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US 10,683,904 B2Granted
Disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle
AssigneeKNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
InventorsMartin Mack, Alf Siebke, Markus Gruber
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Abstract
A disc brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle, has functional components that can be reused after use and subsequent examination for operational safety. The disc brake is designed in such a way that at least each of the safety-relevant functional components is equipped with at least one indicator, the operation-related service life of which is less than the safety-relevant ranges of the functional components.
Claims8
A disc brake, comprising:
- at least one functional component that is reusable after use and subsequent examination for operational safety, the at least one safety-relevant functional component including a brake lever, a bridge or a caliper,
- wherein
- the at least one safety-relevant functional component is equipped with at least one indicator,
- the indicator has an operation-related service life that is shorter than a safety-relevant range of the functional component,
- when the indicator is in a roller bearing of a brake lever, said indicator is embodied as a rolling body provided with a notch, and
- the indicator is held, with the rest of the rolling body of the roller bearing, in a cage.
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