Patent ID: 6250436
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
A motor-driven brake apparatus comprising:a motor;a converting mechanism for converting rotational motion of said motor into rectilinear motion of a piston;a position detector for detecting a stroke position of said piston;a controller for controlling said motor on the basis of a result of detection by said position detector so that a pad is pressed against a disk by the rectilinear motion of said piston to generate braking force; anda running condition detecting device for detecting a running condition of a vehicle, wherein said running condition detecting device includes:a running detecting sensor for detecting whether or not the vehicle is running; andan accelerator pedal operating condition detecting sensor for detecting an ON/OFF operation of an accelerator pedal;wherein when it is detected by said running detecting sensor that said vehicle is running, and an OFF operation of said accelerator pedal is detected by said accelerator pedal operating condition detecting sensor, said controller controls said motor so that the clearance between said pad and said disk becomes small.