Patent ID: 8281906

Claim:
A braking apparatus for slowing down a carriage, the braking apparatus comprising: a brake pad formed at least partially using a magnetic material, a plurality of first springs configured to press the brake pad onto a surface for the purposes of braking, an electromagnet, a carrier part, the electromagnet being secured to the carrier part, a support part comprising hollow support elements, the plurality of first springs extending from the support part to the brake pad, bolts secured to the brake pad, the bolts being inserted into the hollow support elements, and an active connection operable to transfer a braking action from he brake ad to the support part, wherein the brake pad, the plurality of first springs, and the electromagnet are disposed and configured such that when current flows through the electromagnet, a force acts on the brake pad by the magnetic material, compensating for the pressing of the plurality of first springs on the brake pad such that the brake pad assumes a position, in which braking cannot take place due to a pressure of the brake pad.