US 12,392,386 B2
Disc brake system and method for braking a vehicle
Subramanian Chidambaram, Greensboro, NC (US)
Assigned to VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 18/032,026
Filed by VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Jan. 20, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/014077
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 14, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/159084, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392660 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. F16D 65/18 (2006.01); B60T 1/06 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/092 (2006.01); F16D 55/226 (2006.01); F16D 55/228 (2006.01); F16D 69/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 65/183 (2013.01) [B60T 1/065 (2013.01); B60T 8/17 (2013.01); B60T 8/321 (2013.01); F16D 65/005 (2013.01); F16D 65/092 (2013.01); B60T 2250/00 (2013.01); B60T 2250/04 (2013.01); F16D 55/226 (2013.01); F16D 55/228 (2013.01); F16D 2069/002 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disc brake system, comprising:
a first brake pad having a first type of friction material;
a second brake pad having a second type of friction material different from the first type of friction material; and
a pushrod arrangement configured to apply force in varying amounts on both the first brake pad and the second brake pad, the pushrod arrangement comprising an actuator movable to different positions relative to the first brake pad and the second brake pad to vary a percentage of total braking force applied by the first brake pad and the second brake pad.