# US 11,999,335 B2 · Disc brake apparatus using generator-combined motor means

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- Number: US 11,999,335 B2
- Document ID: US11999335B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/429,164
- Filed: 2020-01-15
- Published: 2022-03-24
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-02-13
- Assignees: Suk Ho Jang; Jsh Eco Energy Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Suk Ho Jang; Jsh Eco Energy Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Suk Ho Jang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11999335B2

## CPC

- B60T 8/32: responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration ({using electrical circuitry or regulation means B60T8/17} ; B60T8/28 takes precedence; electric devices on electrically propelled vehicles indicating the wheel slip B60L3/10; measuring linear or angular speed per se G01P3/00)
- B60T 13/748: {acting on electro-magnetic brakes (combined with fluid-pressure brake systems B60T13/667)}
- B60T 1/10: by utilising wheel movement for accumulating energy, e.g. driving air compressors
- B60T 13/586: {the retarders being of the electric type}
- F16D 55/226: in which the common actuating member is moved axially {, e.g. floating caliper disc brakes}
- F16D 61/00: Brakes with means for making the energy absorbed available for use (F16D57/00 takes precedence)
- F16D 65/0031: {Devices for retaining friction material debris, e.g. dust collectors or filters}
- F16D 65/125: {characterised by the material used for the disc body}
- F16D 65/126: {the material being of low mechanical strength, e.g. carbon, beryllium; Torque transmitting members therefor}
- B60T 2270/604: Merging friction therewith; Adjusting their repartition
- F16D 2121/20: using electromagnets
- F16D 2121/22: for releasing a normally applied brake
- F16D 2121/28: using electrostrictive or magnetostrictive elements, e.g. piezoelectric elements
- B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
- F16D: COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a disc brake, and more specifically, to a disc brake apparatus using a generator-combined motor, the disc brake apparatus comprising a fixed plate which has coil elements arranged radially and rotating plates which have magnet bodies arranged radially and corresponding to the coil elements, wherein: electric attraction between the fixed plate and the rotating plates enables primary braking and friction therebetween enables secondary braking, so as to minimize the occurrence of metal powder in a braking process, thereby preventing environmental pollution; and an electric reaction between the coil elements and the magnet bodies enables production of electricity, which can be used for power generation and to ensure electromotive power, thereby further improving use efficiency of the present invention.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A disc brake apparatus comprising:
a disc unit including a stationary plate WHOM, which is made of a nonmagnetic material and includes a plurality of coil elements, which are radially arranged about a center of the stationary plate WHOM so as to be exposed from two lateral sides of the stationary plate, the stationary plate being fixed to a vehicle body and being disposed around a drive shaft so as to prevent a rotational interference with the drive shaft, and a pair of rotating plates, which are made of a nonmagnetic material and are coupled to the drive shaft via a key so as to be rotated together with the drive shaft at the two lateral sides of the stationary plate, the pair of rotating plates being provided on surfaces thereof that face the stationary plate with a plurality of magnets, which are radially arranged, and being elastically supported by respective compression springs, wherein electrical power is generated by charges applied to the coil elements and stored in a battery;
a Hall sensor, which is disposed adjacent to the pair of rotating plates so as to detect a voltage caused by magnetic fields generated by the magnets due to actuation of a brake pedal, the Hall sensor allowing current stored in the battery to be applied to the coil elements so as to electromagnetize the coil elements such that a polarity of the coil elements and a polarity of the magnets of the pair of rotating plates interact with each other to provide braking force caused by attractive force between the pair of rotating plates depending on the detected voltage; and
a braking assembly, which is disposed so as to surround peripheries of the pair of rotating plates at two outer lateral sides of the pair of rotating plates, the braking assembly being configured to press the pair of rotating plates to thus provide braking force caused by frictional force therebetween to the pair of rotating plates when the brake pedal is actuated beyond an acceptable output range of the Hall sensor,
wherein the Hall sensor is configured such that a distance between the Hall sensor and the magnets decreases to thereby increase a voltage detected by the Hall sensor with increase of pressing force of the brake pedal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The disc brake apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the braking assembly includes a pair of press members, which are rotatably coupled to each other via a hinge so as to have an “X” shape,
wherein each of the pair of press members is provided at one end thereof with a friction portion including a brake pad, which comes into contact with a respective one of the pair of rotating plates so as to provide frictional force, and is provided at a remaining end thereof with a press portion, which is connected to the brake pedal so as to provide rotative force to a respective one of the pair of press members, and
wherein each of the press portions are connected to each other via a restoring spring.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The disc brake apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a gyro sensor, which is configured to measure a slope angle of an uphill road and, depending on the measured slope angle, to allow the electric power stored in the battery to be applied to the coil elements to thus provide power to the drive shaft.