A braking structure for an in-wheel motor drive device includes: an in-wheel motor drive device including a wheel hub bearing unit (11) and a motor unit, the wheel hub bearing unit (11) including an outer ring (12) connected to a road wheel (W) and a brake rotor (BR), inner rings (13) disposed coaxially with the outer ring (12), and a plurality of rolling elements (14) arranged in annular clearance between the outer ring and the inner rings, and the motor unit being configured to drive the outer ring; a carrier member (17) coupled to a vehicle body-side member and attached to and fixed to an inner fixing member (15) for the inner rings (13); and a brake caliper bracket (18) that has its inner end (18b) connected to the carrier member (17) and that supports a brake caliper (19) at its outer end (18a).

The present invention relates to a plate carrying device (2) having a plate carrier (4), which has a tubular section (24), and a supporting ring (6), which surrounds the tubular section (24) and on which the tubular section (24) can be supported or is supported outwardly in a radial direction (12). The cross section of the supporting ring (6) has at least one radial leg (30; 38) extending substantially in a radial direction (12, 14). The present invention furthermore relates to a multiplate clutch or brake having a plate carrying device (2) of this kind and to a simplified method for producing the plate carrying device (2).

A braking system is proposed for a vehicle, in particular a lightweight vehicle, in particular a pedal cycle, comprising a brake device, a mechanical urging device, and a hydraulic urging device, wherein the mechanical urging device and the brake device form a parking brake device, and the hydraulic urging device takes the form of a hydraulically actuable release device for the parking brake device.

Aircraft landing gear comprising an axle (100), a wheel (102) borne by the axle, a stack of discs (104) arranged to impose a braking torque on the wheel in response to a pressure imposed on the stack of discs, at least one electromechanical actuator (106) extending facing the stack of discs in order in a controlled manner to apply the imposed pressure to the stack of discs, and an actuator bearer (107) designed to bear the electromechanical actuator, the electromechanical actuator being fixed to the actuator bearer while at the same time being demountable. The actuator bearer is incorporated into the axle in such a way that the axle and the actuator bearer form a single component.

Method of demounting a stack of discs from such a landing gear.

A sliding caliper disk brake is provided, in which a stationary brake carrier configured to carry a brake caliper includes two pairs of carrier horns, one pair of which supports a reaction-side brake pad and one pair of which supports an application side brake pad. The spacing between the reaction-side pair of carrier horns is larger than the spacing between the application-side pair of carrier horns. The reaction-side brake pad and reaction-side pair of carrier horns may be shorter than the corresponding application-side brake pad and carrier horns. The arrangement of the brake carrier, the brake caliper and the brake pads permits reduction in disk brake weight, cost and brake carrier stresses while providing desired brake thermal, mechanical and service life performance.

An air disc brake system for a heavy-duty vehicle comprising an axle. A spindle is attached to an end portion of the axle. At least a portion of an air disc brake assembly is supported by the spindle. A suspension beam has an axle support portion connectable with the axle. An end portion of the suspension beam is spaced from the axle support portion for attachment with the heavy-duty vehicle. The suspension beam may pivot about the end portion of the suspension beam. An actuator actuates the air disc brake assembly. The actuator has a movable member to actuate the air disc brake assembly. Structure is associated with the suspension beam for supporting at least a portion of the actuator. A surface defines an opening in the suspension beam through which the movable member may extend or that may receive and support a portion of the actuator.

A caliper body has a first elongated vehicle-side element facing a first braking surface, a second elongated wheel-side element facing a second braking surface opposite to the first braking surface, each having at least one thrust seat receiving a thrust device biasing at least one brake pad against the braking surfaces, and at least one caliper bridge connecting the first elongated vehicle-side element to the second elongated wheel-side element. The caliper body has caliper fixing elements connecting the caliper body to a vehicle mount, the caliper fixing elements being at least three in number and distributed along the first elongated vehicle-side element. The first elongated vehicle-side element and second wheel-side element may have each at least two pad seats, each receiving at least one brake pad and at least two opposite abutment elements abuttingly receiving a brake pad for relieving the braking action on the caliper body.

A disc brake includes: an inner pad and an outer pad respectively located on opposite sides of a rotor; a pressing device that presses the inner pad and the outer pad against the rotor; and a housing holding the pressing device. The pressing device includes: at least one first pressing member movable toward the rotor and at least one second pressing member movable away from the rotor; and a driving member movable relative to the housing in an axial direction parallel with a rotation axis of the rotor and configured to be moved by movement of the at least one second pressing member to press the outer pad against the rotor. The housing is provided with a torque receiver that receives torque acting on the outer pad in operation of the disc brake.

A caliper and supporting assembly for a disc brake may have a brake caliper with a caliper body adapted to straddle an associable disc of the disc brake, a supporting element connected to a caliper body, where the caliper body may have a first portion, and the supporting element may have a second portion. During braking action, the caliper body elastically deforms according to at least one predetermined direction, thereby determining a displacement in at least the predetermined direction of the first portion of the caliper body with respect to the second portion of the supporting element. The caliper and supporting assembly may also have at least one detecting device which detects a distance at least along the predetermined direction between the first portion of the caliper body and the second portion of the supporting element.

The present application relate to a follow-up mechanism and a brake caliper unit for gauge-changeable bogie, the follow-up mechanism includes a follow-up connector, unlocking members that are located on two sides of the follow-up connector and movably connected to the follow-up connector, a transverse displacement recognition device movably connected to the unlocking members, a toothed locking and positioning device mounted on the follow-up connector, and at least two mutually parallel fixation members; the follow-up connector is in sliding fit with the fixation members, and sliders are fixedly connected at ends of the unlocking members; the toothed locking and positioning device is movably connected to the transverse displacement recognition device and fixation members, respectively; the brake caliper unit comprises a mounting bracket, the follow-up mechanism, and a brake actuator mounted on the mounting bracket, the follow-up mechanism is installed in cooperation with the brake actuator, and the fixation members are fixedly mounted on the mounting bracket. The present application can automatically recognize the orbit change of a train, the follow-up mechanism moves with a wheel by means of its stored elastic force and the unlocking members, and can self-locked at the target gauge position, thus realizing the change in position.