Patent ID: 9562580
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: F16D

Claim:
1. A caliper brake adapted to act upon a stator to engage a rotor of a vehicle, the brake comprising a housing; a first piston assembly in said housing; a second piston assembly in said housing in fluid communication with said first piston assembly; said first piston assembly including a first piston and a spring assembly, said spring assembly urging said first piston into a first position engaging the stator; said second piston assembly including a second piston positionable in a first position when said first piston is in the first position, said second piston having a bore therethrough, said bore receiving a valve assembly including a spring and a ball, such that when said second piston moves from the first position to a second position the fluid acts upon said first piston thereby disengaging said first piston from the stator.