The abutment of a drum brake is formed from a solid material which deforms under load, wherein measurement devices are provided which detect this deformation. The abutment has two limbs, on which the brake shoes are supported. The changing distance between the two brake shoes under load is determined by detecting the distance between extension rods on the limbs by a measurement device comprising magnets and Hall sensors or AMR sensors.

A clip for coupling a torque plate to an end plate of a disk brake system in accordance with various embodiments includes an inner portion having two parallel elongate members. The clip further includes an outer portion at least partially including a rounded portion that is located outward from the inner portion and has a raised end, wherein the inner portion is entirely in a same plane as the rounded portion of the outer portion, and wherein the raised end extends away from the rounded portion.

A disc locking device, comprising: a base, a brake clamping block, a support mechanism, a front baffle, a limiting cover plate, a needle roller slide plate and a brake triggering mechanism, and so on. The base includes a bottom plate and two side vertical plates which are integrally arranged on the bottom plate; the two side vertical plates are oppositely arranged, and the inner walls thereof are all lateral slope surfaces, so that a wedge-shaped groove having a large front opening and a small rear opening is formed between the two laterally-vertical plates; and mounting holes penetratingly connected to the brake triggering mechanism are formed on the side vertical plates. The support mechanism includes a front support mechanism and a rear support mechanism.

There are provided a friction material composition containing no copper or having a reduced content of copper that can provide a friction material in which the stability of the friction coefficient after standing in a cold environment, the abrasion resistance, and the low rust fixation properties are excellent, and squeal (particularly low temperature squeal) is suppressed, and a friction material obtained by molding the friction material composition, and a friction member using the friction material. The friction material composition is specifically a friction material composition comprising a bonding material, an organic filler, an inorganic filler, and a fiber substrate, in which the friction material composition comprises no copper, or has a content of copper of less than 0.5% by mass in terms of a copper element even if comprising the copper, and comprises, as the organic filler, cashew particles to which a silicone resin adheres.

There are provided a friction material composition containing no copper or having a reduced content of copper that can provide a friction material in which the stability of the friction coefficient after standing in a cold environment, the abrasion resistance, and the low rust fixation properties are excellent, and squeal (particularly low temperature squeal) is suppressed, and a friction material obtained by molding the friction material composition, and a friction member using the friction material. The friction material composition is specifically a friction material composition comprising a bonding material, an organic filler, an inorganic filler, and a fiber substrate, in which the friction material composition comprises no copper, or has a content of copper of less than 0.5% by mass in terms of a copper element even if comprising the copper, and comprises, as the organic filler, cashew particles to which a silicone resin adheres.

A plate assembly for a motor vehicle may include a first plate, a second arranged substantially parallel to the first plate, the second plate defining a plurality of perforations, and a mesh core including a plurality of wire bundles, the core arranged between the plates, wherein the mesh core is rigidly joined to an inner surface of each plate via the perforations.

A brake shoe having brake linings for a brake apparatus includes a carrier element, and a first brake lining segment configured to be mounted on the carrier element, and a second brake lining segment configured to be mounted on the carrier element, the first brake lining segment and the second brake lining segment being spaced apart from one another in a mounted state, and the first brake lining segment and the second brake lining segment differing from one another with regard to material composition, force loading and/or shape to configure a friction profile.

A pad for a disc brake has a support plate and a friction material. The support plate has at least one first plate and at least one second plate. The first plate is a single-piece and has a flat piston support surface suitable for facing at least one thrust device. The first plate also has a first friction surface opposite the piston support surface and is at least partially suitable for facing the friction material. The at least one second plate is suitable for being interposed between the at least one first plate and the friction material. The at least one second plate is connected to the first plate in a plurality of junction points which are separate from one another. The at least one second plate extends over at least one portion of the friction surface of the at least one first plate delimited by a single closed perimeter.

A trolley for medical equipment includes a base mounted on a plurality of wheels. A brake device including at least one deformable brake pad is located beneath the trolley base. A release mechanism is provided to move the brake pad between a raised position in which it is spaced above a floor surface on which the trolley wheels rest, and a lowered position in which the brake pad is pressed against the floor surface under the weight of the brake device to a exert a braking force on the trolley.

A trolley for medical equipment includes a base mounted on a plurality of wheels. A brake device including at least one deformable brake pad is located beneath the trolley base. A release mechanism is provided to move the brake pad between a raised position in which it is spaced above a floor surface on which the trolley wheels rest, and a lowered position in which the brake pad is pressed against the floor surface under the weight of the brake device to a exert a braking force on the trolley.