US Patent No: 5,348,123

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Brake actuating apparatus for a vehicle

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Abstract

A brake actuating apparatus which includes a motor disposed at a brake caliper, a driving piston connecting through a converting member which converts a rotary motion of the motor into a linear motion, and a fluid chamber disposed between the driving piston and a pad urging piston for urging the brake pad in the brake caliper, and a diameter of the driving piston is arranged smaller than that of the pad urging piston.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.TOKYO348
AKEBONO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE LTD.TOKYO90

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fukaya, Kunio Neuilly sur Seine, FR 1 59
Kobayashi, Tadashi Chiba, JP 165 1472
Kunimi, Takashi Tokyo, JP 20 190
Miyake, Katsuya Saitama, JP 22 331
Ogawahara, Tatsuo Saitama, JP 2 118
Takahashi, Kimio Wako, JP 52 333

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
BENDIX FRANCE (2)
4,784,244 Electrical braking device for vehicles 43 1986
4,809,824 Method and device for actuating a braking mechanism by a rotating electric motor 55 1988
 
ROBERT BOSCH TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (2)
4,793,447 Electrically operated disc brake 24 1986
4,836,338 Electrically operated disc brakes 29 1988
 
ALFRED TEVES GMBH (1)
4,658,939 Process and apparatus for the control of a brake unit for automotive vehicles 61 1985
 
AXLETECH INTERNATIONAL IP HOLDINGS, LLC (1)
4,529,067 Multiple disc brake 18 1983
 
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (1)
4,487,295 Disc brake caliper with integral parking brake 10 1983
 
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
5,107,967 Motor disc brake system 40 1990
 
ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
4,721,190 Mechanical actuating device for spot-type disc brakes 14 1982

Patent Citation Ranking

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LUCAS INDUSTRIES LIMITED (7)
5,645,143 Electronically controllable braking system for ground vehicles and method for operating same 18 1996
6,098,763 Electrically-operated disc brake assemblies for vehicles 6 1998
5,971,110 Electrically-operated disc brake assemblies for vehicles 21 1998
6,412,608 Actuator assembly for a vehicle brake with such an actuator assembly 9 1999
6,394,235 Hydraulic vehicle brake with blocking means and method for operating same 20 2000
6,431,330 Brake arrangement for a land vehicle 5 2000
6,386,336 Actuator module for a vehicle brake and vehicle brake with such an actuator module 3 2000
 
MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, LLC (6)
6,505,714 Parking-braking in vehicles 7 1999
6,397,977 Vehicle brake having brake de-adjust 18 1999
6,382,741 Parking-braking in vehicles 17 1999
6,305,511 Parking braking in vehicles having conventional braking systems 12 1999
6,293,370 Vehicle brake having electric motor control of brake running clearance 16 1999
7,325,887 Parking-braking in vehicles 2 2002
 
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH (5)
6,179,097 Braking device for vehicles 8 1998
6,213,256 Electromechanical wheel brake system 8 1999
6,929,102 Method for actuating a wheel brake device 0 2000
6,457,783 Wheel brake apparatus and method for operating it 12 2001
7,559,413 Automatic parking brake 0 2004
 
SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE B.V. (4)
6,907,967 Compact actuator 2 2000
6,814,190 Screw actuator, and brake caliper comprising such actuator 8 2001
6,554,109 Actuator having a central support, and brake calliper comprising such actuator 3 2001
6,837,342 Actuator having a central support and brake calliper comprising such actuator 8 2002
 
DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG (3)
6,142,265 Arrangement for operating a brake of a vehicle 3 1998
6,056,090 Brake actuator 4 1998
6,267,207 Apparatus for brake actuation 8 1999
 
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (3)
6,390,247 Electric caliper with eccentric lever drive 3 2000
6,550,598 Electric park brake 6 2001
6,561,321 Electromechanical parking brake 8 2001
 
HITACHI, LTD. (3)
6,374,958 Motor-driven disk brake 10 2000
6,571,921 Motor-driven disk brake 7 2001
7,540,571 Motor-driven disk brake system 1 2005
 
KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH (3)
7,422,091 Disc brake having an electromotively actuated adjusting system 0 2002
7,523,813 Brake application device comprising an electrically actuated wear adjuster 1 2003
7,419,035 Brake application device comprising an electrically actuated wear-adjusting emergency release and auxiliary release device 1 2003
 
ADVICS CO., LTD. (2)
6,991,071 Wedge-operated brake apparatus 0 2003
7,134,533 Combined service and parking brake apparatus 2 2005
 
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (2)
5,957,246 Electric brake including a pad clearance adjusting mechanism and a method for adjusting the pad clearance of the same 33 1997
6,679,355 Electric braking device and method of controlling the same 4 2002
 
CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (2)
5,782,322 Brake actuator 9 1996
5,682,965 Brake actuator having a hydraulic transmission 6 1996
 
PACIFICA GROUP TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD. (2)
5,915,504 Brake system for a motor vehicle 29 1997
6,079,801 Method for electrically actuated braking of a motor vehicle and electrically actuated brake system 5 1998
 
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG (1)
7,325,658 Actuator unit for an electromechanically actuatable disk brake 0 2004
 
DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
6,966,410 Arrangement and method for automatically disengaging a manual operator for an electric parking brake 1 2003
 
EUROCOPTER (1)
6,991,072 Brake device for the rotor of a helicopter or the like, associating a main brake mechanism having a disk and a secondary brake mechanism for use in strong wind 0 2004
 
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (1)
5,667,284 Manually backdrivable ball screw assisted braking system 5 1996
 
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (1)
7,891,261 Clutch actuation system with locking mechanism and method of controlling engagement of a clutch 1 2007
 
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
6,655,507 Electrically operated parking brake apparatus 8 2002
 
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (1)
7,458,442 Electric brake having parking brake function 1 2006
 
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (1)
7,328,777 Disc brake system driven by rack 0 2005
 
ITT AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,788,341 Vehicle brake 12 1995
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA HITACHI SEISAKUSHO (D/B/A HITACHI, LTD.) (1)
6,915,883 Electric braking apparatus 4 2002
 
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. (1)
6,397,981 Electromechanical brake system 16 2000
 
NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD. (1)
7,942,247 Vehicle disc brake 0 2006
 
NTN CORPORATION (1)
7,004,290 Electrically powered brake system 0 2004
 
ROCKWELL LIGHT VEHICLE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,590,744 Motor vehicle electric parking brake 38 1995
 
SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE (1)
6,907,966 Linear actuator, in particular an aircraft brake actuator 0 2002
 
VARITY GMBH (1)
6,349,801 Electromechanically actuatable disk brake 13 2000
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
6,416,138 Slave operated self-contained hydraulic brake system for towed trailers and other vehicles 4 2000