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Granted Patent B2
US 12,415,383 · App. 17/710,202 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Brake apparatus for vehicle

Inventors: Sang Pil Boo (Yongin-si, KR); Mun Hwan Byoun (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,415,383
App. No.
17/710,202
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A brake apparatus for a vehicle may include: a caliper body module provided with a finger part and a cylinder part spaced apart from each other and facing each other, a pad plate part disposed between the finger part and the cylinder part, and configured to selectively come into contact with a disk module rotated together with a rotor to generate a braking force, a piston module installed in the cylinder part to be movable forward and backward and configured to press the pad plate part, a guide member disposed on both sides of the caliper body module and configured to movably support the caliper body module, and a first fastening member extending from the guide member and fastened to a first mounting member provided in a stator.

Claims (55)

1. A brake apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

a caliper body module provided with a finger part and a cylinder part spaced apart from each other and facing each other;

a pad plate part disposed between the finger part and the cylinder part, and configured to selectively come into contact with a disk module rotated together with a rotor to generate a braking force;

a piston module installed in the cylinder part to be movable forward and backward and configured to press the pad plate part;

a guide member disposed on both sides of the caliper body module and configured to movably support the caliper body module; and

a first fastening member extending from the guide member and fastened to a first mounting member provided in a stator.

2. The brake apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening member is disposed on substantially the same axial line as the guide member.

3. The brake apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first fastening member protrudes to an outside of the finger part along a longitudinal direction of the guide member.

4. The brake apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a first fastening reinforcing part provided on an outer periphery of the first fastening member to reinforce a fastening force of the first fastening member with respect to the first mounting member.

5. The brake apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a central axis of the guide member is disposed at substantially the same height as a center of gravity of the caliper body module.

6. The brake apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the guide member comprises:

a guide pin part configured to penetrate the caliper body module and disposed in a direction parallel to a forward and backward movement direction of the piston module;

a friction reduction part configured to surround the guide pin part;

a movement part slidably connected to the friction reduction part and configured to move the caliper body module by a pressing force of the piston module; and

a blocking part configured to block foreign substances from entering between the caliper body module and the friction reduction part.

7. The brake apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the guide pin part has one side connected through the finger part.

8. The brake apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the guide pin part movably supports the pad plate part.

9. A brake apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

a caliper body module provided with a finger part and a cylinder part spaced apart from each other and facing each other;

a pad plate part disposed between the finger part and the cylinder part, and configured to selectively come into contact with a disk module rotated together with a rotor to generate a braking force;

a piston module installed in the cylinder part to be movable forward and backward and pressing the pad plate part;

a guide member disposed on both sides of the caliper body module and configured to movably support the caliper body module; and

a fastening member extending from the guide member and fastened to a mounting member provided on a knuckle.

10. The brake apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the fastening member is disposed on substantially the same axial line as the guide member.

11. The brake apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the fastening member protrudes to an outside of the caliper body module along a longitudinal direction of the guide member.

12. The brake apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising a fastening reinforcing part provided on an outer periphery of the fastening member to reinforce a force of the fastening member with respect to the mounting member.

13. The brake apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a central axis of the guide member is disposed at substantially the same height as a gravity axis of the caliper body module.

14. The brake apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the guide member comprises:

a guide pin part configured to penetrate the caliper body module and disposed in a direction parallel to a forward and backward movement direction of the piston module;

a friction reduction part configured to surround the guide pin part;

a movement part slidably connected to the friction reduction part and configured to move the caliper body module by a pressing force of the piston module; and

a blocking part configured to block foreign substances from entering between the caliper body module and the friction reduction part.

15. The brake apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the guide pin part has one side connected through the finger part.

16. A brake apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

a stator;

a rotor disposed inside the stator and rotated when power is applied to the stator;

a wheel rotated in connection with the rotor;

a disk module interlocked with the rotor;

an internal braking device mounted on the stator and configured to provide a frictional force to one side of the disk module; and

an external braking device mounted on the stator and configured to provide a frictional force to the other side of the disk module,

wherein the stator comprises:

a housing unit mounted with the external braking device and fixedly coupled to a fixed unit;

a stator body mounted on the housing unit and configured to surround the rotor and rotate the rotor when power is applied; and

an internal space in the housing unit configured to accommodate the internal braking device.

17. The brake apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the internal braking device comprises:

an internal piston part mounted in the internal space and having a variable length; and

an internal pad part mounted on the internal piston part and being in surface contact with the disk module according to a change in the length of the internal piston part.

18. The brake apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the internal braking device comprises:

an internal case mounted in the internal space and coupled to the external braking device;

an internal variable part mounted in the internal case and having a variable length; and

an internal contact part mounted on the internal variable part and being in surface contact with the disk module according to a change in the length of the internal variable part.

19. The brake apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the external braking device comprises:

an external case coupled to the stator;

an external variable part mounted in the external case and having a variable length; and

an external contact part mounted on the external variable part and being in surface contact with the disk module according to a change in the length of the external variable part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: BOO, SANG PIL; BYOUN, MUN HWAN
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0043272 · Apr 2, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0047230 · Apr 12, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220314691A1 · Oct 6, 2022
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