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Granted Patent B2
US 12,594,921 · App. 18/549,240 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Electromechanical brake pressure generator including an anti-twist protection

Inventors: Martin Uhlig (Ilsfeld, DE); Sebastian Martin Reichert (Affaltrach, DE)
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
B60T13/745B60T13/588
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Patent No.
US 12,594,921
App. No.
18/549,240
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electromechanical brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The brake pressure generator includes at least one threaded drive system including a spindle and a spindle nut, which cooperate via a thread, and an electromotive drive using which the spindle and the spindle nut are rotatable relative to one another. The brake pressure generator includes a hydraulic piston accommodated in a hydraulic cylinder of a piston/cylinder unit. An anti-twist protection is formed by a recess which extends in the axial direction and forms a sliding surface, and by a sliding element protruding into the recess, so that the hydraulic piston is secured against twisting and is axially displaceable by a rotation of the spindle. The sliding surface and/or a contact surface of the sliding element cooperating with the sliding surface includes a microprofiling, whose profiling direction is orthogonal to the movement of the hydraulic piston.

Claims (23)

1 . An electromechanical brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle, comprising:

at least one threaded drive system configured to convert a drive-side rotary motion into a translatory motion; and

a piston/cylinder unit including a hydraulic piston, actuatable by the threaded drive system for brake pressure generation, the threaded drive system including a spindle and a spindle nut, which cooperate via a thread, and an electromotive drive using which the spindle and the spindle nut are rotatable relative to one another, wherein the hydraulic piston is accommodated in a hydraulic cylinder of the piston/cylinder unit which forms an anti-twist protection, the anti-twist protection being formed by a recess which extends in an axial direction and forms a sliding surface, and by a sliding element protruding into the recess, so that the hydraulic piston is secured against twisting and is axially displaceable by a rotation of the spindle;

wherein the sliding surface and/or a contact surface of the sliding element cooperating with the sliding surface includes a microprofiling, whose profiling direction is orthogonal to a movement of the hydraulic piston.

2 . The electromechanical brake pressure generator as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sliding element includes a contact shoe, which forms the contact surface and is applied onto the sliding element and situated at least in an area toward the sliding surface.

3 . The electromechanical brake pressure generator as recited in claim 2 , wherein the contact shoe is made of a plastic material.

4 . The electromechanical brake pressure generator as recited in claim 1 , wherein the contact surface and/or the sliding surface of the recess includes a wave structure.

5 . The electromechanical brake pressure generator as recited in claim 4 , wherein the wave structure includes at least one wave having a height between 5 μm and 500 μm.

6 . A method for manufacturing an electromechanical brake pressure generator, the electromechanical brake pressure generator including:

at least one threaded drive system configured to convert a drive-side rotary motion into a translatory motion, and

a piston/cylinder unit including a hydraulic piston, actuatable by the threaded drive system for brake pressure generation, the threaded drive system including a spindle and a spindle nut, which cooperate via a thread, and an electromotive drive using which the spindle and the spindle nut are rotatable relative to one another, wherein the hydraulic piston is accommodated in a hydraulic cylinder of the piston/cylinder unit which forms an anti-twist protection, the anti-twist protection being formed by a recess which extends in an axial direction and forms a sliding surface, and by a sliding element protruding into the recess, so that the hydraulic piston is secured against twisting and is axially displaceable by a rotation of the spindle;

the method comprising the following steps:

forming recesses which extend in an axial direction and include sliding surfaces, the recesses together with the sliding element forming an anti-twist protection; and

forming a microprofiling at the contact surface of the sliding element and/or the sliding surface of the recesses.

7 . The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein a contact shoe is applied onto the sliding element.

8 . The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the microprofiling at the contact shoe is formed by injection molding.

9 . The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the microprofiling is formed by post-processing of the contact surface.

10 . The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the microprofiling is formed by elastic deformation of the contact shoe during the application of the contact shoe onto the sliding element.

11 . A vehicle, comprising:

an electromechanical brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system, the electromechanical brake pressure generator including:

at least one threaded drive system configured to convert a drive-side rotary motion into a translatory motion; and

a piston/cylinder unit including a hydraulic piston, actuatable by the threaded drive system for brake pressure generation, the threaded drive system including a spindle and a spindle nut, which cooperate via a thread, and an electromotive drive using which the spindle and the spindle nut are rotatable relative to one another, wherein the hydraulic piston is accommodated in a hydraulic cylinder of the piston/cylinder unit which forms an anti-twist protection, the anti-twist protection being formed by a recess which extends in an axial direction and forms a sliding surface, and by a sliding element protruding into the recess, so that the hydraulic piston is secured against twisting and is axially displaceable by a rotation of the spindle;

wherein the sliding surface and/or a contact surface of the sliding element cooperating with the sliding surface includes a microprofiling, whose profiling direction is orthogonal to a movement of the hydraulic piston.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2023
From: UHLIG, MARTIN; REICHERT, SEBASTIAN MARTIN
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2021 203 804.2 · Apr 16, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240149854A1 · May 9, 2024
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