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Essential Brake System Components

The brake system is essential for slowing down or stopping vehicles by converting kinetic energy into heat through friction. Key components include the brake pedal, master cylinder, brake lines, calipers, pads, rotors, and brake fluid. Various types of brake systems exist, such as disc brakes, drum brakes, anti-lock systems, regenerative braking, electromagnetic brakes, hydraulic brakes, and vacuum brakes.

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Essential Brake System Components

The brake system is essential for slowing down or stopping vehicles by converting kinetic energy into heat through friction. Key components include the brake pedal, master cylinder, brake lines, calipers, pads, rotors, and brake fluid. Various types of brake systems exist, such as disc brakes, drum brakes, anti-lock systems, regenerative braking, electromagnetic brakes, hydraulic brakes, and vacuum brakes.

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BRAKE SYSTEM

Brake system is a crucial component in vehicles that is designed to slow


down or bring the vehicles to a complete stop. It works by converting
kinetic energy into heat energy through friction. The main component of
the typically brake system.

1:Brake pedal
*The driver applies force to the brake pedal, which is
connected to the brake system.

2:Master cylinder
*the brake pedal is linked to the master cylinder, which
converts the applied force into hydraulic pressure.
3:Brake lines
*hydraulic pressure generates by the master cylinder is
transmitted thought brake lines.

4:Brake calipers(or wheel cylinders)


*these are located at each wheel and contain piston that
apply pressure to the brake pads or brake shoes.

5:Brake pads(or brake shoes)


*In this disc brake system pads press against a rotating disc
while in drum brake system shoes press against the inside of rotating
drum.
6:Brake rotors(or drums)
*rotors are used in disc brake system and drums are used in
drum brake system they provided the surface against which the brake
pads or shoes generating friction.

7:Brake fluid
*it is essential for transmitting hydraulic pressure through the
brake system.
TYPES OF BRAKE SYSTEM
1. DISC BRAKE: These brakes use calipers to squeeze brake pads against
Disc rotor attached to the wheel creating friction to slow down or stop
the vehicle.

2. DRUM BRAKES: Drum brakes feature brakes shoes that press against
the inner surface of a rotating drum to slow down or stop the vehicle.

3. ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM: ABS is a safety system that prevents the
wheel from locking up during braking helping the driver to maintain
steering control.
4. REGENATIVE BRAKING: This type of braking system is commonly used
in hybrid and electric vehicles it converts some of the vehicle kinetic
energy into electric energy.

5. ELECTROMAGNETIC BRAKES: It is use an electromagnetic fields to


create friction between the brake pads and metal disc or drum
effectively slowing down or stopping the motion.

6. HYDRAULIC BRAKES: These brakes use hydraulic fluid to transfer


pressure from the brake pedal to the brake pedal to the brake
mechanism amplifying the force applied by the driver and allowing for
precise control.
7. VACUUM BRAKES: Commonly used in heavy vehicle vacuum brakes
utilize the difference in air pressure to assist in braking. A vacuum is
created in the brakes line which helps in applying the brakes when
pressure is released from the brake pedal.

BRAKE SYSTEM MOUNTING:

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