BALL SCREW DRIVE AND ASSOCIATED ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR
First Claim
1. A ball screw comprising:
- a ball screw nut disposed on a spindle; and
complementary tracks formed on the spindle and the ball screw nut, in which a ball is accommodated in a race and at least one spring element for generating a reset force are disposed, wherein the ball is disposed between the race and the at least one spring element.
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Abstract
A ball screw of an electromechanical brake comprising a ball screw nut disposed on a spindle, wherein the spindle includes complementary tracks formed on the spindle and the ball screw nut. The ball screw further includes a race that includes a plurality of ball pockets spaced apart from one another and a protruding section that includes a concave bearing surface, a ball housed between the concave bearing surface and an end section of a first spring element for a main load direction, and a second spring element for a return stroke direction, wherein the second spring element includes a second spring end section in contact with an opposite side of the bearing surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A ball screw comprising:
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a ball screw nut disposed on a spindle; and complementary tracks formed on the spindle and the ball screw nut, in which a ball is accommodated in a race and at least one spring element for generating a reset force are disposed, wherein the ball is disposed between the race and the at least one spring element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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11. A ball screw of an electromechanical brake, comprising:
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a ball screw nut disposed on a spindle, wherein the spindle includes complementary tracks formed on the spindle and the ball screw nut; a race that includes a plurality of ball pockets spaced apart from one another and a protruding section that includes a concave bearing surface; a ball housed between the concave bearing surface and an end section of a first spring element for a main load direction; and a second spring element for a return stroke direction, wherein the second spring element includes a second spring end section in contact with an opposite side of the bearing surface.
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12. A ball screw of an electromechanical brake, comprising:
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a ball screw nut disposed on a spindle, wherein the spindle includes complementary tracks formed on the spindle and the ball screw nut; and a ball housed between a race and an end section of at least one spring element. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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