2. What Is Brake ?
A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by
absorbing energy from a moving system. It is used for
slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, axle, or to
prevent its motion, most often accomplished by means
of friction.
3. Types Of Brake :-
Mechanical brakes
Drum brakes
Disc brakes
Hydraulic brakes
Power brakes
Air brakes
Air hydraulic brakes
Vaccum brakes
Electric brakes
4. INTRODUCTION
HYDRAULIC BRAKES:
The hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking
mechanism which uses brake fluid, 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 of
the vehicle.
5. PRINCIPLES OF HYDRAULIC
BRAKING
Hydraulic brakes work on the principle of Pascal’s law
which states that
“pressure at a point in a fluid is equal in all directions
in space”.
According to this law when pressure is applied on a fluid it
travels equally in all directions so that uniform braking
action is applied on all four wheels.
6. COMPONENTS OF HYDRAULIC
BRAKE
Brake pedal
A pushrod
A master cylinder assembly containing a piston assembly
Pipelines
Brake fluid
Wheel cylinder