Air disc brake
US6230851A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2127/02
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
It is an object to obtain an air disc brake in which reduction in size, in weight, and in cost can be attained, and the responsibility can be improved easily. A pair of leg portions 15a in opposition to each other so as to put therebetween a rotor 3 are provided in a caliper body 15 fixed to a truck frame 7, a pair of brake blocks 14 disposed in opposition to each other so as to put therebetween the rotor 3 are attached to air chambers 17 built in the leg portions 15a respectively, each of the air chambers 17 includes a diaphragm 27 which is displacable to the rotor 3 side by a supplied air pressure, a piston 29 having a base end in contact with the diaphragm 27 and a tip end connected to the brake block 14, and a return spring 31 for urging the piston 29 to move apart from the rotor 3.
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