Patent ID: 7175005

Claim:
A modular disc brake comprising a service brake mechanism having a plurality of thrust units and modules in form of a frame, a cover, and a house for a service brake mechanism, at least a part of said house positioned between and outside said frame and said cover and mounted to be substantially unloaded during braking; wherein said frame includes a recess having a bottom, the bottom of the recess having a plurality of openings adapted to allow the plurality of thrust units to pass therethrough; wherein said house comprises a bottom, the bottom of said house having a plurality of through openings therein adapted to allow the plurality of thrust units to pass therethrough; and wherein said house is disposed within the recess in said frame such that the plurality of through openings in the bottom of said house are aligned with the plurality of openings in the bottom of the recess such that the plurality of thrust units pass through the bottom of said house and the bottom of the recess.