CPC F16D 66/024 (2013.01) [F16D 2066/001 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A wear indication device (10) for a vehicle brake (1) for indicating a wear condition of a brake pad (20), the wear indication device comprising:
a fixing section (12) for fixing the wear indication device (10) to a brake pad back plate (30),
a sensor head (14) associated with the fixing section (12), and
a channel (16) defined within the sensor head (14) for receiving a signal cable (40),
wherein the channel (16) is sized and configured to receive two signal cables (40′, 40″);
wherein the channel extends fully through the sensor head in a direction parallel to the two signal cables;
wherein the channel (16) is a double channel having a first section (102) for the first cable (40′), and a second section (104) for the second cable (40″), wherein the first and second sections (102, 104) are positioned adjacent to each other radially with respect to center axes thereof; and
wherein the center axis of the first section for the first signal cable (40′) has a distance to the fixing section (12) that is greater than a distance between the center axis of the second section for the second signal cable (40″) and the fixing section (12).
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