Patent ID: 7007777

Claim:
Thread brake, comprising: a holding means ( 17 ) for mounting the brake to a support ( 1 ), said holding means ( 17 ) having a receptacle ( 18 ) and a longitudinal axis ( 22 ) and having a bearing ring ( 32 ); an adjusting and protecting member ( 20 ) having an inner cavity ( 23 ) and being displaceably mounted in said receptacle ( 18 ) parallel to said axis ( 22 ) in an assembled state of the thread brake; a bearing pin ( 25 , 42 ) having an assembly section ( 24 , 43 ) being displaceably mounted in said cavity ( 23 ) parallel to said axis ( 22 ), and a bearing section ( 26 , 44 ) being axially located adjacent with said assembly section, projecting out of said holding means ( 17 ) and being provided with a tension element ( 39 , 45 ) at a side remote from said assembly section ( 24 , 43 ), a first and a second brake element ( 33 , 34 ) being axially displaceably mounted on said projecting bearing section ( 26 , 44 ), wherein said first brake element for consistency in terminology ( 33 ) is intended for abutment against said holding means ( 17 ) via a first hub ( 35 ) having a slide face ( 37 ), wherein in said assembled state an end face of the bearing ring ( 32 ) contacts said first hub ( 35 ) and lies directly against said slide face ( 37 ) ( 17 ), whereas said second brake element ( 34 ) is mounted between said first brake element ( 33 ) and said tension element ( 39 , 45 ); and a pretensioning mechanism being intended for adjustment of a braking force, said mechanism including said adjusting and protecting member ( 20 ), said tension element ( 39 , 45 ) and a spring ( 29 ) being mounted in said cavity ( 23 ) and axially pretensioning said assembly section ( 24 , 43 ) such that said tension element ( 39 , 45 ) presses said second brake element ( 34 ) against said first brake element ( 33 ) and said first brake element ( 33 ) against said holding element ( 17 ).