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US 3,994,375 AGranted
Braking system for vehicle axle
AssigneeThe Gleason Works
InventorGene A. Stritzel
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Abstract
A brake assembly is described in which two disk elements are mounted on a common axis of rotation so that a single braking unit can control braking action on both of the disk elements. The described arrangement provides for smaller diameter braking disks with no loss in braking effectivness of a given system.
Claims5
An improved brake assembly comprising
- a disk assembly having two disk elements functionally connected to one another so as to operate as a single unit, said disk elements being mounted on a common axis of rotation and being spaced from one another in a parallel relationship so that a single braking unit can control braking action on both of the disk elements,
- a braking unit containing friction pads for contacting opposite faces of each of said disk elements to thereby apply a braking force to the disk elements, said braking unit further comprising
- a first caliper section for carrying friction pads positioned to contact first faces of said disk elements,
- a second caliper section for carrying friction pads positioned to contact second faces of said disk elements, and
- hydraulic control means operatively associated with said first and second caliper sections to urge said housing sections to positions where all of said friction pads are brought into braking contact with said disk elements at the same time.
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