Combined service and parking brake apparatus and method for executing an emergency braking action
US7721853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2127/06
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A combined service and parking brake apparatus, having a brake unit equipped with a brake disc and at least one brake pad in which a fluid pressure actuatable brake piston is able to place the brake pad against the brake disc and having a parking brake unit which includes an electric drive unit, a transmission, and a spindle unit equipped with a nut and spindle in order to mechanically lock the brake unit in a parking brake position, and in which the electric drive unit, the transmission, and the spindle unit are situated in series on a common axis.
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