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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2001
Andrew Zachary Glovatsky, Plymouth, MI (US);
Robert Edward Belke, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jay DeAvis Baker, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Mario Giachino, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Lakhi Nandlal Goenka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Myron Lemecha, Dearborn, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A braking unit is provided. In one embodiment, the braking unit comprises a base member, a guide member, a flexible rod, an actuator adapted to induce deformation of the rod, and a brake pad. One end of the flexible rod is fixedly attached to the base member while another end is slideably disposed within a passageway defined by the guide member. The brake pad is positioned adjacent the flexible rod such that deformation of the rod causes lateral movement of the brake pad. The braking unit can be incorporated into disc and drum-type braking assemblies and systems.