Wheel hub drive for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11879512-B2
Application number	US-201917424686-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2019
Priority date	Jan 25, 2019
Publication date	Jan 23, 2024
Grant date	Jan 23, 2024

Abstract

A wheel hub drive for a vehicle, having: a drive housing; a hub output mounted rotatably relative to the drive housing; a wheel brake for the hub output that has a stationary and a rotating braking partner, the stationary braking partner being connected to the drive housing for conjoint rotation therewith, and the rotating braking partner being connected to the hub output. The two braking partners are frictionally connected in a braking state, A parking brake for fixing the hub output relative to the drive housing. The stationary and rotating brake partners being movable relative to one another when the parking brake is actuated and being frictionally connected to one another in a parked state. The has a ramp mechanism for converting a rotary movement into a linear movement in order to transfer a parking force to the stationary and/or rotating brake partner.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wheel hub drive for a vehicle, the wheel hub drive comprising:
a drive housing;
a hub output for coupling to a driven wheel, the hub output being mounted rotatably relative to the drive housing;
a wheel brake configured to brake the hub output relative to the drive housing, the wheel brake having a stationary brake partner and a rotating brake partner, the stationary brake partner being connected to the drive housing for conjoint rotation therewith, and the rotating brake partner being connected to the hub output in at least one of a geared manner or for conjoint rotation therewith, the stationary and rotating brake partners being movable relative to one another when the wheel brake is actuated, and being frictionally connected to one another in a braking state,
a parking brake configured to fix the hub output relative to the drive housing, the stationary and rotating brake partners being movable relative to one another when the parking brake is actuated and being frictionally connected to one another in a parked state; and
the parking brake has a ramp mechanism, the ramp mechanism being configured to convert a rotary movement into a linear movement in order to transfer a parking force to at least one of the stationary or rotating brake partner, the ramp mechanism comprising a stationary and a rotatable ramp section, one of the stationary and the rotatable ramp sections has a helical toothing on an inner circumference thereof and the other of the stationary and the rotatable ramp sections has a helical toothing on an outer circumference thereof, the ramp sections being in engagement with one another to form the ramp mechanism via the helical toothings.

2. The wheel hub drive according to claim 1 , wherein the stationary ramp section being at least one of connected to the drive housing for conjoint rotation therewith or being formed thereby, and the rotatable ramp section being rotatable about a main axis to implement a rotary movement, upon rotation of the rotatable ramp section, and the linear movement being transferable to at least one of the stationary and the rotatable ramp sections via the ramp mechanism.

3. The wheel hub drive according to claim 1 , wherein the parking brake has a fixing section for fixing the stationary ramp section on the drive housing, the fixing section being mounted on the drive housing, and the stationary ramp section and the fixing section each being in engagement with one another via a straight toothing.

4. The wheel hub drive according to claim 3 , wherein the wheel brake has a pressure pad for transmitting a braking force in an axial direction through at least one of the brake partners and, in an opposite axial direction, an end stop for the pressure pad being defined by at least one of the ramp sections, an axial position of the end stop formed by the ramp section being adjustable via the ramp mechanism, so that a wear readjustment for the wheel brake is implemented.

5. The wheel hub drive according to claim 1 , wherein the wheel brake has a wheel brake actuator and the parking brake has a parking brake actuator, the parking brake actuator being actuatable independently of the wheel brake actuator.

6. The wheel hub drive according to claim 5 , wherein the parking brake actuator is a manual parking brake actuator.

7. The wheel hub drive according to claim 5 , wherein the parking brake actuator is a cable, a worm gear or a hydraulic actuator.

8. The wheel hub drive according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of (a) the stationary brake partner is configured as at least one axially movable brake pad, or (b) the rotating brake partner is configured as at least one axially movable brake disc.

9. An axle arrangement for a vehicle, comprising two of the wheel hub drives according to claim 1 .

10. A wheel hub drive for a vehicle, the wheel hub drive comprising:
a drive housing;
a hub output for coupling to a driven wheel, the hub output being mounted rotatably relative to the drive housing;
a wheel brake configured to brake the hub output relative to the drive housing, the wheel brake having a stationary brake partner and a rotating brake partner, the stationary brake partner being connected to the drive housing, and the rotating brake partner being connected to the hub output in at least one of a geared manner or for conjoint rotation therewith, the stationary and rotating brake partners being movable relative to one another when the wheel brake is actuated, and being frictionally connected to one another in a braking state,
a parking brake configured to fix the hub output relative to the drive housing, the stationary and rotating brake partners being movable relative to one another when the parking brake is actuated and being frictionally connected to one another in a parked state;
the parking brake has a ramp mechanism with a rotatable ramp section configured to move linearly in an axial direction upon a rotational movement thereof to transfer a parking force to at least one of the stationary or rotating brake partner, the ramp mechanism comprising a stationary and a rotatable ramp section; and
the parking brake further has a fixing section for fixing the stationary ramp section on the drive housing, the fixing section being mounted on the drive housing, and the stationary ramp section and the fixing section each being in engagement with one another via a straight toothing.

11. The wheel hub drive according to claim 10 , wherein the stationary ramp section is at least one of connected to the drive housing for conjoint rotation therewith or formed thereby, and the rotatable ramp section engages the stationary ramp section.

12. The wheel hub drive according to claim 11 , wherein one of the stationary or rotatable ramp sections has a helical toothing on an inner circumference thereof and the other of the stationary or rotational ramp sections has a helical toothing on an outer circumference thereof, the helical toothings being in engagement with one another.

13. The wheel hub drive according to claim 12 , wherein the wheel brake has a pressure pad for transmitting a braking force in an axial direction through at least one of the brake partners and, in an opposite axial direction, an end stop for the pressure pad being defined by at least one of the ramp sections, an axial position of the end stop formed by the ramp section being adjustable via the ramp mechanism to provide wear readjustment for the wheel brake.

14. The wheel hub drive according to claim 10 , wherein the wheel brake has a wheel brake actuator and the parking brake has a parking brake actuator, the parking brake actuator being actuatable independently of the wheel brake actuator.

15. The wheel hub drive according to claim 14 , wherein the parking brake actuator is a manual parking brake actuator.

16. The wheel hub drive according to claim 14 , wherein the parking brake actuator is a cable, a worm gear or a hydraulic actuator.

17. The wheel hub drive according to claim 10 , wherein at least one of (a) the stationary brake partner is configured as at least one axially movable brake pad, or (b) the rotating brake partner is configured as at least one axially movable brake disc.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Grauss Aurelien
• Wagner Philippe
• Ortmann Simon

Classifications

• F16D65/186 Primary

  with full-face force-applying member, e.g. annular · CPC title

• F16D65/50

  for angular adjustment of two concentric parts of the brake control system · CPC title

• H02K7/102 Primary

  with friction brakes · CPC title

• F16D2125/34

  acting in the direction of the axis of rotation · CPC title

• F16D65/40

  mechanical · CPC title