TKR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SEMINAR
ON
DISC BRAKE SYSTEM

Under the guidance of Submitted by

Mr. S.GIRI BABU K.SHIVA
(Asst. Professor) 15K91A0355
 INTRODUCTION

Disc brakes are a brake system that slows a wheel’s rotation

by squeezing an attached metal disc in a viselike hydraulic
caliper.
Disc brakes use the same principle as bicycle handbrakes,
but on a bike the brake pads press against the wheel itself.
On a car, the disc is part of the hub to which the wheel is
mounted. The disc, technically called a rotor, is clearly
visible through spoked wheels.
WORKING
 In a disc brake, the brake pads squeeze the rotor, the force is
transmitted hydraulically which causes Friction between the pads
and the disc slows the disc down.
COMPONENTS
The main components of a disc brake are:
The brake pads

The caliper, which contains a piston

The rotor, which is mounted to the hub
TYPES OF DISC BRAKES
 FLOATING CALIPER DISC BRAKES

 FIXED CALIPER DISC BRAKES

 SLIDING CALIPER DISC CALIPER

Floating Caliper Type Disc Brake
For Passenger Cars
Floating caliper type disc brakes have a piston (or
pistons) only on the inner side of the rotor. When the
brake is engaged, a piston pushes the inner brake pad
against the rotor.
This generates a reaction force that moves the caliper
itself along the slide pin, pushing the outer pad against
the rotor to clamp it from both sides and achieve
braking action.
FIXED CALIPER DISC BRAKES
This brake usually has four pistons, two on each side of the disc. The
reason for the name fixed-caliper is that the caliper is bolted solidly
to the steering knuckle. When the brakes are applied, the caliper
cannot move. The four pistons are forced out of their caliper bores to
push the inner and outer brake shoes in against the disc.
SLIDING-CALIPER DISC BRAKE
The sliding-caliper disc brake is similar to the floating-caliper disc
brake. The difference is that sliding-caliper is suspended from rubber
bushings on bolts. This permits the caliper to slide on the bolts when
the brakes are applied.
ADVANTAGES OF DISC BRAKE

Disk brake requires less effort (brake torque) to stop the vehicle
compare to drum brake.
It generates less heat compare to drum brake for the same brake
torque.
Ease of maintenance as disk brake is outside the wheel rim.
It cools down faster compare to drum brake.
It is less likely to skid compare to drum brake in wet condition.
Thank you