Patent ID: 6488132
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
A disc brake assembly, comprising:two independent hydraulic type disc brakes configured for use as a service brake, the independent hydraulic type disc brakes being disposed in a circumferential arrangement along a disc rotor, one of the independent hydraulic type disc brakes comprising a first pair of brake pads and the other comprising a second pair of brake pads, both pairs of brake pads operable to cause a braking effect on the disc rotor by pressing against the disc rotor; and a mechanical floating-caliper type disc brake configured for use as a parking brake, the mechanical floating-caliper type disc brake comprising a third pair of brake pads and being positioned circumferentially between the two independent hydraulic type disc brakes, at least one component part of each of the independent hydraulic type disc brakes being coupled directly to the pads of the mechanical floating-caliper type disc brake such that at least one of the independent hydraulic type disc brakes serves as a torque-receiving part of the mechanical floating-caliber type disc brake and torque generated at the mechanical floating-caliper type disc brake is transferred directly to the components of the at least one of the independent hydraulic type disc brake.