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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Applicant:
Wlodzimierz Macke, Olching, DE;
Inventor:
Wlodzimierz Macke, Olching, DE;
Assignee:
Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 55/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disc brake, particularly for utility vehicles, including a caliper that straddles at least some outer circumferential sections of a brake disc. A device for applying the brake is disposed entirely, or in part, in the caliper. A wear adjusting system is arranged in the caliper and is used for adjusting the lifting clearance between the brake pads and the brake disc. The wear adjusting system is provided with at least one adjusting device in the form of a rotary mechanism. A recharageable energy accumulator, such as a flat coil spring, is provided as a drive unit for the rotary mechanism.