Abstract: A hydraulic brake system including: (a) a first hydraulic-pressure generating device including a manual hydraulic pressure source; (b) a second hydraulic-pressure generating device including a power hydraulic pressure source; (c) a manual-operation-associated brake line including a communicating device that is to be brought into communication with the manual hydraulic pressure source and brake cylinder or cylinders of the plurality of hydraulic brakes; (d) an output hydraulic-pressure control device and a flow restraining device disposed in parallel with each other between the manual-operation-associated brake line and the second hydraulic-pressure generating device; and (e) a power hydraulic pressure source control device for activating the power hydraulic pressure source such that the hydraulic pressure is supplied to the manual-operation-associated brake line via the flow restraining device, when the output hydraulic-pressure control device cannot control the hydraulic pressure outputted by the second hydr

Abstract: A device comprising: a caliper comprising: one or more piston bores housing a piston; an outboard pad retainer; a bridge; and a shoulder; wherein the caliper is attached directly to a knuckle of an automobile via the shoulder.

Abstract: A holder for hydraulic brake assembly includes a holder. The holder has one end thrust by a pushing mechanism and another end connected to a brake shoe. The holder has a skirt formed on one end thereof and outwardly extending therefrom to define a receiving space in between the skirt. The pushing mechanism is selectively received in the receiving space in the skirt. The skirt is provided for stably connecting to the pushing mechanism such that the pushing mechanism is steady thrust with the holder to provide a stable brake effect and prevent wear from an unstable contact.

Abstract: Disclosed is a disk brake for a vehicle having a manual release unit, capable of manually releasing the contact of a disk and a friction pad which are locked in a braking state. The disk brake includes a disk rotating together with a wheel of the vehicle, a friction pad which makes contact with a side surface of the disk to generate braking force, a wedge member to which the friction pad is attached, a drive motor which generates driving force to move the wedge member in a direction of the disk, a power transmission part which sifts rotational motion of the drive motor into a linear motion of the wedge member, a pad compensation part which maintains a uniform gap between the friction pad and the disk, and a manual release part installed in the pad compensation part such that contact between the friction pad and the disk is manually released when the friction pad and the disk are locked in a braking state due to friction between the friction pad and the disk.

Abstract: A brake device includes a brake disk fixed to a power transmission shaft, and a brake caliper for braking the brake disk by a nipping action. The brake caliper includes a caliper bracket fitted to a final gear case, and a caliper body detachably fitted to the caliper bracket, wherein the caliper body is fitted to the caliper bracket by a pair of fixing bolts. The screw-fitting directions of the individual bolts of the pair of fixing bolts are opposite to each other. The aforementioned brake device for a vehicle permits maintenance work to be quickly and easily carried out.

Abstract: A disc brake (10) comprises a disc (12, 14), friction material pads (26) arranged on opposite sides of the disc, and an operating mechanism (50, 52) operable to bring the pads into contact with the disc so that the pads apply a braking force to the disc. The brake (10) also comprises a slideway (72a) on which at least one of the pads (26) is suported for sliding movement towards or away from the disc (12, 14). The slideway (72a) is formed by a guidance member (72) which defines at least two parallel grooves (72b) in a surface (72c) of the guidance member. The grooves (72b) extend parallel to the direction of the slideway (72a). The guidance member (72) is supported by parallel rods (70) which are received in the grooves (72b).