ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,865, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ZF Active Safety GmbH (Koblenz, Germany).
"Brake actuator unit and electromechanical brake" was invented by Volker Knop (Ulmen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a brake actuator unit for an electromechanical brake and to an electromechanical brake. The brake actuator unit comprises a spindle, a spindle nut, and a spindle bearing, which receives the spindle, has a spherical bearing contact surface and absorbs the axial reaction forces of the spindle when the brake is actuated."
The patent was filed on Nov. 17, 2022, under Application No. 17/988,837.
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