Patent ID: 8037974

Claim:
A self-energizing disc brake having a brake disc, comprising: a caliper; a brake application device for applying at least one brake pad unit against a side of the brake disc via an application movement of the brake pad unit with respect to the brake disc, said application movement comprising at least one movement component that is parallel to a brake disc rotational axis and at least one movement component that is in a direction perpendicular to the brake disc rotational axis; a drive unit operatively configured to actuate the brake application device for applying the at least one brake pad unit; wherein the brake application device comprises at least two brake plungers that act on the brake pad unit, each plunger having an end region facing the brake pad unit, in which end region a ramp-shaped recess is formed; a connecting plate for connecting the two brake plungers, the two brake plungers extending through openings in the connecting plate; ramp/rolling-body arrangements being formed, respectively, between the end regions of the two brake plungers and the brake pad unit; and at least one additional ramp arrangement being located in a region adjacent to the two brake plungers and formed with the brake pad unit and the connecting plate.