Brake actuator unit and electromechanical brake

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12485865-B2
Application number	US-202217988837-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2022
Priority date	Nov 17, 2021
Publication date	Dec 2, 2025
Grant date	Dec 2, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a brake actuator unit for an electromechanical brake and to an electromechanical brake. The brake actuator unit comprises a spindle, a spindle nut, and a spindle bearing, which receives the spindle, has a spherical bearing contact surface and absorbs the axial reaction forces of the spindle when the brake is actuated.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A brake actuator unit for an electromechanical brake, the brake actuator unit comprising:
a spindle; a spindle nut; a brake piston; a spindle bearing, which receives the spindle, has a spherical bearing contact surface and absorbs axial reaction forces of the spindle when the brake is actuated; and a cup sleeve, which has a base and which accommodates the brake piston and the spindle nut in its interior space.

2 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 1 , wherein the spindle bearing is supported on the base of the cup sleeve.

3 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 1 , wherein the spindle bearing is an axial rolling bearing, via which the axial reaction forces of the spindle are absorbed.

4 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 3 , wherein a bearing disc of the spindle bearing rests against the base of the cup sleeve and is pressed into the cup sleeve in a manner such that the cup sleeve is secured against rotation by frictional engagement.

5 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 1 ,
further comprising a brake housing in which the cup sleeve, the spindle nut and the brake piston are accommodated, and wherein the cup sleeve has an axial stop, which supports the cup sleeve on the brake housing when the brake is actuated.

6 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 5 , wherein the axial stop is a radial shoulder formed on the cup.

7 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 5 , wherein the cup sleeve is inserted axially into the brake housing and is supported radially in the brake housing.

8 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein a rotary lock is provided between the cup sleeve and the spindle nut, the spindle nut being accommodated within the cup sleeve in a linearly movable manner, and allows a linear movement of the spindle nut but prevents a rotation of the spindle nut relative to the cup sleeve.

9 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 1 , wherein a seal is provided on a brake pad side between the brake piston and the cup sleeve.

10 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 5 , wherein the brake housing has a brake caliper.

11 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 1 , wherein the spherical bearing contact surface has a first radius of curvature, wherein the complementary contact surface has a second radius of curvature, and wherein the first radius of curvature and the second radius of curvature are different.

12 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 11 , wherein at least a first center of the first radius of curvature or of the second radius of curvature has a radial offset relative to a rotation axis of the spindle.

13 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 6 ,
wherein the cup sleeve includes a radial groove, and wherein a snap ring is arranged in the radial groove.

14 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 5 , wherein the brake housing has a recess that corresponds at least partially to an outer contour of the cup sleeve.

15 . The brake actuator unit according to claim 3 , wherein a bearing disc of the spindle bearing rests against the base of the cup sleeve and is pressed into the cup sleeve in a manner such that the cup sleeve is secured against rotation by positive engagement.

16 . A brake actuator unit comprising:
a spindle; a spindle nut; a brake piston; and a spindle bearing, which receives the spindle, has a spherical bearing contact surface and absorbs axial reaction forces of the spindle when the brake is actuated, wherein the spindle has, on a brake pad side, a cross-sectionally thickened shank section, which has a thread of the spindle on an outer circumferential surface and has a drive shaft extension, which is smaller in cross section than the said shank section, as well as a transitional section between the shank section and the drive shaft extension, wherein the spherical bearing contact surface rests against a complementary contact surface on the transitional section.

17 . An electromechanical brake comprising:
a brake actuator unit including:
a spindle;
a spindle nut;
a brake piston;
a spindle bearing, which receives the spindle, has a spherical bearing contact surface and absorbs the axial reaction forces of the spindle when the brake is actuated; and
a cup sleeve, which has a base and which accommodates the brake piston and the spindle nut in its interior space; and
an electric motor for actuating the brake, which is coupled to the spindle nut in a torque-transmitting manner.

Assignees

• Zf Active Safety Gmbh

Inventors

• Knop Volker

Classifications

• F16D65/0971

  transmitting brake actuation force, e.g. elements interposed between brake piston and pad · CPC title

• F16D55/28

  Brakes with only one rotating disc · CPC title

• F16D2121/24

  using motors · CPC title

• F16D2250/0061

  Joining · CPC title

• F16D2200/0004

  metallic · CPC title