Patent · US Expired

Operating device for an electromechanically actuated disk brake

US6889800B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG · DE

Inventors

Georg Halasy-Wimmer · Leinfelden, DE
Jurgen Volkel · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2001
Grant date	May 10, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 31, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2025/204
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An actuating unit for an electromechanically operable disc brake for automotive vehicles including a driving unit or an electric motor, an actuating element secured against rotation and causing one of two friction linings that are arranged slidably in a brake caliper to move into engagement with a brake disc, as well as a reducing gear interposed between the electric motor and the actuating element. To ensure the testability of the reducing gear, the present invention includes an anti-rotation mechanism of the actuating element be arranged in a gearbox casing accommodating the reducing gear.

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