Provided fire an electric parking brake device and an electric parking brake control method that can apply an appropriate clamping force by accelerating data measurement and by suppressing influence of load fluctuation during idle rum For this end, the electric parking brake device of the present invention includes: a disc rotor; brake pads that are pressed to the disc rotor; an electric motor that imparts a thrust to the brake pads; a current detection unit that detects a motor current of the electric motor; and a brake control device that controls the electric motor 8 based on the motor current. The brake control device controls the electric motor 8 based on a current change amount of an electric current during a period from a point of time that the motor current becomes a peak current to a predetermined point of time.

An electric disc brake system for a trailer. The brake system employs a caliper assembly that is attached to the trailer with floating fasteners, wherein the caliper assembly straddles an axle mounted rotor positioning an inner and outer brake pad adjacent to the rotor. A screw drive assembly is attached to the caliper. The assembly includes an electric motor coupled to a piston by a threaded shaft. The screw drive assembly converts rotation of the electric motor into linear motion to movement of the piston, wherein the inner and outer brake pads engage the rotor based upon the amount of pressure applied by the piston. A controller reacts to the pressure applied to a brake pedal to cause the electric motor to rotate in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.

An electric disc brake system for a trailer. The brake system employs a caliper assembly that is attached to the trailer with floating fasteners, wherein the caliper assembly straddles an axle mounted rotor positioning an inner and outer brake pad adjacent to the rotor. A screw drive assembly is attached to the caliper. The assembly includes an electric motor coupled to a piston by a threaded shaft. The screw drive assembly converts rotation of the electric motor into linear motion to movement of the piston, wherein the inner and outer brake pads engage the rotor based upon the amount of pressure applied by the piston. A controller reacts to the pressure applied to a brake pedal to cause the electric motor to rotate in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.

A brake apparatus for a vehicle may include: a stator unit fixed to an inside of a wheel of the vehicle, a rotor unit disposed to face the stator unit and rotated by electromagnetic interaction with the stator unit, a disc unit connected to the rotor unit and rotated together with the rotor unit, a pair of caliper units disposed on both sides of the disc unit and configured to generate a braking force by contacting with the disc unit as hydraulic pressure is applied, and a transfer unit connected to the pair of caliper units, and configured to transfer hydraulic pressure applied to one of the pair of caliper units to a remaining one of the pair of caliper units.

A brake apparatus for a vehicle may include: a stator unit fixed to an inside of a wheel of the vehicle, a rotor unit disposed to face the stator unit and rotated by electromagnetic interaction with the stator unit, a disc unit connected to the rotor unit and rotated together with the rotor unit, a pair of caliper units disposed on both sides of the disc unit and configured to generate a braking force by contacting with the disc unit as hydraulic pressure is applied, and a transfer unit connected to the pair of caliper units, and configured to transfer hydraulic pressure applied to one of the pair of caliper units to a remaining one of the pair of caliper units.

A hydraulic vehicle brake includes a housing and first and second brake pistons at least partially located within the housing. The brake pistons are configured to cooperatively press a common friction pad against a rotor of the vehicle brake. Each of the pistons is a hollow piston including a substantially solid piston bottom. A clamp beam laterally spans the piston bottoms of the first and second pistons within the housing. The clamp beam is configured to selectively apply longitudinally directed clamping force upon the pistons. A spindle is selectively driven for rotational motion by an electric motor. The spindle is interposed laterally between the first and second brake pistons within the housing. The spindle is configured to reciprocate the clamp beam longitudinally within the housing responsive to a direction of the rotational motion.

A hydraulic vehicle brake includes a housing and first and second brake pistons at least partially located within the housing. The brake pistons are configured to cooperatively press a common friction pad against a rotor of the vehicle brake. Each of the pistons is a hollow piston including a substantially solid piston bottom. A clamp beam laterally spans the piston bottoms of the first and second pistons within the housing. The clamp beam is configured to selectively apply longitudinally directed clamping force upon the pistons. A spindle is selectively driven for rotational motion by an electric motor. The spindle is interposed laterally between the first and second brake pistons within the housing. The spindle is configured to reciprocate the clamp beam longitudinally within the housing responsive to a direction of the rotational motion.

An electric parking brake actuator assembly is proposed. The electric parking brake actuator assembly includes: an outer housing including an inner space in which a gear installation space and a motor installation space are formed; an inner housing installed in the inner space of the outer housing, and including a brush card part and a gear installation part integrated together; a motor assembly coupled to the brush card part to be electrically connected thereto, and installed in the motor installation space; a gear assembly installed at the gear installation part and at the gear installation space, and changing and transmitting the rotational speed of the motor assembly; and a cover housing coupled to the outer housing with the inner housing interposed therebetween, and including a shaft insertion portion.

Land vehicles and methods of operating land vehicles are disclosed. A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels, and a brake system. The frame structure includes a front cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the front cage in a longitudinal direction. The plurality of wheels are supported by the frame structure. Each of plurality of wheels is sized to permit direct integration of an electric motor therein.

A brake device of the present invention includes: a wheel brake unit for braking a wheel; an electric motor for driving the wheel brake unit; a speed reducer for decelerating rotation of the electric motor; a rotation-linear motion converter for converting a rotational output of the speed reducer into a linear motion; and a braking force transmission member for transmitting the linear motion produced by the rotation-linear motion converter to the wheel brake unit.