Pneumatically actuated disc brake having an adjustment device
AssigneeKNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
InventorsDieter Bieker, Johann Baumgartner
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Abstract
The invention relates to a pneumatically actuated disc brake for utility vehicles, said disc brake comprising a single-part or multi-part caliper which overlaps a brake disc and can be pivoted or displaced in relation to a wheel axis or a wheel hub, an application device which is arranged in the caliper and is used to apply the brake, and an adjustment device. The invention is characterized in that the adjustment device comprises at least one adjustment unit that can be directly actuated by means of compressed air, independently from the application device.
Claims31
1-30. (canceled)
A pneumatic disc brake for utility vehicles, comprising:
- a caliper straddling a brake disc;
- a brake application device arranged in the caliper;
- at least one adjusting device to compensate for brake pad wear;
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- wherein the at least one adjusting device has at least one adjusting unit, said unit being actuated independently of the brake application device and directly via compressed air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.