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US 12,215,749 B2Granted
Brake assembly having a sensor unit
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorsSukrut Sakhare, Daniel Philpott, Alex Adkins, Phillip Leicht
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Abstract
A brake assembly that includes a brake pad assembly, a pad spring, and a sensor unit. The brake pad assembly includes friction material disposed on a backplate. The pad spring is mounted to the backplate. The sensor unit straddles the backplate and extends from the backplate to the pad spring.
Claims20
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.
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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;
- a sensor unit that straddles the backplate and that extends from the backplate to the pad spring;
- a second brake pad assembly that includes friction material disposed on a second backplate;
- a second pad spring that is mounted to the second backplate;
- a second sensor unit that straddles the second backplate and that extends from the second backplate to the second pad spring;
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- a connecting electrical conductor that electrically connects the sensor unit to the second sensor unit.
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A sensor unit comprising:
- a front body, the front body being adapted to engage a front side of a backplate of a brake pad assembly;
- a rear body that is spaced apart from and does not contact the front body, the rear body being adapted to engage a rear side of the backplate that is disposed opposite the front side of the backplate;
- a bridge that extends from the front body to the rear body, the bridge being adapted to engage the backplate and a pad spring;
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- a sensor that is encapsulated rearward of the front body in at least one of the rear body and the bridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.