Brake caliper with integral parking brake

Details Brake caliper with integral parking brake Brake caliper with integral parking brake

2005-12-20

2005-12-20

Graham, Matthew C. (Department: 3683)

Brakes

Elements

Locks

C188S163000, C188S071100, C303S089000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06976563

ABSTRACT:
A brake caliper with an integral parking brake. The brake caliper includes a housing having a bore with tapered walls, a piston having a rod mounted within the bore, a wedge element positioned between the rod and the tapered walls and displaceable to a locking position and a release position, a resilient element positioned to displace the wedge element to the release position, and a locking element for selectively displacing the wedge element to the locking position. When the locking element is momentarily actuated while a hydraulic pressure is present, the wedge element is urged to the locking position, thereby holding the brake caliper in a braking position when the hydraulic pressure is removed and then the locking element is de-actuated. A hydraulic pressure sufficient to cause the resilient element to urge the wedge element to the release position is effective to release the caliper.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5253736 (1993-10-01), Kohler

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