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Brake device for vehicle

US6810316B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateFeb 7, 2002
Grant dateOct 26, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2125/40
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brake device includes an actuator which is provided on a wheel side of a vehicle having a suspension, the actuator generates a braking force by being electrically driven. A drive controller is also provided for receiving a signal regarding the braking force from a vehicle motion controller and sensors, and driving the actuator accordingly. To reduce the number of high cost bending wires necessary to communicate between the sensors, the drive controller and the vehicle motion controller, the drive controller and the sensors are attached to the actuator side (unspring-mass) and the drive controllercommunicates with the vehicle motion controller provided on the vehicle body side (spring-mass) of the vehicle by bidirectional multiplex communication.

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