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US 10,385,937 B2Granted
Disc brake caliper
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsToru Iwai, Makoto Souwa, Yoshikazu Kashimoto
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Abstract
A disc brake caliper is basically provided with a caliper housing, a brake pad and an intermediate member. The caliper housing defines a slot that is configured to receive a brake rotor. The caliper housing is made of a first material. The brake pad includes a mounting plate. The brake pad is disposed in the slot. The intermediate member is disposed between the caliper housing and the brake pad. The intermediate member is made of a second material having a thermal conductivity that is smaller than a thermal conductivity of the first material.
Claims10
A disc brake caliper comprising:
- a caliper housing defining a slot configured to receive a brake rotor, the caliper housing being made of a first material;
- a brake pad including a mounting plate, the brake pad being disposed in the slot;
- an intermediate member disposed between the caliper housing and the brake pad, the intermediate member being made of a second material having a thermal conductivity that is smaller than a thermal conductivity of the first material;
- an additional brake pad disposed in the slot of the caliper housing;
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- an additional intermediate member disposed between the caliper housing and the additional brake pad,
- the brake pad having a first peripheral end and a second peripheral end arranged in a rotational direction of the brake rotor, the first peripheral end being disposed downstream with respect to the second peripheral end in the rotational direction, and
- the intermediate member being disposed between the caliper housing and the first peripheral end of the brake pad,
- the additional brake pad having a first peripheral end and a second peripheral end arranged in a rotational direction of the brake rotor, the first peripheral end being disposed downstream with respect to the second peripheral end in the rotational direction, and
- the additional intermediate member being disposed between the caliper housing and the first peripheral end of the additional brake pad,
- the intermediate member and the additional intermediate member being connected together by a connecting part, the connecting part extending radially outward from the intermediate member and the additional intermediate member in a radial direction of the brake rotor.
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