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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Frank Schmidt, Schweinfurt, DE;
Thomas Huber, Schwebheim, DE;
Egon Schäflein, Schweinfurt, DE;
Johannes Rau, Gerstetten, DE;
SRAM Deutschland GmbH, Schweinfurt, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed is a brake device for at least one axle of a wheel of a vehicle such as a bicycle for braking a brake drum which is connected to the wheel, having a brake carrier, a shoe element, a brake lever with a cam which is arranged between two shoe ends of the shoe element and is preloaded in that area. The shoe element is connected to the brake carrier by a holder and the cam is connected to the brake lever without a bearing, by means of which it can be pivoted. The brake device according to the present invention has the advantage that it can be produced mechanically in large numbers in a simple manner, its characteristics can be influenced by design measures, and it has a high level of efficiency, so that reduced actuating forces result and possibly simplified actuating elements may be used.