A vehicle steering system comprises: a motor assembly operably coupled to a steering rack, the motor assembly comprising a motor having a rotor and a motor position sensor configured to sense a rotor angle of the motor in a single-turn range; and a rotary-to-linear conversion mechanism operably coupled between the motor assembly and the steering rack, the rotary-to-linear conversion mechanism comprising a rotor operably coupled to the rotor of the motor. A processor calculates an absolute angular position of the pinion in a full-turn range of rotation of the pinion based on the sensed rotor angle of the motor and a pinion angle sensed by a pinion angle sensor in a single-turn range, or based on the sensed rotor angle of the motor and an angle of the rotor of the rotary-to-linear conversion mechanism sensed by an angular position sensor in the single-turn range.

A parking brake apparatus for a vehicle including a motor section receiving electric power from an outside, and generating power; a power transmission section rotated by driving the motor section, and including transmission worm gears; a pair of pressing units receiving power from the power transmission section and pressing a brake pad; and a load transmission unit installed between the pair of pressing units, connected to each of the pair of pressing units, and transmitting a pressing load of any one of the pair of pressing units to the other pressing unit.

Disclosed is a device for moving a brake pedal. The device for moving a brake pedal according to the present embodiment comprises: a lead screw fixed to an input rod of the brake pedal and having a first screw thread formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; a first anti-rotation unit that prevents rotation of the lead screw; an actuator that provides power; a rotator rotated by the actuator; and a nut that rotates together with the rotator and is provided to be slidably movable with respect to the rotator, and that has a second screw thread formed on the inner circumferential surface thereof for meshing with the first screw thread.

A planetary gear speed reducing mechanism installed in a disc brake as a brake device includes a small diameter shaft portion to which rotation from an electric motor is transmitted, and a sun gear to which rotation from the small diameter shaft portion is transmitted. The small diameter shaft portion has outer diameter that is smaller than tip diameter of the sun gear. It is therefore possible to reduce torque loss from the electric motor, for example, during operation of a parking brake, and repress a deterioration in torque transmission efficiency.

An electronic mechanical brake system and a vehicle. The electronic mechanical brake system includes a brake pedal, an electronic brake mechanism, a mechanical brake mechanism, a brake, and a switch mechanism with a first state and a second state. The electronic brake mechanism includes a controller and an electronic signal sensor. The controller, the electronic signal sensor, and the brake are electrically connected. When the switch mechanism is in the first state, the electronic signal sensor is configured to receive a braking signal of the brake pedal and transmit the braking signal to the controller. The controller controls the brake to brake based on the braking signal. The electronic mechanical brake system can improve driving safety. In addition, reliability of the mechanical brake system is high, and costs are low.

A crawler traveling body includes: a wheel around which a crawler belt is wound; a disc; a disc connector configured to connect the wheel and the disc, and rotate the wheel and the disc together; a brake caliper configured to sandwich the disc with a brake pad; and a motor configured to open or close the brake pad according to a control signal for controlling a degree of opening or closing of the brake pad.

The disclosure relates to a braking system for a vehicle having at least four brakable wheels. The braking system comprises at least four brake actuator units, each of which can be associated with one of the wheels of the vehicle, as well as a first electronic control unit and a second electronic control unit. Each brake actuator unit has its own signal line via which the relevant brake actuator unit is connected in terms of signaling to the first control unit and the second control unit, so that each of the brake actuator units can be actuated both by the first control unit and by the second control unit.

An electric brake device for a vehicle, including: a rotation body that rotates with a wheel; a friction member; and an actuator including (a) a piston configured to come into engagement with the friction member, (b) two electric motors each as a drive source, and (c) a motion converting mechanism configured to convert a rotating motion of each of the two electric motors into an advancing and retracting movement of the piston, the actuator being configured such that the piston is advanced to push the friction member against the rotation body so as to generate a braking force and the piston is retracted to move the friction member away from the rotation body so as to cancel the braking force.

Provided is a disc brake including: a piston, which has a bottomed cylindrical shape, and is configured to press inner and outer brake pads against a disc rotor; a nut member (thrust member) configured to thrust the piston through rotation of a spindle driven by an electric motor; a rotation stopping member configured to restrict rotation of the nut member relative to the piston; a flat surface portion, which is formed on an inner side of the piston, and is configured to restrict rotation of the rotation stopping member and stop the rotation stopping member through engagement; and a fixing member configured to restrict movement of the rotation stopping member in an axial direction relative to the piston. This configuration allows easy manufacture of the nut member.

A brake caliper has a fixed seat. The fixed seat has a first brake lining and a second brake lining. The fixed seat further has a first piston and a second piston that can be pushed by hydraulic oil. A movable seat is slidably disposed on the fixed seat. The movable seat has a link portion that can link the first brake lining and a drive unit that can push the second piston mechanically. The first piston and the second piston can be pushed hydraulically to drive the first brake lining and the second brake lining for braking. The drive unit pushes the second piston to drive the second brake lining, and pushes the movable seat to drive the first brake lining for braking.