US 12,215,749 B2
Brake assembly having a sensor unit
Sukrut Sakhare, Troy, MI (US); Daniel Philpott, Troy, MI (US); Alex Adkins, Troy, MI (US); and Phillip Leicht, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed by ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/676,530.
Prior Publication US 2023/0265902 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. F16D 66/02 (2006.01); F16D 65/097 (2006.01); F16D 66/00 (2006.01); F16D 127/02 (2012.01); G01B 7/06 (2006.01); G01K 1/14 (2021.01)
CPC F16D 66/027 (2013.01) [F16D 65/0976 (2013.01); G01B 7/06 (2013.01); G01K 1/14 (2013.01); F16D 2066/001 (2013.01); F16D 2127/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brake assembly comprising:
a brake pad assembly that includes friction material disposed on a front side of a backplate;
a pad spring that is mounted to the backplate; and
a sensor unit that straddles the backplate and that extends from the backplate to the pad spring, wherein the sensor unit includes a front body that engages the front side of the backplate, a rear body that engages a rear side of the backplate that is disposed opposite the front side, and a bridge that extends from the front body to the rear body, wherein the bridge engages the backplate and the pad spring, and a sensor is encapsulated in the sensor unit rearward of the front body.