A brake system comprising: (a) a brake assembly including; (i) a caliper including: (1) two or more piston bores, (2) a piston located in each of the two or more piston bores, and (3) a spindle extending into each of the two or more piston bores, the spindle being rotationally movable to linearly move each of the pistons within the two or more piston bores to create a braking force; (ii) a motor gear unit in communication with each of the two or more piston bores and connected to each of the spindles extending into each of the two or more piston bores; wherein each of the spindles include threads that receive a plurality of rolling elements and when each of the spindles are rotated the two or more pistons located in each of the two or more piston bores are moved by the respective spindles to create a braking force or releasing a braking force.
HIGH EFFICIENCY MULTI-PISTON ACTUATION ASSEMBLY
2019-04-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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