Rail vehicle disc brake caliper

摘要

A rail vehicle disc brake caliper has a base frame (1) with a pivotally attached brake lever (3). Brake pads are provided on these parts in the vicinity of a disc to be braked. A brake cylinder (16) for acting on the brake lever is attached to the base frame. In order to obtain a space saving, simple and sturdy design with a required internal leverage and with a slack adjusting function a slack adjuster (15) of the rotary, lever type is arranged with its rotary part on a shaft (14) pivotally arranged in the base frame and its free arm connected to the piston rod (16') of the brake cylinder (16). This shaft is provided with a cam (17), preferably connected to the brake lever (3) by way of connecting links (18).