Actuator and electromechanical disc brake having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11098779-B2
Application number	US-201916417392-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2019
Priority date	Jan 30, 2019
Publication date	Aug 24, 2021
Grant date	Aug 24, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed is an electromechanical disc brake. The electromechanical disc brake includes a piston slidably disposed in a cylinder of a caliper housing to press a pad plate, an actuator including a motor and a speed reduction device for reducing a rotation speed of the motor, an output conversion device for converting a rotational motion from the speed reduction device into a linear motion and imparting a thrust to move the piston, an elastic member for moving the output conversion device to the original position when releasing braking, and a clutch device for releasing a torque acting on the speed reduction device such that the output conversion device is moved to the original position by the elastic member when releasing the braking.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electromechanical disc brake comprising:
a piston slidably disposed in a cylinder of a caliper housing to press a pad plate;
an actuator including a motor and a speed reduction device for reducing a rotation speed of the motor;
an output conversion device for converting a rotational motion from the speed reduction device into a linear motion and imparting a thrust to move the piston;
an elastic member for moving the output conversion device to the original position when releasing braking; and
a clutch device for releasing a torque acting on the speed reduction device such that the output conversion device is moved to the original position by the elastic member when releasing the braking.

2. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 1 , wherein
the output conversion device includes a ball-in ramp mechanism and a push member for pressing the piston by the operation of the ball-in ramp mechanism.

3. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 1 , wherein
the speed reduction device includes a planetary gear assembly having a sun gear, a ring gear, planetary gears, and a carrier.

4. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 3 , wherein
the clutch device restrains the ring gear when braking and releases the restraint of the ring gear when releasing the braking so that the ring gear is rotatable.

5. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 4 , wherein
the clutch device includes a torsion spring for tightening or loosening an outer circumference of the ring gear.

6. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 5 , wherein
one end of the torsion spring is fixed to one side of a housing of the actuator, and the other end of the torsion spring is connected to a spring operation device for operating the torsion spring to tighten or loosen the torsion spring.

7. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 6 , wherein
the spring operation device includes a solenoid drive device for pressing the other end of the torsion spring in a direction in which a body of the torsion spring is loosened.

8. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 4 , wherein
the clutch device includes a pad member provided to selectively contact an outer circumference of the ring gear.

9. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 4 , wherein
the clutch device includes a latching rod provided to be selectively caught between latching protrusions formed on an outer circumference of the ring gear.

10. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 1 , wherein
the motor is a one-way rotating motor that is driven only at the time of braking.

11. An actuator of an electromechanical disc brake comprising a motor and a speed reduction device for reducing a rotation speed of the motor, wherein:
the speed reduction device includes a planetary gear assembly having a sun gear, a ring gear, planetary gears and a carrier to rotate by power of the motor, and a clutch device for selectively restraining the ring gear; and
the clutch device restrains rotation of the ring gear when braking and releases the restraint of the ring gear when releasing the braking so that the ring gear is in an idle state.

12. An electromechanical disc brake comprising:
a piston slidably disposed in a cylinder of a caliper housing to press a pad plate;
an actuator including a motor and a speed reduction device comprising a plurality of gears and configured to reduce a rotation speed of the motor;
an output conversion device comprising a ball-in ramp mechanism configured to convert a rotational motion from the speed reduction device into a linear motion and imparting a thrust to move the piston;
an elastic member comprising a spring and configured to move the output conversion device to the original position when releasing braking; and
a clutch configured to release a torque acting on the speed reduction device such that the output conversion device is moved to the original position by the elastic member when releasing the braking.

13. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 12 , wherein
the output conversion device includes a push member for pressing the piston by the operation of the ball-in ramp mechanism.

14. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 12 , wherein
the gears of the speed reduction device include a planetary gear assembly having a sun gear, a ring gear, planetary gears, and a carrier.

15. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 14 , wherein
the clutch is configured to retrain the ring gear when braking and releases the restraint of the ring gear when releasing the braking so that the ring gear is rotatable.

16. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 15 , wherein
the clutch includes a torsion spring for tightening or loosening an outer circumference of the ring gear.

17. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 16 , wherein
one end of the torsion spring is fixed to one side of a housing of the actuator, and the other end of the torsion spring is connected to a spring operation device for operating the torsion spring to tighten or loosen the torsion spring.

18. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 17 , wherein
the spring operation device includes a solenoid drive device for pressing the other end of the torsion spring in a direction in which a body of the torsion spring is loosened.

19. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 15 , wherein
the clutch includes a pad member provided to selectively contact an outer circumference of the ring gear.

20. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 15 , wherein
the clutch includes a latching rod provided to be selectively caught between latching protrusions formed on an outer circumference of the ring gear.

21. The electromechanical disc brake according to claim 12 , wherein
the motor is a one-way rotating motor that is driven only at the time of braking.

22. An actuator of an electromechanical disc brake comprising a motor and a speed reduction device for reducing a rotation speed of the motor, wherein:
the speed reduction device includes a planetary gear assembly having a sun gear, a ring gear, planetary gears and a carrier to rotate by power of the motor, and a clutch configured to selectively restrain the ring gear; and
the clutch restrains rotation of the ring gear when braking and releases the restraint of the ring gear when releasing the braking so that the ring gear is in an idle state.

Assignees

• Mando Corp

Inventors

• Hur Jae Jin

Classifications

• F16H2057/02034

  Gearboxes combined or connected with electric machines · CPC title

• F16D65/183 Primary

  with force-transmitting members arranged side by side acting on a spot type force-applying member · CPC title

• F16H2057/02082

  for application in vehicles other than propelling, e.g. adjustment of parts · CPC title

• F16D2125/20

  converting rotation to linear movement or vice versa · CPC title

• F16D13/38

  with flat clutching surfaces, e.g. discs · CPC title