Patent ID: 8047337

Claim:
A wheel brake for a vehicle comprising a brake disc unit adapted to brake the rotation of a rotation element, which is adapted to be drivingly connected to the wheel, wherein the brake disc unit comprises a first set of discs and a second set of discs arranged in an alternating manner in an axial direction, the second set of discs comprising at least two flat, spaced discs, wherein the discs in the first disc set are adapted to be rotationally rigidly connected to the rotation element, and at least one separator element, which is adapted to keep a sufficient distance between the two spaced discs of the second disc set for an intermediate disc from the first disc set to rotate at least substantially freely relative to the spaced discs when the brake disc unit is in a deactivated condition, wherein the separator element comprises a projection disposed at a periphery of at least one of the two spaced discs and extending in the axial direction, the projection being flexible relative to the at least one of the two spaced discs.