Disk brake assembly

Details Disk brake assembly Disk brake assembly

1987-09-08

1988-05-10

Butler, Douglas C.

Brakes

Wheel

Axially movable brake element or housing therefor

188218XL, 188250B, 188196R, 188 715, F16D 5502, F16D 6900

Patent

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047428953

ABSTRACT:
A disk brake in which the brake is assembled with the thickness of the available wear portions of a first group of disks being different from the thickness of the available wear portions of a second group of disks. After a predetermined number of brake applications, the first group of disks is replaced by a third group of disks. At the time of replacement, the thickness of the available wear portions of the third group of disks is greater than the thickness of the available wear portions of the second group of disks so that after another predetermined number of brake applications the second group of disks may be replaced by another group of disks. By maintaining disks of different thicknesses of the available wear portions, the piston travel is reduced and the size and weight of the brake may be reduced while at the same time the heat sink mass of the worn disks is not reduced excessively and worn brake operating temperatures are lowered.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1886865 (1932-11-01), Bixby
patent: 3021932 (1962-02-01), Becknell
patent: 3712427 (1973-01-01), Cook et al.
patent: 4290505 (1981-09-01), Kramer

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