Disc Brake Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022316540-A1
Application number	US-202017597243-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 8, 2020
Priority date	Jul 4, 2019
Publication date	Oct 6, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a disc brake device for which sliding at the boundary surface between a piston and a piston seal is suppressed, and dragging is reduced. The present invention is provided with a cylinder, a piston housed in the cylinder, an inner brake pad opposing a disc rotor, an inner circumferential groove formed in a cylinder inner circumference, and a piston seal that is provided in the inner circumferential groove and contacts the piston. The inner circumferential groove is provided with a wall, a wall on the opposite side from the wall, a bottom wall connecting the wall and the wall, and a curved surface expanding the inner circumferential groove at the wall. The bottom wall is formed such that the distance to the piston gradually increases from the wall toward the wall. The curved surface is provided with a curvature starting point on the side closer to the piston seal and a curvature endpoint on the opposite side from the curvature starting point with the curved surface therebetween, and the curvature endpoint is positioned farther outside than the cylinder inner circumference.

First claim

1 . A disc brake device, comprising:
a cylinder; a piston housed in the cylinder; and an inner brake pad arranged on one side of the piston and opposing a disc rotor, wherein an inner circumferential groove formed in an inner circumference of the cylinder and a piston seal that is provided in the inner circumferential groove and contacts the piston are provided, the inner circumferential groove includes a wall on the inner brake pad side, a wall on the opposite side of the inner brake pad, a bottom wall connecting the wall on the inner brake pad side and the wall on the opposite side, and a curved surface expanding the inner circumferential groove at the wall on the opposite side, the bottom wall is formed such that the distance to the piston gradually increases from the wall on the inner brake pad side toward the wall on the opposite side, the curved surface includes a curvature starting point on the side closer to the piston seal and a curvature endpoint on the opposite side from the curvature starting point, the curved surface being located between the curvature starting point and the curvature endpoint, and the curvature endpoint is positioned farther outside than the inner circumference of the cylinder.

2 . The disc brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
one half of difference of outside diameter of the piston and average diameter of the bottom wall is formed to be smaller than natural length in the radial direction of the piston seal by equal to or greater than 10%.

3 . The disc brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
angle between the bottom wall and inner circumference of the cylinder is formed to be equal to or greater than 2 degrees.

4 . The disc brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
distance between the curvature endpoint and outermost circumference of the piston is formed to be equal to or greater than 0.3 times of difference of maximum radius of the bottom wall and radius of the outermost circumference of the piston.

5 . The disc brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
radius R of the curved surface is formed to be equal to or greater than 0.2 mm.

6 . The disc brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
an opening portion having a tapered shape is formed between the wall on the inner brake pad side and inner circumference of the cylinder.

7 . The disc brake device according to claim 1 , wherein
a curved surface expanding the inner circumferential groove is formed between the wall on the inner brake pad side and inner circumference of the cylinder.

Assignees

• Hitachi Astemo Ltd

Inventors

• Matsushita Kohei
• Lshitsuka Norio
• Tanie Hisashi
• Nlshino Yusuke

Classifications

• F16D2125/06

  Pistons · CPC title

• F16D65/18 Primary

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

• F16J15/18

  with stuffing-boxes for elastic or plastic packings · CPC title

• F16D2125/04

  Cylinders · CPC title

• F16D2125/40

  Screw-and-nut · CPC title