US 12,330,606 B2
Brake apparatus for vehicle
Moo Jin Choi, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,582.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0140911 (KR), filed on Oct. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0131289 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B60T 13/74 (2006.01); B60T 1/06 (2006.01); F16D 55/02 (2006.01); F16D 65/18 (2006.01); F16D 121/24 (2012.01); F16D 125/50 (2012.01)
CPC B60T 13/746 (2013.01) [B60T 1/065 (2013.01); F16D 55/02 (2013.01); F16D 65/183 (2013.01); F16D 2121/24 (2013.01); F16D 2125/50 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brake apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a drive part configured to generate driving power;
a pair of pressing parts configured to receive the driving power from the drive part and to apply or release a braking force;
a load transmission part installed between the pair of pressing parts and configured to transmit a pressing load of any one of the pair of pressing parts to the other pressing part of the pair of pressing parts; and
a load transmission restricting part configured to selectively restrict an operation of the load transmission part by pressing the load transmission part,
wherein each of the pair of pressing parts comprises:
a sun gear part configured to rotate by receiving the driving power from the drive part; and
a planet gear part configured to rotate while engaging with the sun gear part,
wherein the load transmission part comprises:
a pair of ring gear parts configured to rotate while engaging with the planet gear parts; and
one or more balancing gear parts disposed between the pair of ring gear parts and configured to rotate while engaging with the ring gear parts, and
wherein the load transmission restricting part comprises:
a support plate fixed to a rotation shaft portion that supports the one or more balancing gear parts so that the one or more balancing gear parts is rotatable;
pressing plates disposed to face the support plate and configured to come into contact with the one or more balancing gear parts; and
a pressing member disposed between the support plate and the pressing plates and configured to press the pressing plates toward the one or more balancing gear parts.