Patent ID: 7204351

Claim:
A braking mechanism for a mechanical disk brake for transmitting a force onto a brake block which acts on a brake disk, where the brake mechanism is engaged in a brake caliper of the disk brake and includes a contact element interacting with the brake block and a rod with an end that faces the brake disk, characterized in that the contact element is installed in the housing of the brake caliper parallel to the rotational axis of the brake disk with the help of the rod; wherein the contact element has a hollow inner section facing the brake disk into which the rod extends; wherein the rod interacts with a reset device for the brake mechanism; wherein the reset device is positioned inside the hollow inner section of the contact element on the rod and between the contact element and the end of the rod facing the brake disk; wherein the contact element includes a sliding sleeve and an adjusting screw which are linked to one another in a threaded connection.