Disc brake assembly
OwnerAntonio Casas Figueroainventor
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Abstract
A disc brake assembly of the type used primarily in an automobile or like motor vehicle environment and including a disc member attached to the wheel, and a lining and lining assembly disposed immediately adjacent the disc for frictional engagement therewith. The lining is interconnected to a lining support element in the form of a rotatable hub wherein the lining itself and the hub are rotationally and linearly movable relative to one another such that frictional engagement between the lining and the disc occurs when the disc and the lining are moving in the opposite rotational directions to accomplish maximum frictional engagement and accordingly, more efficient braking action on the wheel to which the disc is attached.
Claims4
A disc brake assembly of the type primarily designed to brake a wheel assembly or like object, said brake assembly comprising:
- disc means connected to the wheel assembly, lining assembly including lining means disposed in engagable position relative to said disc means, lining support means disposed in interconnecting relation between said lining assembly and said disc means, said lining support means further comprising hub means, operative means connected to said lining assembly and positioned to movably dispose said lining means into and out of frictional engagement with said disc means, lining movement means rotatably interconnected between said lining assembly and said lining support means, said lining movement means comprising gear means including a hub gear mounted on said hub means to rotate therewith, ring gear means fixedly secured to said lining means so as to rotate therewith, satelite gear means interconnected therebetween in an intermeshing engagement with both said ring gear means and said hub gear, whereby rotation of said hub gear causes rotation of said lining means in the direction opposite to that of said hub means and said connected disc means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.