Brake force detecting device
A brake force detecting device having a sensor plate fixed to a knuckle. A straight line connecting the centers of two bolts for fixing a caliper bracket to the knuckle is perpendicular to a straight line connecting the centers of two bolts for fixing the sensor plate to the knuckle as viewed in side elevation. A strain gauge is attached to the sensor plate.
1 . A brake force detecting device for a braking device including:
a wheel support for rotatably supporting a wheel, said wheel support being supported to a vehicle body by a suspension;
a brake disc rotating with said wheel;
a pair of friction pads provided on both sides of said brake disc, said friction pads being fixed to separate back plates, respectively;
a brake caliper containing a pressure member for pressing said friction pads through said respective back plates against said brake disc, said pressure member being moved toward and away from said brake disc in a direction parallel to the axis of said brake disc; and
a caliper bracket for supporting said friction pads through said respective back plates at opposite end portions in the circumferential direction of said brake disc and also supporting said brake caliper, said caliper bracket being fixed to said wheel support;
said brake force detecting device comprising:
a sensor plate fixed to said wheel support by means of two bolts; and
strain detecting means mounted on said sensor plate;
said caliper bracket being fixed to said wheel support by means of two bolts;
a straight line connecting the centers of said two bolts for fixing said caliper bracket to said wheel support being perpendicular to a straight line connecting the centers of said two bolts for fixing said sensor plate to said wheel support as viewed in side elevation.
2 . The brake force detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein said straight line connecting the centers of said two bolts for fixing said sensor plate to said wheel support passes through the center of one of said two bolts for fixing said caliper bracket to said wheel support, said one of said two bolts being located at a disc outlet position where said brake disc leaves said caliper bracket during forward running of the vehicle.
3 . The brake force detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein said pressure member includes a piston slidably fitted in a wheel cylinder, said piston being moved by supplying a fluid pressure from a master cylinder to a piston chamber.