Caliper guide assembly
AssigneeMeritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
InventorsMartin P. Taylor, Sean Cleary, Matthew McGinn, Refaat Malki
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Abstract
A caliper guide assembly for a heavy vehicle disc brake. The caliper guide assembly may include a wear sensor arranged to detect the position of a guide pin in relation to a guide bore. The guide pin and a guide surface may have different cross sectional profiles to define at least one void therebetween. The wear sensor may be at least partially accommodated within the void.
Claims20
A caliper guide assembly for a heavy vehicle disc brake, the caliper guide assembly comprising:
- a guide pin having a guide portion;
- a guide bore having a guide surface arranged to receive the guide portion and permit relative axial sliding thereof;
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- a wear sensor arranged to detect a position of the guide pin in relation to the guide bore;
- wherein a void is provided radially between the guide portion and the guide bore and the wear sensor is at least partially accommodated within the void and is radially positioned between the guide portion and the guide bore.
A heavy vehicle disc brake comprising:
- a caliper guide assembly that includes:
- a guide pin having a guide portion;
- a guide bore having a guide surface arranged to receive the guide portion and permit relative axial sliding thereof;
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- a wear sensor arranged to detect a position of the guide pin in relation to the guide bore;
- wherein a void is provided radially between the guide portion and the guide bore and the wear sensor is at least partially accommodated within the void and is radially positioned between the guide portion and the guide bore.
A caliper guide assembly for a heavy vehicle disc brake, the caliper guide assembly comprising:
- a guide pin having a guide portion;
- a guide bore having a guide surface arranged to receive the guide portion and permit relative axial sliding thereof;
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- a wear sensor arranged to detect a position of the guide pin in relation to the guide bore;
- wherein a void accessible from an opening of the guide bore is provided within the caliper guide assembly and the wear sensor is at least partially located within the void and is radially positioned between the guide portion and the guide bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.