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US 10,767,715 B2Granted
Pivotable actuator mounting device
AssigneeBendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC
InventorsLonnie F Cool, Richard L Lantz
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Abstract
A braking assembly for an air disc brake comprises an actuator assembly having a service portion, at least one mounting stud attached to the service portion, and an air disc brake caliper having a bore for receiving the at least one mounting stud. The mounting stud is pivotable with respect to the service portion for installation on the air disc brake caliper.
Claims13
An actuator assembly for an air brake system comprising:
- an actuator housing having a service portion;
- two apertures in the service portion of the actuator housing of the actuator assembly;
- two receiving portions affixed to an interior of the service portion at each of the two apertures;
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- two mounting studs, each of the two mounting studs having a threaded portion at a first end and a rounded head opposite the first end, each rounded head inserted into each receiving portion, wherein each threaded portion is exterior to the actuator housing and the two mounting studs pivot in a plane parallel to an axis of the actuator assembly during installation of the actuator assembly to an associated air disc brake caliper.
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A braking assembly for an air disc brake equipped vehicle comprising:
- an actuator assembly having a service portion housing, the housing having at least two apertures;
- at least two receiving portions affixed to an interior of the service housing at each of the at least two apertures;
- at least two mounting studs, each of the at least two mounting studs having a threaded portion at a first end and a rounded head opposite the first end, wherein each rounded head is mated with each of the at least two receiving portions, the threaded portion of each mounting stud being exterior to the service portion housing and the at least two mounting studs being pivotable with respect to the service portion housing;
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- an air disc brake caliper having an angled mounting face with respect to a centerline of the air disc brake caliper and at least two bores through the angled mounting face for receiving each of the threaded portions of the at least two mounting studs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.