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Brake with two discs of fixed spacing

US4993519A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 1989
Grant dateFeb 19, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2055/0091
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a disc brake for a motor vehicle, comprising an inner (12) and an outer (14) disc, fastened one to the other and with a fixed spacing (D), an outer pair and an inner pair of friction elements for coming into frictional engagement with the opposite faces of the two discs, and support (16) and control (42, 42') members intended for laying the friction elements against their respective disc, the brake comprising a supporting yoke (16) extending both on the inside of the inner disc (12), in the gap (D) between the two discs, and on the outside of the outer disc (14), an inner caliper, interacting with the inner pair (40i, 40e) of friction elements, and an outer caliper, interacting with the outer pair (40'i, 40'e) of friction elements, the two calipers (42, 42') being mounted slidably in the supporting yoke (16). The inner caliper (42) comprises a body (44) in the form of an upturned U, the base (46) of which straddles the inner disc (12) and has an outer wing (48) descending into the gap (D) between the two disc (12, 14) and coming into contact with fraction element (40e) and an inner wing descending on the inner side of the inner disc (12), forming a …

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