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US 12,326,177 B2Granted
Multi-disc brake having radial wear pin cartridge and integrated water jacket
AssigneeAusco Products, Inc.
InventorsNancy Leonard, Brian Dennis, Howard Baldeosingh
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Abstract
A multi-disc brake is provided. The brake can include a radial wear pin cartridge for wear indication. The brake can include an integrated water jacket for cooling.
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A brake comprising
- a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion,
- a piston and braking assembly within a brake cavity of the housing, the piston and braking assembly including a wear pin guide coupled with or integral with a primary disc,
- a wear pin assembly in the first housing portion, the wear pin assembly including a body portion having a first end and a second end,
- the second end of the body portion carrying a pin nose,
- the first end of the body portion being acted on by a spring to thereby contact the pin nose with the wear pin guide.
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A brake comprising
- a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion,
- a piston and braking assembly within a brake cavity of the housing, the piston and braking assembly including a wear pin guide coupled with or integral with a primary disc,
- a wear pin assembly in the first housing portion, the wear pin assembly including a body having an end carrying a pin nose,
- an adjuster positioned around a portion of the body, wherein the body is movable relative to the adjuster, the adjuster including external threads corresponding with a threaded portion of the first housing portion, such that the external threads are screwed into the threaded portion of the first housing portion until the pin nose engages the wear pin guide, where the engaging of the pin nose with the wear pin guide is indicated by movement of the body relative to the adjuster.
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A brake comprising
- a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion,
- a piston and braking assembly within a brake cavity of the housing, the piston and braking assembly including a wear pin guide coupled with or integral with a primary disc,
- a wear pin assembly in the first housing portion, the wear pin assembly including a body having an end carrying a pin nose in engagement with the wear pin guide,
- an adjuster positioned around a portion of the body,
- a gasket and a plate positioned above the adjuster, wherein the gasket and the plate are secured to the first housing portion.
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A method of analyzing wear condition of a brake, the method comprising steps of
- providing a brake including
- a wear pin assembly with a body and a pin nose in contact with a wear pin guide,
- an indicator ring at an upper part of the body, and
- a cap visually covering the indicator ring;
- allowing the body to move relative to the indicator ring;
- removing the cap;
- and
- analyzing the position of the body relative to the indicator ring;
- wherein if the body is hiding the indicator ring from view during the step of analyzing, the brake is determined to be in a condition needing repair.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.