US Patent Issued to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US, ZF ACTIVE SAFETY on April 21 for "Electromechanical brake for vehicle" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,130, issued on April 21, was assigned to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC. (Livonia, Mich.) and ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBH (Koblenz, Germany).

"Electromechanical brake for vehicle" was invented by Galus Chelaidite (South Lyon, Mich.) and Felix Hiester (Rueber, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking mechanism for a caliper assembly of an electromechanical brake for a wheel rotor includes a motor gear of a motor. A pawl is pivotable relative to the motor gear and extends from a first end to a second end. The first end includes a pair of arms and the second end includes a locking tab. The pawl has a first position in which the locking tab ...