A folding brake includes a frame having a pair of vertically disposed and spaced side members and a lower clamp member rigidly attached to each side member and disposed in a horizontal plane. An upper clamp member is pivotally positioned in relationship to the lower clamp member for selectively clamping a workpiece positioned thereon. A first drive member generates a clamping force and selectively moves the upper clamp member. A pivotally mounted bend rail is engageable with a portion of such wo...

A disk brake includes a brake disk with a preferred rotational direction, with a first brake pad with a first center of gravity on a first side of the brake disk, a second brake pad with a second center of gravity on a second side of the brake disk, and a caliper for transmitting the braking forces produced by the second brake pad to the first side of the brake disk. The second center of gravity is offset from the first center of gravity by a predetermined distance in the direction toward the si...

A front disk brake includes a brake caliper having a pair of caliper side mount portions, and a caliper bracket having a pair of bracket side mount portions. The brake caliper includes an oblong-shared lower-side counterbore and a circular-shaped upper-side counterbore, the lower-side counterbore being oblong sectional shaped in the arrangement direction of the lower-side counterbore and the upper-side counterbore paired therewith. The caliper bracket includes lower-side and upper side circular-...

A parking brake including a disc fixed to a vehicle and a plurality of clips attached to the disc to align channels on first and second brake shoes with a braking surface on a drum. Each clip has a rectangular shape with a flat first end fixed to the disc and a U-shaped second end defined by parallel first and second sides separated by a spacer. A projection on the first end is mated with the disc to align the second end along a radial plane of the axis of the drum. The sides of the second end r...

A drive, including at least a brake and an electromotor, is connected to an output stage with the aid of supply lines, the brake being supplied from a brake control, the brake control being connected to the supply lines for its supply, via capacitors.

Brake member where the occurrence of brake squeal when a fluctuating load is applied onto the brake member is reduced by way of a brake member or arrangement that includes a backing plate carrying a brake lining which exhibits at least one contact surface and side surfaces surrounding that contact surface and in which the side surfaces are connected to the contact surface and to the backing plate. The contact surface is adapted to exhibit an edge area surrounding the contact surface and in which...

A device for braking a flow of molten metal (5) in a device for continuous or semi-continuous casting of metals in a mould (2) which is provided with opposite broad sides (4) and opposite short sides (3), said device comprising at least one magnet core (1), said at least one core facing one of the short sides (3) of the mould (2) for the purpose of generating a magnetic field (B) and an induced current (i) in a region of the molten metal (5) adjacent the short side (3). The core (1) is arranged ...

An improved drum brake includes a drum having an outer generally cylindrical circumferential wall having an inner braking surface and a side wall plate mounted on and extending between the inner side of the outer circumferential wall. A braking mechanism mounted within the drum includes at least one brake shoe having an arcuate brake pad mounted thereon and brake actuating means operative to force the arcuate brake pad into frictional contact with the inner braking surface. At least two diagonal...

An electromechanically actuatable self-boosting disk brake in which a friction brake lining is guided displaceably with a guide whose angle to the brake disk is adjustable via an electric motor to attain brake reinforcement. The angle of the guide is adjusted independently of an actuating device with which the friction brake lining is pressed against the brake disk.

A brake caliper includes an actuator, a moveable brake pad including a brake pad backplate having a generally planar portion, and a friction material secured to the brake pad backplate. The brake pad backplate is being generally arcuate in shape and defines a friction material outer radius and has a friction face for engagement with a brake disc. The brake pad defines a wear limit of the friction material at a wear limit plane that is parallel to the friction face. The brake pad backplate includ...