Piston having a multi-part construction for a brake caliper of a disk brake

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10570973-B2
Application number	US-201615562170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	Apr 15, 2015
Publication date	Feb 25, 2020
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020

Abstract

A thin-walled piston having a multi-part construction for a brake caliper, the piston having a one-piece design with the form of a pot, which is open on one side, a longitudinal axis, a wall and a piston floor, and which can be applied in the region of the piston floor with an axial contact surface to a brake lining, wherein a tubular insert with a cone is fixed in the interior of the piston, the insert forming a bearing for a bushing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A piston for a brake caliper of a vehicle disk brake, which is formed in a forming process from a metallic material, the piston having a form of an integral pot which is open on one side and has a longitudinal axis, a wall and a piston crown, and which in a region of the piston crown can be applied with an axial contact surface to a brake pad, wherein an insert with a cone is fixed in an interior of the piston, wherein the insert forms a bearing for a bush, wherein the insert comprises at least three cams formed at an axial end of the insert opposite the piston crown, the at least three cams separated from one another by a circumferential space, and wherein the at least three cams have an offset distribution of 120° relative to one another, and a defined radial length with extension direction towards a radial outside, such that the cams serve for fixing the insert to a piston inner wall.

2. The piston as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insert forms a receiver for an end portion of the bush.

3. The piston as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the receiver has a stop for the bush.

4. The piston as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the receiver is an integral part of the cams.

5. The piston as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cams are formed cranked in an L shape.

6. The piston as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cams, support and a twist-prevention means are each arranged on a periphery and placed twisted at an angle relative to each other.

7. The piston as claimed claim 6 , wherein a piston collar at least partially forms a support for the bush.

8. The piston as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a collar-side end of the bush sits directly on the support.

9. The piston as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the collar-side end of the bush has a profiling.

10. The piston as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bush is formed as a cylindrical thin tubular portion, or as a cylindrically bent, thin spring steel sheet which is split on a periphery.

11. The piston as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one recess in a collar of the piston collar extends burr-free up to a piston inner wall.

12. The piston as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metallic material is a flat sheet steel.

13. A piston for a brake caliper of a vehicle disk brake, which is formed in a forming process from a metallic material, the piston having a form of an integral pot which is open on one side and has a longitudinal axis, a wall and a piston crown, and which in a region of the piston crown can be applied with an axial contact surface to a brake pad, wherein an insert with a cone is fixed in an interior of the piston, wherein the insert forms a bearing for a bush, wherein the insert comprises at least three cams formed at an axial end of the insert opposite the piston crown, the at least three cams separated from one another by a circumferential space,
wherein the cams, support and a twist-prevention means are each arranged on a periphery and placed twisted at an angle relative to each other,
wherein a piston collar at least partially forms a support for the bush,
wherein a collar-side end of the bush sits directly on the support and the collar-side end of the bush has a profiling, and
wherein the collar-side end of the bush has at least two cut-outs which serve as a passage for the twist-prevention means of the piston collar.

14. The piston as claimed in claim 13 , wherein both ends of the bush have the profiling and the cut-outs to allow simplified piston mounting.

15. A piston for a brake caliper of a vehicle disk brake, which is formed in a forming process from a metallic material, the piston having a form of an integral pot which is open on one side and has a longitudinal axis, a wall and a piston crown, and which in a region of the piston crown can be applied with an axial contact surface to a brake pad, wherein an insert with a cone is fixed in an interior of the piston,
wherein the insert forms a bearing for a bush,
wherein the insert comprises at least three cams formed at an axial end of the insert opposite the piston crown, the at least three cams separated from one another by a circumferential space, and
wherein a split of the bush has a split joint which is arranged in a region of a support of a collar of the piston collar.

16. A piston for a brake caliper of a vehicle disk brake, which is formed in a forming process from a metallic material, the piston having a form of an integral pot which is open on one side and has a longitudinal axis, a wall and a piston crown, and which in a region of the piston crown can be applied with an axial contact surface to a brake pad, wherein an insert with a cone is fixed in an interior of the piston,
wherein the insert forms a bearing for a bush,
wherein the insert comprises at least three cams formed at an axial end of the insert opposite the piston crown, the at least three cams separated from one another by a circumferential space, and
wherein a collar-side end of the bush has at least two cut-outs which serve as a passage for a twist-prevention means of the piston collar.

Assignees

• Continental Teves Ag & Co Ohg
• Erdrich Umformtechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Leidecker Norbert
• Muth Norman
• Müller Matthias
• Würz Matthias
• Zeibig Uwe

Classifications

• F16D2121/04

  acting on a piston-type actuator, e.g. for liquid pressure · CPC title

• F16D2123/00

  Multiple operation forces · CPC title

• F16D2121/24

  using motors · CPC title

• F16D2125/06

  Pistons · CPC title

• F16D2200/0004

  metallic · CPC title