Zero drag disc brake with anti-knock-back device
US6626269B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2127/06
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A disc brake caliper assembly has a housing with a bore. A piston in the bore is movable between applied, retracted and knock-back positions. The piston is activatable by hydraulic pressure to move from the retracted position to the applied position; and a retracting seal is effective in the absence of the hydraulic pressure to move the piston from the applied position to the retracted position. A linkage adjacent the piston carries a stop; and an actuator is responsive to an end of brake activation signal to cause the linkage to engage the stop with the piston when the piston is retracted from its applied position to its retracted position so as to prevent the piston from moving from the retracted position to the knock-back position. The actuator is preferably a comparatively weak electric motor that stalls as the stop engages the piston; and the stall is sensed to end motor activation. The end of brake activation signal is preferably provided by a brake position or pressure sensor. The apparatus is adaptable to an electronic park brake control.
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