Release operation of a sliding caliper and a brake system therefor
AssigneeAkebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsAurelian Bahmata, Swanand Velankar, Philip Nathanael Jedele
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Abstract
A brake system and a method of performing a release operation with the brake system. The brake system comprises a sliding caliper body and a fixed caliper body. The fixed caliper body has a stop formed therein and accommodates a spindle nut that mates with the stop in a release operation. The brake system comprises a spindle that drives the spindle nut in a second direction during the release operation. Continued translation of the spindle after mating of the spindle nut with the stop drives the sliding caliper body in a first direction opposing the second direction.
Claims20
A brake system comprising:
- a sliding caliper body translatable at least in a first direction;
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- a fixed caliper body having a first stop formed therein and accommodating a spindle nut that contacts the first stop in a release operation;
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- a spindle that drives the spindle nut in a second direction during the release operation, wherein continued translation of the spindle after contact of the spindle nut with the first stop drives the sliding caliper body in the first direction, which is opposing the second direction.
A method for performing a release operation with a brake system, the method comprising:
- driving a spindle nut, by a spindle, during the release operation in a second direction until the spindle nut contacts a fixed caliper body,
- continuing to drive the spindle to drive a sliding caliper body in a first direction opposing the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.