Patent ID: 8220599

Claim:
Brake equipment for holding a travel body at standstill and for retarding the travel body in the case of need, comprising: a static element; a movable element which is movable relative to the static element in a first degree of freedom corresponding with a travel direction of the travel body, wherein a first frictional contact is produced in a first contact surface between said static element and said movable element by a normal force acting in a second degree of freedom, wherein in the first frictional contact a first friction force opposes movement of said movable element relative to said static element; a relative element, which is adjustable in the second degree of freedom in a direction of said movable element, wherein a second frictional contact is produced in a second contact surface between said movable element and said relative element by the normal force, wherein in the second frictional contact a second friction force opposes a movement of said movable element relative to said relative element, wherein said relative element is movable in the first degree of freedom relative to said static element between a normal position and a braking position, wherein said relative element is biased into the normal position and movement beyond the braking position is blocked; and an actuating element which is fixed in the first degree of freedom relative to said static element and which is adjustable in the second degree of freedom during braking in a direction of said movable element, wherein a third frictional contact is produced in a third, contact surface between said actuating element and said relative element, in an adjusted state, by the normal force, in which a third friction force opposes movement of said relative element relative to said actuating element, and wherein the second and third contact surfaces are configured to generate a maximum second friction force of the second contact surface that is greater than a maximum third friction force of the third contact surface.