Disc brake caliper
US8006812B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61H5/00
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A disc brake caliper for a rail vehicle comprises brake pad holders suspended—at either side of a brake disc to be braked—for movements only in a plane perpendicular to a substantially horizontal center-line of the caliper. Members of the caliper for transmitting movements from a brake unit to the brake pad holders are suspended from the vehicle via only elements of rubber-elastic material in an elastic joint allowing movements to a certain extent of said members in all directions. The elastic joint comprises at least one plate-shaped rubber-elastic element, which is substantially horizontally mounted in compression between a part for attachment to the vehicle and one of said members of the caliper.
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