Cooling ducts for disc brake caliper and method of manufacture thereof
AssigneeAlcon Components Limited
InventorsAndrew Charles SMITH, Stephen James HODGKINS, Richard James HUMBLE
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a disc brake caliper body comprising a mounting side bracket and a non-mounting side bracket extending along a circumferential direction of the body, each bracket being configured to hold at least one brake pad. In order to provide improved cooling efficiency while maintaining the required stability of the brake caliper, the caliper body further comprises at least one cooling duct formed by additive manufacturing, at least one cooling duct being an integral part of the caliper body.
Claims8
A disc brake caliper body comprising:
- a mounting side bracket and a non-mounting side bracket extending along a circumferential direction of the body, each bracket being configured to hold at least one brake pad, and
- at least one cooling duct formed by additive manufacturing, the cooling duct being an integral part of the brake caliper body and extending continuously along its length;
- wherein the at least one cooling duct has a continuously curved shape, when viewed in plan;
- wherein the disc brake caliper body comprises a first end bridge arranged and configured to connect leading ends of the brackets and a second end bridge arranged and configured to connect trailing ends of the brackets, the cooling duct extending at least partly through the first and/or second end bridge;
- wherein the disc brake caliper body comprises a central bridge arranged between the first and second end bridges, the cooling duct extending at least partly through the central bridge.
A disc brake caliper body comprising:
- a mounting side bracket and a non-mounting side bracket extending along a circumferential direction of the body, each bracket being configured to hold at least one brake pad, and a central bridge arranged between the first and second end bridges,
- at least one cooling duct formed by additive manufacturing, the cooling duct being an integral part of the brake caliper body and extending continuously along its length, the cooling duct extending at least partly through the central bridge
- wherein the cooling duct defines a cavity for conveying cooling fluid, the cavity comprising supplementary structures extending from an inner surface of the cooling duct, and wherein the structures are formed by additive manufacturing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.