US 11,945,543 B2
Brake unit for a vehicle wheel module comprising the brake unit, and vehicle comprising the brake unit and/or the wheel module
Simon Ortmann, Baden-Baden (DE); Philippe Wagner, Souffelweyersheim (FR); Doris Maria Wimmer, Ottenhöfen (DE); Alan Barrera, Karlsruhe (DE); and Aurelien Grauss, Mommenheim (FR)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Appl. No. 17/624,384
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
PCT Filed May 28, 2020, PCT No. PCT/DE2020/100452
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 3, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/000985, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019117961.0 (DE), filed on Jul. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355895 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B62L 1/00 (2006.01); B62K 3/00 (2006.01); B62L 1/02 (2006.01); B62L 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62L 1/005 (2013.01) [B62K 3/002 (2013.01); B62L 1/02 (2013.01); B62K 2202/00 (2013.01); B62L 3/023 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brake unit for a vehicle, the brake unit comprising:
a housing;
a brake body device that supports a stationary brake partner of a brake apparatus for the vehicle, the brake body device being disposed at least partially radially outward of the housing;
at least one of the housing or the brake body device defining a main axis;
an actuator for moving the brake body device relative to the housing in order to generate a braking force, wherein the actuator is configured for axial movement of the brake body device; and
the stationary brake partner is formed as a brake disc.