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US 10,309,470 B1Granted
Brake caliper assembly having a retainer bracket
AssigneeArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
InventorDaniel Philpott
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Abstract
A brake caliper assembly having a housing assembly, a brake pad assembly, a pad shield, and a retainer bracket. The retainer bracket may include at least one protrusion that may engage an abutment surface of the pad shield to limit the axial displacement of the retainer bracket relative to the pad shield.
Claims20
A retainer bracket for a brake caliper assembly, comprising:
- a first mount having a first end surface;
- a second mount having a second end surface;
- an intermediate portion extending between the first and second mounts, the intermediate portion including:
- a channel that extends longitudinally along a central axis of the intermediate portion, the channel forming a channel depression in a top surface of the intermediate portion and an opposing channel protrusion in a bottom surface of the intermediate portion;
- a first protrusion disposed at a first lateral region of the intermediate portion and extending from the top surface;
- and
- a second protrusion disposed at a second lateral region of the intermediate portion opposite the channel from the first protrusion.
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A brake caliper assembly comprising:
- a housing assembly having an opening;
- a brake pad assembly disposed in the opening;
- a pad shield extending across the opening, the pad shield including:
- a first span that is disposed in the opening and that has a first engagement surface that faces toward the brake pad assembly;
- a second span that is disposed in the opening and is spaced apart from the first span, the second span having a second engagement surface that faces toward the brake pad assembly;
- and
- a third span that is disposed between and is spaced apart from the first span and the second span, the third span having a third engagement surface that faces away from the brake pad assembly;
- and
- a retainer bracket that secures the pad shield to the housing assembly, wherein the retainer bracket engages the first, second, and third engagement surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.