Actuator for brake device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12157447-B2
Application number	US-202017636550-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2020
Priority date	Aug 29, 2019
Publication date	Dec 3, 2024
Grant date	Dec 3, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed herein an actuator for a brake device includes a housing including a motor accommodating portion configured to accommodate a motor, and a gear accommodating portion configured to accommodate a reduction device; a power connection unit connected to the motor; and the reduction device connected to the power connection unit; wherein the reduction device includes a first reduction gear unit connected to the power connection unit and a second reduction gear unit connected to the first reduction gear unit, and the first reduction gear unit is provided as a bevel gear assembly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An actuator for a brake device, comprising:
a housing including:
a motor accommodating portion configured to accommodate a motor, and
a gear accommodating portion configured to accommodate a reduction device;

a power connection unit connected to the motor; and
wherein the reduction device is connected to the power connection unit;
wherein the reduction device includes a first reduction gear unit connected to the power connection unit and a second reduction gear unit connected to the first reduction gear unit, and
the first reduction gear unit comprises a bevel gear assembly,
wherein the power connection unit comprises:
a power transmission shaft having a predetermined length and provided between the motor and the reduction device;
a first helical gear coupled to a rotation shaft of the motor;
a second helical gear installed at a first end of the power transmission shaft and meshed with the first helical gear; and
a bearing portion provided on the power transmission shaft to rotatably support the power transmission shaft,

wherein the first reduction gear unit comprises:
a first bevel gear part provided at a second end of the power transmission shaft opposite to the first end of the power transmission shaft; and
a second bevel gear part that formed in a cylindrical shape with an open lower portion that forms an accommodating space thereinside, the second bevel gear part including second bevel gear teeth along an upper surface edge thereof, the second bevel gear teeth meshed with the first bevel gear part along an upper surface edge thereof, wherein the second reduction gear unit comprises:
a sun gear coupled to a lower center of the second bevel gear part to rotate together with rotation of the second bevel gear part;
a plurality of planetary gears meshed with an outer side of the sun gear;
a gear mounting part provided with a ring gear only on an inner circumference thereof to accommodate the plurality of planetary gears; and

a carrier that rotatably supports the plurality of planetary gears and that is installed to rotate coaxially with the sun gear, the carrier provided with an output gear for outputting rotational power,
wherein:
the gear accommodating portion comprises an extension panel to which the gear mounting part is coupled,
the gear mounting part comprises a plurality of hooks at a lower end of the gear mounting part, the plurality of hooks configured to be detachably attached to a hooking groove located in the extension panel,
the extension panel comprises a plurality of locking ribs spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance along a circumferential direction thereof, and
the gear mounting part comprises a plurality of coupling ribs that are configured to be engaged with respective ones of the plurality of locking ribs, the plurality of coupling ribs protruding from a lower outer circumferential surface of the gear mounting part.

2. The actuator of claim 1 , wherein the first bevel gear part includes gear tooth formed on an outer surface of the other end of the power transmission shaft.

3. The actuator of claim 1 , wherein
the gear mounting part is accommodated in the accommodating space of the second bevel gear part, and
the plurality of planetary gears that are arranged to mesh with the sun gear and the ring gear is rotatably provided in an inner space of the gear mounting part.

4. The actuator of claim 1 , further comprising a bracket configured to support the power connection unit from an upper side of the motor, and a cover configured to cover a top of the housing.

Assignees

• Hl Mando Corp

Inventors

• Song Joon-Kyu

Classifications

• F16D2125/52

  with non-parallel stationary axes, e.g. worm or bevel gears · CPC title

• F16D2125/50

  with parallel non-stationary axes, e.g. planetary gearing · CPC title

• F16D2121/24

  using motors · CPC title

• F16D65/18 Primary

  adapted for drawing members together {, e.g. for disc brakes} · CPC title

• F16D2125/44

  transmitting rotation · CPC title