Regensburg, DE;
Assignee:
Vitesco Technologies GmbH, Regensburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 51/20 (2006.01); B60T 1/06 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); F16D 51/00 (2006.01); F16D 66/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 51/20 (2013.01); B60T 1/067 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); F16D 66/00 (2013.01); F16D 2051/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drum brake with a carrier, a deformation sensor, and at least one brake shoe. The carrier is connected to a supporting bearing for the at least one brake shoe. The deformation sensor is designed to determine a deformation of the carrier. A brake system includes at least one such drum brake, and a vehicle with such a brake system or with at least one such drum brake.