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Vehicle brake apparatus

US8985283B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2011
Grant dateMar 24, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2121/24
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle brake apparatus capable of preventing abnormal vibration due to thickness variations in a disc rotor includes a motor drive unit configured to control the motor which presses the brake pad against the disc rotor, a brake pressure detection unit for detecting a braking pressure for pressing the brake pad, and a wheel speed sensor for detecting a rotation speed of the disc rotor. If an amount of variation in the detection values detected by the brake pressure detection unit during one rotation of the disc rotor exceeds a variation amount determination threshold value and a detection value variation frequency has a correlation with the rotation speed of the disc rotor and the detection value variation frequency exceeds a variation frequency determination threshold value, the motor drive unit controls the motor in inverted phase to the variation in the detection values.

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