| US 7,493,993 B2 | ||
| Brake system having a reduced length and an axially mounted actuator | ||
| Matti Pettersson, Helsingborg (Sweden) | ||
| Assigned to Haldex Brake Products AB, (Sweden) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 26, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/213,079. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0045060 A1, Mar. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16D 55/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 188—72.9 [188/106 F] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A brake system for a vehicle comprising:
an actuator comprising a service chamber and a parking chamber, said actuator operating along an actuator axis through said
service chamber and said parking chamber, and said actuator having an overall length of less than approximately 200 millimeters
measured along the actuator axis, and said actuator having a service stroke length and a parking stroke length where the parking
stroke length is less than the service stroke length;
an application unit actuated by said actuator, said application unit including a force multiplying device for generating an
application force, and wherein the application force is exerted in a direction substantially parallel to the actuator axis;
and
a push rod transmitting an actuation force over the service stroke length and the parking stroke length to said application
unit;
an anti-compounding valve preventing overload associated with compounding of a service force and a parking force when the
actuation force is transmitted by the push rod over the service stroke length and the parking stroke length.
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