DISK BRAKE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; brake systems. SUBSTANCE: brake has shoes engaging with disk, shoe suspension unit and clamp type mechanism hinge connected with shoes. Joint with two degrees of freedom connects shoe with clamp mechanism lever. One of axes of this joint should be parallel to axis of clamp mechanism-to-frame suspension joint to provide free self-alignment of shoe at axially directed movements of wheelset relative to bogie. Other axis is parallel to car axis providing free self-alignment of shoe at list of bogie relative to wheelset. Joint with two degrees of freedom provides more reliable operation at intersecting axes. EFFECT: improved reliability of operation. 2 cl, 5 dwg