AIR WEDGE DISC BRAKES FOR HEAVY TRUCK FRONT AXLES

The general vehicle application, design criteria and part description of the Rockwell air-wedge actuated disc brake, combined with laboratory dynamometer and test truck evaluation, support the feasibility and desirability of applying air actuated disc brakes to front axles of heavy trucks and tractors. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Anderson, Brian D. O.
• Publication Date: 1975-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Brakes; Design; Disc brakes; Dynamometers; Testing; Tractor trailer combinations; Trucks; Vehicle front end
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck brakes
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131781
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #750734
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM