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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Tomohiro Yokoyama, Nisshin, JP;
Ikuru Konno, Toyota, JP;
Hiroaki Sato, Toyota, JP;
Kiyoshi Kuwazuru, Mishima, JP;
Takahiro Ishida, Susono, JP;
Tomohiro Yokoyama, Nisshin, JP;
Ikuru Konno, Toyota, JP;
Hiroaki Sato, Toyota, JP;
Kiyoshi Kuwazuru, Mishima, JP;
Takahiro Ishida, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
According to an example, a disk brake is disclosed in which a caliper is supported by a mounting bracket via a slide pin, the mounting bracket being attached to a non-rotational portion of a vehicle, the disk brake comprising an electromagnet provided in connection with the slide pin, the electromagnet attracting the slide pin in an axial direction of the slide pin such that brake pads move away from a disk rotor. According to another example, a disk brake in which a caliper is supported by a mounting bracket via a slide pin, the mounting bracket being attached to a non-rotational portion of a vehicle, the disk brake comprising a magnetic material body of a backing plate of a brake pad and an electromagnet provided in a location where the electromagnet is opposed to the magnetic material body in a lateral direction of the vehicle.