JP2017116047A - Disc brake - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disc brake which suppresses vehicle outside operation sound from a cover member during the operation of a motor.SOLUTION: In a disc brake 1, a plate-like member 38 which has specific gravity larger than a cover member 36 is integrally fixed by insert molding in a range from an end on an opposite side of a motor side of an annular wall section 34 to a cover side first cylindrical section 221 of a second plane section 33B in first and second plane sections 33A and 33B of the cover member 36. Accordingly, the frequency is prevented from matching a natural frequency of the cover member 36 by vibration of the single motor and engagement vibration between a spur tooth multistage deceleration mechanism 44 and a planetary gear deceleration mechanism 45, and film vibration to the range of the first and second plane sections 33A and 33B surrounded by a wall section 40 can be suppressed. Consequently, operation sound emitted from the cover member 36 to the outside of a vehicle can be suppressed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a disc brake used for braking a vehicle.

  Some conventional disc brakes include a parking brake mechanism that operates at the time of parking brake, and the parking brake mechanism includes a speed reduction mechanism that increases rotation from a motor, a housing that houses the speed reduction mechanism, And a cover member that closes one end opening of the housing (see Patent Document 1). This speed reduction mechanism employs a resin gear. In order to ensure good meshing accuracy of the resin gear, a shaft member that rotatably supports the resin gear is close to the inner surface of the cover member. Supported by a metal support plate. Furthermore, in order to achieve a reduction in the size of the disc brake, a structure is employed in which no rib or the like is provided on the surface of the cover member that faces the support plate.

  As described above, in the conventional disc brake, since the portion of the cover member facing the support plate has a relatively large area, when the motor is operated, vibration of the motor alone or meshing vibration of each resin gear is generated. Therefore, the part of the cover member that faces the support plate, that is, the part that faces the speed reduction mechanism, is likely to cause a membrane vibration like a drum, and this is one of the influencing factors for the operation sound (radiation operation sound) emitted outside the vehicle. It has become.

JP 2014-70670 A

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a disc brake that suppresses external operation noise from a cover member when a motor is operated.

  As means for solving the above-described problems, the present invention provides a pair of pads disposed on both sides in the axial direction of the rotor across the rotor, a piston for pressing one of the pair of pads against the rotor, and the piston A caliper main body having a cylinder that is movably accommodated, a motor provided in the caliper main body, a speed reduction mechanism that increases rotation from the motor, a housing that houses the speed reduction mechanism and is attached to the caliper main body, A cover member that closes one end opening of the housing, and a rotation / linear motion conversion mechanism that is provided in the cylinder and that propels the piston by rotation from the speed reduction mechanism and holds the piston in a braking position. Has a flat portion and a wall portion extending from the flat portion toward the housing and surrounding the reduction gear, and the flat portion surrounded by the wall portion. In part, is fixed the plate-like member so as to connect the portion facing at least the wall portion, the plate-like member is characterized by having a larger specific gravity than the specific gravity of the cover member.

  According to the disc brake of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the operation sound emitted from the cover member to the outside of the vehicle when the motor is operated.

Sectional drawing which shows the disc brake which concerns on this embodiment. The exploded perspective view in the housing of this disc brake. The exploded perspective view in the housing of this disc brake. The top view in the housing of this disc brake. The perspective view in the cover member of this disc brake. (A) is a bottom view of the cover member of this disc brake, (b) is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of (a). The perspective view which shows embodiment different from the cover member shown in FIG.5 and FIG.6. The expanded sectional view of the rotation linear motion conversion mechanism of this disc brake. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a rotation / linear motion conversion mechanism of the disc brake.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the disc brake 1 includes a pair of inner brake pads 2 and outer brake pads 3 disposed on both sides in the axial direction with a disc rotor D attached to a rotating portion of the vehicle, and a caliper 4. And are provided. The disc brake 1 is configured as a caliper floating type. The pair of inner brake pads 2 and outer brake pads 3 and the caliper 4 are supported by a bracket 5 fixed to a non-rotating portion such as a knuckle of the vehicle so as to be movable in the axial direction of the disc rotor D. In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the right side in FIG. 1 will be described as one end side and the left side as the other end side as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the caliper body 6 that is the main body of the caliper 4 opposes the cylinder portion 7 disposed on the base end side facing the inner brake pad 2 on the vehicle inner side and the outer brake pad 3 on the vehicle outer side. And a claw portion 8 disposed on the distal end side. The cylinder portion 7 is formed with a bottomed cylinder 15 that is a large-diameter opening portion 9 </ b> A that is open on the inner brake pad 2 side and is closed on the opposite side by a bottom wall 11 having a hole 10. On the bottom wall 11 side in the cylinder 15, a small-diameter opening 9B that is continuous with the large-diameter opening 9A and has a smaller diameter than the large-diameter opening 9A is formed. The cylinder 15 has a piston seal 16 disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter opening 9A.

  The piston 18 is formed in a bottomed cup shape including a bottom portion 19 and a cylindrical portion 20. The piston 18 is accommodated in the cylinder 15 so that the bottom portion 19 faces the inner brake pad 2. The piston 18 is housed in the large-diameter opening 9A of the cylinder 15 so as to be movable in the axial direction while being in contact with the piston seal 16. A space between the piston 18 and the bottom wall 11 of the cylinder 15 is defined by a piston seal 16 as a hydraulic chamber 21. The fluid pressure chamber 21 is supplied with fluid pressure from a fluid pressure source (not shown) such as a master cylinder or a fluid pressure control unit through a port (not shown) provided in the cylinder portion 7.

  A plurality of rotation restricting vertical grooves 22 (see FIGS. 8 and 9) are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the piston 18 along the circumferential direction. A recess 25 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the other end surface of the bottom portion 19 of the piston 18 facing the inner brake pad 2. The concave portion 25 is engaged with a convex portion 26 formed on the back surface of the inner brake pad 2. By this engagement, the piston 18 is restricted so as not to rotate relative to the cylinder 15 and, consequently, the caliper body 6. In addition, a dust boot 27 is interposed between the outer peripheral surface on the bottom 19 side of the piston 18 and the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter opening 9 </ b> A of the cylinder 15 to prevent foreign matter from entering the cylinder 15. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a housing 30 in which a motor gear assembly 29 is housed is attached to the bottom wall 11 side of the cylinder 15 of the caliper body 6. An opening 30 </ b> A is provided at one end of the housing 30. A cover member 36 that is airtightly closed is attached to the opening 30A. In other words, the opening 30 </ b> A of the housing 30 is closed by the cover member 36. A seal member 37 is provided between the housing 30 and the cylinder portion 7. The inside of the housing 30 is kept airtight by the seal member 37.

  The housing 30 is integrally formed from a first housing part 31 and a first housing part 31 that accommodates a spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and a planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 described later so as to cover the outer periphery of the bottom wall 11 of the cylinder 15. And a second housing portion 32 that houses the motor 200. As described above, the housing 30 is configured to accommodate the motor 200 arranged in line with the caliper body 6 by the bottomed cylindrical second housing portion 32. The first housing portion 31 includes an outer wall portion 31F and a bottom surface portion 31G that surround a housing chamber 31E that houses a later-described spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and a planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 together with a cover member 36, and one of the bottom walls 11 of the cylinder 15. A mounting opening 31A through which a polygonal shaft portion 81 of a base nut 75 of the rotation / linear motion conversion mechanism 43, which will be described later, is inserted, and an inner annular wall portion 31B protruding around the mounting opening 31A, An outer annular wall portion 31C that projects radially outward from the inner annular wall portion 31B, and a plurality of engagement grooves 31D that are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction of the outer annular wall portion 31C. have.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the caliper body 6 includes a spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and a planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 that reinforces the driving force of the motor 200, and a rotation that propels the piston 18 and holds the piston 18 in the braking position. A linear motion conversion mechanism 43 is provided. The spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 are accommodated in an accommodation chamber 31 </ b> E that is in the first housing portion 31 of the housing 30.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 includes a pinion gear 46, a first reduction gear 47, a non-reduction spur gear 48, and a second reduction gear 49. The first reduction gear 47, the non-reduction spur gear 48, and the second reduction gear 49 are made of resin such as fiber reinforced resin.
The pinion gear 46 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and has a hole 50 that is press-fitted and fixed to the rotating shaft 201 of the motor 200, and a gear 51 that is formed on the outer periphery. The first reduction gear 47 is integrally formed with a large-diameter large gear 53 that meshes with the gear 51 of the pinion gear 46 and a small-diameter small gear 54 that extends from the large gear 53 in the axial direction. . A shaft 52 is integrally fixed to the first reduction gear 47. One end of the shaft 52 is rotatably supported by a hole portion 59D of a support plate 59 provided in the vicinity of an inner surface (first flat surface portion 33A described later) of the lid portion 33 of the cover member 36, and the other end thereof is a holder. 205 is rotatably supported. The configurations of the cover member 36 and the holder 205 will be described in detail later.

  The small gear 54 of the first reduction gear 47 meshes with the non-reduction spur gear 48. The non-reducing spur gear 48 is rotatably supported by the shaft 55. One end of the shaft 55 is supported by the hole 59 </ b> C of the support plate 59, and the other end is supported by the holder 205. The second reduction gear 49 includes a large-diameter large gear 56 that meshes with the non-reducing spur gear 48 and a small-diameter sun gear 57 that extends from the large gear 56 in the axial direction. The The sun gear 57 is configured as a part of a planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 described later. One end of the shaft 58 is press-fitted and fixed in the hole 59 </ b> A of the support plate 59. The second reduction gear 49 is rotatably supported by the shaft 58. Further, a stopper portion 56A that protrudes toward the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 extends in an annular shape on the annular wall portion of the large gear 56 of the second reduction gear 49.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the support plate 59 is supported by a holder 205 described later in the vicinity of the inner surface (first flat surface section 33 </ b> A described later) of the lid portion 33 of the cover member 36. The support plate 59 includes a hole portion 59A for the shaft 58 that rotatably supports the second reduction gear 49, and mounting bolts 218 for supporting the support plate 59 on cylindrical support portions 217 and 217 of the holder 205 described later. Holes 218 for 218, 59B, a hole 59D for the shaft 52 that rotatably supports the first reduction gear 47, and a hole 59C for the shaft 55 that rotatably supports the non-reduction spur gear 48. have.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the support plate 59 is formed in a substantially pentagonal shape, and its width gradually increases from the hole portion 59 </ b> A for the shaft 58 toward the motor 200 side. Holes 59B and 59B for the mounting bolts 218 are respectively formed on both sides in the short direction. Further, the width of each of the mounting bolts 218 from the holes 59B and 59B toward the motor 200 is slightly reduced, and the hole 52D for the shaft 52 and the hole 59C for the shaft 55 are formed on the cover member 36. They are formed side by side along the short direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 includes a sun gear 57 of the second reduction gear 49, a plurality (four in this embodiment) of planetary gears 60, an internal gear 61, and a carrier 62. And have. Each planetary gear 60 has a gear 63 meshed with the sun gear 57 of the second reduction gear 49 and a hole 64 through which a pin 65 erected from the carrier 62 is rotatably inserted. The planetary gears 60 are arranged at equal intervals on the circumference of the carrier 62. An annular plate 66 is disposed on the other end side of each planetary gear 60.

  The carrier 62 is formed in a disk shape, and a polygonal hole 68 is formed at the substantially radial center. The outer diameter of the carrier 62 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the revolution trajectory of each planetary gear 60. A plurality of pin holes 69 are formed on the outer peripheral side of the carrier 62 at intervals along the circumferential direction. A pin 65 is press-fitted and fixed in each pin hole 69. Each pin 65 is rotatably inserted into a hole 64 of each planetary gear 60. The carrier 62 and the base nut 75 transmit rotational torque to each other by fitting the polygonal hole 68 of the carrier 62 and the polygonal shaft portion 81 of the base nut 75 of the rotation / linear motion converting mechanism 43 described later. It can be done.

  The internal gear 61 continuously extends in the radial direction from one end on the cover member 36 side of the inner teeth 71 with which the gear 63 of each planetary gear 60 is meshed, and moves in the axial direction of each planetary gear 60. An annular wall portion 72 to be regulated and a cylindrical wall portion 73 extending from the inner teeth 71 toward the bottom wall 11 of the cylinder 15 are provided. The internal gear 61 is fixed to the housing 30 by inserting the cylindrical wall portion 73 into the annular space between the inner annular wall portion 31B and the outer annular wall portion 31C of the first housing portion 31. An annular plate 66 is disposed in the internal gear 61. The annular plate 66 is sandwiched between the end surface of the internal teeth 71 of the internal gear 61 and the inner annular wall portion 31 </ b> B of the first housing portion 31. Thereby, each planetary gear 60 is arrange | positioned between the annular wall part 72 and the annular plate 66 of the internal gear 61, and the movement of an axial direction is controlled.

  In addition, a plurality of protrusions 74 are provided on the other end side of the outer peripheral surface of the internal gear 61 so as to be spaced apart in the circumferential direction. Each protrusion 74 protrudes outward and is engaged with each engagement groove 31 </ b> D provided in the first housing portion 31. The internal gear 61 is supported in the first housing portion 31 so as not to rotate by inserting and engaging the protrusions 74 with the engaging grooves 31 </ b> D of the first housing portion 31. Further, the internal gear 61 is moved in the axial direction because an annular stopper portion 56A provided on the large gear 56 of the second reduction gear 49 is disposed on the cover member 36 side of the annular wall portion 72. It is impossiblely supported in the first housing part 31.

  The motor 200 is supported by a holder 205 disposed on the flange portion 202. The holder 205 is configured by integrally connecting a motor support portion 206 and a ring-shaped support portion 207. The motor support portion 206 is arranged between the first reduction gear 47 and the non-reduction spur gear 48 and the flange portion 202 of the motor 200 to support the motor 200. The ring-shaped support portion 207 is disposed around the internal gear 61 of the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 so as to surround the internal gear 61. The motor support portion 206 is formed with a rotation shaft insertion hole 208 through which the pinion gear 46 press-fitted and fixed to the rotation shaft 201 of the motor 200 is inserted. Around the rotating shaft insertion hole 208, two terminal insertion holes through which the motor terminals 203 of the motor 200 are inserted are formed. A pair of terminal insertion holes is formed on both sides in the radial direction of the rotation shaft insertion hole 208. Harnesses 250 and 251 are connected to the motor terminals 203 of the motor 200, respectively.

  The motor support portion 206 of the holder 205 includes a holder-side first convex portion 211, a holder-side second convex portion 212, and a holder-side first portion on the opposite side of the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 45 around the rotation shaft insertion hole 208. Three convex portions 213 are formed at intervals from each other. The holder-side first convex portion 211, the holder-side second convex portion 212, and the holder-side third convex portion 213 are columnar and project toward the cover member 36 side. Two fastening holes 216 are formed in the motor support portion 206. Each mounting bolt 215 is fastened to the fastening hole 216 of the motor support portion 206 via each through hole 202 </ b> A of the flange portion 202 of the motor 200. By this fastening, the motor 200 is supported by the motor support part 206 of the holder 205. The ring-shaped support portion 207 is disposed above each protrusion 74 so as to contact the outer peripheral surface of the internal gear 61 of the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45.

  Cylindrical support portions 217 and 217 are integrally formed at two locations on the holder 205 between the motor support portion 206 and the ring-shaped support portion 207. A support plate 59 is disposed on each cylindrical support portion 217, and each mounting bolt 218 is fastened to each cylindrical support portion 217 of the holder 205 via holes 59 </ b> B and 59 </ b> B of the support plate 59. 59 is supported on the holder 205 at intervals.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 5, and 6, the cover member 36 is made of a synthetic resin and is formed so as to close the one end opening 30 </ b> A of the housing 30. The cover member 36 is opposed to the support plate 59, that is, the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45, and covers the cover 33, and an annular projecting from the periphery of the cover 33 toward the housing 30. And wall portion 34. The end of the annular wall 34 is engaged with the opening side end of the housing 30. The cover member 36 is formed narrow on the motor 200 side and wide on the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the inner surface of the cover portion 33 of the cover member 36 has a first flat surface portion 33A located on the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 side, and a motor from the first flat surface portion 33A through a stepped portion. The second flat portion 33B is located on the 200 side and protrudes inward. The first flat surface portion 33 </ b> A is a surface portion that faces the support plate 59 and the second reduction gear 49.

  On the opposite side of the first flat surface portion 33A from the motor 200 side, a rib portion 35 is projected. The rib portion 35 includes an arc-shaped rib portion 35A formed along the annular wall portion 34 at a longitudinal end portion of the cover member 36 opposite to the motor 200 side, and both ends of the arc-shaped rib portion 35A. It consists of each linear rib part 35B and 35B extended in C shape. Each linear rib portion 35 </ b> B, 35 </ b> B is formed so as to gradually go to the central portion in the short direction of the cover member 36 along the direction away from the motor 200. The linear rib portions 35B and 35B of the rib portion 35 do not interfere with the support plate 59 when assembled.

  Further, the cover-side first cylindrical portion 221, the cover-side second convex portion 222, and the cover-side third convex portion 223 protrude from the second flat surface portion 33B of the lid portion 33 of the cover member 36 at intervals from each other. Established. The cover-side first cylindrical portion 221 is disposed in the vicinity of the longitudinal end of the cover member 36 on the motor 200 side and at a substantially central portion in the short-side direction, and the cover-side second convex portion 222 and the cover-side third portion. The convex portions 223 are disposed on both sides in the short direction of the cover member 36 on the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 side of the cover side first cylindrical portion 221. The cover-side first cylindrical portion 221, the cover-side second convex portion 222, and the cover-side third convex portion 223 are a holder-side first convex portion 211, a holder-side second convex portion 212, and a holder-side provided on the holder 205. Each is formed at a position facing the third convex portion 213.

  The cover side first cylindrical portion 221 and the cover side second convex portion 222 are integrally connected by a first connecting member 224 protruding from the lid portion 33, and the cover side first cylindrical portion 221 and the cover The side third convex portion 223 is integrally connected by a second connecting member 225 protruding from the lid portion 33. Further, the cover-side first cylindrical portion 221 and the annular wall portion 34 are integrally connected by a third connecting member 226 that protrudes from the lid portion 33. And the annular wall part 34, the cover side 2nd convex part 222, the 1st connection member 224, the cover side 1st cylindrical part 221, the 2nd connection member 225, and the cover side 3rd convex part 223 are included. The wall portion 40 surrounds the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45.

  The cover member 36 includes a plate-like member 38 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view in a range from the first flat surface portion 33A to a part of the second flat surface portion 33B so as to connect the opposing portions of the wall portion 40. It is fixed integrally by insert molding. Specifically, the plate-like member 38 is formed from the end portions of the first and second plane portions 33A and 33B opposite to the motor 200 side of the annular wall portion 34, and the linear rib portions 35B of the first plane portion 33A. It is integrally fixed by insert molding in a range extending between 35B and reaching the cover-side first cylindrical portion 221 of the second flat surface portion 33B. In other words, the plate-like member 38 is the second central portion of the cover member 36 of the first and second flat surface portions 33A and 33B in the short direction, from the end opposite to the motor 200 side of the annular wall portion 34. The flat portion 33B is integrally fixed to the cover side first cylindrical portion 221 by insert molding. As a result, the plate member 38 is disposed so as to face the support plate 59 and the second reduction gear 49. The width dimension of the plate-like member 38 is set to correspond to the distance between the tips of the linear rib portions 35B and 35B of the rib portion 35. The surface of the plate member 38 and the first flat portion 33A are located on the same plane, and the surface of the plate member 38 and the second flat portion 33B are located on the same plane.

  A circular recess 228 is formed at a position corresponding to the shaft 58 that rotatably supports the second reduction gear 49 between the linear rib portions 35B and 35B of the first flat surface portion 33A including the plate member 38. . A circular recess 229 is formed at a position corresponding to the shaft 55 that rotatably supports the non-reducing spur gear 48 in the vicinity of the boundary between the first flat portion 33A and the second flat portion 33B. The circular recess 229 is a semicircular recess in the area of the plate member 38. The plate-like member 38 is formed of a material having a higher specific gravity than the cover member 36 made of synthetic resin. Specifically, the plate-like member 38 is made of metal such as ordinary steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloy or brass.

In the present embodiment, the plate-like member 38 is formed from the end of the first and second plane portions 33A and 33B opposite to the motor 200 side of the annular wall portion 34 from the cover side first of the second plane portion 33B. In the form in which the linear rib portions 35B and 35B are not provided on the cover member 36 as shown in FIG. 7, the plate-like members 38A and 38B are fixed to the cylindrical portion 221 integrally. The plurality of annular wall portions 34 (wall portions 40) are connected to each other so as to be connected to the first flat surface portion 33A along the short direction of the cover member 36 and at intervals along the longitudinal direction. It may be fixed. In the form shown in FIG. 7, two plate-like members 38 </ b> A and 38 </ b> B are fixed to the first flat surface portion 33 </ b> A at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the cover member 36. Note that one plate-like member 38A located on the motor 200 side is disposed so as to face portions near the holes 59C and 59D of the support plate 59, and the other plate-like member 38B is a hole of the support plate 59. It arrange | positions so that the site | part of 59 A vicinity may be opposed.
Although not shown, the plate-like member 38 may be integrally fixed to substantially the entire range of the first and second flat surface portions 33A and 33B surrounded by the wall portion 40 of the cover member 36. .

  The cover side first cylindrical portion 221, the cover side second convex portion 222 and the cover side third convex portion 223 of the cover member 36, and the holder side first convex portion 211 and the holder side second convex portion 212 of the holder 205. And the rubber 230 which is an elastic member is interposed between the holder side 3rd convex part 213. FIG. The rubber 230 is formed by integrating the first cup portion 231, the second cup portion 232, the third cup portion 233, and the opening side end portions of the first cup portion 231, the second cup portion 232, and the third cup portion 233. And a plate-like base portion 234 connected to each other.

  Then, the first cup portion 231 of the rubber 230 is fitted to the holder-side first convex portion 211 of the holder 205, the second cup portion 232 of the rubber 230 is fitted to the holder-side second convex portion 212 of the holder 205, The third cup portion 233 of the rubber 230 is fitted to the holder-side third convex portion 213 of the holder 205 so that the rubber 230 is unitized with the holder 205. Thereafter, the cover side first cylindrical portion 221 of the cover member 36 is fitted into the first cup portion 231 of the rubber 230, and the cover side second convex portion 222 of the cover member 36 is fitted to the second cup of the rubber 230. The cover member 36 is covered so that the cover-side third convex portion 223 of the cover member 36 is in contact with the third cup portion 233 of the rubber 230. Harnesses 250 and 251 extending from the motor terminals 203 of the motor 200 are arranged along the base portion 234 of the rubber 230.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, a plurality of types of rubbers 281, 282, and 283 different from the rubber 230 described above are provided in the housing 30. A U-shaped support section 280 is formed at the end of the holder 205 on the motor support section 206 side, and a U-shaped rubber section 281 is integrally disposed therein. Block-shaped rubbers 282 are respectively disposed between the outer peripheral surface at a position close to each cylindrical support portion 217 and the inner wall surface of the first housing portion 31 in the ring-shaped support portion 207 of the holder 205. A cylindrical rubber 283 is disposed between the main body side end portion of the motor 200 and the bottom wall portion of the second housing portion 32.

  Thus, the motor gear assembly 29 is configured by assembling the motor 200, the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44, the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45, and the rubbers 230, 281, 282, and 283 to the holder 205 and the support plate 59. The motor gear assembly 29 is attached to the housing 30 and the cover member 36 by rubbers 230, 281, 282, and 283 in a suspended state, that is, a so-called floating state. In other words, the motor gear assembly 29 is fixed to the housing 30 and the cover member 36 via the rubbers 230, 281, 282, and 283 without the holder 205 coming into contact with the housing 30 and the cover member 36. As described above, the motor gear assembly 29 is fixed to the housing 30 and the cover member 36 via the rubbers 230, 281, 282, and 283, so that the motor 200, the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44, and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 are used. Transmission of the generated vibration to the housing 30 or the cover member 36 is suppressed, and generation of sound accompanying the vibration can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, in order to obtain the rotational force for propelling the piston 25, the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 as the reduction mechanism that reinforces the driving force by the motor 200 are employed. You may comprise only the deceleration mechanism 45. FIG. Further, a speed reducer according to another known technique such as a cycloid speed reduction mechanism or a wave speed reducer may be combined with the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 45.

Next, the rotation / linear motion conversion mechanism 43 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 1, 8, and 9. In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the right side in FIGS. 1 and 8 will be described as one end side, and the left side will be appropriately described as the other end side.
The rotation / linear motion conversion mechanism 43 converts the rotational motion from the spur multi-stage speed reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 45, that is, rotation of the motor 200 into motion in a linear direction (hereinafter referred to as linear motion for convenience), and the piston 18. A thrust is applied to the piston 18 to hold the piston 18 in the braking position. The rotation / linear motion converting mechanism 43 includes a base nut 75 that is rotatably supported by the rotational motion transmitted from the spur multi-stage speed reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear speed reduction mechanism 45, and a female screw portion 97 of the base nut 75. A push rod 102 that is fitted and rotatably supported by the rotation of the base nut 75, and is screwed to the push rod 102, and is axially moved to the piston 18 by the rotation of the push rod 102. And a ball-and-ramp mechanism 127 that applies thrust. The rotation / linear motion conversion mechanism 43 is accommodated between the cylinder 15 and the piston 18 of the caliper body 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the base nut 75 includes a cylindrical portion 76 and a nut portion 77 provided integrally with the other end portion of the cylindrical portion 76. A washer 80 is disposed so as to contact the bottom wall 11 of the cylinder 15. The cylindrical portion 76 of the base nut 75 is inserted into each of the insertion hole 80 </ b> A of the washer 80 and the hole portion 10 provided in the bottom wall 11 of the cylinder 15. A polygonal shaft portion 81 is integrally connected to the tip of the cylindrical portion 76. The polygon shaft 81 is inserted through the attachment opening 31 </ b> A of the first housing portion 31 and is fitted into the polygon hole 68 of the carrier 62. The nut portion 77 of the base nut 75 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape. The nut portion 77 includes a circular wall portion 82 and a cylindrical portion 83 projecting integrally from the other end surface of the circular wall portion 82. The outer peripheral surface of the circular wall portion 82 is close to the inner wall surface of the small-diameter opening 9B of the cylinder 15. A small-diameter circular wall 84 protrudes from the radial center of one end face of the circular wall 82. A cylindrical portion 76 projects from one end surface of the small-diameter circular wall portion 84 toward one end side. The outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 76 is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 83 of the nut portion 77.

  A thrust bearing 87 is disposed between the washer 80 and the circular wall portion 82 around the small-diameter circular wall portion 84 provided in the nut portion 77 of the base nut 75. The base nut 75 is rotatably supported by the bottom wall 11 of the cylinder 15 by a thrust bearing 87. A seal member 88 and a sleeve 89 are provided between the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 76 of the base nut 75 and the hole 10 of the bottom wall 11 of the cylinder 15. Thereby, the fluid tightness of the hydraulic chamber 21 is maintained. A retaining ring 90 is mounted in an annular groove provided between the cylindrical portion 76 of the base nut 75 and the polygonal shaft portion 81. By the retaining ring 90, the base nut 75 is restricted from moving in the axial direction.

  The cylindrical portion 83 of the nut portion 77 of the base nut 75 includes a large diameter cylindrical portion 91 disposed on one end side and a small diameter cylindrical portion 92 disposed on the other end side. One end of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 91 is integrally connected to the circular wall portion 82. A plurality of through holes 95 extending in the radial direction are formed in the peripheral wall portion of the large diameter cylindrical portion 91. A plurality of through holes 95 are formed at intervals in the circumferential direction. A female thread portion 97 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the small diameter cylindrical portion 92 of the nut portion 77. A plurality of locking grooves 98 are formed on the other end surface of the peripheral wall portion of the small diameter cylindrical portion 92 at intervals in the circumferential direction. In the present embodiment, four locking grooves 98 are formed.

  One of the locking grooves 98 of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 92 of the base nut 75 is fitted with a distal end portion 100A of the first spring clutch 100 as a one-way clutch that applies rotational resistance to rotation in one direction. The The first spring clutch 100 includes a distal end portion 100A facing outward in the radial direction and a coil portion 100B wound continuously from the distal end portion 100 in a single layer. Then, the distal end portion 100 </ b> A of the first spring clutch 100 is fitted into one of the locking grooves 98 of the small diameter cylindrical portion 92 of the base nut 75. The coil portion 100B of the first spring clutch 100 is wound around a screw groove on the other end side of the male screw portion 103 of the push rod 102, which will be described in detail later. The first spring clutch 100 applies a rotational resistance torque in the rotational direction (the rotational direction at the time of release) when the push rod 102 moves toward the bottom wall 11 side of the cylinder 15 with respect to the base nut 75. The push rod 102 is configured to allow rotation in the rotation direction (rotation direction at the time of application) when the push rod 102 moves to the bottom 19 side of the piston 18 with respect to the base nut 75.

  One end side of the push rod 102 is inserted into the nut portion 77 of the base nut 75. On one end side of the push rod 102, a male screw portion 103 that is screwed into the female screw portion 97 of the small diameter cylindrical portion 92 of the base nut 75 is formed. The first screw fitting portion 105 between the male screw portion 103 of the push rod 102 and the female screw portion 97 of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 92 of the base nut 75 causes the base nut to move in the axial direction from the piston 18 to the push rod 102. In order not to rotate 75, the reverse efficiency is set to 0 or less, that is, it is configured as a screw fitting portion having a large irreversibility. Further, the coil portion 103 </ b> A of the first spring clutch 100 is wound around the thread groove of the male screw portion 103 on the other end side from the first screw fitting portion 105 of the push rod 102 with the base nut 75.

  On the other hand, on the other end side of the push rod 102, a male screw portion 104 that is screw-fitted to a female screw portion 162 provided on a rotary linear motion lamp 151 of a ball and ramp mechanism 127 described later is formed. Here again, the second screw fitting portion 106 between the male threaded portion 104 of the push rod 102 and the female threaded portion 162 provided on the rotary linear motion ramp 151 is used for the axial load from the piston 18 to the rotational linear motion ramp 151. In order to prevent the push rod 102 from rotating, the reverse efficiency of the push rod 102 becomes 0 or less, that is, the screw fitting portion has a large irreversibility.

  The push rod 102 is provided with a spline shaft 108 between a male screw portion 103 on one end side and a male screw portion 104 on the other end side. The outer diameter of the male screw portion 103 on one end side is formed larger than the outer diameter of the male screw portion 104 on the other end side. The outer diameter of the male screw portion 103 on one end side is formed larger than the outer diameter of the spline shaft 108. A small-diameter cylindrical portion 107 is continuously formed on the other end side from the male screw portion 104 of the push rod 102. The outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 107 is knurled. A stopper member 172 is integrally fixed to the cylindrical portion 107 of the push rod 102 by press-fitting. The stopper member 172 defines a relative rotation range of the rotary linear movement lamp 151 with respect to the push rod 102. The other end surface of the cylindrical portion 107 of the push rod 102 faces the bottom portion 19 of the piston 18.

  The retainer 110 is supported between the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter cylindrical portion 92 of the cylindrical portion 84 constituting the nut portion 77 of the base nut 75 and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 20 of the piston 18 so as to be movable in the axial direction. . The retainer 110 has an annular wall portion 111 on one end side, and is configured in a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole. A plurality of through holes 114 and 115 are formed in the outer peripheral wall of the retainer 110.

  Within the retainer 110, one end side washer 120, a coil spring 121, the other end side washer 122, a support plate 123, a second spring clutch 124, a rotating member 125, a thrust bearing 126, a ball and ramp mechanism 127, in order from one end side. A thrust bearing 128 and an annular pressing plate 129 are arranged. The one end side washer 120 is disposed so as to contact the other end surface of the annular wall portion 111 of the retainer 110.

  A coil spring 121 is interposed between the one end side washer 120 and the other end side washer 122. The coil spring 121 urges the one end side washer 120 and the other end side washer 122 in a direction to separate them. A plurality of locking grooves 132 having a predetermined depth are formed on the other end surface of the peripheral wall portion of the retainer 110 at intervals in the circumferential direction. Each locking groove 132 includes a narrow locking groove 133 positioned on one end side and a wide locking groove 134 positioned on the other end side. The locking groove 132 is formed at three places in this embodiment. At the other end of the retainer 110, a plurality of claw portions 136 are formed toward the bottom portion 19 of the piston 18. Inside the retainer 110, one end side washer 120, coil spring 121, other end side washer 122, support plate 123, second spring clutch 124, rotating member 125, thrust bearing 126, ball and ramp mechanism 127, thrust bearing 128, and annular pressure After the plate 129 is accommodated, the claws 136 of the retainer 110 are folded toward the accommodating recess 171 of the annular pressing plate 129, which will be described later, so that a large number of the above-described constituent members are integrally disposed in the retainer 110. Can be assembled.

  An annular support plate 123 is disposed so as to contact the other end surface of the other end washer 122. A plurality of protruding pieces 137 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the support plate 123 at intervals along the circumferential direction. In the present embodiment, three protrusion pieces 137 are formed. The protrusions 137 of the support plate 123 are fitted into the narrow locking grooves 133 of the retainer 110 and the rotation restricting vertical grooves 22 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the piston 18, respectively. As a result, the retainer 110 is supported together with the one end side washer 120, the coil spring 121, the other end side washer 122, and the support plate 123 so as not to rotate relative to the piston 18 and to be relatively movable in the axial direction.

  In the retainer 110, the rotation member 125 is rotatably supported on the other end side of the support plate 123. The rotating member 125 includes a large-diameter annular portion 141 having a spline hole 140 and a small-diameter cylindrical portion 142 that projects integrally from one end surface of the large-diameter annular portion 141. One end of the small diameter cylindrical portion 142 is brought into contact with the other end surface of the support plate 123. The push rod 102 is inserted into the rotating member 125, and the spline hole 140 of the large-diameter annular portion 141 of the rotating member 125 and the spline shaft 108 of the push rod 102 are splined. As a result, the rotating member 125 and the push rod 102 can transmit mutual rotational torque.

  A second spring clutch 124 that imparts rotational resistance to rotation in one direction is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 142 of the rotating member 125. Similar to the first spring clutch 100, the second spring clutch 124 includes a distal end portion 124A facing outward in the radial direction and a coil portion 124B continuously wound from the distal end portion 124A. . Then, the distal end portion 124 </ b> A of the second spring clutch 124 is fitted into one of the narrow locking grooves 133 of the retainer 110, and the coil portion 124 </ b> B is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter cylindrical portion 142 of the rotating member 125. . The second spring clutch 124 applies a rotational resistance torque to the rotational direction (the rotational direction at the time of application) when the rotating member 125 (push rod 102) moves toward the bottom 19 side of the piston 18 with respect to the retainer 110. On the other hand, it is configured to allow rotation in the rotation direction (rotation direction at release) when moving to the bottom wall 11 side of the cylinder 15.

  The rotational resistance torque when the second spring clutch 124 is applied is greater than the rotational resistance torque of the first screw fitting portion 105 between the male screw portion 103 of the push rod 102 and the female screw portion 97 of the base nut 75. Set to be larger. A ball and ramp mechanism 127 is disposed on the other end side of the rotating member 125 via a thrust bearing 126. The rotating member 125 is rotatably supported by a ball and ramp mechanism 127 via a thrust bearing 126.

  The ball-and-ramp mechanism 127 includes a fixed lamp 150, a rotation / linear motion lamp 151, and each ball 152 interposed between the fixed lamp 150 and the rotation / linear motion lamp 151. The fixed lamp 150 is disposed on the other end side of the rotating member 125 via a thrust bearing 126. The fixed lamp 150 includes a disk-shaped fixed plate 154 and a plurality of convex portions 155 that protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the fixed plate 154 at intervals along the circumferential direction. In the present embodiment, three convex portions 155 are formed. An insertion hole 156 through which the push rod 102 is inserted is formed at the center in the radial direction of the fixed plate 154. The fixed ramp 150 has its convex portions 155 fitted into the wide locking grooves 134 of the retainer 110 and fitted into the rotation restricting vertical grooves 22 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the piston 18. The piston 18 is supported so as not to rotate relative to the piston 18 and to be movable in the axial direction. On the other end surface of the fixed plate 154, a plurality of ball grooves 157 having a predetermined inclination angle along the circumferential direction and extending in an arc shape and having an arc-shaped cross section in the radial direction are formed in the present embodiment. ing.

  The rotation / linear motion ramp 151 includes an annular rotation / linear motion plate 160 and a cylindrical portion 161 that protrudes integrally from a central portion in the radial direction of the other end surface of the rotation / linear motion plate 160. On the inner peripheral surface from the rotary translation plate 160 to the cylindrical portion 161, a female screw portion 162 into which the male screw portion 104 of the push rod 102 is screwed is formed. A plurality of rotating linear motion plates 160 facing the fixed plate 154 of the fixed lamp 150 extend in an arc shape with a predetermined inclination angle along the circumferential direction, and have a circular cross section in the radial direction. In the embodiment, three ball grooves 163 are formed. In addition, each ball groove 157 of the fixed ramp 150 and each ball groove 163 of the rotary linear motion ramp 151 may be configured by forming a recess in the middle of the inclination along the circumferential direction or changing the inclination in the middle. good.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the ball 152 is interposed between the ball grooves 163 of the rotation / linear motion ramp 151 (rotation / linear motion plate 160) and the ball grooves 157 of the stationary ramp 150 (fixation plate 154). Each is intervened. Then, when a rotational torque is applied to the rotation / linear motion ramp 151, each ball 152 between each ball groove 163 of the rotation / linear motion plate 160 and each ball groove 157 of the fixed plate 154 rolls. Due to the rotational difference between the plate 160 and the fixed plate 154, the relative distance in the axial direction between the rotary translation plate 160 and the fixed plate 154 varies.

  An annular pressing plate 129 is disposed on the other end surface around the cylindrical portion 161 of the rotary translation plate 160 via a thrust bearing 128. On the outer peripheral surface of the annular pressing plate 129, a plurality of convex portions 168 are provided protruding at intervals along the circumferential direction. In the present embodiment, three convex portions 168 are formed. Each of the convex portions 168 of the annular pressing plate 129 is fitted into each of the wide locking grooves 134 of the retainer 110 and is fitted into each of the rotation restricting vertical grooves 22 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the piston 18. The piston 18 is supported so as not to rotate relative to the piston 18 and to be movable in the axial direction.

  The rotation / linear motion ramp 151 of the ball and ramp mechanism 127 is supported by an annular pressing plate 129 through a thrust bearing 128 so as to be rotatable. The other end surface of the annular pressing plate 129 comes into contact with the bottom portion 19 of the piston 18 to press the piston 18. On the other end surface of the annular pressing plate 129, an accommodation recess 171 for accommodating each claw portion 136 of the retainer 110 that is folded inward is formed on the outer peripheral portion between the projections 168.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the motor 200 is electrically connected to an ECU 175 composed of an electronic control unit that drives and controls the motor 200. The ECU 175 is connected to a parking switch 176 that is operated to instruct the operation / release of the parking brake. Further, the ECU 175 can be operated regardless of the operation of the parking switch 176 based on a signal from the vehicle side (not shown).

Next, the operation of the disc brake 1 according to this embodiment will be described.
First, the action at the time of braking of the disc brake 1 as a normal hydraulic brake by operating a brake pedal (not shown) will be described.
When the driver depresses the brake pedal, the hydraulic pressure corresponding to the depressing force of the brake pedal is supplied from the master cylinder to the hydraulic chamber 21 in the caliper 4 via a hydraulic circuit (both not shown). Thereby, the piston 18 moves forward (moves leftward in FIG. 1) from the original position during non-braking while elastically deforming the piston seal 16, and presses the inner brake pad 2 against the disc rotor D. The caliper body 6 moves to the right in FIG. 1 with respect to the bracket 5 by the reaction force of the pressing force of the piston 18, and presses the outer brake pad 3 attached to the claw portion 8 against the disc rotor D. As a result, the disc rotor D is sandwiched between the pair of inner and outer brake pads 2 and 3 to generate a frictional force, and hence a braking force for the vehicle.

  And when a driver | operator releases a brake pedal, supply of the hydraulic pressure from a master cylinder stops, and the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic pressure chamber 21 falls. As a result, the piston 18 is retracted to the original position by the restoring force of the elastic deformation of the piston seal 16 and the braking force is released. Incidentally, when the amount of movement of the piston 18 increases with wear of the inner and outer brake pads 2 and 3 and exceeds the limit of elastic deformation of the piston seal 16, slip occurs between the piston 18 and the piston seal 16. By this slip, the original position of the piston 18 with respect to the caliper body 6 is moved, and the pad clearance is adjusted to be constant.

Next, an operation as a parking brake, which is an example of an operation for maintaining the stopped state of the vehicle, will be described.
First, when the parking switch is operated from the parking brake released state and the parking brake is operated (applied), the ECU 175 drives the motor 200 and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 via the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44. The sun gear 57 is rotated. Due to the rotation of the sun gear 57, the carrier 62 is rotated through each planetary gear 60. Then, the rotational torque from the carrier 62 is transmitted to the base nut 75. At this time, the first and second flat surface portions 33A and 33B of the cover member 36 reach the cover-side first cylindrical portion 221 of the second flat surface portion 33B from the end of the annular wall portion 34 opposite to the motor 200 side. Since the plate-like member 38 having a specific gravity larger than that of the cover member 36 is integrally fixed in the range by insert molding, the vibration of the motor alone, the flat-tooth multistage reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 The meshing vibration can prevent the frequency from matching the natural frequency of the cover member 36, and can also suppress the membrane vibration to the range of the first and second plane portions 33A and 33B surrounded by the wall portion 40. As a result, the operation sound emitted from the cover member 36 to the outside of the vehicle can be suppressed.

  Next, the rotational resistance torque in the apply direction of the rotating member 125 (push rod 102) to the retainer 110 (piston 18) by the second spring clutch 124 causes the first screw fit between the push rod 102 and the base nut 75. It is set to be larger than the rotational resistance torque by the joint portion 105. Accordingly, the first spring clutch 100 is allowed to rotate the push rod 102 in the apply direction with respect to the base nut 75. Therefore, the rotation of the base nut 75 in the apply direction causes the first screw fitting portion 105 to rotate relatively, that is, only the base nut 75 rotates in the apply direction, while the push rod 102 extends along the axial direction. The piston 18 moves forward toward the bottom 19 side.

  As a result, the one end side washer 120 in the retainer 110 including the retainer 110 together with the push rod 102, the coil spring 121, the other end side washer 122, the support plate 123, the second spring clutch 124, the rotating member 125, the thrust bearing 126, the ball and The constituent members of the ramp mechanism 127, the thrust bearing 128, and the annular pressing plate 129 are integrally moved toward the bottom 19 side of the piston 18 along the axial direction. By advancement of these components, the annular pressing plate 129 comes into contact with the bottom portion 19 of the piston 18, and the piston 18 advances and one end surface of the bottom portion 19 of the piston 18 comes into contact with the inner brake pad 2.

  When the rotation of the motor 200 in the apply direction is continued, the piston 18 starts to press the disc rotor D via the inner and outer brake pads 2 and 3 by the movement of the push rod 102. When this pressing force starts to be generated, this time, the rotational resistance torque in the first screw fitting portion 105 between the push rod 102 and the base nut 75 increases due to the axial force that is the reaction force against the pressing force. Thus, the rotational resistance torque of the second spring clutch 124 becomes larger. As a result, the push rod 102 starts to rotate in the apply direction together with the rotating member 125 as the base nut 75 rotates. Then, due to the reaction force from the pressing force of the disk rotor D, the rotational resistance torque in the second screw fitting portion 106 between the push rod 102 and the ball and ramp mechanism 127 also increases due to the reaction force of the pressing force of the disk rotor D. For this reason, the rotational torque in the apply direction of the push rod 102 is transmitted to the rotary linear motion lamp 151 of the ball and ramp mechanism 127 via the second screw fitting portion 106.

  At this time, the rotational torque in the apply direction of the push rod 102 causes a relative rotation difference (the rotation linear motion lamp 151 rotates slightly behind the push rod 102) at the second screw fitting portion 106. Then, it is transmitted to the rotation / linear motion lamp 151 of the ball and ramp mechanism 127. Then, each of the balls 152 rolls while the rotary linear motion lamp 151 of the ball and ramp mechanism 127 rotates in the apply direction, and the rotary linear motion ramp 151 and the fixed ramp 150 resist the urging force of the coil spring 121. Then, the annular pressing plate 129 further presses the bottom portion 19 of the piston 18 by being separated. As a result, the pressing force of the disc rotor D by the inner and outer brake pads 2 and 3 increases.

  In the disc brake 1 according to the present embodiment, first, the first screw fitting portion 105 between the push rod 102 and the base nut 75 relatively rotates, the push rod 102 moves forward, and the piston 18 is moved. Advancing to obtain a pressing force to the disk rotor D. For this reason, the operation of the first screw fitting portion 105 can adjust the original position of the push rod 102 with respect to the piston 18 that changes due to the wear of the inner and outer brake pads 2 and 3 with time.

  The ECU 175 drives the motor 200 until the pressing force from the pair of inner and outer brake pads 2 and 3 to the disc rotor D reaches a predetermined value, for example, until the current value of the motor 200 reaches a predetermined value. Thereafter, when the ECU 175 detects that the pressing force to the disk rotor D has reached a predetermined value by the fact that the current value of the motor 200 has reached a predetermined value, the ECU 175 stops energization of the motor 200. Then, the linear motion accompanying the rotation of the rotary linear motion lamp 151 of the ball and ramp mechanism 127 is stopped.

  Eventually, the reaction force of the pressing force from the disk rotor D acts on the rotary linear motion lamp 151, but the second screw fitting portion 106 between the push rod 102 and the ball and ramp mechanism 127 is The first screw fitting portion 105 between the push rod 102 and the base nut 75 is also constituted by a screw fitting portion that does not reversely operate. Since the first spring clutch 100 applies a rotational resistance torque in the release direction to the push rod 102 with respect to the base nut 75, the piston 18 is held in the braking position. As a result, the braking force is maintained and the operation of the parking brake is completed.

  Next, when the parking brake is released (released), the motor 200 is rotationally driven in the release direction for separating the piston 18 from the disk rotor D by the ECU 175 based on the parking release operation of the parking switch 176. Thereby, the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 are driven to rotate in the release direction for returning the piston 18, and the rotation drive in the release direction is transmitted to the base nut 75 via the carrier 62.

  At this time, the reaction force of the pressing force from the disk rotor D acts on the push rod 102. In other words, the push rod 102 has a second force between the push rod 102 and the ball and ramp mechanism 127. The rotation resistance torque of the screw fitting portion 106, the rotation resistance torque of the first screw fitting portion 105 between the push rod 102 and the base nut 75, and the base nut 75 of the push rod 102 by the first spring clutch 100. And a rotational resistance torque in the release direction with respect to. For this reason, the rotational torque in the release direction from the base nut 75 is transmitted to the push rod 102 (including the rotating member 125) and also to the rotary linear motion lamp 151 of the ball and ramp mechanism 127. As a result, the rotation linear motion lamp 151 only rotates in the release direction and returns to the initial position in the rotation direction.

  Next, the reaction force to the push rod 102 is reduced, and the rotation resistance torque of the second screw fitting portion 106 between the push rod 102 and the ball and ramp mechanism 127 becomes the base nut by the first spring clutch 100. The rotational resistance torque in the release direction of the push rod 102 with respect to 75 is added to the rotational resistance torque of the first screw fitting portion 105 between the push rod 102 and the base nut 75, so that the rotational resistance becomes smaller. Since the dynamic ramp 151 can no longer rotate in the release direction, only the second screw fitting portion 106 relatively rotates, and the rotary linear motion ramp 151 of the ball and ramp mechanism 127 along with the retainer 110 along the axial direction. Then, it moves to the bottom wall 11 side (release direction) of the cylinder 15 and returns to the initial position in the axial direction.

  Further, when the motor 200 is driven to rotate in the release direction and the rotation of the base nut 75 continues in the release direction, the rotation linear motion lamp 151 of the ball and ramp mechanism 127 returns to the initial position in the axial direction, and the push rod The second screw fitting portion 106 between the ball 102 and the ball and ramp mechanism 127 returns to the initial screwing position, and the rotation of the push rod 102 in the release direction is stopped.

  When the rotation of the base nut 75 is further continued, the push rod 102 moves in the axial direction against the rotational resistance torque in the release direction of the push rod 102 with respect to the base nut 75 by the first spring clutch 100. Along the bottom wall 11 side (release direction) of the cylinder 15. As a result, the one end side washer 120 in the retainer 110 including the retainer 110 together with the push rod 102, the coil spring 121, the other end side washer 122, the support plate 123, the second spring clutch 124, the rotating member 125, the thrust bearing 126, the ball and The constituent members of the ramp mechanism 127, the thrust bearing 128, and the annular pressing plate 129 are integrally retreated toward the bottom wall 11 side (release direction) of the cylinder 15 along the axial direction. Then, the piston 18 is retracted to the original position by the restoring force of the elastic deformation of the piston seal 16 and the braking force is completely released.

As described above, in the disc brake 1 according to the present embodiment, the first and second flat portions 33A and 33B of the cover member 36 are opposed to the wall portion 40 that surrounds the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45. Specifically, the second flat surface portion is connected from the end of the annular wall portion 34 on the side opposite to the motor 200 side through the straight rib portions 35B and 35B of the first flat surface portion 33A. A plate-like member 38 having a specific gravity larger than that of the cover member 36 is integrally fixed to the cover side first cylindrical portion 221 of 33B by insert molding.
This prevents the frequency of the motor 200 from matching the natural frequency of the cover member 36 due to the vibration of the motor alone or the meshing vibration of the spur multi-stage reduction mechanism 44 and the planetary gear reduction mechanism 45 when the motor 200 is operated. The first and second flat surface portions 33A and 33B surrounded by the wall portion 40 have higher rigidity and can suppress membrane vibration to the ranges, and are thus emitted from the cover member 36 to the outside of the vehicle. Operating noise (external vehicle operating noise) can be suppressed.

Further, in the disc brake 1 according to the present embodiment, the plate-like member 38 is a cover whose maximum amplitude is expected in the range of the first and second flat portions 33A and 33B surrounded by the wall portion 40 of the cover member 36. Since the member 36 is integrally fixed along the substantially central portion in the short direction, the membrane vibration can be efficiently suppressed.
Furthermore, in the disc brake 1 according to the present embodiment, the cover member 36 is made of synthetic resin, and the cover member 36 is formed by insert-molding the plate-like member 38. It is possible to reduce the work cost when it is integrally fixed to.

  1 disc brake, 2 inner brake pad, 3 outer brake pad, 4 caliper, 6 caliper body, 7 cylinder part, 15 cylinder, 18 piston, 30 housing, 30A opening, 33 lid part, 33A first flat part, 33B first 2 plane parts, 34 annular wall part, 36 cover member, 38, 38A, 38B plate member, 40 wall part, 59 support plate, 43 rotation linear motion conversion mechanism, 44 spur gear multistage reduction mechanism, 45 planetary gear reduction mechanism, 200 motor, 221 cover side first cylindrical part, 222 cover side second convex part, 223 cover side third convex part, 224 first connecting member, 225 second connecting member, D disk rotor

Claims (2)

A pair of pads disposed on both axial sides of the rotor across the rotor;
A piston that presses one of the pair of pads against the rotor;
A caliper body having a cylinder in which the piston is movably housed;
A motor provided in the caliper body;
A speed reduction mechanism for increasing the rotation from the motor;
A housing that houses the reduction mechanism and is attached to the caliper body;
A cover member that closes one end opening of the housing;
A rotation / linear motion conversion mechanism provided in the cylinder and propelled by the piston by rotation from the speed reduction mechanism and held in a braking position;
The cover member includes a flat portion and a wall portion extending from the flat portion toward the housing and surrounding the reduction gear, and at least the wall portion faces the flat portion surrounded by the wall portion. A plate-like member is fixed so as to connect the parts,
The disc brake according to claim 1, wherein the plate member has a specific gravity greater than a specific gravity of the cover member. The cover member is formed of a synthetic resin,
The disc brake according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is formed by insert-molding the plate-like member.

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