Disc Brakes


Disc brakes are designed for perfect modulation of the brake force.
Further features are the constant brake characteristic and the insensitiveness to temperature, as well as velocity fading. Adaptability : KNOTT calipers can be easily adapt to different Customers' requirements as different disc's diameters or thickness, assembly-position, assembly-fixing, actuation-medium, surface coating and so on.

Hydraulic Fixed Calipers

 

Hydraulic fixed calipers are characterized by a fixed connection with the wheel suspension. The brake force to the brake disk is produced by at least two pistons, positioned face to face.

 

Advantage: Contrary to sliding calipers, fixed calipers do not have sliding elements and thus they can be used in offroad application or generally in environments with strong contamination

 

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Hydraulic Sliding Calipers

 

The initiation of the brake force in hydraulic sliding calipers is caused by one or more pistons on only one side of the caliper. The actuation force on the opposite side is produced by the reaction force of the sliding caliper housing.

 

This design makes it possible to place the brake deeper in the rim. Generally this brake is suitable for tight space.

 

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Spring Applied Hydraulic Released Floating and Fixed Calipers (FSG - FSF)

 

(SAHR) Floating Calipers (or fixed for high brake torque) are ideally suited for use as parking and emergency brakes positioned on the drive shaft or gear box output.

 

These brakes function as fail-safe brakes. Under normal operating conditions, the brake is released by continious fluid pressure. A drop in this release pressure - due to actuation of the brake valve, or failure of the pressure-supply system - initiates an integrated spring for safe braking operation.

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Mechanical Calipers

 

Mechanical sliding calipers "MGS" are suitable for use as parking and emergency brakes.

 

The actuation is provided by air-, hydraulic- or spring applied cylinders or with bowden cables in combination with a hand lever.

 

Other versions (mech. fixed caliper and so on) are avaliable too, see the page No. 3 in the file attached.

 

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Hydr.-Mechanical Sliding Calipers

 

Hydr. Mechanical sliding calipers are suitable for use as service brakes as well as parking and emergency brakes.

 

The mechanical actuation is provided by spring applied cylinders or with bowden cables in combination with a hand lever.

 

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Hydr. Sliding Calipers with SAHR function

 

Under Development

 

Hydr. sliding calipers with SAHR function are suitable for use as service brakes as well as parking and emergency brakes.

 

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Pneumatic Sliding Calipers

 

KNOTT can offer pneumatic sliding calipers for rims-dimension :

 

- 15"

- 22" or bigger

 

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