Brake arrangement for a land vehicle

US6431330B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Lucas Industries public limited company · GB

Inventors

• Gregor Poertzgen · Koblenz, DE
• Karl-Friedrich Worsdorfer · Budenheim, DE
• Ralf Erben · Kemmenau, DE
• Guido Zenzen · Macken, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 19, 2000
• Grant date: Aug 13, 2002
• Expiry date: Apr 19, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16H1/321
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a brake arrangement for a land vehicle comprising the following characteristics: an electric motor with a downstream connected (reduction) gear which acts on the friction pads of a brake arrangement, with the gear being designed self-locking, and an actuation mechanism by means of which the self-locking function can be cancelled or established.