NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Vehicle brake

The vehicle braking system is the system by which a automobile may slow down, by dissipating its kinetic energy. The basic hydraulic system, most commonly used, has six main stages. The brake peddle, the brake boost (vacuum servo), the master cylinder, the apportioning valves and finally the brakes themselves. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Vehicle brake. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Vehicle brake. ... A brake is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a machine or vehicle, and to keep it from starting to move again. ... The Vacuum servo is a commonly used brake boost mechanism. ... The master cylinder is a hydraulic control device that converts physical pressure (commonly from a drivers foot) into hydraulic pressure to operate other device(s) in the hydraulic system. ...

Friction brake

Friction brake is a type of automotive brakes that stores the heat in the rotating part (drum brake or disc brake)during the brake application and release it to the air gradually.

Drum brake

A drum brake is a brake in which the friction is caused by a set of shoes or pads that press against the inner surface of a rotating drum. The drum is connected to a rotating wheel.

Disc brake

The disc brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel. A brake disc (or rotor in U.S. English), usually made of cast iron or ceramic, is connected to the wheel or the axle. To stop the wheel, friction material in the form of brake pads (mounted in a device called a brake caliper) is forced mechanically, hydraulically, pneumatically or electromagnetically against both sides of the disc. Friction causes the disc and attached wheel to slow or stop.

Electromagnetic brake

Electromagnetic brakes, slow an object through electromagnetic induction which creates resistance, and in turn either heat or electricity. Friction brakes apply pressure on two separate objects to slow the vehicle. Electromagnetic brakes, also called eddy current brakes, seek to retard motion or cause deceleration in a moving system. ...

Brake lights

See also

Categories: Articles to be merged since April 2007 | Automotive part stubs | Brakes Karl Benzs Velo (vÃ©lo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. ... A car accident in Yate, near Bristol, England, in July 2004. ... Brake linings are the consumable surfaces in braking systems, especially those used in vehicles. ... In automobiles, fade, or brake fade is the reduction in stopping power caused by a buildup of heat in the brake pads and rotors. ... Brake fluid is a type of hydraulic fluid used in brake applications in automobiles and light trucks. ... Close-up of a disc brake on a car Brake bleeding is the procedure performed on hydraulic brake systems whereby the brake lines (the pipes and hoses containing the brake fluid) are purged of any air bubbles. ... Car safety is the avoidance of car accidents or the minimization of harmful effects of accidents, in particular as pertaining to human life and health. ... It has been suggested that Exhaust brake be merged into this article or section. ... Electronic Brake Force Distribution or EBD is an automobile brake technology that automatically varies the amount of force applied to each of a vehicles brakes. ... In cars, the hand brake (also known as the emergency brake, e-brake, park brake, or parking brake) is a supplementary system that can be used if the vehicles primary brake system (usually hydraulic brakes) has a failure. ... The hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses hydraulic fluid, typically some type of light-viscosity petroleum oil, to transfer pressure from the controlling unit, which is usually near the operator of the vehicle, to the actual brake mechanism, which is usually at or near the wheel... Hydraulic fluids are a large group of mineral oils, water-based or water used as the medium in hydraulic systems. ... An inboard braking system is an automobile technology where the brakes are not located in the wheels, as is common today, but instead near the differential. ... A regenerative brake is an apparatus, a device or system which allows a vehicle to recapture and store part of the kinetic energy that would otherwise be lost to heat when braking. ...

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