BRAKE PAD Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B61H1/00 F16D65/06 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway transport, particularly, to rolling stock braking equipment. Brake pad comprises body, wedge cotter and friction elements fitted in said body on friction surface side. Body sidewalls on the side of friction surface have inner arched ribs. Friction elements have grooves on sides to attachment to said arched ribs. Body rear has heat rejection holes and end thrusts for attachment of friction elements at inner arched ribs. End thrust grooves have plates made of soft material cottered in end thrust grooves for cleaning fouled wheel tread. Plates of hard modifier of higher abrasiveness, as compared to friction elements, are fitted at butts of friction elements, on inner arched ribs, to make abrasive film on wheel tread cleaned surface.

EFFECT: simplified design and production, longer life.

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