Patent ID: 6439353
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A vehicle brake arrangement comprising:a first brake disk arranged concentrically on an axis; and a second brake disk that is arranged concentrically on said axis, parallel to said first brake disk, and that is rotatable relative to said first brake disk about said axis; wherein said first brake disk comprises a support arrangement including a support ring, a plurality of support arms that are fixed to said support ring and respectively protrude outwardly from an outer circumferential surface of said support ring and that are circumferentially distributed and spaced apart relative to each other with respective circumferential segment-shaped spaces therebetween, and a plurality of pivotable locking members that are respectively pivotably connected to respective outwardly protruding free ends of said support arms; wherein said first brake disk. further comprises a plurality of plate-shaped brake segments that are respectively arranged and removably secured in said segment-shaped spaces between said support arms; and wherein each one of said brake segments comprises at least one brake segment pad arranged and adapted to selectively frictionally contact said second brake disk.