Patent ID: 9656679
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B60T,B61H,F16D

Claim:
1. A brake unit for a vehicle, comprising: a brake cylinder; a brake piston being axially guided in said brake cylinder; a locking element actively connected to said brake piston; a device for adjusting a clearance, said device having two first stops assigned to each other and come to rest against each other when the brake unit is opened, said device further having two second stops assigned to each other and come to rest against each other when said brake unit is closed, one of said first stops being formed on said locking element actively connected to said brake piston, one of said second stops formed on said locking element actively connected to said brake piston; a preloaded spring; and a locking member engaging with said locking element under a force of said preloaded spring such that said locking element is being blocked by said locking member when said first stops come to rest against each other, and can continue to catch or slip relative to said locking member under a force of said brake piston when said second stops come to rest against each other.