ON-CAR DISC BRAKE LATHE

摘要

A disc brake lathe for machining a brake disc on a vehicle without removing the disc from the vehicle, but only the wheel and other parts of the brake mechanism. The disc brake lathe comprises a power drive unit (3) for rotating a brake disc on the vehicle and a lathe head (2) having at least one cutting tool (15) for machining the disc while being rotated by the power drive unit. The lathe head is adapted to be mounted on the vehicle and includes a motor for power feeding of the at least one cutting tool in each of two opposite directions during machining. Vibration of the lathe head during machining, which causes rough surface finish on the machined brake discs, is avoided or reduced by the provision of a vibration damper (50) which is attached to the lathe head for absorbing energy of vibration.