IP Library Granted Patent US 11,788,592
Granted Patent B2
US 11,788,592 · App. 16/761,787 · Granted Oct 17, 2023

Brake drum for a vehicle drum brake

Inventors: Wolfgang Huschenhoefer (Asslar, DE); Karim Bahroun (Grossbettlingen, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
F16D65/10F16D51/00F16D69/027F16D69/0416F16D2065/1324F16D2065/1344F16D2069/045F16D2200/0004F16D2200/006F16D2200/0039
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Patent No.
US 11,788,592
App. No.
16/761,787
Granted
Oct 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A brake drum for a drum brake, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes a cylindrical jacket and a support pot which axially adjoins the jacket and which has a hub ring portion to be secured to a wheel hub. The monolithic brake drum is formed at least in part of a fiber-reinforced plastic.

Claims (33)

1. A brake drum arrangement for a drum brake, comprising:

a brake drum comprising:

a cylindrical casing; and

a carrier pot that axially adjoins the cylindrical casing, the carrier pot including a hub ring portion configured to fix to a wheel hub,

wherein the brake drum, which is formed in one piece, is formed at least in part from a fiber reinforced plastic; and

a cylindrical friction ring arranged on an inside of the cylindrical casing, the friction ring comprising metallic or ceramic components,

wherein the friction ring is attached to the brake drum by a fiber tie, and wherein the fiber tie is connected to the friction ring and to the brake drum so as to connect the friction ring to the brake drum.

2. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the brake drum is formed entirely from the fiber reinforced plastic.

3. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the brake drum comprises one or more supporting fibers extending in conformity with a load path.

4. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the brake drum comprises at least one radially inner area of the carrier pot and at least one radially outer area of the carrier pot,

the radially inner area is arranged axially offset in relation to the radially outer area, and

the carrier pot comprises a transition between the radially inner area and the radially outer area, and the transition comprises a curvature.

5. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the curvature has a radius of at least 2 mm.

6. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the curvature has a radius of at least 6 mm.

7. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a transition from the cylindrical casing into the carrier pot comprises a curvature, and wherein the curvature has a radius of at least 2 mm.

8. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the transition is a casing transition, and wherein the curvature has a radius of at least 6 mm.

9. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the friction ring is at least partially enclosed by the material of the brake drum such that the friction ring is partially embedded in the material of the brake drum.

10. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the friction ring is encased by the material of the brake drum in order to embed the friction ring in the brake drum.

11. A drum brake apparatus for a wheel brake of a vehicle, comprising:

the brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 1 ; and

at least one brake shoe displaceably arranged in or on the brake drum, the at least one brake shoe configured to be pressed against the brake drum in order to perform a braking operation.

12. The drum brake apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the vehicle is configured as a motor vehicle.

13. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drum brake is a drum brake of a motor vehicle.

14. The brake drum arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a curved transition is formed between the cylindrical casing and the carrier pot, and at least one supporting fiber extends through the curved transition from the cylindrical casing to the carrier pot.

15. A brake drum arrangement for a drum brake, comprising:

a brake drum comprising:

a cylindrical casing; and

a carrier pot that axially adjoins the cylindrical casing, the carrier pot including a hub ring portion configured to fix to a wheel hub,

wherein the brake drum, which is formed in one piece, is formed at least in part from a fiber reinforced plastic; and

a cylindrical friction ring arranged on an inside of the cylindrical casing, the friction ring comprising metallic or ceramic components,

wherein the friction ring is at least partially enclosed by the material of the brake drum such that the friction ring is partially embedded in the material of the brake drum, and

wherein the friction ring is attached to the fiber reinforced plastic by one or more retaining fibers.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 24, 2025
From: BUDERUS GUSS GMBH
To: BREYDEN GMBH
Reel/Frame 070005/0617 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2024
From: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH; BUDERUS GUSS GMBH
Reel/Frame 068491/0683 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2020
From: HUSCHENHOEFER, WOLFGANG; BAHROUN, KARIM
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 054337/0561 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 219 924.5 · Nov 9, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210156439A1 · May 27, 2021