Patent ID: 7719168

Claim:
A braking device for an electric motor, comprising: at least two brake pads adapted to cooperate with at least one of (a) a brake rail and (b) a brake disk arranged between the brake pads, the brake pads adapted to press the at least one of (a) the brake rail and (b) the brake disk laterally to brake a movable part of the electric motor; a distancing device, the brake pads connected to the distancing device, the distancing device configured to change a clearance between the brake pads to activate and deactivate the braking device; a support; and a fastening device, an assembly of the brake pads and the distancing device fastened on the support by the fastening device; wherein the fastening device is elastically deformable relative to the support along at least one direction at a right angle with respect to a longitudinal direction of the at least one of (a) the brake rail and (b) the brake disk.