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App. No. 18/686,445

METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPERATING VARIABLES OF A DRUM BRAKE, ASSOCIATED DRUM BRAKE ASSEMBLY, ANALYSIS DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM

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18/686,445
Abstract

A method for ascertaining operating variables of a drum brake has the following steps: a) recording at least one supporting force of a brake shoe of the drum brake by means of a sensor, and b) ascertaining the operating variable based on the supporting force, the operating variable being selected from the brake lining friction value and the spreading force.

Claims (33)

1 . A method for ascertaining operating variables of a drum brake comprising:

recording at least one supporting force of a brake shoe of the drum brake with a sensor, and

ascertaining at least one operating variable based on the supporting force, the operating variable being selected from the brake lining friction value and the spreading force.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the supporting forces of two brake shoes of a drum brake are measured.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one further parameter of the brake is ascertained from the operating variable.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the further parameter of the brake is a brake characteristic value.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising carrying out a brake diagnosis or is used in the course of a brake diagnosis.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the ascertained operating variable and an ascertained brake characteristic value is compared with a setpoint range stored in a memory.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein when at least one the ascertained operating variable and the ascertained brake characteristic value do not correspond to the stored setpoint range, at least one of either a countermeasure and an error message is initiated.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an electromechanical drum brake is used as the drum brake.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a hybridized brake system control comprises an evaluation device and at least one of: hydraulic wheel brake actuators, electromechanical wheel brake actuators, at least one recuperative brake wherein the at least the wheel brake actuators require different operating variables and/or actuating variables, and further comprising:

feeding at least one hydraulic wheel brake pressure as an additional operating variable to the evaluation device, wherein the at least one hydraulic wheel brake pressure is measured in parallel by sensors for each wheel;

ascertaining on the basis of this additional operating variable wheel-individual wheel brake setpoints with the evaluation device; and

imparting the wheel brake setpoints to the wheel brakes in a coordinated manner for parallel open-loop and/or closed-loop control of all of the brakes.

10 . A drum brake assembly comprising:

at least one brake shoe;

at least one supporting bearing;

at least one force sensor on the supporting bearing for measuring a supporting force generated by the brake shoe in the supporting bearing; and

an evaluation device, which is configured with instructions for;

recording at least one supporting force of a brake shoe of the drum brake with a sensor, and

ascertaining at least one operating variable based on the supporting force, the operating variable being selected from the brake lining friction value and the spreading force.

11 . The drum brake assembly as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

at least one further brake shoe;

at least one further supporting bearing; and

at least one further force sensor on the further supporting bearing for measuring a further supporting force generated by the further brake shoe in the further supporting bearing.

12 . The drum brake assembly as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

at least one brake pressure sensor for at least one hydraulically actuated wheel brake, wherein the brake pressure sensor is electrically connected to the evaluation device;

at least one brake pressure control valve for hydraulic brake pressure control of the hydraulically actuated wheel brake actuated by the evaluation device; and

wherein, the evaluation device controls a wheel brake pressure of the at least one hydraulically actuated wheel brake in one of an open-loop and a closed-loop manner.

13 . (canceled)

14 . A non-volatile computer-readable storage medium which contains program codes, during the execution of which a processor performs said program codes having instructions for:

recording at least one supporting force of a brake shoe of the drum brake with a sensor; and

ascertaining at least one operating variable based on the supporting force, the operating variable being selected from the brake lining friction value and the spreading force.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 3, 2026
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
To: AUMOVIO GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 076110/0789 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2024
From: VEY, CHRISTIAN; HOFFMANN, JENS; KRUSE, MARTIN; HAAG, MATHIAS; GÄDKE, MARTIN
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 066554/0441 →