Patent ID: 8919503
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B61H,F16D

Abstract:
1. A brake lining for a railroad car is pressed by a brake caliper against a sliding surface of a brake disc, comprising: a plurality of friction members which are pressed onto the sliding surface of the brake disc; a back plate which is attached to the brake caliper and supports the plurality of friction members, wherein the plurality of friction members are distributed so that plural friction members are arranged in each of a radial direction and a circumferential direction of the back plate, and an elastic member is disposed between each respective friction member and the back plate, each respective friction member has an outer peripheral surface, located radially outside the elastic member, an entirety of the outer peripheral surface being formed in a convex curved shape, so that when a light pressing force is applied, a uniform surface pressure is achieved by transmitting a pressing force from the back plate to the friction members via the elastic members, and when a heavy pressing force is applied, the uniform surface pressure is maintained by means of the convex curved outer peripheral surfaces making contact with the back plate but not via the elastic members, to directly transmit the pressing force to the friction members.