SSANGYONG REXTON 2006.09 Manual page 396

BRAKE SYSTEM
OVERVIEW AND OPERATION PROCESS
1. BRAKE SYSTEM GENERAL INFORMATION
1) DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
(1) Brake System
Even though a driver cuts off the power, while driving, the vehicle continues to move due to the
law of inertia. Therefore, a braking device is needed to stop the vehicle. The brake system
normally uses the frictional discs that converts the kinetic energy to the thermal energy by
frictional operation. The brake system consists of the brake disc (front wheel), brake disc or
drum (rear wheel), parking brake (mechanical type), master cylinder, booster, pedal and supply
lines (pipes and hoses).
(2) Hydraulic Brake
(3) Brake Pedal
This system uses the leverage effect and
Pascal's principle. When depressing the
brake pedal, the pedal pressure is increased
by booster and is delivered to master
cylinder to generate hydraulic pressure. The
hydraulic pressure generated by the master
cylinder is delivered to the brake caliper
through the brake pipes or hoses.
This hydraulic pressure pushes the brake
calipers, accordingly the caliper pads are
contacted to brake disc to generate the
braking force.
Brake pedal uses the leverage effect to
apply bigger force to the brake master
cylinder.
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BRAKE SYSTEM
REXTON 2006.09