Patent ID: 6481544
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A disk brake comprising a brake disk (2) and two brake pads (4, 6), each brake pad (4, 6) including a carrier plate (8) and a friction lining layer (10, 12) arranged thereupon, each friction layer (10, 12) including a radial symmetrically bisecting line (28); each friction layer (10, 12) having a central area (22) of a substantially uniform layer thickness and an outer friction surface and an area (14, 16; 18, 20) of reduced layer thickness at at least one end of the brake pad (4, 6) with the reduced thickness layer area having an outer friction surface; a separating line (24) defining an edge (24) between the central area (22) and the at least one reduced thickness layer area (14, 16; 18, 20) of each brake pad (4, 6), said separating line (24) and said radial symmetrically bisecting line (28) defining an acute included angle, said reduced thickness layer area (14, 16; 18, 20) progressively reducing in thickness in a direction away from said separating line (24), and said separating lines (24, 24) of the two brake pads (4, 6) being arranged asymmetrically in angularly offset crossing relationship relative to each other on opposite sides of said brake disk (2).