ANNULAR DISC BRAKE, AND METHOD FOR INCREASING GRIPPING FORCE OF BRAKE SHOE Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC F16D65/18 F16D55/226 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: annular disc brake includes a rotating disc and at least one disc shoe installed on each side of the rotating disc. Brake shoe or shoes on one side are connected to an axially guided load-carrying element of the brake shoe. The brake has a force transfer mechanism creating enhancement of increase in force between the axially driven element and load-carrying element. The method for increasing gripping force of brake shoe in annular disc brake consists in the fact that the first force is generated synchronously with the brake drive; at that, the first force has the direction that is parallel to rotation axis of the rotating disc. Also, rotating torque is generated using the first force; at that, rotating torque has the rotation centre that coincides with rotation axis of the rotating disc. Besides, the second force is generated using rotating torque; at that, the second force has the direction that is essentially identical to the direction of the first force and is higher than the first force. The second force is used for gripping of brake shoes on opposite sides of the rotating disc.

EFFECT: increasing brake compactness and providing uniform distribution of braking force in a circumferential direction of the rotating disc.

20 cl, 12 dwg