Device and Method for Processing Brake Linings Mounted on Carriers

Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the bearing faces (60) and the positioning means are fixedly connected to individual conveyor belt elements (22) or a conveyor belt or are formed on such elements.

Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one processing station (12) exerts processing forces acting at least partially counter to the conveying direction F on the brake pads (44) to be processed and the positioning means are configured such that the position of the pad holder (46) on the bearing face (60) during action of the processing forces is explicitly specified due to the positioning means.

Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the positioning means comprise at least one rear-side delimiting wall (48) which extends at least partially transversely to conveying direction F and upwards from the bearing face (60) and serves to bear on a first reference side face (64) of the pad holder and at least two lateral delimiting walls (50) which extend at least partially in the direction of conveying direction F and upwards from the bearing face (60) and the geometries and spacing of which are adapted to second reference side faces (66) of the pad holder.

Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing faces (60) and at least the regions in each case between two adjacent bearing faces (60) form a closed surface and/or the bearing faces (60) are formed on plate elements (38).

Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the plate elements (38) and/or other elements of the conveying device have coupling elements for connecting the plate elements (38) to other elements of the conveying device.

Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing face (60), a stop element and/or at least one positioning element serving as a positioning means, by means of which the relative position of the pad holder (46) of the brake pad (44) to be processed with respect to the bearing face (60) is specified, are formed in one piece on a conveyor belt element (22), a conveyor belt or a plate element (38).

Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing faces (60) are delimited in each case on the rear side by at least one upwardly projecting stop element and wherein each bearing face (60) is assigned at least one positioning element by means of which the relative position of the pad holder (46) of the brake pad (44) to be processed with respect to the bearing face (60) is specified.

Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that at least one stop element is formed as a positioning element.

Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that a first delimiting wall extending transversely to the conveying direction F and upwards from the bearing face (60), of the bearing face (60) and at least one second delimiting wall extending in the conveying direction F and upwards from the bearing face (60), of at least one bearing face (60) are formed as positioning elements at least partially in a complementary manner to the pad holder (46) of the brake pad (44) to be processed.

Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the conveying device (16) comprises guide rails (56) and trolleys (24) fitted in the guide rails (56).

Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the trolleys (24) comprise bearing elements acting in the vertical direction and/or in the transverse direction.

Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the conveying device (16) is produced from non-magnetisable material.

Method for processing brake pads (44) fitted on pad holders (46) with at least one processing station (12) and a conveying device (16) for revolving conveying of bearing faces (60) in an at least partially linear conveying direction F, according to which:

• a) a pad holder (46) is arranged on a bearing face (60), wherein together with the bearing face (60), positioning means are also arranged in a revolving manner such that the positioning means counteract a rotation of the pad holders (46) with respect to the respective bearing face (60),
• b) the bearing face (60) is conveyed together with the pad holder (46) by means of the conveying device (16) through at least one processing station (12), and
• c) the pad holder (46) behind the at least one processing station (12) in the processed state is removed from the bearing face (60).

Method according to the preceding claim, characterized in that processing forces acting from the at least one processing station (12) at least partially counter to the conveying direction F on the brake pads (44) to be processed are exerted and the positioning means are designed in such a way that the position of the pad holder (46) on the bearing face (60) in the case of action of the processing forces explicitly specified as a result of the positioning means.