Abstract: A system is provided for determining a volume of material milled, or a surface area milled, by a construction machine having a milling drum. The volume of material milled is determined as a function of a cross-sectional area of material to be milled in front of the milling drum and a distance traveled by the construction machine while actively milling. The cross-sectional area is determined in part by direct machine observation of one or more profile characteristics of a ground surface in front of the milling drum. The surface area milled is determined as a function of the width of the area to be milled in front of the milling drum and a distance traveled by the construction machine while actively milling.

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: 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 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 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 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.

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 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 invention relates to a brake shoe for a drum brake system, the brake shoe having a length configured to extend in a circumferential direction of a brake drum of the drum brake system, and a width configured to extend in an axial direction of the brake drum, wherein the brake shoe has spatially varying thermal properties along its length, in particular a change in heat capacity and/or a change in thermal expansion coefficient and/or a change in thermal conductivity. The invention also relates to a drum brake system having a brake shoe of the above-mentioned type.

Abstract: The invention concerns a Brake carrier (10) for disc brake arrangement (11), the disc brake arrangement (11) having brake pads (24) that are displaceable relative to a brake disc (100), wherein the brake carrier (10) is configured to support the brake pads (24) during their displacement; wherein the brake carrier (10) comprises at least a first portion (14) that is arrangeable on a first side (13) of the brake disc (100), a second portion (16) that that is arrangeable on a second side (15) of the brake disc (100) and two connecting portions (18, 20) each connecting the first and second portions (14, 16); wherein at least one of the connecting portions (18, 20) comprises an air channel (12) having a first end (34) that is arranged so as to face towards the brake disc (100). Also disclosed is a disc brake arrangement (11) comprising such a brake carrier (10).

Abstract: The invention concerns a disc brake arrangement for a vehicle, the disc brake arrangement comprising: a brake disc that is rotatable about a rotational axis; and at least one brake pad, wherein the brake disc comprises a disc member and a brake lining at an outer circumferential face of the disc member and wherein the brake pad is displaceable relative to the brake lining, so as to contact the brake lining during braking for generating a brake force.

Abstract: The application relates to a brake pad assembly (10) for a disk brake system and to a disk brake system. The proposed brake pad assembly (10) comprises a back plate (5) having a front side (4) for facing a brake disk (1) of the disk brake system and a friction layer (3) arranged on the front side (4) of the back plate (5) for contacting a friction surface of the brake disk (1). The back plate (5) comprises a guiding protrusion (9) configured to be slidably received within a guiding recess (18) of a carrier (19) of the disk brake system. The brake pad assembly (10) further comprises a shim (16) configured to be arranged between the guiding protrusion (18) of the back plate (5) and the guiding recess (18) of the carrier (19). The shim (16) comprises a rubber layer (23) and a stiff layer (22).

Abstract: A brake drum includes an outer drum, at least one layer of heat resistant adhesive, provided at least on the inner radial surface of the outer drum, and an inner drum provided inside the outer drum connected with the outer drum via the at least one adhesive layer.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for the structural optimization of a brake caliper (10), the brake caliper (10) having a first face (24) and a second face (26) that are spaced apart from one another along a piston movement axis (A), wherein the first and second face (24, 26) are connected by a bridge section (22) of the caliper (10), wherein the method is performed based on a computer-implemented model (30) of the brake caliper (10), caliper model, the method comprising: prescribing a boundary condition according to which an orientation of the first face (24) and the second face (26) relative to one another and/or to the piston movement axis (A) remains constant even under load; performing a structural optimization of the caliper model (30) taking into account said boundary condition. Also disclosed is a brake caliper (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a disk brake system for a vehicle, with single-sided pressure application, comprising a brake disk (1) comprising a hub portion (1.1) and a friction ring (1.2), a friction surface (1.3) of the friction ring (1.2) extending between an inner circumferential edge (1.4) and an outer circumferential edge (1.5) of the friction ring (1.2), a housing (2) with at least one piston (3, 3?, 3?) for actuating a first brake pad (4), the first brake pad (4) being configured to be pressed against the friction surface (1.3) of the friction ring (1.2) for braking, the disk brake system being devoid of an opposing brake pad opposite to the first brake pad (4). The invention also relates to a vehicle comprising at least one brake system of this type.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a Drum brake assembly (10) for a motor vehicle, the drum brake assembly (10) having: a brake drum housing (16); at least one brake shoe (26); a brake lining (18); wherein the brake lining (18) is arranged at an inner circumferential face (24) of the brake drum housing (16) and the brake shoe (26) is displaceable relative to the brake lining (18), so as to contact the brake lining (18) during braking. Also disclosed is a drake drum assembly (14) for a motor vehicle Method a for producing such a brake drum assembly (14).

Abstract: The application relates to a brake pad (2) for a disk brake system and to a disk brake system. The proposed brake pad (2) comprises a back plate (5) having a front side (4) for facing a brake disk (1) of the disk brake system and a friction layer (3) arranged on the front side (4) of the back plate (5) for contacting a friction surface of the brake disk (1). The back plate (5) comprises a guiding protrusion (9) configured to be slidably received within a guiding recess (14) of a carrier (13) of the disk brake system. The guiding protrusion (9) of the back plate (5) comprises a bulging portion (10). The bulging portion (10) is configured to extend toward a guiding surface (15) of the guiding recess (14) of the carrier (13) to reduce a gap width between the guiding protrusion (9) of the back plate (5) in the region of the bulging portion (10) and an adjacent part of the disk brake system.