DISK BRAKE UNIT Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC B61H5/00 F16D55/22 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to railway transport, in particular to braking devices of cars. Disk brake unit contains a body, two levers hingedly mounted on it with its middle part, at one end of which a brake cylinder is fixed, on the other – shoes with brake pads. Unit also comprises a device for regulating and stabilizing the position of the unit relative to the brake disk, made in the form of a rod hingedly connected with its ends to the levers of the unit at points spaced at equal distances, but on opposite sides of the plane passing through the axis of rotation of the levers on the body of the unit. Thrust consists of three parts. One of the extremities is connected to the middle part by a threaded connection, the other – through pre-compressed elastic elements.

EFFECT: it is possible to reduce the likelihood of friction pads touching and fitting to to the disk when the brake is released, to reduce wear and increase the life of the pads.

1 cl, 6 dwg