Knorr-bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh

Tobias Schoefberger

Michael Peschel

Jens Fricke

Matthias Klingner

Philipp Adamczyk

Oliver Krause

Abdelaziz Rguichi

Markus Molnar

Thomas Eichler

Manfred Schoenauer

Martin Pleintinger

Franz Gasslbauer

Martin Tropp

Alexander Werth

Alexander Asen

Werner Koch

Igor Nesmjanowitsch

Wolfgang Pahle

Daniel Geis-Esser

Andreas Petschke

Rudolf Fischer

Ralf Weber

Christian Brandl

Christian Stoeger

Robert Theil

Kai Rieck

Julian Cato Dahlenburg

Michael Hacklberger

Martin Heindl

Matthias Adelung

Peter Balint

Christoph Kaiser

Dimitrij Habermann

Markus Gerhardinger

Philipp Krauss

Matthias Klinger

Maximilian Hauser

Natalie Roth

Kerstin Sakel

Peter Schmidt

A method and device for determining a possible deceleration variable of a brake system of a vehicle, wherein the brake system has at least one brake, includes providing a possible control variable value that corresponds to an actual control variable value that can be set by the brake system, wherein the at least one brake is designed to generate a deceleration variable in response to a control variable of said actual control variable value; providing a brake system model that is designed to determine a deceleration variable of the at least one brake from an input control variable value; inputting the possible control variable value into the brake system model; and determining a possible deceleration variable of the at least one brake that corresponds to the possible control variable value by way of the brake system model.

Determination of a possible deceleration variable

A disc brake includes a brake caliper that engages over a brake disc and is designed as a sliding caliper. The disc brake has two brake pads which are located in the brake caliper, can be moved in opposite directions and each of which has a pad backing plate with a friction lining secured thereon. An action-side or application-side brake pad of the two brake pads can be pressed against the brake disc by a brake application device with the aid of at least one brake plunger. The brake also includes at least one restoring device, by which the brake caliper can be returned after a displacement and release of the brakes caused by a braking action. The restoring device has a spreading device which engages on the brake pads lying opposite one another and which acts with an identical force in opposition to the respective application direction. The spreading device includes spring-loaded spreading elements, each engaging on its respective pad backing plate. The spreading device is located in the central opening and the spreading elements engage directly or indirectly, outside the friction linings, on at least two contact regions of the brake pads, the regions facing each other at a distance from the center. Each contact region has a contact surface and a support surface, on which surfaces the spreading elements are movably located.

Disc brake for a commercial vehicle and brake pad set

A disc brake and a brake lining for a commercial vehicle are provided. The disc brake includes a brake caliper on a stationary brake carrier and straddling a brake disc. The brake carrier has at least one brake lining space, in particular two brake lining spaces, each of which is delimited by lateral brake carrier lugs and accommodates a brake lining. At least one respective dimensionally stable blocking element is provided as a counter bearing against the insertion direction of the brake pads. The blocking elements are supported on the brake pads and/or or the brake carrier and are held on the brake carrier and/or on the brake pads.

Disc brake for a commercial vehicle

A resetting device by which a brake caliper can be reset after a braking-induced displacement and release of a brake. The resetting device has a spreading device which has resilient spreading elements. The spreading device is arranged in a central opening of the brake caliper. The spreading elements engage, outside the friction pads, directly or indirectly on one side at at least two abutment regions arranged spaced apart from one another relative to the center, of the brake pads, where the abutment regions have one abutment surface and one bearing surface on which the spreading elements are movably arranged. The spreading device has spring arms, of which in each case two lie against an associated pad carrier plate, where the spring arms are connected to one another in the central region of the opening. The spring arms are connected to a retaining bow which is attached to a brake carrier.

The invention relates to a disk brake for a utility vehicle, comprising a brake caliper, which extends over a brake disk and which is slidably held on at least one guide bar, which is connected to a stationary brake bracket by means of a screw, wherein the screw is fed through the guide bar, is designed in such a way that the guide bar has impressing elements, which are formed on the end face of the guide bar that lies against the brake bracket, at least in a circumferential and/or radial partial region, which impressing elements engage into the brake bracket in an impressed manner in such a way that an interlocking connection and/or a frictional connection is formed.

Disk brake for a utility vehicle

A disc brake for a utility vehicle is provided, having a sliding brake caliper which is fastened to a brake carrier and has a central opening above a brake disc. Two brake pads are acted on by at least one restoring device with resilient spreading elements which engage the brake pads and acts equally against the respective tightening direction. The spreading device is arranged in the central opening such that the spreading elements engage directly or indirectly outside the friction linings in the center region of the pad backing plates or at at least two contact regions of the brake pads arranged at a distance from each other with respect to the center. The contact regions each have a contact surface and a bearing surface, on which the spreading elements are movably arranged. The invention further relates to a corresponding brake pad set.

Disc brake for a utility vehicle, and brake pad set

A disk brake for a vehicle, in particular for a utility vehicle, is provided. The disk brake includes a brake disk, a brake caliper with application and back sections, brake pads having pad back plates with a pad-retaining spring supported under preload by a pad-retaining clip on the brake caliper, and a securing device releasably securing the pad-retaining clip via the pad back plate of the back-side brake pad. The securing device has at least one clip element and at least one retainer. In an installed state, at least one section of the at least one clip element is in engagement with at least one section of the retainer. During installation/removal of the pad-retaining clip, the at least one clip element section can be moved against a spring force. A corresponding brake pad set is provided.

Disk brake having a pad-retaining clip and a securing device, and brake pad set

A disc brake includes a brake caliper that engages over a brake disc, the caliper having a central opening over the brake disc. The disc brake has two brake pads which are located in the brake caliper, can be moved in opposite directions and each of which has a pad backing plate with a friction lining secured thereon. An action-side or application-side brake pad of the two brake pads can be pressed against the brake disc by a brake application device with the aid of at least one brake plunger. The brake also has at least one restoring device, by which the brake caliper can be returned. The restoring device has a spreading device which engages on the brake pads lying opposite one another and which acts with an identical force in opposition to the respective application direction. The spreading device has spring-loaded spreading elements, each engaging on its respective pad backing plate. The spreading device is located in the central opening and the spreading elements engage directly or indirectly, outside the friction linings, on at least two contact regions of the brake pads. These regions face each other at a distance from the center. The spreading device has spring-loaded arms which are interconnected in the central region of the opening and connected to a retaining bracket which is attached to the brake support plate.

A disc brake has a brake caliper, which reaches over a brake disc, is designed as a sliding caliper, is fastened to a stationary brake bracket and has a central opening over the brake disc. Two brake pads, which are arranged in the brake caliper and can be moved in opposite directions each have a backing plate and a friction lining fastened thereto. An action-side brake pad can be pressed against the brake disc by an application device by way of at least one brake piston. At least one restoring device is provided, by which the brake caliper can be returned after displacement and release of the brake caused by braking, wherein the restoring device has a spreading device, which acts on the brake pads lying opposite each other and acts in the same way against each particular application direction and has resilient spreading elements that act on the respective backing plates. The spreading device is arranged in the central opening, wherein the spreading elements act directly or indirectly outside of the friction linings on one side in the center region or at least two contact regions of the brake pads arranged at a distance from each other with respect to the center, wherein the contact regions each have a contact surface and a bearing surface, on which the spreading elements are movably arranged.

A disc brake for a commercial vehicle has a brake caliper, which straddles a brake disc and is designed as a sliding caliper and is fastened to a stationary brake carrier, two brake pads, which are arranged in the brake caliper and can be moved in opposite directions and which each have a backing plate and a friction lining fastened to the backing plate, of which brake pads an action-side brake pad can be pressed against the brake disc by an application device via a brake piston, and at least one restoring device, by which the brake caliper can be restored after a braking-related displacement and release of the brake. The disc brake is designed such that the restoring device has at least two rods, which lie against the brake pads with spring loading against the respective application directions of the brake pads, of which rods one is designed as a pulling rod and the other is designed as a pushing rod.

A disk brake with lower cost and improved maintainability is provided. The brake caliper includes at least one actuating device for actuating the disc brake using a moveably guided bridge. The bridge has at least one threaded hole into which an actuating spindle is displaceably located. A brake disk end of the actuating spindle penetrates a caliper closing plate facing the brake disk. The positioning spindle carries a rotatably-mounted pressure piece which presses a brake pad against the brake disc. The opening is sealed by a bellows retained on the brake caliper on one side and on the pressure piece on the other side. A securing ring non-rotatably located on the actuating spindle and rotatably connected to the thrust piece interacts with the bellows during brake application and/or release to maintain a desired air gap between the brake disk and brake pad.

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Tobias Schoefberger