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Disc Brakes “Two Years After”
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National West Coast Meeting
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English
Abstract
Although relatively new on American cars, disc brakes do not represent a new concept of braking. This paper reviews their development and first testing in the 1930's, their application to European cars in the 1950's, and their subsequent introduction on American cars in the 1960's.
Described in detail are the three categories of caliper disc brakes: disc floating, caliper fixed; disc and caliper fixed; disc fixed, caliper floating. The author believes the latter will be the brake that eventually becomes standard equipment on American cars, first on front wheels and later. after development of an adequate parking brake mechanism, on four wheels.
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Citation
Thomas, T., "Disc Brakes “Two Years After”," SAE Technical Paper 670197, 1967, https://doi.org/10.4271/670197.Also In
References
- Lueck F. E. “Why Disc Brakes?” Paper 1004B SAE Automotive Engineering Congress Detroit January 1965
- Arkus-Duntov Zora Brown A. R. Shaw A. R. “High Caliper Braking - Corvette Standard 4-Wheel Disc Brakes SAE Transactions 74 1966 paper 650275
- Burke C. E. Prather E. E. “American Motors Disc Brake.” Paper 1004A SAE Automotive Engineering Congress Detroit January 1965