Abstract:
A wheel assembly (1) for a vehicle, uncommonly capable of a compact construction and ease of maintenance, comprises: - A wheel rim (2) suitable to rotate around an axis of rotation (a- a), defining an axial direction (A-A) parallel or coincident with said axis of rotation (a-a), an orthogonal radial direction (R-R), and a circumferential direction locally coincident with a tangential direction (T-T) orthogonal to the axial direction (A-A) and the radial direction (R-R), said wheel rim (2) having a radially outer side, or outer side (3), opposite the axis of rotation (a-a), and a radially inner side, or inner side (4), facing the axis of rotation (a-a), said rim being suitable to receive externally a tyre (5), and wherein said wheel rim forms internally a cylindrical chamber of the rim (54) delimited radially from said inner side (4); - a motor (306) comprising a rotor (307) and a stator (308); said rotor (307) being supported, free to rotate, on said stator (308); said stator being fixed to a stator support (120); said motor (306) being housed in the said cylindrical wheel rim chamber (54) of said wheel rim (2 ); - said rotor (307) is selectively, removably and rigidly connected to the inner side (4) of said wheel rim (2), avoiding the interposition of elastic members or damping members; - said assembly (1) also comprising a braking device (10), said device comprising a disc brake disc (11) having a radially outer edge (12) and a radially inner edge (13), said braking device (10) further comprising a disc brake caliper (14) selectively, removably and rigidly connected, directly or indirectly, to said stator support (120), said disk brake caliper (14) being placed with its active part (21) astride the inner edge (13) of said disc brake disc (ID; in which - said wheel rim (2) is made in two parts (15, 16) selectively and removably connected with each other to form a wheel rim body (17); and wherein - one of the two parts of said wheel rim (15) forms in a single piece at least one spoke (18) that protrudes radially towards the axis of rotation (a-a); and wherein - said disc (11) is connected with its outer edge (12) to said at least one spoke (18).
Abstract:
A master cylinder (10) suitable for use in a vehicle braking system has an unusual capability to supply quantities of fluid and fluid pressures at its output in differentiated manner in dependence on the braking stage, preventing long transitory stages in the transition between an approach stage and an actual braking stage. The cylinder (10) comprises a cylinder body (12) inside which a first chamber (A) and a second chamber (B) are provided. The first chamber (A) is in operative communication with at least one braking member and houses a first piston (48). The second chamber (B), which has larger transverse dimensions than the first chamber (A), is in operative communication with the first chamber (A), and houses a second piston (50). Ducts (60, 61) are provided and put the first chamber (A) and the second chamber (B) into communication during the approach stage. The ducts (60, 61) house a low-pressure valve (849 which his open during the approach stage and closed during the actual braking stage.
Abstract:
An electric motor assembly for a motor vehicle and brake (1) comprising: - an engine cartridge (2) comprising a stator (3) connected to an engine casing (4); - said engine cartridge (2) further comprising a rotor (5) connected to a wheel shaft (6); - said assembly (1) further comprising a disc of a disc brake (7) connected to said wheel shaft (6); in which - said assembly (1) further comprises a disc brake caliper (8) arranged astride said disc (7) and connected to said engine casing (4).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a brake piston with reduced transmission of heat from the disk to the brake fluid. In particular, the present invention relates to a disk-brake piston (7) characterized in that it comprises a cup (12) having a skirt (14) and a head portion (15), and a tubular insert (13) housed in the cup, a space for cooling air being defined between the outer surface of the tubular insert (13) and the inner surface of the skirt (14) of the cup (12).
Abstract:
A simulation device (1) for an electrically controlled braking apparatus (BBW) of a vehicle comprises an electric motor (90) having a motorised axis (Z) slant in relation to the translation axis (X) of the strut (14) of the pedal group (12), a contrast body (60) connected to the strut (14), a main abutment wall (52) and an elastic contrast element (70), disposed between the main abutment wall (52) and the contrast body (60). The method of applying the contrast action to the pedal (12) provides for activating, when the flattening action of the pedal by the user is terminated, the motor to achieve an inactive configuration in which the useful distance of maximum compression of the elastic contrast element (70) is minimal.
Abstract:
An electro-hydraulic actuator (1) for actuating a brake (2) with a hydraulic thrust unit comprises an electric motor (3), a converting mechanism (5) to convert a rotational motion of the motor (4) into a translational motion, a cylinder (8), and a piston (9) connected to the converting mechanism, wherein the converting mechanism (5) is configured so that, for a given angular speed of the drive shaft (4), the translation speed of the piston (9) decreases from a maximum value in a rear length (14) of the piston stroke to a minimum value in a front length (13) of the piston stroke.
Abstract:
A master cylinder (10) suitable for use in a vehicle braking system has an unusual capability to supply quantities of fluid and fluid pressures at its output in differentiated manner in dependence on the braking stage, preventing long transitory stages in the transition between an approach stage and an actual braking stage. The cylinder (10) comprises a cylinder body (12) inside which a first chamber (A) and a second chamber (B) are provided. The first chamber (A) is in operative communication with at least one braking member and houses a first piston (48). The second chamber (B), which has larger transverse dimensions than the first chamber (A), is in operative communication with the first chamber (A), and houses a second piston (50). Ducts (60, 61) are provided and put the first chamber (A) and the second chamber (B) into communication during the approach stage. The ducts (60, 61) house a low-pressure valve (84) which is open during the approach stage and closed during the actual braking stage.
Abstract:
A disc brake caliper (4) comprising a suspension side portion (18), facing an associable suspension (10) to support said caliper (4), a wheel side portion (20) facing a wheel (12) being rotatably integrally associable to a brake disc (8), said wheel side (20) and suspension side (18) portions comprising cylinders (22) suitable to house pistons (24) facing pads (25) for breaking the brake disc (8), and being connected by at least one connecting bridge (28,30,32) extending astride the brake disc (8). The caliper (4) comprises at least one casing (44) being associable to a side surface of said caliper (4) opposite a housing recess (36) of the brake disc (8), such as to define a duct extending between said suspension side (18) and wheel side (20) portions to convey a cooling air stream, near thrust portions (27) of the pads (25) being affected by the relative pistons (24).
Abstract:
A brake balance device (38) in a braking system (10) of a vehicle to change the brake balance between at least one front wheel and at least a rear wheel of the vehicle comprising first and second chambers (40, 42) which are suitable to be interposed along a front circuit (16) and a rear circuit (18) of the braking system (10), respectively, said chambers defining volumes which may change mutually and inversely as a function of the pressure within the front circuits. The volume in the second chamber (42) is increased upon pressure increases (Pp) within the front circuit and the volume of the first chamber (40), thus changing the brake balance during braking. The brake balance device comprises adjusting means (72) operable by the driver allowing the brake balance (BB) to be adjusted during a braking action. Further, a braking system and a vehicle braking method in which two differently sized Master Cylinders are actuated with equal strokes are claimed.