An electronic parking brake system including: an electronic parking brake provided to generate a clamping force on a wheel of a vehicle; and a controller configured to estimate a weight of the vehicle based on a wheel pressure and a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle at a time of service braking during driving, determine a clamping force required for parking based on the estimated weight of the vehicle during a parking operation, and operate the electronic parking brake to generate the determined clamping force.

An electronic parking brake system including: an electronic parking brake provided to generate a clamping force on a wheel of a vehicle; and a controller configured to estimate a weight of the vehicle based on a wheel pressure and a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle at a time of service braking during driving, determine a clamping force required for parking based on the estimated weight of the vehicle during a parking operation, and operate the electronic parking brake to generate the determined clamping force.

A power transmission unit of a single-acting plunger type includes a ball screw, a ball nut driven by the ball screw, and a plunger piston coupled to the ball nut. A block housing at least partially encloses the plunger piston and the ball screw. A plunger chamber is at least partially defined by the block housing and a face of the plunger piston. The plunger chamber is selectively pressurized by reciprocal motion of the plunger piston with respect to the block housing driven by longitudinal motion of the ball nut. An electric motor selectively drives the ball screw to responsively reciprocate the plunger piston within the plunger chamber. A motor housing at least partially encloses the ball nut, the electric motor, and the plunger piston. The motor housing includes a block lip which is crimped to the block housing to maintain the motor housing in relation to the block housing.

A power transmission unit of a single-acting plunger type includes a ball screw, a ball nut driven by the ball screw, and a plunger piston coupled to the ball nut. A block housing at least partially encloses the plunger piston and the ball screw. A plunger chamber is at least partially defined by the block housing and a face of the plunger piston. The plunger chamber is selectively pressurized by reciprocal motion of the plunger piston with respect to the block housing driven by longitudinal motion of the ball nut. An electric motor selectively drives the ball screw to responsively reciprocate the plunger piston within the plunger chamber. A motor housing at least partially encloses the ball nut, the electric motor, and the plunger piston. The motor housing includes a block lip which is crimped to the block housing to maintain the motor housing in relation to the block housing.

A brake system for hydraulically actuating a pair of front wheel brakes and a pair of rear wheel brakes includes a master cylinder fluidly connected to a reservoir and operable to provide a brake signal responsive to actuation of a brake pedal connected thereto. The master cylinder is selectively operable during a manual push-through mode by actuation of the brake pedal to generate brake actuating pressure at an output for hydraulically actuating a selected one of the pair of front and rear wheel brakes. A first power transmission unit is configured for actuating the selected one of the pair of front and rear wheel brakes. A second power transmission unit is configured for actuating the other one of the pair of front and rear wheel brakes. A first electronic control unit is provided for controlling at least one of the first and second power transmission units.

An electro-mechanical brake and a vehicle including the same are provided. As an electro-mechanical brake according to one embodiment of the present invention, an electro-mechanical brake including a drum, a first brake shoe, and a second brake shoe, may include a motor that provides a rotational driving force; a rotating member that rotates about a second rotating shaft perpendicular to a first rotating shaft of the motor; a power transmission member that transmits the rotational driving force of the motor to the rotating member; and a rotating screw that is coupled to the rotating member so that the first brake shoe is able to move forward and backward toward one inner peripheral surface of the drum.

A brake force generator for a brake system. The brake force generator includes a driveshaft rotatably mounted in a housing, an electric motor, a displaceably mounted actuating element, and a transmission device that acts between the driveshaft and the actuating element in such a way that when there is a rotation of the driveshaft the actuating element is displaced. The transmission device has a planetary gear mechanism that has a sun gear connected in rotationally fixed fashion to the driveshaft, a rotatably mounted planet carrier, and at least one planet gear that is rotatably mounted on the planet carrier by a planet gear shaft. The planet carrier has a hollow shaft segment, and a jacket wall of the hollow shaft segment having a radial through-opening in which the planet gear lies. The planet gear shaft is mounted in the hollow shaft segment at both sides of the planet gear.

An electrically controlled differential gear is disposed between a right front wheel and a left front wheel of a vehicle. The electrically controlled differential gear includes a clutch mechanism that limits a differential operation of the electrically controlled differential gear. A second ECU (control portion) obtains information as to failure associated with actuation of a right front electric brake mechanism. The second ECU obtains a physical amount relating to a required braking force which is applied to the left front wheel and the right front wheel. The second ECU outputs a differential limiting control command for limiting the differential operation of the electrically controlled differential gear to the clutch mechanism (or more specifically, a differential ECU that controls the clutch mechanism) based on the information as to the failure and the physical amount relating to the required braking force.

An electrically controlled differential gear is disposed between a right front wheel and a left front wheel of a vehicle. The electrically controlled differential gear includes a clutch mechanism that limits a differential operation of the electrically controlled differential gear. A second ECU (control portion) obtains information as to failure associated with actuation of a right front electric brake mechanism. The second ECU obtains a physical amount relating to a required braking force which is applied to the left front wheel and the right front wheel. The second ECU outputs a differential limiting control command for limiting the differential operation of the electrically controlled differential gear to the clutch mechanism (or more specifically, a differential ECU that controls the clutch mechanism) based on the information as to the failure and the physical amount relating to the required braking force.

A disk brake includes a brake mechanism configured to apply a braking force by advancing a piston in a cylinder portion based on driving of an electric motor to thus press inner and outer brake pads against a disk rotor, and an elastic member configured to bias the inner and outer brake pads in an axial direction of the disk rotor and in a direction away from the disk rotor. A biasing force of the elastic member is greater than sliding resistance of the piston on the cylinder portion. Due to this configuration, the disk brake can effectively prevent or reduce the drags of the inner and outer brake pads.