Patent ID: 6186286
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
Braking device for a wheel of a vehicle comprising:a caliper with brake linings guided therein,at least one brake disk arranged between the brake linings which is axially displaceable in a non-rotatable manner with respect to the wheel, anda pneumatically operable adjusting device, which has an exclusively rotationally movable drive shaft as a mechanical transmission element, for generating a pressure of the brake linings on the brake disk,wherein the calioer is constructed as a fixed caliper and, when the adjusting device is operating, only one of the brake linings, arranged on opposite sides of the at least one brake disk, carries out an application movement,wherein the adjusting device comprises a ball screw with a ball screw spindle, which is caused to rotate by the drive shaft, and a corresponding yoke, the ball screw being constructed for generating an axially acting pressure of the brake linings onto the brake disk, andwherein the ball screw spindle is arranged in an axially non-displaceable manner with respect to an axle element.