Brake hub with floating rotor and mounting flange allowing simplified rotor removal and replacement

A hub rotor assembly comprising:

• a hub;
• a rotor supported by the hub for rotation about a central axis;
• a plurality of slots disposed in one of the hub and the rotor, each slot having a width and a depth;
• a plurality of floatation elements connecting the rotor to the hub, the plurality of floatation elements being fixed with respect to the other of the hub and the rotor, each floatation element including a first portion being disposed at least partially within one of the slots and a second portion being disposed outside the slot, the second portion having a width greater than the width of the slot, each floatation element being sized in relation to the slot within which it is disposed to allow at least one of radial, axial, or rotational relative movement between the floatation element and the slot, the relative movement between each floatation element and the slot within which it is disposed permitting relative movement between the rotor and the hub with respect to the central axis;
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• a deformable spring disposed between at least one floatation element and the slot within which it is disposed, the deformable spring being configured to deform during relative movement between the rotor and the hub, the deformable spring having a first portion between the floatation element first portion and the slot and a second portion disposed outside the slot at a position adjacent to the floatation element second portion, wherein the deformable spring first and second portions are integral with each other.

A hub rotor assembly comprising:

• a hub having a central axis of rotation and inboard end for attachment to a vehicle support and an outboard end for attachment to a wheel, the hub including, a wheel mounting flange disposed at the outboard end and a rotor mounting flange axially spaced from the outboard end toward the inboard end and extending generally parallel to the wheel mounting flange;
• wherein the wheel mounting flange has an outer periphery spaced a first radial distance from the axis of rotation, wherein the rotor mounting flange has an outer periphery spaced a second radial distance from the axis of rotation, the second radial distance being greater than the first radial distance;
• a rotor including a rotor flange fastened to the rotor mounting flange of the hub, the rotor flange having an inner periphery defining a third radial distance from the axis of rotation, wherein the third radial distance is greater than the first radial distance and less than the second radial distance;
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• a plurality of fasteners that connect the rotor flange to the rotor mounting flange of the hub.

A hub rotor assembly comprising:

• a hub having a central axis;
• of rotation and inboard end and an outboard end, the hub including a wheel mounting flange disposed at the outboard end and a rotor mounting flange axially spaced from and parallel to the wheel mounting flange toward the inboard end, wherein, the wheel mounting flange has an outer periphery having a first radial distance from the axis of rotation and the rotor mounting flange has an outer periphery having a second radial distance from the axis of rotation, the second radial distance being greater than the first radial distance;
• a rotor including a rotor flange attached to the rotor mounting flange of the hub, the rotor flange having an inner periphery defining the closest position on the rotor flange from the axis of rotation and a third radial distance, the third radial distance being greater than the first radial distance and less than the second radial distance a plurality of fasteners that connect the rotor flange to the rotor mounting flange of the hub and allow movement of the rotor relative to the hub with respect to the central axis;
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• a deformable spring disposed between at least one fastener and one of the hub and the rotor, the spring being constructed and arranged to deform during relative movement of the rotor relative to the hub.