Brakes – Wheel – Axially movable brake element or housing therefor
Patent
1990-04-10
1991-09-10
Butler, Douglas C.
Brakes
Wheel
Axially movable brake element or housing therefor
188 7345, 188205A, 188216, F16D 5522
Patent
active
050465899
ABSTRACT:
In order to reduce friction and wear in an air brake system wherein a caliper moves on upper and lower slide pins and an air chamber is suspended from the caliper by a bracket a portion of the weight of the air chamber is suspended from the upper slide pin by an elastic member placed between the upper slide pin and the bracket at an angle providing a component of force supporting the air chamber and a component of force opposite to the direction of the movement of the caliper when applying a braking force.
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