Claims
- 1. A friction disc brake apparatus comprising in combination a rotating member, a disc immovably mounted on said rotating member, said disc being adapted to rotate when said member rotates, a plurality of piston-cylinder means opposite each other on opposite sides of said disc, a friction pad fixed to the end of each of said pistons, fluid circuit means interconnecting said piston-cylinder means series with each other and a master cylinder, heat radiation means mounted in series with said circuit means, a pump mounted in series with said fluid circuit means external to said rotating member adapted to continuously pump fluid through said unit and heat radiation means thereby cooling the fluid contained within said circuit means, and brake pedal means connected to a piston mounted in said master cylinder adapted to expell fluid from said master cylinder into said fluid circuit causing the friction pads of the pistons to engage said disc.
- 2. A friction disc brake apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pump is a low efficiency pump which will lower the pressure on one side and increase it slightly on the other side causing fluid to circulate through the circuit.
- 3. A friction disc brake apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein said pump is a centrifugal pump.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 361,633 filed May 18, 1973, now abandoned, Ser. No. 416,010 filed Nov. 15, 1973, now U.S. Pat. no. 3,918,558, and 503,151 filed Sept. 4, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,983,966, on similar subject matter by the same inventor.
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416010 |
Nov 1973 |
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503151 |
Sep 1974 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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