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US 11,578,771 B2Granted
Caliper actuated wheel end sphere brakes
AssigneeLewis Designs, LLC
InventorAaron J. Lewis
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Abstract
A braking system is presented that comprises a brake sphere rotor that is mounted to the wheel hub of an axle. The braking system incorporates a caliper arm assembly that comprises at least one caliper arm. Each caliper arm further comprises hemispherical friction material located between the caliper arm and the brake sphere rotor.
Claims16
A braking system comprising:
- a brake sphere rotor configured to be rotatably coupled to an axle;
- and
- a caliper arm assembly that comprises:
- at least one caliper arm extending at least partially in a circumferential direction;
- hemispherical friction material extending at least partially in the circumferential direction and located between said at least one caliper arm and said brake sphere rotor, wherein the at least one caliper arm extends in the circumferential direction a greater distance than the friction material, and wherein the friction material is positioned radially outside the rotor;
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- an actuator which is configured to apply a force to the at least one caliper arm at a circumferential location to cause the friction material to frictionally engage the rotor to thereby apply a braking force to the rotor, wherein the circumferential location is circumferentially offset from the friction material.
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A system comprising:
- a spherical rotor;
- at least one caliper arm;
- hemispherical friction material coupled to the at least one caliper arm and positioned between said at least one caliper arm and said rotor;
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- an actuator configured to apply a force to the at least one caliper arm at a circumferential location to cause the friction material to frictionally engage the rotor to thereby apply a braking force to the rotor, wherein the circumferential location is circumferentially offset from the friction material, and wherein the friction material is positioned radially inside the at least one caliper arm.
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A system comprising:
- a spherical rotor rotationally coupled to an axle;
- a first caliper arm;
- first hemispherical friction material coupled to the first caliper arm and positioned between said first caliper arm and said rotor, wherein the first hemispherical friction material is positioned radially outside the rotor;
- a second caliper arm;
- second hemispherical friction material coupled to the second caliper arm and positioned between said second caliper arm and said rotor, wherein the second hemispherical friction material is positioned radially outside the rotor;
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- a camshaft configured to simultaneously mechanically engage the caliper arms to cause the friction materials to frictionally engage the rotor to thereby apply a braking force to the rotor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.