IP Library Granted Patent US 7,874,405
Granted Patent B2
US 7,874,405 · App. 11/575,202 · Granted Jan 25, 2011

Brake carrier

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Patent No.
US 7,874,405
App. No.
11/575,202
Granted
Jan 25, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a brake carrier for a disk brake, which comprises a flange facing in parallel to the brake disk plane. The brake carrier comprises a flange facing having at least two sections that are configured on respective shoulders on the side of the brake carrier facing away from the brake disk.

Claims (33)

1. A brake carrier for a disk brake device that includes a brake disk and a caliper that grasps the brake disk in a frame-like manner, the brake carrier comprising:

a flange facing positioned parallel to a plane defined by the brake disk, the flange facing comprising at least two parts wherein each of the at least two parts is configured on a respective shoulder situated on a side of the brake carrier facing away from the brake disk;

an assembly configured for guiding and supporting a brake pad in circumferential and radial directions, wherein the assembly comprises no parts that project beyond the brake disk when installed; and

at least one guide piece configured to guide positioning of a brake pressure plate and located on the side of the brake carrier that faces away from the brake disk,

wherein said guide piece comprises a guide groove, and

wherein said guide groove is configured at an angle with regard to a rotational axis of the brake disk.

2. The brake carrier of claim 1 , wherein said plane is a first plane and wherein said at least two parts each comprise a flat surface feature, both of which lie on a second plane.

3. The brake carrier of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said respective shoulders surrounds in a ring-like manner a recess configured to receive a retaining screw.

4. The brake carrier of claim 1 , wherein said guide groove comprises a groove bottom and at least one groove wall and wherein said at least one groove wall projects farther than a groove bottom in at least one direction.

5. The brake carrier of claim 1 , wherein said brake carrier defines a disk inlet side and a disk outlet side, said brake carrier further comprising a first guide piece located at said disk inlet side and a second guide piece located at said disk outlet side.

6. The brake carrier of claim 1 , further comprising at least one through opening passing through said brake carrier and located outside a main force flow line of said brake carrier.

7. The brake carrier of claim 1 , wherein said brake carrier has a defined material strength and wherein said brake carrier further comprises a region of reduced material strength with respect to said defined material strength which is located outside a main force flow line of said brake carrier.

8. The brake carrier of claim 1 , further comprising at least one stop piece that limits displacement of the caliper in an axial direction of the brake disk.

9. The brake carrier of claim 8 , wherein said at least one stop piece comprises at least two stop pieces that are symmetrical to each other.

10. The brake carrier of claim 1 , further comprising a shoulder stop that limits displacement of the brake caliper in both directions along a rotational axis of the brake disk.

11. A disk brake device, comprising:

a brake disk;

a caliper that grasps the brake disk in a frame-like manner; and

a brake carrier coupled to the caliper, the brake carrier comprising:

a flange facing positioned parallel to a plane defined by the brake disk, the flange facing comprising at least two parts wherein each of the at least two parts is configured on a respective shoulder situated on a side of the brake carrier facing away from the brake disk;

an assembly configured for guiding and supporting a brake pad in circumferential and radial directions, wherein the assembly comprises no parts that project beyond the brake disk when installed; and

at least one guide piece configured to guide positioning of a brake pressure plate and located on the side of the brake carrier that faces away from the brake disk,

wherein said guide piece comprises a guide groove, and

wherein said guide groove is configured at an angle with regard to a rotational axis of the brake disk.

12. The disk brake of claim 11 , wherein said plane is a first plane and wherein said at least two parts each comprise a flat surface feature, both of which lie on a second plane.

13. The disk brake of claim 11 , wherein at least one of said respective shoulders surrounds in a ring-like manner a recess configured to receive a retaining screw.

14. The disk brake of claim 11 , wherein said guide groove comprises a groove bottom and at least one groove wall and wherein said at least one groove wall projects farther than a groove bottom in at least one direction.

15. The disk brake of claim 11 , wherein said brake carrier defines a disk inlet side and a disk outlet side, said brake carrier further comprising a first guide piece located at said disk inlet side and a second guide piece located at said disk outlet side.

16. The disk brake of claim 11 , further comprising at least one through opening passing through said brake carrier and located outside a main force flow line of said brake carrier.

17. The disk brake of claim 11 , wherein said brake carrier has a defined material strength and wherein said brake carrier further comprises a region of reduced material strength with respect to said defined material strength which is located outside a main force flow line of said brake carrier.

18. The disk brake of claim 11 , further comprising at least one stop piece that limits displacement of the caliper in an axial direction of the brake disk.

19. The disk brake of claim 18 , wherein said at least one stop piece comprises at least two stop pieces that are symmetrical to each other.

20. The disk brake of claim 11 , further comprising a shoulder stop that limits displacement of the brake caliper in both directions along a rotational axis of the brake disk.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2024
From: WABCO EUROPE BV
To: ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV
Reel/Frame 067002/0195 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2014
From: WABCO RADBREMSEN GMBH
To: WABCO EUROPE BVBA-SPRL
Reel/Frame 031940/0453 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2007
From: BLATT, PETER; HARDER, MARKUS; KLOOS, EUGEN; STEINMETZ, ANDREAS; DECKHUT, ANDREAS
To: WABCO RADBREMSEN GMBH
Reel/Frame 019004/0204 →