Disc brake system and method for braking a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorSubramanian Chidambaram
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Abstract
A disc brake system includes a first brake pad having a first type of friction material, a second brake pad having a second type of friction material different from the first type of friction material, and a poshrod arrangement configured to apply force in varying amounts on both the first brake pad and the second brake pad, the poshrod arrangement comprising an actuator movable to different, positions relative to the first brake pad and the second brake pad to vary a percentage of total braking force applied by the first brake pad and the second brake pad. A method for braking a vehicle is also provided.
Claims18
A disc brake system, comprising:
- a first brake pad having a first type of friction material;
- a second brake pad having a second type of friction material different from the first type of friction material;
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- a pushrod arrangement configured to apply force in varying amounts on both the first brake pad and the second brake pad, the pushrod arrangement comprising an actuator movable to different positions relative to the first brake pad and the second brake pad to vary a percentage of total braking force applied by the first brake pad and the second brake pad.
A method for braking a vehicle having a disc brake system, the disc brake system comprising a first brake pad having a first type of friction material, a second brake pad having a second type of friction material different from the first type of friction material, and a pushrod arrangement configured to apply force in varying amounts on both the first brake pad and the second brake pad, comprising:
- moving an actuator of the pushrod arrangement to different positions relative to the first brake pad and the second brake pad to vary a percentage of total braking force applied by the first brake pad and the second brake pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.