Patent ID: 8733514
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. An electronic wedge brake apparatus, comprising: a fixed wedge; a movable wedge movable relative to the fixed wedge and further relative to a brake disk; a motor configured to generate rotational force; a connector configured to convert rotational force of the motor to linear force; a connecting spring interconnecting the connector and the movable wedge, the connecting spring configured to pass the linear force from the connector to the movable wedge, the connecting spring comprising a first surface facing the movable wedge and a second surface facing away from the movable wedge; a support member extending from the connector toward the movable wedge and configured to support the second surface of the connecting spring; and an additional support member configured to support the first surface of the connecting spring, wherein the additional support member extends from the movable wedge toward the connector, wherein at least part of the connecting spring is located between the support member and the additional support member; wherein at least part of the connecting spring is located between the support member and the additional support member in a direction perpendicular to the first surface or the second surface.