Park brake for a disc brake system and disc brake system incorporating same
CA 2459540 A1 · Owner: Safe Effect Pty Ltd · Inventors: Kieronska, Dorota Helena; Morley, Vin C.; Nowak, Stan
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A park brake (14) is incorporated into a housing (10) of a disc brake system (12). The housing (10) is in the form of an annular ring having a plurality of cavities (16) for housing service brake pistons which act on brake pads (18) to selectively force the brake pads (18) onto a brake disc to produce a surface brake effect. The park brake (14) includes an actuator (23) supported by the housing (10) which is switchable between an applied state where it forces the brake pad (18) into contact with the brake disc of the system (10) independent of the action of the service brake pistons to produce a park brake effect, and a released state where the actuator (23) allows the brake pad …
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- Filed August 30, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 30, 2022.
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