Axially Engaging Brakes TRIZ Cases

Optimized caliper and tie-bar proportions cut braking stress and deformation while preserving stiffness, torque, and service life.

Forced inert gas routed through caliper and carrier passages cools aircraft brakes faster, reducing turnaround delays and oxidation risk.

Integrated carrier and caliper formations make brake wear visible with wheels fitted, avoiding separate indicators and extra machining.

A split nut and spindle layout uses ball-screw efficiency plus self-locking lead screw action to prevent backdrive and maintain brake clamping force.

Acoustic time-of-flight sensing tracks brake actuator component position without contact, avoiding metal isolation and optical sensitivity limits.

A spring-loaded clamping mechanism shifts the brake lining as it wears, reducing pedal idle travel and preserving braking response.

Brake dust is sucked near the lining and bubbled through liquid, capturing harmful particles without disposable filter media.

Machined reference surfaces and a carrier projection make brake pad and disc wear visible with the wheel mounted, simplifying maintenance.

A cured polymer-resin coating with PTFE or MoS2 lowers guide-surface friction, helping brake pads release cleanly and reducing wear and energy loss.

V-shaped return parts and point contact features keep brake pad return force uniform, improving pad restoration consistency after release.

Axial vibration drives threaded sleeve rotation to advance brake pads automatically, preserving braking effectiveness as pad wear grows.

Integrated liner notches mate with disk recesses to transfer torque without rivets, cutting assembly time, waste, and wear-surface interruption.

Centering the brake lever near the lining support axis enables self-tilting contact, reducing uneven wear and preserving braking consistency.

Separable half-bodies and bridge elements cut caliper weight while preserving stiffness, reducing vibration, and simplifying brake assembly.

Polygonal guide pin faces replace line contact in disc brakes, cutting stress, wear, noise, and improving caliper sliding.

Gravity-driven self-alignment lets a brake threaded spindle module center itself during insertion, reducing skewing and assembly complexity.

Multi-directional spring thrust separates disc brake pads from the disc, reducing residual torque and knock noise while easing assembly.

Asymmetric hold-down geometry creates tangential spring preload while keeping the caliper symmetric for lower-cost left and right brake production.

Compression springs keep elevator brake pads centered on the guide rail, improving car leveling and long-term parking brake reliability.

A transmission member lets the wheel reposition the brake clamp automatically during gauge change, cutting manual adjustment time and workload.

A rear caliper valve modulates front brake pressure when rear wheel lift-off occurs, helping prevent bicycle pitch-over without electronics.

A U-shaped projection adds radial support to a brake adjuster wrap spring, reducing stress, fatigue fractures, and switching angle variation.

An axially fixed gearwheel with a sliding adjuster nut improves brake caliper assembly safety while maintaining reliable torque transfer.

A single pad spring combines radial and rotational biasing to cut material use, simplify assembly, and prevent friction pad backlash.

Adds primary and secondary braking to an existing elevator machine by mounting a sheave disc rotor and calipers, avoiding rope wear and extra space.

Mounting the brake unit on the swing arm keeps braking forces stable despite frame-wheelset motion, while reducing wear and chassis complexity.

An axially movable brake rotor self-centers between bicycle brake pads, reducing adjustment effort, uneven wear, noise, and braking imbalance.

A gear clutch adjuster, circlip support, and skeleton oil seal help commercial air disc brakes resist shock, seal out dust, and keep brake force even.

A split pad-securing layout uses a hold-down bar on the reaction-side pad and form fit on the other pad to reduce wear and simplify replacement.

An elastic pressing sheet and silicone interface help a car caliper cover dissipate heat while preventing shake, rubbing, and poor fit.

By securing only one brake pad with a hold-down clamp, this brake layout maintains pad alignment and simplifies replacement.

Segmented raised islands and airflow channels cool the brake surface while protective coatings reduce wear, corrosion, fade, and warpage.

A recessed cable channel in the disc brake cover plate protects wear sensor cables from heat, debris, and breakage without adding parts.

A friction clutch and one-way clutch simplify disc brake wear adjustment to keep pad-to-rotor air gap accurate and reduce drag or excess clearance.

A separate friction mechanism and axially movable transfer portion preserve clutch self-locking while improving transfer responsiveness.

An integrated piston protection cap combines primary and secondary seals to protect the brake caliper interior while cutting seal count and assembly steps.

A shifted central cylinder layout balances pad pressure in a five-cylinder opposed-piston brake caliper to reduce uneven wear and brake noise.

An integrated elastic unit cushions bolt loads, adds circumferential clamping, and reduces thermal strain in railway brake disk-hub assemblies.

A protected sensor nested in the caliper guide bore detects guide pin wear while accommodating tolerances, heat, and deflection.

Magnetic bias and dual actuators engage and release rail brake linings with lower energy use and more reliable braking control.

Gravity-driven self-alignment lets a brake threaded spindle stand upright for blind assembly, reducing misalignment and production stoppages.

Integrated caliper springs bias brake pads axially and radially to counter deformation, prevent self-locking, and reduce uneven wear.

Sliding shims and guide shims of the same stainless material cut brake-pad friction noise while preventing corrosion and unstable movement.

An asymmetric anti-rotation member locks brake piston rotation in one direction while allowing reverse servicing movement to reduce wear and assembly alignment issues.

Compact piston-spring and end-cap brake layout avoids wheel-end interference while enabling visual pad wear checks and easier stator servicing.

Static end seals and an elastic actuator body store deformation energy under fluid pressure, cutting seal wear and thermal losses.

A PTFE-coated bearing face replaces ball thrust bearings and washers in an electromechanical brake caliper, cutting cost and complexity.

Grooved insulating bushings cut heat conduction between the torque plate and bushing, protecting aircraft wheel axles from brake heat damage.

Relocating pad springs to bridge end portions suppresses pad rattling while enabling a smaller, lighter disc brake caliper.

A nested rolling-bellows seal and central sealing ring protect the floating bearing from dirt, water, and corrosion without extra caliper processing.