Patent ID: 6318535
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B60T,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
An arrangement for transferring brake torques in motor vehicles including a differential transmission having a housing, a driving pinion and two wheel shafts rotatably supported in said housing, a drive shaft operatively connected to said driving pinion for rotation therewith, a brake structure arranged adjacent said differential transmission and comprising a brake member arranged adjacent said drive shaft for rotation therewith, a braking member supported adjacent said brake member for engagement with said brake member and an operating mechanism for actuating said braking member in order to generate a braking torque for braking said brake member and said driving pinion, a holder extending front said transmission housing adjacent said wheel shaft and an arm extending from said braking member, said holder and said arm being joined by way of a pivot link including joints disposed between said pivot link and said holder and said arm respectively for transferring said braking torque from said braking member to said holder so as to by-pass said differential transmission housing.