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Brake with spindle and cam disk arrangement

US8006814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Christian Baier-Welt · Ober-Ramstadt, DE
Theo Baukholt · Kriftel, DE
Hendrik Powileit · Bodolz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 23, 2007
Grant date	Aug 30, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2129/08
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brake, in particular for motor vehicles, has a friction member (1) which can be pressed an actuator (15) against or released from the friction face of an element (3) which is to be braked. The brake is equipped with a particularly simple and reliable readjustment device (7) and with an emergency release device (12), wherein the readjustment device has a spindle (9) which drives an adjustable element (8) which is connected thereto, and the emergency release device (12) has two cam disks (13, 14) which are rotatable relative to one another, one (14) of which cam disks is rotationally fixedly connected to the spindle (9).

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