A brake and method of assembly are provided. The brake includes a friction plate configured for coupling to a rotatable body for rotation with the rotatable body about an axis of rotation, a pressure plate disposed about the axis on a first side of the friction plate and fixed against rotation, and an armature plate disposed about the axis on a second side of the friction plate. An electromagnet is disposed about the axis on an opposite side of the armature plate relative to the friction plate. A spring biases the armature plate in a first axial direction towards the friction plate and away from the electromagnet to engage the brake. A fastener couples the pressure plate to the electromagnet. The fastener conforms to a space between opposed surfaces of the pressure plate and the electromagnet and, upon hardening, bonds the pressure plate to the electromagnet.

A superconducting magnet for eddy-current braking for a high-speed train. The superconducting magnet is fixed at a bottom of a bogie of the high-speed train through a connecting mechanism, and an air gap is formed between the superconducting magnet and a top of a guide rail below the bogie. The superconducting magnet after being excited generates an eddy-current effect with the guide rail of the high-speed train, so as to generate a braking force opposite to a traveling direction of the train, thereby braking the high-speed train. A liquid-level meter is provided on the superconducting magnet to detect a position of a cooling agent liquid level in real time. The superconducting magnet withstands vibration impact through elastic tie rod assemblies when the high-speed train is under operation, showing good adaptability.

Described herein are eddy current brakes and associated methods of their use, particularly configurations that have a kinematic relationship with at least two rotational degrees of freedom used to tune operation of the brake or apparatus in which the brake is located.

A motor-driven friction braking device for a rail vehicle is mainly composed of a torque motor, a speed reduction mechanism, an electromagnetic brake (1), a screw nut transmission mechanism and a brake friction pair (9). The torque motor, a screw (7), the speed reduction mechanism and the electromagnetic brake (1) are coaxially mounted; the torque motor is fixedly connected to the speed reduction mechanism, and the speed reduction mechanism is fixedly connected to the screw (7); the screw (7) is in non-self-locking threaded connection with a nut (8), and one end of the nut (8) is connected to the brake friction pair (9); and the electromagnetic brake (1) is mounted on the screw (7).

A method and apparatus for an automobile's magneto-rheological brake (MRB) are disclosed which include: a shaft connected to a stationary housing, a magneto-rheological fluid chamber positioned inside the stationary housing, a rotary disc connected to and rotate with the shaft, a plurality of magnetic coils wound directly onto a lateral side of the MRB chamber.

A brake assembly includes a brake disc in rotational engagement with a wheel of a vehicle, a brake pad which frictionally engages the brake disc in a dynamic braking operation and a parking brake operation, a dynamic actuator adapted to bring the brake pad and brake disc into the frictional engagement in the dynamic braking operation, and a parking brake actuator associated with the dynamic actuator such that, in the parking brake operation, the frictional engagement of the brake disc and brake pad is maintained.

A clutch assembly for a motor vehicle drivetrain for coupling coupling elements for conjoint rotation includes a clutch unit, a brake unit and at least one permanent magnet between the clutch unit and the brake unit. The clutch unit is shiftable into a coupling state in which the coupling elements are coupled to one another by shifting the clutch unit from a first position in which the coupling elements are decoupled into a second position in which the coupling elements are coupled. First and second electrically energizable coils are electrically energizable to move the permanent magnet from the first position into the second position or vice versa. A holding plate is located adjacent to the at least one permanent magnet to suppress magnetic flux from the at least one permanent magnet to the brake unit. A motor vehicle drivetrain containing at least one clutch assembly is also provided.

A brake and method of assembly are provided. The brake includes a friction plate configured for coupling to a rotatable body for rotation with the rotatable body about an axis of rotation, a pressure plate disposed about the axis on a first side of the friction plate and fixed against rotation, and an armature plate disposed about the axis on a second side of the friction plate. An electromagnet is disposed about the axis on an opposite side of the armature plate relative to the friction plate. A spring biases the armature plate in a first axial direction towards the friction plate and away from the electromagnet to engage the brake. A fastener couples the pressure plate to the electromagnet. The fastener conforms to a space between opposed surfaces of the pressure plate and the electromagnet and, upon hardening, bonds the pressure plate to the electromagnet.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of clutches, and particularly relates to an electromagnetic jaw clutch. The electromagnetic jaw clutch includes a movable gear sleeve and a fixed gear sleeve that are in engagement transmission, a fixed armature is nested to an outer side of the fixed gear sleeve, the fixed armature and the fixed gear sleeve have a gap therebetween, and have a fixed position, a solenoid is provided inside the fixed armature, a movable armature is rotatably nested to an outer side of the movable gear sleeve, the movable armature is movable along with the movable gear sleeve in an axial direction, and when the solenoid is electrified, the solenoid attracts the movable armature to the fixed armature, to cause the movable gear sleeve and the fixed gear sleeve to be engaged. The present disclosure provides an electromagnetic clutching system that has a compact structure, has no auxiliary executing structure and can be conveniently operated, which can be applied to electrically driving systems of new-energy vehicles. The system controls the transmission and disconnection of power torque.

An energy-saving electromagnetic brake includes a base, a first winding coil, a second winding coil, and a control circuit component. The first winding coil is disposed inside the base, wherein the first winding coil has a first resistance value. The second winding coil is disposed inside the base and is disposed around the first winding coil, wherein the second winding coil has a second resistance value, and the second resistance value is greater than the first resistance value. The control circuit component is disposed inside the base and is electrically connected to the first winding coil and the second winding coil. In a first period, the control circuit component drives the first winding coil. In a second period, the control circuit component simultaneously drives the first winding coil and the second winding coil, and the first winding coil and the second winding coil are connected in series.