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US 10,781,872 B2Granted
Floating collar and one-piece guide pin and bolt assembly
AssigneeAkebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsPhilip Nathanael Jedele, Michio Suzuki
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Abstract
A guide pin assembly, comprising: (a) a sleeve; and (b) a guide pin comprising: (i) a head portion; and (ii) a shaft portion integrally formed with the head portion and extending through a hole of the sleeve, wherein an engaging portion of the shaft portion engages an internal surface of the sleeve, and the sleeve and the guide pin are substantially coaxial; and wherein the guide pin assembly is configured to be inserted in a borehole of a brake caliper.
Claims20
A guide pin assembly, comprising:
- a. a sleeve;
- and
- b. a guide pin comprising:
- i. a head portion;
- and
- ii. a shaft portion integrally formed with the head portion and extending through a hole of the sleeve,
- wherein an engaging portion of the shaft portion engages an internal surface of the sleeve, and the sleeve and the guide pin are substantially coaxial;
- wherein the guide pin assembly is configured to be inserted in a borehole of a brake caliper;
- and
- wherein a shaft of the shaft portion extending from the engaging portion is inserted into a cavity of a support bracket, and a caliper housing and the guide pin assembly are moved relative to the support bracket along an axis of the shaft.
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A guide pin assembly comprising:
- a. a sleeve having a flange;
- b. a guide pin comprising:
- i. a shaft portion;
- and
- ii. a head portion integrally formed with the shaft portion, the head portion having a flange near an end connecting the head portion and the shaft portion,
- wherein the flange of the head portion of the guide pin abuts a peripheral edge of the sleeve and an external surface of the shaft portion engages an internal surface of the sleeve;
- wherein the guide pin assembly is configured to be inserted in a brake caliper;
- and
- wherein a shaft of the shaft portion is inserted into a cavity of a support bracket, and a caliper housing and the guide pin assembly are moved relative to the support bracket along an axis of the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.