A brake pad for a motor vehicle is provided. The brake pad includes a body having an upper edge and a lower edge. The upper edge is configured for positioning relative to an outer diameter of a rotor. The brake pad also includes a friction surface extending between the upper edge and the lower edge for engaging the rotor. The brake pad further includes a relieved portion located along a section of the upper edge. The relieved portion is configured to reduce squeal noise caused by tangential modes of the rotor, during engagement of the brake pad with the rotor, by minimizing contact between the friction surface of the brake pad and the outer diameter of the rotor at an area of the rotor having a potential for high modal displacement in a tangential direction.

A brake disc for a railway vehicle includes: a disc plate portion that has a sliding portion of a front face; a plurality of radial fins that are provided on the rear face of a disc plate portion, and that have a shape that extends in the radial direction of the disc plate portion; and a circumferential rib that is provided between each pair of adjacent radial fins, and that has a shape that extends in the circumferential direction of the disc plate portion. A flow path for air is formed between the pair of radial fins, and the flow path for air is narrowed by the circumferential rib. On the circumferential rib, a gradual slope for suppressing fluctuations in an airflow that passes between the pair of radial fins is provided from a base part to a top part.

A blow-off metering valve for a hydraulic control unit assembly of a brake system including a valve seat. The valve seat includes a wall that extends about an axis between a first end and a second end. The wall defines a passage that extends axially between the first and second ends for transmitting a fluid through the valve seat. An annular flange extends axially from the second end of the wall toward the first end of the wall and tapers radially inwardly. A blocking member is axially movable toward and away from the annular flange for selectively creating a seal at the passage. A biasing element biases the blocking member toward the annular flange. The annular flange terminates at a distal end that is radially spaced from the wall. The annular flange defines at least one flow channel that extends axially for allowing fluid to bypass the blocking member.

The application relates to a brake pad assembly (2) for a disk brake system. Further, the application relates to a disk brake system. The proposed brake pad assembly (2) comprises a back plate (4) having a front side for facing a brake disk (1) of the disk brake system and a back side (6). The brake pad assembly (2) further comprises a friction layer (3) arranged at the front side of the back plate (4) for contacting a friction surface the brake disk (1). In addition, the brake pad assembly (2) comprises a shim (5, 8, 12). The shim (5, 8, 12) comprises a copper layer (7, 11, 13, 17) for reducing squeal noises. The shim (5, 8, 12) is arranged on the back side (6) of the back plate (4).

A mounting assembly for fixing a component of a vehicle brake system to a vehicle structure. The mounting assembly includes a mounting portion of the vehicle structure having a through hole, a mounting element of the vehicle brake system having a through hole, and a bolt extending through both through holes. Furthermore, a nut engages the bolt such that the mounting portion is attached to the mounting element via the bolt and the nut. Additionally, an elastic bushing is provided having a first bushing collar which extends from a bushing body in a radial direction. The first bushing collar further extends on a first axial side of the corresponding mounting portion or mounting element. Furthermore, a vehicle is presented which includes such a mounting assembly and a vehicle brake system. A component of the vehicle brake system is fixed to a structure of the vehicle via the mounting assembly.

The application relates to a brake pad assembly (2) for a disk brake system and to a disk brake system. The disk brake system has a brake piston (11) and a caliper finger (20) movably coupled to the brake piston (11). The brake pad assembly (2) comprises a back plate (4) having a front side for facing a brake disk (1) of the disk brake system and a back side (6), a friction layer (3) arranged at the front side of the back plate (4) for contacting a friction surface of the brake disk (1), and a shim (5) arranged on the back side (6) of the back plate (4). The shim (5) comprises a back surface (12) having a top edge (14) and first and second side edges (16, 17). Further, the back surface (12) of the shim (5) contains a pressure region (13) that is configured to be pushed on by the brake piston (11) or by the caliper finger (20) upon brake application. The shim (5) further comprises a plurality of cutouts (19, 19′, 19″) for noise reduction. The plurality of cutouts (19, 19′, 19″) is arranged at least partly between the pressure region (13) of the back surface (12) of the shim (5) and the top edge (14) of the back surface (12) of the shim (5). Additionally or alternatively, the plurality of cutouts (19, 19′, 19″) is arranged at least partly between the pressure region (13) of the back surface (12) of the shim (5) and at least one of the first side edge (16) and the second side edge (17) of the back surface (12) of the shim (5).

The application relates to a brake pad (2) for a disk brake system and to a disk brake system. The proposed brake pad (2) comprises a back plate (5) having a front side (4) for facing a brake disk (1) of the disk brake system and a friction layer (3) arranged on the front side (4) of the back plate (5) for contacting a friction surface of the brake disk (1). The back plate (5) comprises a guiding protrusion (9) configured to be slidably received within a guiding recess (14) of a carrier (13) of the disk brake system. The guiding protrusion (9) of the back plate (5) comprises a bulging portion (10). The bulging portion (10) is configured to extend toward a guiding surface (15) of the guiding recess (14) of the carrier (13) to reduce a gap width between the guiding protrusion (9) of the back plate (5) in the region of the bulging portion (10) and an adjacent part of the disk brake system.

A torque bar manufactured by an additive manufacturing process is provided. The torque bar may include a torque bar body made of more than one metallic material. The torque bar may also include a geometry that comprises one or more voids and one or more webs, as well as a varied geometry in the direction of a longitudinal axis. The torque bars can exhibit characteristics, such as vibration damping, tuned stiffness, and tuned bending resistance in order to enhance dynamic stability.

A control system for reducing rattle noise of a brake caliper may include a wheel speed sensor configured to detect a wheel speed of each wheel to which a caliper device is mounted, a controller configured to determine a vibration level value according to a road surface state by processing and analyzing a wheel speed signal received from the wheel speed sensor, and, when the road surface state of the road is determined as one in which unevenness exists, output a control signal for applying oil pressure for preventing rattle noise to a wheel cylinder of a brake device, a braking driver configured to generate and supply the oil pressure for preventing rattle noise according to the control signal output from the controller, and the wheel cylinder of the brake device, to which the oil pressure for preventing rattle noise, which is supplied by the braking driver, is applied.

A motor brake device includes an armature base, an armature plate, a fixing plate and at least one brake lining. The armature plate is disposed on the armature base. The armature plate is vertically movable relative to the armature base. The fixing plate is fixed on the armature base. The fixing plate and the armature base are located at two opposite sides of the armature plate. The braking assembly is arranged between the armature plate and the fixing plate, and includes a two-winged rotor hub plate, a brake friction plate and at least two elastic elements. The at least one brake lining is arranged between the armature plate and the braking assembly and/or between the fixing plate and the braking assembly.