Disc brake

US5099961A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Alfred Teves GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Ludwig Dreilich · Kronberg, DE
• Thomas Egerer · Karben, DE
• Karl-Fr. Woersdorfer · Budenheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 19, 1990
• Grant date: Mar 31, 1992
• Expiry date: Jan 19, 2010

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2055/0091
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved disc brake which avoids brake noises. Mass is added to one or both of the brake housing and the brake carrier to preclude the natural frequencies of several components from coinciding, thereby preventing noise in that resonant frequency.