Patent ID: 9663325
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B66B,B66D,F16D,F16F

Claim:
1. A braking apparatus comprising: a buffering member holding portion that comprises at least one of a fixed portion and a movable portion; the movable portion that is displaceable toward and away from the fixed portion; a friction member that is disposed on the movable portion, and that brakes rotation of a rotating body by being placed in contact with the rotating body; a forcing device that forces the movable portion in a direction that places the friction member in contact with the rotating body; a braking force releasing device that displaces the movable portion in a direction in which the friction member separates from the rotating body in opposition to the forcing device; and a buffering member that is disposed between the fixed portion and the movable portion, wherein: an accommodating recess portion that accommodates and holds the buffering member is disposed on the buffering member holding portion; an opening portion disposed on a portion of a side surface of the accommodating recess portion; the buffering member is removable from and insertable into the accommodating recess portion through the opening portion from a direction that is perpendicular to a direction of displacement of the movable portion; the buffering member is formed using a rubber or a resin material that has flexibility; a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the buffering member protrudes from the opening portion; a deforming device that deforms the buffering member by pressing the buffering member in the direction that is perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the movable portion; and the deforming device deforms the buffering member by pressing the outer circumferential surface of the buffering member.