SELF-APPLYING DISC BRAKE

摘要

The invention concerns a self-applying disc brake. The inventive disc brake comprises an applying unit for applying at least one brake lining (20) of one side of brake disc (2), the applying movement of the brake lining (20) capable of being resolved into at least one parallel component and one tangential component (direction U) to the axis of rotation of the brake disc, and further comprises at least one electric motor drive (23) for actuating the applying unit. The inventive disc brake is characterized by the design of the applying unit which is such that the electric motor (23) rotates, directly or indirectly via one or more gears (24, 26, 37), a crank (34), having a crank pin (35) which extends parallel to the axis of the brake disc (BA) and which meshes in an opening of the correspondingly aligned pressure plate (18).