Partially lined disk brake

• US 7,905,334 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2006
• Issued: 03/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Balz, Jürgen, Satzmann, Sebastian, Eser, Dirk, Petri, Ralph, Reuter, Manfred
• Primary Examiner(s): Siconolfi; Robert A
• Assistant Examiner(s): SY, MARIANO ONG
• Application Number:
  US11/794,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20080110703A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,882 Days
• Field of Search: 188/72.4, 188/73.31, 188/73.36, 188/73.37, 188/73.38
• US Class Current: 188/73.38
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2121/02 Fluid pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2121/16 for releasing a normally applied brake
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 55/227 by two or more pins
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 65/095 Pivots or supporting members therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 65/0975 Springs made from wire
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 65/0976 acting on one pad only
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 65/18 adapted for drawing members together , e.g. for disc brakes

Abstract

A spot-type disc brake with a housing comprising a housing bridge, with at least one housing leg having an actuating assembly comprising an actuator unit and a component movable along an axis of movement. At least one brake shoe is arranged at the component and is slidably supported on at least one support. The brake shoe is braced with the support against an abutment surface by means of a hold-down spring. The abutment surface of the hold-down spring is arranged non-parallel to the axis of movement. Thereby, not only a radial preloading force F_R is produced, but also a force component F_x normal thereto, which assists the retracting movement of the brake shoe from the brake disc, thus improving the clearance behavior.

Claims

1. Spot-type disc brake with a housing comprising:

a housing bridge, with at least one housing leg having an actuating assembly comprising an actuator unit and a component for moving at least one brake shoe along an axis of movement with respect to a disc brake,

wherein the brake shoe is arranged at the component and is slidably supported on at least one support, with a hold-down spring that generates a preloading force F_R between the brake shoe and at least one abutment surface in the housing bridge, thus bracing the brake shoe with the support,

wherein a bearing surface of the hold-down spring is arranged non-parallel to the axis of movement, such that the hold-down spring biases the brake shoe along the axis of movement and away from the disc brake;

wherein an angle α

between the abutment surface and the axis of movement is greater than roughly 1.5°

, and the angle α

lies in a plane defined by the axis of movement and by a force vector of the resulting spring force F_F.

2. Spot-type disc brake as claimed in claim 1,

wherein at least one contact area between the bearing surface of the hold-down spring and abutment surface in the housing bridge has a shape similar to a spot.

3. Spot-type disc brake as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the abutment surface and the housing bridge have an integral design.

4. Spot-type disc brake as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the abutment surface and the housing bridge have a multi-part design and the abutment surface is provided by at least one add-on piece.

5. Spot-type disc brake as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the hold-down spring is configured as a wire spring or leaf spring.

6. Spot-type disc brake as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the actuating assembly is mainly based on a hydraulic or electromechanical function principle.

7. Spot-type disc brake as claimed in claim 1, wherein another brake shoe is mounted on an opposing housing leg,

wherein, in operation, the component moves the at least one brake shoe along the axis of movement with respect to a disc brake, which causes the housing bridge to slide along the axis of movement to move said another brake shoe with respect to the disc brake.

8. Spot-type disc brake with a housing comprising:

a housing bridge, with at least one housing leg having an actuating assembly comprising an actuator unit and a component for moving at least one brake shoe along an axis of movement with respect to a disc brake,

wherein the brake shoe is arranged at the component and is slidably supported on at least one support, with a hold-down spring that generates a preloading force F_R between the brake shoe and at least one abutment surface in the housing bridge, thus bracing the brake shoe with the support,

wherein a bearing surface of the hold-down spring is arranged non-parallel to the axis of movement, such that the hold-down spring biases the brake shoe along the axis of movement and away from the disc brake;

wherein an angle α

between the abutment surface and the axis of movement is greater than 0°

, and the angle α

lies in a plane defined by the axis of movement and by a force vector of the resulting spring force F_F ,

wherein the angle α

amounts to approximately 1.5°

to 11°

.