Method and plant for manufacturing braking elements such as vehicle brake pads. The plant can comprise a first station that applies an adhesive to a first face of a metallic element; a second station that applies to the first face of the metallic element a block of friction material; a checking station that verifies the presence of the adhesive by detecting the gray level of a plurality of points of at least one zone of the first face; and a processing unit that compares the gray level detected for each point with a first threshold value, counts the number of points that have a gray level that satisfies a relationship (which is a function of the threshold value,) and compares such a value with a second threshold value to discard those metallic elements for which the percentage calculated does not correspond to the second threshold value.

The disclosure concerns a Drum brake assembly (10) for a motor vehicle,

the drum brake assembly (10) having: a brake drum housing (16); at least one brake shoe (26); a brake lining (18);
wherein the brake lining (18) is arranged at an inner circumferential face (24) of the brake drum housing (16) and the brake shoe (26) is displaceable relative to the brake lining (18), so as to contact the brake lining (18) during braking. Also disclosed is a drake drum assembly (14) for a motor vehicle Method a for producing such a brake drum assembly (14).

Method and plant for manufacturing braking elements such as vehicle brake pads. The plant can comprise a first station that applies an adhesive to a first face of a metallic element; a second station that applies to the first face of the metallic element a block of friction material; a checking station that verifies the presence of the adhesive by detecting the gray level of a plurality of points of at least one zone of the first face; and a processing unit that compares the gray level detected for each point with a first threshold value, counts the number of points that have a gray level that satisfies a relationship (which is a function of the threshold value,) and compares such a value with a second threshold value to discard those metallic elements for which the percentage calculated does not correspond to the second threshold value.

Method and plant for manufacturing braking elements such as vehicle brake pads. The plant can comprise a first station that applies an adhesive to a first face of a metallic element; a second station that applies to the first face of the metallic element a block of friction material; a checking station that verifies the presence of the adhesive by detecting the gray level of a plurality of points of at least one zone of the first face; and a processing unit that compares the gray level detected for each point with a first threshold value, counts the number of points that have a gray level that satisfies a relationship (which is a function of the threshold value,) and compares such a value with a second threshold value to discard those metallic elements for which the percentage calculated does not correspond to the second threshold value.

Method and plant for manufacturing braking elements such as vehicle brake pads. The plant can comprise a first station that applies an adhesive to a first face of a metallic element; a second station that applies to the first face of the metallic element a block of friction material; a checking station that verifies the presence of the adhesive by detecting the gray level of a plurality of points of at least one zone of the first face; and a processing unit that compares the gray level detected for each point with a first threshold value, counts the number of points that have a gray level that satisfies a relationship (which is a function of the threshold value,) and compares such a value with a second threshold value to discard those metallic elements for which the percentage calculated does not correspond to the second threshold value.

The invention relates to a brake shoe (1) for disk or drum brakes, which comprises a supporting plate (2) with a friction pad (3) attached thereto and at least one wear indicator (4), characterized in that the wear indicator (4) has a wear sensor (6) for continuous or multi-stage measurement of the wear of the friction lining and a receiver and transmitter unit (5) for wireless signal transmission, the receiver and transmitter unit being a passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) or SAW (Sound Acoustic Wave) transponder.

Method and plant for manufacturing braking elements such as vehicle brake pads. The plant can comprise a first station that applies an adhesive to a first face of a metallic element; a second station that applies to the first face of the metallic element a block of friction material; a checking station that verifies the presence of the adhesive by detecting the gray level of a plurality of points of at least one zone of the first face; and a processing unit that compares the gray level detected for each point with a first threshold value, counts the number of points that have a gray level that satisfies a relationship (which is a function of the threshold value) and compares such a value with a second threshold value to discard those metallic elements for which the percentage calculated does not correspond to the second threshold value.

A wet clutch is a clutch in a fluid setting. Wet clutches are typical in vehicle transmissions, for example. In this disclosure, a chemically-attached (chemisorbed) friction modifier on wet friction material surfaces provides improved performance in general with less dependence on the external parameters such as temperature and pressure. In one embodiment, the chemically-attached friction modifier is trichloro octadecyl silane (TODS).

A railway brake lining includes one or more primary friction members, one or more secondary friction members, and a base plate. Each of the primary friction members is elastically fastened to the base plate. Each of the secondary friction members is fixed on the base plate. A minimum distance between the friction members and a center of an axle is denoted by r1, and a maximum distance between the friction members and the center of the axle is denoted by r2. The centers of one or more of the primary friction members are located in an area that is at a distance of {r1+(r2r1)/3} to {r1+2(r2r1)/3} from the center of the axle. The total slide contact area T1 of the primary friction members and the total slide contact area T2 of the secondary friction members satisfy 2/25T2/(T1+T2).

A torque-limiting a clutch brake is provided for an input shaft of a vehicle transmission. The clutch brake employs wave springs in its torque-limiting feature and can largely be fabricated from sheet metal parts.