Brake assembly and method of supplying lubricant in a brake assembly

Abstract

A brake assembly includes a housing configured to contain lubricant at a lubricant level, a shaft disposed in the housing, an annular brake pack disposed in the housing and around the shaft, an annular piston disposed in the housing and around the shaft and configured to move axially relative to the annular brake pack, a spring disposed in the housing and around the shaft, abutting the piston, configured to act against the piston, and including a lower portion of the spring configured to be disposed below the lubricant level and an upper portion of the spring configured to be disposed above the lubricant level, and an annular lubricant absorber disposed at the spring and configured to supply lubricant to the upper portion of the spring.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.