汽车检测与维修专业外文翻译汽车制动系统.pdfVIP

汽车检测与维修专业外文翻译 汽车制动系统 Automobile Brake System The braking system i the most important system in cars. If the brake fail, the result can be disastrous. Brake are actually energy conversion devices, which convert the kinetic energy (momentum) of the vehicle into thermal energy (heat).When stepping on the brakes, the driver command a stopping force ten time a powerful a the force that put the car in motion. The braking system can exert thousands of pounds of pre ure on each of the four brakes. Two complete independent braking system are used on the car. They are the service brake and the parking brake. The service brake act to slow, stop, or hold the vehicle during normal driving. They are foot-operated by the driver depre ing and releasing the brake pedal. The primary purpose of the brake is to hold the vehicle stationary while it i unattended. The parking brake i mechanically operated by when a separate parking brake foot pedal or hand lever is set. The brake system is composed of the following basic components: the “master cylinder” which is located under the hood, and is directly connected to the brake pedal, converts driver foot’s mechanical pressure into hydraulic pressure. Steel “brake lines” and flexible “brake hoses” connect the master cylinder to the “slave cylinders” located at each wheel. Brake fluid, specially designed to work in extreme conditions, fills the system. “Shoes” and “pads” are pushed by the slave cylinders to contact the “drums” and “rotors” thus causing drag, which (hopefully) slows the car. The typical brake system consist of disk brake in front and either disk or drum brakes in the rear connected by a system of tubes and hoses