Patent ID: 8196720
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A liquid cooled brake apparatus comprising: a housing; a brake cooling pump mounted to said housing; one or more driven members supported by the housing; a braking force actuator mounted to said housing, said braking force actuator being driven by the one or more driven members, the braking force actuator being configured and disposed to pressurize fluid; a brake rotor rotationally fixed relative to the one or more driven members; a braking force applicator in operable communication with said braking force actuator and the brake rotor; and a control system in operable communication with the braking force actuator and the braking force applicator, the control system including a solenoid configured and disposed to control fluid pressure transfer between the braking force actuator and the braking force applicator in order to control speed of the brake rotor.