Brake assembly shield and scraper
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsR. Marcus Mansfield, Michael D. Schneider
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Abstract
A brake assembly for a wheel on a vehicle includes a brake disc, a caliper assembly operably coupled to the brake disc, a brake line fluidly coupled to the caliper assembly, and a brake shield positioned adjacent a portion of the caliper assembly. The brake shield includes a first arm positioned on a first side of a portion of the brake disc and a second arm positioned on a second side of the portion of the brake disc. The brake disc further includes a recess configured to receive a portion of the brake line.
Claims19
A brake assembly for a wheel on a vehicle,
- comprising:
- a brake disc;
- a caliper assembly operably coupled to the brake disc;
- a brake line fluidly coupled to the caliper assembly;
- and
- a brake shield positioned adjacent a portion of the caliper assembly and including a first arm positioned on a first side of a portion of the brake disc and a second arm positioned on a second side of the portion of the brake disc, and the brake shield being configured to conceal a portion of the brake line at least from a top view.
A brake assembly for a wheel, comprising:
- a brake disc;
- a caliper assembly operably coupled to the brake disc and including a caliper carrier portion and a brake pad portion;
- a brake line fluidly coupled to the brake disc and configured to move the brake pad portion of the caliper assembly relative to the brake disc;
- and
- a brake shield positioned adjacent a portion of the caliper assembly and including a plurality of projections extending radially outward from an outer surface of the brake shield, and at least one of the projections is angled relative to a rotational plane of the wheel, wherein an upstream end of each projection is positioned outwardly from a corresponding downstream end of the projection in a direction of forward wheel rotation.
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of ground-engaging members including at least one front ground-engaging member and at least one rear ground-engaging member, and each of the plurality of ground-engaging members includes a rim;
- a frame supported by the plurality of ground-engaging members;
- a powertrain assembly configured to provide motive power to at least a portion of the plurality of ground-engaging members;
- a brake assembly operably coupled to the at least one front ground-engaging member and including a brake disc, a caliper assembly, a brake line fluidly coupled to the caliper assembly, and a brake shield coupled to the caliper assembly and having a scraping surface configured to remove accumulations of debris from the brake disc and the rim, wherein the scraping device includes at least a portion arranged radially outward from the brake disc and at least a portion is arranged on a side of the brake disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.