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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2001
Johann Baumgartner, Moosburg, DE;
Dieter Bieker, Oberaudorf, DE;
Wolfgang Pahle, Heilbronn, DE;
Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, Munich, GB;
Abstract
The invention relates to a disk brake, in particular for utility vehicles, comprising a brake caliper, which extends over a brake disk, an application device located in the brake caliper for applying brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction of the latter, in addition to at least one adjusting system located in the brake caliper for compensating wear and tear on the brake pad and or disk, by adjusting the distance between the brake pad and the brake disk. The adjusting system has an adjusting rotative device. The disk brake is characterized in that at least one of the adjusting rotative devices is provided on each side of the brake disk for adjusting the axial distances between the two brake pads and the brake disk.