Abstract: The task of reducing the shielding or coning of a brake disc as a result of a temperature rise is solved by selecting a suitable material for the friction discs. The invention relates to a brake disc for a disc brake of a vehicle with a brake disc pot which has a pot base, a pot wall and an axis and with a friction disc unit, which is firmly connected to the wall and has two friction discs arranged parallel to one another in the form of a pot-side friction disc and a piston-side friction disc with friction surfaces which are arranged perpendicular to the axis (3), with the pot-side friction disc being closer to the bottom or base of the pot than the piston-side friction disc. In such a brake disc, it is provided that the piston-side friction disc consists at least partially of a material whose specific thermal expansion coefficient is lower than the thermal expansion coefficient of the pot-side friction disc.

Abstract: The application relates to a brake pad assembly (2) for a disk brake system. Further, the application relates to a disk brake system. The proposed brake pad assembly (2) comprises a back plate (4) having a front side for facing a brake disk (1) of the disk brake system and a back side (6). The brake pad assembly (2) further comprises a friction layer (3) arranged at the front side of the back plate (4) for contacting a friction surface the brake disk (1). In addition, the brake pad assembly (2) comprises a shim (5, 8, 12). The shim (5, 8, 12) comprises a copper layer (7, 11, 13, 17) for reducing squeal noises. The shim (5, 8, 12) is arranged on the back side (6) of the back plate (4).

Abstract: This disclosure describes a brake-fluid conduit for conducting a brake fluid between a fluid pressure supply device and a wheel cylinder of a hydraulic disk brake system. The brake-fluid conduit comprises a tapered portion having a cross-section that is largest at an end of the tapered portion facing the wheel cylinder and that narrows towards an end of the tapered portion facing away from the wheel cylinder.

Abstract: A drum brake of a vehicle according to a present embodiment may include a pair of brake shoes disposed in a drum to be moved to an inner circumferential surface of a brake drum of the drum brake by a wheel cylinder, a backplate which is fixed to a vehicle body and to which each of the brake shoes is rotatably coupled, and a rotation unit configured to assist a restoring force of the brake shoe, wherein the rotation unit includes a moving pin fixed to a side surface of the brake shoe and formed to protrude toward the backplate, a rotation plate to which the moving pin is coupled to receive an external force in a moving direction of the moving pin, and an elastic part disposed between the rotation plate and the backplate to elastically support the rotation plate.

Abstract: A pad spring of a caliper brake according to the present embodiment is provided as a pair of pad springs for elastically supporting a pair of pad plates on a carrier, and the pad springs includes a pair of clip bases in contact with protruding surfaces of protrusions formed on two sides of the pad plates, a pair of first anchors connected to lower ends of the clip bases and formed to be curved in contact with lower surfaces of the protrusions, a pair of second anchors connected to upper ends of the clip bases and formed to be curved in contact with upper surfaces of the protrusions, a connector configured to connect the pair of second anchors, and a pair of retainers having one ends bonded to the clip bases and formed to extend inward and the other ends curved outward to be in contact with and support the pad plates and formed to extend, wherein the pair of retainers include an inner retainer in contact with and supporting an inner pad of the pair of pad plates and an outer retainer in contact with and suppor

Abstract: The invention concerns a brake disc for a motor vehicle, the brake disc having at least one first friction ring with: a first side surface having a friction surface; a second side surface opposite the first side surface; and a circumferential surface connecting the first side surface and second side surface; wherein the circumferential surface comprises a plurality of structural features distributed in a circumferential direction, each structural feature comprising a projecting portion or a recessed portion.

Abstract: The invention concerns a multi-part brake caliper for a vehicle disc brake, the brake caliper comprising: a first part comprising a portion that is arrangeable at a first side face of a brake disc of the vehicle disc brake and that is configured to receive a brake piston; a second part that is formed separately from the first part and comprises a finger portion that is arrangeable at a second side face of the brake disc; wherein the first part is a metal casted part and the second part comprises sheet metal and wherein the second part further comprises at least one at least partially enclosed hollow section.

Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle comprises a wheel and a tire mounted on the wheel. The wheel has a chamber that is at least partially arranged within a volume defined by the tire, a friction surface being provided at a wall delimiting the chamber. A brake shoe is arranged within the chamber, configured to be pressed against the friction surface for braking.

Abstract: The invention relates to a brake drum for a vehicle drum brake, the brake drum comprising: an inner circumferential surface that extends around a rotation axis and that is configured to be contacted by a brake shoe for generating a braking effect; and a brake dust collector; wherein at least one dust-guiding groove is provided in the circumferential surface and extends towards the brake dust collector.

Abstract: The invention relates to a brake pad for a vehicle brake, comprising a back plate, an underlayer, and a friction material, stacked in this order, in a z-direction, wherein the brake pad is configured to be moved in the z-direction to be pressed against a rotating body for braking. The underlayer has an anisotropic material property, at least one material parameter having a value in the z-direction that is different from its value in a direction orthogonal to the z-direction.

Abstract: The application relates to a brake pad for a disk brake system and to a disk brake system. The proposed brake pad comprises a back plate having a front side for facing a brake disk of the disk brake system. The brake pad further comprises a friction layer arranged on the front side of the back plate for contacting a friction surface of the brake disk. Further, the brake pad comprises a pressure region that is configured to be pushed on by a brake piston or by a caliper finger of the disk brake system. The back plate and the friction layer each extend into the pressure region. The back plate has a reduced thickness in the pressure region as compared with a region of the brake pad that is not configured to be pushed on by the brake piston or caliper finger.

Abstract: The invention relates to a brake shoe for a drum brake system, the drum brake system comprising a brake drum that is configured to rotate about a rotation axis, the brake shoe having a length configured to extend in a circumferential direction of the brake drum and a width configured to extend in an axial direction of the brake drum, the brake shoe further having a contact face for contacting the brake drum to generate a braking force, wherein a width of the contact face varies along the length of the brake shoe. The invention also relates to a drum brake system comprising two such brake shoes.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a guide pin allowing a caliper housing to be slidably coupled to a carrier during braking, includes a cylindrical guide shaft portion; and a head portion provided at one end of the guide shaft portion in an enlarged diameter form, and the guide shaft portion is provided in a form in which at least a portion of a center thereof is hollow in an axial direction to form a hollow portion.

Abstract: The invention concerns a brake assembly for a vehicle wheel, the brake assembly comprising: a braked member that is coupable or coupled to the vehicle wheel for a joint rotation therewith about a rotational axis, the braked member having friction linings that are arranged at an axial distance from one another; and a braking unit that comprises an actuator and at least two displaceable members, the displaceable members being positioned in between the friction linings, wherein the actuator is configured move the displaceable members axially apart from one another, thereby bringing each displaceable member into contact with one of the friction linings of the braked member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a brake drum assembly for braking at least one vehicle wheel that rotates about a rotation axis, the brake drum assembly comprising: a brake drum configured to rotate about the rotation axis and having a ring section extending circumferentially about the rotation axis and an end wall section extending at an angle to the rotation axis, the brake drum having an inner surface bounding at least part of a receiving space of the brake drum; at least one brake dust collector that faces an outer surface of the brake drum, wherein the brake drum comprises at least one through-hole providing a path through which brake dust can move from the receiving space to the dust collector.

Abstract: The invention concerns a brake drum for a drum brake of a motor vehicle, the brake drum having: a ring section extending concentrically about a rotation axis; and a circular wall section extending at an angle to the rotation axis; wherein in the brake drum has at least one portion that deviates from at least one of: a) a rotation symmetric configuration of the brake drum with respect to the rotation axis; b) a material comprised by at least one other portion of the brake drum.

Abstract: The application relates to a brake pad for a disk brake system and to a disk brake system. The proposed brake pad comprises a back plate having a front side for facing a brake disk of the disk brake system and a friction layer arranged on the front side of the back plate for contacting a friction surface of the brake disk. The brake pad further comprises an underlayer arranged between the front side of the back plate and the friction layer. The back plate comprises a recess. The underlayer extends into the recess of the back plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drum brake system for a vehicle, comprising a brake drum and a shell, the shell at least partially encasing the brake drum at an axially outer side and/or an axially inner side and/or a circumferentially outer side.

Abstract: The invention relates to a disk brake system for a vehicle, comprising a brake disk, a caliper and a shell, the shell at least partially encasing the brake disk, and optionally the caliper, at an axially outer side and/or an axially inner side and/or a circumferentially outer side.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drum brake assembly for braking a wheel a motor vehicle that rotates about a rotation axis, with: a brake drum having a back wall section extending at an angle to the rotation axis and a circumferential wall section, at least one brake shoe assembly, wherein each of the brake shoe assembly and brake drum has a contact portion for contacting the respective other of the brake shoe assembly and brake drum to generate a braking force; and wherein the brake shoe assembly is configured to be coupled to a rotatable axle component of the motor vehicle to rotate relative to the brake drum about the rotation axis.