Patent 11098775 was granted and assigned to Nabtesco Corporation on August, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A caliper device used together with a brake shoe to retard rotation of a rotor includes a brake arm that is swung relative to a main body by a driving mechanism. The brake arm moves the brake shoe between a brake position and a non-brake position. The caliper device further includes a friction mechanism that increases friction against a swinging movement of the brake arm relative to the main body.