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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2000
Frank Madzgalla, Koblenz, DE;
Hubert Krautkremer, Mülheim-Kärlich, DE;
Christian Schroeter, Sinzig, DE;
Guido Zenzen, Macken, DE;
Lucas Industries plc, , GB;
Abstract
Disk brake comprising a brake anchor plate ( ) which is fastenable to a vehicle, a floating frame ( ) which engages over a brake disk ( ) of the brake and is guided on the brake anchor plate ( ), at least one first brake shoe ( ) which in the installed state of the brake is supported against the floating frame ( ) at the side of the brake disk ( ) directed towards the outside of the vehicle, at least one second brake shoe ( ) which in the installed state of the brake is supported counter to braking forces against the brake anchor plate ( ) at the side of the brake disk ( ) directed towards the inside of the vehicle, at least one operating piston ( ) which is disposed on the floating frame ( ), wherein the brake shoes ( ) are removable substantially radially in relation to the axis of the brake, and wherein the first brake shoe ( ) at its rear side ( ) has a detent device ( ) and the floating frame ( ) has a detent device ( ) complementary thereto, and that the brake shoe ( ) is fastened to the floating frame ( ) through latching of the detent device ( ) with the detent device ( ) complementary thereto. The invention further relates to a brake shoe which is suitable for the previously described disk brake.