Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (uk) Limited

Arvin Meritor Technology, LLC

Scania Cb Ab

Arvinmeritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (uk) Ltd.

Scania Cv Ab

Paul Anthony Thomas

Denis John McCann

Sean Cleary

Dietmar Knoop

Paul Roberts

Refaat Malki

Mark Anthony Norman

Carl Edward Heinlein

Andrew John Ward

Martin Pors Taylor

Wilfried T Giering

Shan Shih

Marco Bassi

Clive Harrup

Anthony John Williams

Jonathan Leslie Christopher Jackson

Matthew McGinn

Alex Szafnauer

Neil Williams

Adrian Bull

Peter Kerslake Gibbens

Royston Leonard Morris

Corrado Conti

Richard Bellingham

Franz Helmut Holl

Roberto Conti

Markus Necknig

Gary Ganaway

Paul Hadley

James A E Mills

Martin Roche

Alessandro Mortali

Ralph Pratt

Mats Lofstrand

Huw Wills-Wood

Mats Löfstrand

Hywel Woodward

Simon Duggan

Timothy Smith

Roberti Conti

A disc brake assembly that includes first and second brake pads for contacting a rotor, a brake carrier for receiving at least the first brake pad, a brake caliper arranged to slide with respect to the brake carrier, and an actuating arrangement. The actuating arrangement is configured to selectively move the brake caliper and is electrically operated.

Disc brake

A disc brake, an axle assembly having a disc brake, and a method of assembly. The disc brake may include a first friction element and a second friction element. The first and second friction elements may have an effective contact area with a brake rotor of at least 10,000 mm.

A mounting for a guide pin of a disc brake and method of mounting. A mounting portion of a guide pin may have a first polygonal cross-sectional profile. A receiving portion of a brake carrier may receive the mounting portion and may have cross-sectional profile that is different than the first polygonal cross-sectional profile.

Mounting for a guide pin of a disc brake

A disc brake assembly and a method of mounting a disc brake assembly. The disc brake assembly may have a caliper that may receive first and second brake pads, a cover, and a spacer. The cover may have an opening pattern arranged to allow insertion and removal of the spacer.

Disc brake assembly

A disc brake having a caliper, a piston, an operating shaft, a wear adjustment mechanism, and a transmission path. The caliper may straddle a rotor and may retain first and second brake pads. The piston may be slidable within the caliper. The operating shaft may apply an actuating force to advance the piston when the operating shaft is actuated. The transmission path of the wear adjustment mechanism may include a one-way clutch.

A disc brake having a caliper, a housing bore, a guide insert, and a piston. The housing bore extends inboard from an outboard face of a housing portion of the caliper. The guide insert may have an inner guide bore and may be mounted within the housing bore. The piston may be slideable within the inner guide bore relative to the guide insert so as to urge a brake pad towards a rotor.

A brake carrier for an air-actuated disc brake. The brake carrier may have first and second carrier portions that may include a mounting arrangement and a recess. The recess may define a circumferential abutment surface for restraining motion of a brake pad in a circumferential direction and a radial abutment surface for restraining motion of the brake pad in a radially inward direction.

A brake actuating apparatus includes a force transmission element operable to transmit a brake actuating force and an abutment member moveable to abut the force transmission element. A piezo-electric device operable on expansion applies a force between the abutment member and the force transmission element to move the force transmission element in a direction of brake actuation. A support member moveable independently of the abutment member supports the force transmission element in the new position following expansion of the piezo-electric device.

Brake actuator apparatus and method for actuating a brake

A vehicle suspension assembly includes a device for securing an axle to a selected suspension component. A seat member that is received between the axle and the suspension component includes an axle adaptor as part of the seat member. A first portion of the seat member is received between the axle and the suspension component. A second portion of the seat member extends away from the first portion and includes at least one support surface for supporting a brake component relative to the axle. In one example embodiment, the seat member includes an integrated brake carrier.

Integrated axle adaptor and spring seat for a vehicle suspension system

A vehicle brake assembly includes a first brake housing portion having an assembly opening formed through a rear face. The rear face is substantially opposite and parallel to a front face which faces toward a brake rotor. A bearing block includes a lever receipt portion and a cover portion. The cover portion fits within the assembly opening to close the assembly opening and the lever receipt portion of the bearing block supports the lever assemby. The lever assembly is passed through the assembly is passed through the assembly opening and the bearing block is passed through the front opening in the front face. The component positions may then be exchange within the hosing portion such that the cover portion of the bearing block is fit into assembly opening and welded in place prior to support of the lever assembly.

Vehicle brake assembly having a bearing block closure and method of assembly therefor

An actuator ( ) device for a disc brake ( ) is provided comprising a rotary actuator ( ) operable, via a force transmission device ( ), to move a friction element ( ) of the brake, in use, into engagement with a rotary brake disc ( ), and a thrust member ( A, A) arranged to transmit force from the actuator ( ) to the force transmission device ( ), the actuator ( ) being arranged to engage the thrust member ( A, A) in a manner such as to prevent rotation of the latter.

Disc brake actuator

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