Disk brake caliper having cage bridge
OwnerWarren Gillilandinventor
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Abstract
A brake apparatus includes a caliper with two housing members secured together by an E-section cage. The housing members straddle a rotor, so as to be able to urge one or more pistons disposed therein to apply brake pads against the rotor, thereby effectuating a braking force on the rotor. The E-section cage provides support for the housing members and reduces the clam shell effect generated by application of the breaking force.
Claims6
A disk brake assembly including a rotor, a brake caliper for applying braking force to said rotor, said brake caliper having first and second housing members straddling said rotor, said first and second housing members connected by a cage, said cage comprising:
- a rectangular frame including at least two side members joined by at least one cross member;
- each said side member integrally connected to at least one anchor;
- said side members connected by at least one endplate;
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- each said endplate having a shoulder block integral to the outside face of said endplate.
A disk brake assembly including a rotor, a brake caliper for applying braking force to said rotor, said brake caliper having first and second housing members straddling said rotor, said first and second housing members each having a recessed inboard surface and each having holes therein, said first and second housing members connected by a cage, said cage comprising:
- a rectangular frame including at least two side members joined by at least one cross member;
- each said side member integrally connected to at least one anchor;
- each said anchor having at least one hole formed therein to be in substantial alignment with corresponding holes on said first and second housing member;
- said side members connected by at least one endplate;
- each said endplate having a shoulder block integral to the outside face of said endplate;
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- each said shoulder block having at least one hole formed therein to be in substantial alignment with corresponding holes on said first and second housing members;
- wherein said cage fits between said recessed inboard surfaces of said first and second housing members such that said holes on said anchors and said shoulder blocks are in substantial alignment with corresponding holes on said first and second housing members so as to permit securing means capable of engaging said holes in said anchors and said shoulder blocks via said corresponding holes in said first and second housing members to secure said first housing member and said second housing member to said cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.