IMPROVED RELEASE DISK BRAKE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; automobile brakes. SUBSTANCE: brake has caliper 1 embracing brake disk 2, holder 3 attached to automobile, cylinder 4 secured on caliper and closed by piston, at least one guide pin 6, 7, blind hole 8, 9 in which pin moves, and two friction pads 10, 11. Guide pin and blind hole are arranged relative to cylinder to compress air in lower (rear) part of blind hole when brake is applied and air expands when temperature rises. This provides reliable return of caliper into initial position. EFFECT: simplified design of brake. 2 dwg