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US 2012/0067676 A1Published application
Vehicle wheel braking system
AssigneeBrammo, Inc.
InventorsCraig A. Bramscher, Roger Gerson, Raphael Schlanger, Daniel M. Riegels
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Abstract
A braking system for a wheel of a vehicle includes a regenerative brake unit and a friction brake unit. The regenerative brake unit comprises a generator including a rotor and a stator. The rotor is fixedly attached to the wheel and includes a moving friction surface integrally constructed thereon. The friction brake unit includes a stationary friction surface that engages the moving friction surface of the rotor when the friction brake unit is actuated.
Claims42
A braking system for a wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a regenerative brake unit comprising a generator including a rotor and a stator, said rotor being fixedly attached to said wheel and including a moving friction surface integrally constructed thereon;
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- a friction brake unit having a stationary friction surface that engages the moving friction surface of the rotor when the friction brake unit is actuated.
A braking system for a wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a regenerative brake unit comprising a switched reluctance generator including a rotor and a stator, said rotor being fixedly attached to said wheel and including a moving friction surface thereon;
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- a friction brake unit having a stationary friction surface that engages the moving friction surface of the rotor when the friction brake unit is actuated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.