Patent · US Expired

Braking unit

US6857509B1 · kind B1 · utility

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9References

21Claims

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Antonio Braiato · Torino, IT
Andreas Pachner · Stuttgart, DE
Hans-Georg Riedel · Pforzheim, DE
Detlef Sokolowsky · Eßlingen, DE
Björn Spangemacher · Ulm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 1999
Grant date	Feb 22, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2069/003
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A braking unit has (1) at least two brake shoes, each with a friction lining; (2) at least one brake disk rotor each of the outer surfaces of the brake disc rotor at least partially forming a friction surface of a ceramic-metal composite material for each friction lining respectively; and (3) at least one brake application device that acts on the brake shoes during braking operation. The friction linings of the brake shoes cover at least 15% of the friction surface of the brake shift rotor. The at least one brake application device is arranged so that the pressure which acts on the brake shoes during the braking operation acts essentially evenly on the friction surface.

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