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US 2008/0077302 A1Published application
Brake force detecting device
AssigneesHonda Motor Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakehiro Horiuchi, Hiromi Inagaki, Takayuki Ohmori, Shigehiro Yoshiuchi, Noritaka Ichinomiya
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Abstract
A brake force detecting device for detecting strain in a caliper bracket. The brake force detecting device includes a sensor plate fixed to the outside surface of a brake load receiving portion of the caliper bracket in the circumferential direction of a brake disc and a strain gauge attached to the sensor plate for detecting strain generated in the sensor plate. The strain gauge is connected to an amplifier.
Claims4
A brake force detecting device for a braking device including:
- a wheel support for rotatably supporting a wheel;
- a brake disc rotating with said wheel;
- a pair of friction pads provided on both sides of said brake disc;
- a brake caliper containing a pressure member for pressing said friction pads against said brake disc, said pressure member being moved toward and away from said brake disc in a direction parallel to the axis of said brake disc;
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- a caliper bracket for supporting said friction pads at opposite end portions thereof in the circumferential direction of said brake disc, said caliper bracket having a load receiving portion for receiving a brake load and a caliper supporting portion for supporting said brake caliper;
- said brake force detecting device comprising strain detecting means provided on said load receiving portion of said caliper bracket.
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