Patent ID: 11971074
Assignee: EDSCHA ENGINEERING GMBH
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A drive apparatus for a pivotable vehicle flap, comprising
a housing;
a spindle rod which is rotatably arranged in the housing; and
a brake arrangement, comprising:
a brake housing;
a first brake element which can be non-rotatably connected to the spindle rod, wherein the first brake element is designed as an annular brake disk having at least one first brake surface;
a second brake element which is non-rotatably connected to the brake housing, wherein the second brake element is designed as an annular brake disk having at least one second brake surface, wherein at least one of the first brake element and the second brake element is displaceable along a longitudinal axis of the spindle rod;
an intermediate element arranged between the first brake element and the second brake element, wherein the first brake element and the second brake element are spaced apart from one another by the intermediate element and wherein the intermediate element is designed as a disk made of carbon-fibre fabric; and
a biasing member for biasing the brake element which is displaceable along the longitudinal axis of the spindle rod in the direction towards the other brake element,
wherein the intermediate element is arranged between the first brake surface of the first brake element and the second brake surface of the second brake element and is in contact with each of the first brake surface of the first brake element and the second brake surface of the second brake element.