Self-energising disc brakes with links of different lengths
US4703836A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2125/36
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-energizing disc brake is disclosed. The brake is applied by moving a pair of pressure plates angularly to cause them to separate and clamp friction discs between themselves and braking faces at opposite ends of a housing. The angular movement of the plates is initiated by a brake-applying mechanism comprising a pair of links of different lengths, which are pivotally connected at their outer ends to respective lugs on the pressure plates, and a pull-rod which is connected to the inner ends of the links through a common pivot and is radially displaceable. This facilitates installations of the brake within asymmetrically arranged housings.
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