Ventilated brake rotor

A ventilated brake rotor rotationally associated with a vehicle element to be braked,

• wherein said ventilated brake rotor has a rotation axis (A),
• wherein said ventilated brake rotor defines an axial direction (A-A), parallel to, or coinciding with, the rotation axis (A), a radial direction (R-R) and a circumferential direction (T-T), wherein said radial direction (R-R) is perpendicular to said axial direction (A-A) and wherein said circumferential direction (T-T) is perpendicular to both said axial direction (A-A) and said radial direction (R-R),
• wherein said ventilated brake rotor comprises a cup-shaped body, wherein said cup-shaped body comprises at least one ventilation opening, wherein said at least one ventilation opening passes through a cup-shaped body thickness to allow passage of a cooling fluid for cooling said ventilated brake rotor,
• wherein said cup-shaped body comprises at least one front annular portion, and a side portion,
• wherein said at least one front annular portion is configured to connect the ventilated brake rotor to said vehicle element to be braked,
• wherein said side portion extends from the at least one front annular portion at least in the axial direction (A-A), and
• wherein the ventilated brake rotor further comprises
• a protective element configured to shield said at least one ventilation opening preventing foreign bodies from entering into said cup-shaped body, and allowing the cooling fluid to cross said at least one ventilation opening,
• wherein said protective element is a separable piece selectively removable from said cup-shaped body via a snap-fit, wherein the snap-fit enables rotation of the protective element with respect to the cup-shaped body.