A brake clip for a disc brake assembly having a brake pad received in an anchor bracket includes a shim configured to be received in the anchor bracket. The shim includes a base leg and opposing upper and lower legs extending from the base leg to define a receiving space. At least one of the upper and lower legs includes a retaining member extending in a first direction. A spring is provided in the receiving space for receiving the brake pad. The spring includes a base and a pair of projections extending from the base. At least one of the projections includes a retaining member that cooperates with the at least one retaining member on the shim to allow for a predetermined amount of relative movement between the shim and the spring in the first direction.

A disk brake includes a brake mechanism configured to apply a braking force by advancing a piston in a cylinder portion based on driving of an electric motor to thus press inner and outer brake pads against a disk rotor, and an elastic member configured to bias the inner and outer brake pads in an axial direction of the disk rotor and in a direction away from the disk rotor. A biasing force of the elastic member is greater than sliding resistance of the piston on the cylinder portion. Due to this configuration, the disk brake can effectively prevent or reduce the drags of the inner and outer brake pads.

The invention relates to a brake pad spring (1) for at least one brake pad (2), in particular for two brake pads, wherein the brake bad spring (1) comprises, for each of the at least one brake pad (2), two opposing walls (9, 10), configured for receiving a portion of a backplate (3) of the respective brake pad (2) therebetween, and for guiding the respective brake pad (2) between a non-braking position (A) in which the respective brake pad (2) is located at a first section (S1) of the opposing walls (9, 10), and a braking position (B) in which the brake pad (2) is located at a second section (S2) of the opposing walls (9, 10). At least a portion of at least one of the two opposing walls (9,10) is elastically movable and the two opposing walls (9, 10), at least sectionally, have a non-vanishing angle with respect to each other, a distance between the two opposing walls (9, 10) diminishing from the first section (S1) towards the second section (S2), in order to create a return spring effect for the respective brake pad (2), from the braking position (B) towards the non-braking position (A). The invention also relates to a disk brake system, comprising a brake disk (5) and a brake pad spring (1) which is mounted on a carrier (7).

An electro-hydraulic hybrid braking system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes multiple wheel-end braking modules (1), a hydraulic control module (2), a first electronic control module (3), and a second electronic control module (4). Each of the wheel-end braking modules (1) includes a hydraulic piston (10), a motor (8), and a speed-reducing transmission mechanism (9) configured to convert a rotary motion from the motor (8) into a linear motion for driving the hydraulic piston (10) or brake friction plates (12) to move forwards. The hydraulic piston (10) is movably arranged, and is movable forwards through brake hydraulic pressure. The motor (8) is controlled by the first electronic control module (3) and/or the second electronic control module (4). The electro-hydraulic hybrid braking system for a vehicle is applicable to a vehicle braking system for intelligent driving.

A vehicle brake system, comprising: a brake pad (10), being moveable between a braking position and a retracted position, a piston device (20) which is moveable over an operational stroke to move the brake pad from the retracted position into the braking position, which piston device comprises a first engagement surface (25), a retractor (30) which is adapted to move the piston device over a return stroke, thereby moving the brake pad from the braking position into the retracted position, a stop (40) which is in engagement with the first engagement surface (25) of the piston device (20) at the end of the return stroke, which stop (40) is arranged to prevent movement of the first engagement surface 825) past the stop in the direction of the return stroke, and wherein the stop (40) is moveable by the piston device (20) in the direction of the operational stroke of the piston device.

A fall-protection apparatus comprising a rotationally-activated braking device that comprises at least one flexure-borne pawl and at least one buttress that is on a sidewall of a rotatable drum of the braking device.

During an operation of applying a parking brake, when sufficient brake clamping force is applied by a brake actuator, a parking lock actuator having a pin is energized to cause the pin to be moved toward a strut so that the strut is engaged with one of notches of a rotatable part operably connected with the brake actuator in order to prevent rotation of the rotatable part in one direction of releasing the brake and to allow rotation of the rotatable part in the other direction of applying the brake, and then the parking lock actuator is de-energized and the pin is moved away from the strut. During an operation of releasing the parking brake, the brake actuator rotates the rotatable part in the brake apply direction to disengage the strut from the notch, and then releases the brake.

A motor-vehicle fixed-caliper partially lined disk brake with pin mounting for backing plates of disk brake linings, comprising a one-piece clearance spring with two spring legs which are elastically clamped in between the backing plates on a bearing portion which is free of friction material.

A speed limited rotational member including a first member, a second member rotatable relative to the first member, and first and second brake elements. The first and second brake elements are pivotally mounted to the first member for both pivoting between a first position spaced apart from a cooperating surface of the second member and a second position engaging the cooperating surface of the second member for generating friction to reduce a rotational speed of the rotational member. The speed limited rotational member further includes at least one linkage connecting the first and second brake elements. The speed limited rotational member may optionally include a down pressure component.

An air disc brake for a road vehicle is proposed, having a mechanism for causing retraction of the brake pads when the brakes are no longer applied, to avoid parasitic drag caused by continued contact of the brake pads against the brake disc. The proposed mechanism includes a pin located in a fixed position relative to one brake pad, and extending through an aperture in the other brake pad. A coil spring is supported on the pin, and pushes the brake pads apart. Where the pin extends through the aperture the extent of the pin provides an indication of the wear state of the pads and disc, which is visible through apertures in the wheel rim.