Electromagnetic brake

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12584530-B2
Application number	US-202017597801-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2020
Priority date	Jul 24, 2019
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

An electromagnetic brake with a housing body and a coil unit, wherein the coil unit has a positive connection to the housing body, wherein the coil unit is positively connected to the housing body by means of a snap-fit connection, wherein at least one snap hook of the coil unit is supported on a web of the housing body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An electromagnetic brake comprising:
a housing body comprising a body web and an annular recess, wherein the annular recess is disposed about a central axis; a coil unit disposed in the annular recess, wherein the coil unit comprises a coil web with an upper limb and a lower limb extending from the coil web and with the coil web extending in the direction of the central axis, and wherein the coil unit is positively connected to the housing body by a snap-fit connection via at least one snap hook that is disposed at the coil web and is flexible and engages with the body web of the housing body, and wherein the lower limb includes a shoulder distal from the coil web, and wherein the shoulder spaces the lower limb from a base of the housing body and the coil unit is bendable about the shoulder such that the coil unit is axially moveable in the annular recess.

2 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 , wherein the coil unit is secured against rotation relative to the housing body.

3 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 , wherein the coil unit is mounted on the housing body such that the coil unit in the region of the positive connection to the housing body is axially movable relative thereto to simplify assembly.

4 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 , further comprising an armature disk that is guided axially via a groove-lug connection in the housing body, wherein at least one guide groove and at least one associated guide lug are provided.

5 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 , further comprising a friction disk that is positively connected to the housing body.

6 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 , wherein the coil unit comprises at least one positioning lug configured to engage in a corresponding receptacle of the housing body to prevent rotation.

7 . A lifting gear comprising the electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 .

8 . A method for assembling the electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 , comprising inserting the coil unit into the housing body such that at least one positioning lug of the coil unit engages in a corresponding receptacle of the housing body as an anti-rotation means and/or snap-fit connecting the coil unit to the housing body by an axially positive connection with the at least one snap hook of the coil unit supported on the web of the housing body, wherein said method further comprises axially moving the coil unit in the annular recess by bending the coil unit about the shoulder while inserting the coil unit into the housing body.

9 . The method for assembling the electromagnetic brake according to claim 8 , further comprising inserting an armature disk of the electromagnetic brake into the housing body such that at least one guide lug of the armature disk is guided in an associated guide groove of the housing body.

10 . The method for assembling the electromagnetic brake according to claim 8 , further comprising inserting a friction disk into at least one recess of the housing body and bringing the friction disk into engagement with the housing body via a receiving groove adjoined to the at least one recess by a relative movement in the direction of rotation, wherein at least one lug of the friction disk and the at least one recess are no longer axially aligned after the relative movement.

11 . The method for assembling the electromagnetic brake according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one lug of the friction disk comprises three lugs and wherein the at least one recess of the housing body comprises three recesses.

12 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 4 , wherein the respective guide groove is arranged in the housing body.

13 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one guide groove comprises three guide grooves and the at least one associated guide lug comprises three guide lugs.

14 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 13 , wherein the guide grooves are arranged in the housing body.

15 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 5 , wherein the friction disk is secured against rotation relative to the housing body by at least one connecting element, and wherein the at least one connecting element comprises a shaft, and wherein an end of the shaft extends out from the housing body, and wherein the end of the shaft extending out from the housing body is threaded and is configured for attaching the electromagnetic brake to a component.

16 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one connecting element comprises a plurality of screws.

17 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 , wherein the housing body includes a groove at the annular recess, and wherein the at least one snap hook is configured to engage with the body web at the groove.

18 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one snap hook engages with the body web proximate the upper limb.

19 . The electromagnetic brake according to claim 1 , wherein the housing body further comprises a pole core and a casing wall, and wherein the annular recess is disposed between the pole core and the casing wall.

Assignees

• Konecranes Global Corp

Inventors

• Skorski Richard
• Engel Harald
• Kröpke Thomas

Classifications

• F16D2250/0084

  Assembly or disassembly · CPC title

• F16D2121/22

  for releasing a normally applied brake · CPC title

• F16D2055/0058

  Fully lined, i.e. braking surface extending over the entire disc circumference · CPC title

• F16D59/00

  Self-acting brakes, e.g. coming into operation at a predetermined speed · CPC title

• F16D55/22

  by clamping an axially-located rotating disc between movable braking members, e.g. movable brake discs or brake pads · CPC title