Abstract:
A brake pad for a heavy vehicle disc brake, the brake pad (211a, 211b) comprising a layer of friction material (13) having a friction face for contacting and retarding rotation of a rotor (10), the brake pad (211a, 211b) defining a first circumferential surface (277a) and a second (277b) opposing circumferential surface for contact with first (272a) and second (272b) corresponding circumferential pad abutment surfaces of first and second pad abutment structures of a disc brake in use; the brake pad (211a,211b) further comprising first and second resilient arms (282a, 282b) projecting in a generally circumferential direction from the friction material and being arranged to contact the first and second corresponding pad abutment structures so as to urge the brake pad (211a, 211b) in a direction away from the rotor (10) when the brake pad is urged towards the rotor during application of the brake.
Abstract:
A rail vehicle brake actuator (1) has a brake block holder (4) suspended therefrom so as to be laterally movable during braking. Upper ends of brake block hangers (5) are attached to brackets (2) on the actuator (1) by a joint (15) allowing relative laterally pivotable and rotatable movements of lower ends of the brake block hangers to the brake block holder. The lower ends of the brake block hangers (5) are laterally pivotally attached to a movable brake block holder axle (16) extending through a transverse bore in the brake block holder (4), and spring mechanisms (21) are arranged to act between the respective brake block hangers and the brake block holder.
Abstract:
A brake lining (2) is provided that is to be pressed against a sliding surface of a brake disk fastened to a wheel or an axle of a railway vehicle. The brake lining (2) includes: a plurality of friction members (3) arranged to be spaced from each other, each of the friction members having a front surface that is to face the sliding surface of the brake disk; a back board (4) fastened to a back surface of each of the friction members (3); and a base plate (6) supporting each friction member (3) at a region including a center portion of the respective friction members (3), wherein a spring member is disposed between the base plate (6) and the back boards (4) on a back surface side of the respective friction members (3). Two friction members (3) that are adjacent to each other are taken as a pair, and the back board (4) that is fastened to the pair of friction members (3) is a one-piece member, and a width of the back board (4) at a space between the friction members (3) of the pair of friction members (3) is greater than a width of the friction member (3). Brake squeal can be decreased by this brake lining. The brake lining is easily applied to existing vehicles, and manufacture management of the brake lining is simple.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a friction material composition, a friction material and a friction material member have superior fade resistance and wear resistance at a high-temperature, even if copper having a high environmental burden is not contained or it is contained in an amount of 0.5 mass% or less. The friction material composition includes a binder, organic filler, inorganic filler and a fiber reinforcement, and does not contain copper as an element or contains copper in an amount of 0.5 mass % or less, and the inorganic filler is one or more selected from the group of ³ alumina having an average particle size of 10 nm to 50 µm, dolomite having an average particle size of 1 to 20 µm, calcium carbonate having an average particle size of 1 to 20 µm, magnesium carbonate having an average particle size of 1 to 20 µm, manganese dioxide having an average particle size of 1 to 20 µm, zinc oxide having an average particle size of 10 nm to 1 µm, magnetite having an average particle size of 1.0 µm or less, cerium oxide having an average particle size of 0.5 to 5 µm, and zirconia having an average particle size of 5 to 50 nm.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a brake lining (100) for a disk brake of a vehicle, wherein at least one friction lining element (11) is movably disposed in relation to the backing plate (10) and the at least one friction lining element is disposed on the backing plate by means of a spring system (14) for this purpose. The aim of the invention is to provide such a brake lining with an especially favourable load-displacement behaviour, a high degree of damping and stable thermal behaviour. To achieve this aim, the spring system comprises multiple spring elements (15a, 15b, 15c) or consists of multiple spring elements.
Abstract:
A disc brake apparatus (10), comprising: a caliper (30) including a caliper main body (32) with a cylinder (34) and a claw portion (44a, 44b) which is provided in an opposite position to the caliper main body (32); and an outer brake pad (80) loosely fitted to the claw portion (44a, 44b) so as to be held thereto, wherein the claw portion (44a, 44b) includes flange portions (46a, 46b) which are respectively disposed on a rotation entrance side and a rotation exit side of a rotor (100) with respect to a center position of the caliper (30), and loosely fitting portions (48a, 48b) in which a pair of protruding portions (88a, 88b) provided on the outer brake pad (80) are loosely fitted are provided in the flange portions (46a, 46b) respectively.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a friction disk (10) comprising a support disk (12) and a friction lining (14) glued in the cross-linked state to one of the surfaces of the support disk, characterised in that the gluing of the friction lining in the cross-linked state to the surface of the support disk can withstand a centrifugal force corresponding to a rotation of 15000 rpm at a temperature of 200°C.