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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026

Filed:

May. 24, 2023
Applicant:

Zf Active Safety Us Inc., Livonia, MI (US);

Inventor:

Galus Chelaidite, South Lyon, MI (US);

Assignee:

ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC., Livonia, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/74 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); F16D 65/18 (2006.01); F16D 66/00 (2006.01); F16D 121/24 (2012.01); F16D 125/40 (2012.01); F16D 125/50 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/746 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); F16D 65/18 (2013.01); F16D 66/00 (2013.01); F16D 2066/005 (2013.01); F16D 2121/24 (2013.01); F16D 2125/40 (2013.01); F16D 2125/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

An actuator for an electric brake of a vehicle having a caliper assembly driven by a motor includes a gear train for transferring torque from the motor to the caliper assembly to brake the vehicle. The gear train has an input gear and a sun gear connected to one another. A load sensing device senses relative rotation between the sun gear and the input gear in response to rotation of the motor during a braking operation. A controller is connected to the load sensing device and configured to adjust the torque applied to the gear train in response to receiving signals from the load sensing device indicative of the relative rotation.


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