IP Library Granted Patent US 11,566,674
Granted Patent B2
US 11,566,674 · App. 16/998,013 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Electromechanical brake actuator for disc brakes

Inventors: Peter Beier (Wunstorf, DE); Paul Henning (Schwetzingen, DE); Bartlomiej Tomala (Opole, PL)
Assignee: WABCO Europe BVBA
F16D65/18F16D55/224F16D65/12F16D2065/1344F16D2121/24F16D2125/28F16D2200/003F16D2200/0086
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Patent No.
US 11,566,674
App. No.
16/998,013
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) includes a housing ( 1 ), a first housing part ( 3 ) configured as a housing flange for attaching the electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) to a disc brake ( 38 ), a second housing part ( 4 ) for receiving a drive ( 6 ), a third housing part ( 5 ) arranged between the first housing part ( 3 ) and the second housing part ( 4 ) and connected to the first housing part ( 3 ) and the second housing part ( 4 ), a motor ( 37 ), a gearbox ( 7 ), and a tappet ( 9 ) or a spindle for actuating a disc brake ( 38 ). The housing ( 1 ) is an aluminum die-cast formed part. The first housing part ( 3 ) and the second housing part ( 4 ) have planar contact surfaces ( 34, 34 a ) configured to receive plates of a two-plate die-casting machine during the forming process of the housing ( 1 ).

Claims (32)

1. An electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) comprising:

a housing ( 1 ) having:

a first housing part ( 3 ) configured as a housing flange for attaching the electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) to a disc brake ( 38 );

a second housing part ( 4 ) for receiving a drive ( 6 ); and

a third housing part ( 5 ) arranged between the first housing part ( 3 ) and the second housing part ( 4 ) and connected to the first housing part ( 3 ) and the second housing part ( 4 );

a motor ( 37 );

a gearbox ( 7 ); and

a tappet ( 9 ) or a spindle for actuating the disc brake ( 38 );

wherein the housing ( 1 ) is an aluminum die-cast formed part;

wherein the second housing part ( 4 ) has a motor flange ( 11 ) for attaching the motor ( 37 ) on an outer side ( 10 ) of the housing ( 1 ) or wherein the second housing part ( 4 ) has a cylindrical partial region ( 36 ) for receiving a motor ( 37 ) and a motor flange ( 11 ) for attaching a motor ( 37 ); and

wherein on an inner side ( 14 ) of the housing ( 1 ), the second housing part ( 4 ) has bearing receptacles ( 15 , 15 a ) for bearings ( 16 , 16 a ) disposed axially between the motor flange ( 11 ) and the gearbox ( 7 ), wherein the bearings ( 16 , 16 a ) are configured to receive a cam disc ( 8 ).

2. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second housing part ( 4 ) has an assembly opening ( 17 ) for the cam disc ( 8 ) radially opposite from the first housing part ( 3 ) between the motor flange ( 11 ) and the gearbox ( 7 ).

3. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the assembly opening ( 17 ) has recesses ( 18 , 18 a ) for receiving a machining tool and wherein the assembly opening ( 17 ) has bores ( 19 , 19 a , 19 b , 19 c ) for receiving a cover.

4. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed claim 1 , wherein the third housing part ( 5 ) defines an internal channel that guides the tappet ( 9 ) or spindle axially along the longitudinal axis (A 2 ).

5. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the motor flange ( 11 ) has a central bearing point ( 12 ) starting from an axial axis (A) of the second housing part ( 4 ), and the motor flange ( 11 ) has reinforcement ribs ( 13 ) extending radially toward the outer side ( 10 ) of the housing ( 1 ) starting from the bearing point ( 12 ).

6. An electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) comprising:

a housing ( 1 ) having:

a first housing part ( 3 ) configured as a housing flange for attaching the electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) to a disc brake ( 38 );

a second housing part ( 4 ) for receiving a drive ( 6 ); and

a third housing part ( 5 ) arranged between the first housing part ( 3 ) and the second housing part ( 4 ) and connected to the first housing part ( 3 ) and the second housing part ( 4 );

a motor ( 37 );

a gearbox ( 7 ); and

a tappet ( 9 ) or a spindle for actuating the disc brake ( 38 );

wherein the housing ( 1 ) is an aluminum die-cast formed part;

wherein the third housing part ( 5 ) is cylindrical and has a guide channel ( 21 ) for guiding the tappet ( 9 ) axially along an axial axis (A 2 ) of the third housing part ( 5 ).

7. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first housing part ( 3 ) has a first planar contact surface ( 34 ) and the second housing part ( 4 ) has a second planar contact surface ( 34 a ), wherein the first and second planar contact surfaces ( 34 , 34 a ) are configured to receive plates of a two-plate die-casting machine during the forming process of the housing ( 1 ).

8. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second housing part ( 4 ) has a motor flange ( 11 ) for attaching the motor ( 37 ) on an outer side ( 10 ) of the housing ( 1 ) or wherein the second housing part ( 4 ) has a cylindrical partial region ( 36 ) for receiving a motor ( 37 ) and a motor flange ( 11 ) for attaching the motor ( 37 ).

9. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the motor flange ( 11 ) has a central bearing point ( 12 ) starting from an axial axis (A) of the second housing part ( 4 ), and the motor flange ( 11 ) has reinforcement ribs ( 13 ) extending radially toward the outer side ( 10 ) of the housing ( 1 ) starting from the bearing point ( 12 ).

10. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first housing part ( 3 ) has an opening ( 22 ) for receiving and actuating the tappet ( 9 ), the opening being central with respect to an axial axis (A 3 ) of the first housing part ( 3 ).

11. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 10 , wherein an inner diameter (D 1 ) of the opening ( 22 ) corresponds to an inner diameter (D 2 ) of the guide channel ( 21 ).

12. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first housing part ( 3 ) has bores ( 24 , 24 a , 24 b , 24 c ) for attachment to the disc brake ( 38 ) axially on an outer peripheral region ( 23 ) of the first housing part ( 3 ).

13. The electromechanical brake actuator ( 2 ) as claimed claim 6 , wherein the first housing part ( 3 ) has a groove ( 31 ) for axially receiving a seal on a side facing the third housing part ( 5 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2024
From: WABCO EUROPE BV
To: ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV
Reel/Frame 067002/0195 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2020
From: BEIER, PETER; HENNING, PAUL; TOMALA, BARTLOMIEJ
To: WABCO EUROPE BVBA
Reel/Frame 053798/0815 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19193160 · Aug 22, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
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