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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Thomas Eichler, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Thomas Eichler, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/02 (2006.01); F16D 65/092 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/021 (2013.01); F16D 65/092 (2013.01); F16D 66/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wear distance sensor detects wear distance of a brake pad, in particular of a friction brake, and includes a housing having a friction side and a connecting side and a probe having two electrical conductor elements in combination with at least one electrical resistance element. Two dimensions of the resistance element are not constant depending on the wear distance. A third dimension of the resistance element, which has a three-dimensional design, is not constant depending on the wear distance.