Electronically controlled ventilation system for a disk brake
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsArmin Schoenherr, Walter Kuffner
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Abstract
An electronically controlled ventilation system for a disk brake is provided, particularly in the case of a vehicle, in which a brake disk to be ventilated is arranged in the course of a flow duct. An optimal ventilation of the disk brake is achieved in that a control unit is provided which generates a ventilation signal as a function of input quantities. The signal is emitted to a device for the corresponding change of the flow cross-section of the flow duct.
Claims14
An electronically controlled ventilation system for a disk brake, comprising:
- a flow duct having a course and a cross-section;
- a brake disk arranged in the course of the flow duct;
- a device arranged in the flow duct for changing the cross-section of the flow duct;
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- a control unit coupled with said device and generating a ventilation signal as a function of at least one input signal, the ventilation signal being emitted to said device for changing the cross-section of the flow duct, wherein the device is positionable at any intermediate position between extreme open and closed positions.
An electronically controlled ventilation system for a disk brake, comprising:
- a flow duct having a course;
- a brake disk arranged in the course of the flow duct;
- a control unit which generates a ventilation signal as a function of at least one signal;
- an actuator which is coupled to the control unit and which receives the ventilation signal from the control unit;
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- a flap which is arranged in the flow duct and which is connected to the actuator, said flap being positionable into any intermediate position between extreme and close positions in response to the ventilation signal so as to vary a cross-section of the flow duct.
A method for electronically controlling ventilation of a disk brake of a vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:
- generating a control signal as a function of at least one input parameter;
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- changing a cross-section of a flow duct having a flow course so as to allow for various cross-sections between an extreme open flow duct cross-section and a closed flow duct cross-section in which a brake disk is arranged based on said control signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.