Disk brake with balanced reaction
US6135246A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2055/0045
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A disc brake for a motor vehicle including a disc (1), a carrier fixed to the vehicle and inboard (51) and outboard (52) pads. The respective ends (511,512,521,522) of the inboard (51) and outboard (52) pads slide in an upstream branch (21) and a downstream branch (22) of housings (211,221,212,222) of the carrier. Each of the upstream and downstream branches (21,22) of the carrier provides a stop (611,622) to one of the inboard and outboard pads (51,52) however, each of the pads (51,52) only comes into abutment against one of the upstream and downstream branches. The upstream and downstream branches (21,22) being connected to a base (23) different cross-sections and correspondingly different stiffness in a ratio of between 0.80 to 1.25 to resist forces applied to the stop (611,622) without appreciable degradation in the operational performance of the disc brake.
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