Knorr-bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh

Jakob Lachermeier

Wolfgang Pahle

Matthias Klingner

Robert Trimpe

Alexander Werth

Markus Gruber

Edgar Ruhl

Stefan Kemmler

Michael Blessing

A steering knuckle of a utility vehicle, composed of a cast material, has a main body, a steering knuckle bearing, a hub-type, cup-shaped receiving portion, open towards a rim of a vehicle wheel and suitable for receiving an anti-friction bearing and a bearing journal, and a pad-receiving portion for receiving a brake pad. The pad receiving portion has a support and two supporting elements provided one behind the other in the rotational direction of the vehicle wheel. A control arm attachment for linking an axle guide is formed on the main body.

Steering knuckle of a utility vehicle

A steering knuckle of a utility vehicle has a main body, a steering knuckle bearing for receiving in a rotating articulated manner a vehicle axle, a hub-type, cup-shaped receiving portion, open towards a rim of a vehicle wheel, in which portion an anti-friction bearing and a bearing journal can be received. The main body has an opening for receiving a drive shaft. The opening leads into the hub-type receiving portion. An axle assembly and a vehicle axle of a utility vehicle are also provided.

Steering knuckle of a utility vehicle, axle assembly and vehicle axle of a utility vehicle

A system for monitoring brake pad wear of a brake, including an apparatus for monitoring brake pad wear of a first type (total wear monitoring) and an apparatus for monitoring brake pad wear of a second type (final-position wear monitoring). The apparatus of the first type and the apparatus of the second type are connected by way of a connection element. The connection element is created for expanding the functionality of a device for brake pad wear monitoring of a brake, and is designed to establish a connection expanding the functionality of the device between an apparatus extending the functionality and a device whose functionality is to be expanded.

Device for brake pad wear monitoring of a brake

A combined service brake and spring-loaded brake cylinder includes an air-bleed valve having a piston supporting a valve body, which is guided inside a cylinder in an axially displaceable manner, and at least one first pressure spring supported on the piston being loaded against a first valve seat on the piston. The piston is loaded by at least one second pressure spring which is supported on the piston rod, in such a manner that the valve body is pushed toward a second valve seat on the piston rod and away from the first valve seat. A first piston area of the piston is loaded by the pressure in the spring chamber in a direction that lifts the valve body from the second valve seat and a second piston area by the pressure inside the service brake chamber in a direction that pushes the valve body toward the second valve seat and lifts it from the first valve seat, whereby a flow connection is established between the service brake chamber and the spring chamber by the valve seat and/or when the valve seat is lifted from the second valve seat.

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Freising, Germany

Jakob Lachermeier