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US 10,092,951 B2Granted
Unitary caliper body and support bracket and method of making the same
AssigneeAkebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsAurelian Bahmata, Brad Lethorn
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Abstract
The present teachings provide a method comprising steps of: forming an integral brake caliper body and support bracket that comprises a caliper body and a support bracket; and separating the caliper body from the support bracket.
Claims20
A method comprising steps of:
- forming an integral brake caliper body and support bracket that comprises a caliper body and a support bracket with a core that has at least one feature for forming at least one feature of the integral brake caliper body and support bracket, the caliper body, the support bracket, or a combination thereof;
- and
- separating the caliper body from the support bracket;
- wherein the core includes a base portion for forming a gap between a pair of arms of the support bracket.
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A method comprising steps of:
- forming an integral brake caliper body and support bracket that comprises a caliper body and a support bracket with a core that has at least one feature for forming at least one feature of the integral brake caliper body and support bracket, the caliper body, the support bracket, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the at least one feature of the core base portion for forming a gap that is defined between an arm of the support bracket and one or more fingers of the caliper body.
A method comprising steps of:
- forming an integral brake caliper body and support bracket that comprises a caliper body and a support bracket with a core that has features for forming at least one feature of the integral brake caliper body and support bracket, the caliper body, the support bracket, or a combination thereof;
- and
- separating the caliper body from the support bracket;
- wherein the core features comprise cutouts for forming one or more fingers of the caliper body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.