Friction Shoe Car Brake Small 320×100 Medium 640×200 Large 1024×320 Download Tiff Original 2400×751 | (316.1 KB) Description A brake is a device that decelerates a moving object such as car, converting its kinetic energy into heat. Most brakes use friction. This car brake Keywords brake shoes, caliper, decelerate, friction, pads, stopping, vehicular brake Galleries Motor Vehicle Mechanics Source: Government Printing Office The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895) Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman
