Patent ID: 7134532
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
1. A pneumatically or electrically actuated disk brake, comprising: a caliper which, in use, straddles a brake disk, a first brake application device arranged in the caliper on a first side of the brake disk for applying a first brake pad against the brake disk, a second brake application device arranged in the caliper on a second side of the brake disk for applying a second brake pad against the brake disk, a coupling device which mutually couples the first and second brake application devices, configured such that the brake application devices can only move synchronously, and such that in the event of failure of one brake application device, the other brake application device remains functional, and an adjusting system arranged in the caliper for compensating brake pad and/or brake disk wear by adjusting an axial distance between each brake pad and the brake disk, wherein the adjusting system has one or more adjusting devices on each side of the brake disk configured to drive their respective brake pads towards and away from the brake disk to adjust the axial distances between the brake pads and the brake disk when the brake application devices are at rest positions.