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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Baumgartner, Moosburg, DE;
Dieter Bieker, Oberaudorf, DE;
Assignee:
Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/552 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/552 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a wear adjusting device for a motor vehicle disk brake and a method for controlling the device. A brake actuated rotating lever primarily effects a slidable element which actuates at least one adjusting spindle. The spindle presses a brake lining in the direction of a brake disk. According to the invention, the adjustment device consists of an electric drive which adjusts at least one of the adjusting spindles through rotary operation.