Floating brake rotor assembly with non-load bearing pins
OwnerJeffrey W. Gehrsinventor
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Abstract
The floating brake rotor assembly with non-load bearing pins includes a brake rotor and hub that are coplanar and are interconnected by pin and spring assemblies such that the pins do not bear rotational torque being transferred between the brake rotor and hub. The rotor has tooth-like protruding members along its inner edge that mate with recesses along the outer edge of the hub. When aligned, each protruding member and corresponding recess forms an aperture through which a pin is positioned, and allows for transfer of rotational torque without applying load force to the pin.
Claims13
A floating brake rotor assembly, comprising:
- an annular hub having an outer edge and a plurality of recesses defined in the outer edge, the recesses being spaced apart radially;
- each one of said recesses defining at least one mating surface;
- an annular brake rotor having an inner circumferential edge and a plurality of protruding members extending radially inward from the inner circumferential edge, the protruding members of the rotor and the recesses of the hub cooperating to define pin openings therebetween when the hub is placed inside and concentrically aligned with the rotor;
- each one of said protruding members defining at least one mating surface corresponding to a respective mating surface of said recesses of said hub;
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- a plurality of pins having a head and a shaft, the pins being inserted through the pin openings defined between the protruding members and the recesses, the head of each of the pins abutting the rotor and the hub;
- said plurality of pins being non-load bearing during braking;
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- a retainer mounted on the shaft of each of the pins so that the hub and rotor are slightly slidable axially on the pins;
- wherein load forces during braking bearing against said corresponding mating surfaces of the rotor protruding members and respective said mating surfaces of the hub recesses.
A floating brake rotor assembly, comprising:
- an annular hub having an outer edge and a plurality of protruding members extending radially from the outer edge, the protruding members being spaced apart radially;
- each one of said protruding members defining at least one mating surface;
- an annular brake rotor having an inner circumferential edge and a plurality of recesses defined in the inner circumferential edge, each one of said recesses defining at least one mating surface;
- the protruding members of the hub and the recesses of the rotor cooperating to define pin openings therebetween when the hub is placed inside and concentrically aligned with the rotor;
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- a plurality of pins having a head and a shaft, the pins being inserted through the pin openings defined between the protruding members and the recesses, the head of each of the pins abutting the rotor and the hub;
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- a retainer mounted on the shaft of each of the pins so that the hub and rotor are slightly slidable axially on the pins;
- wherein load forces during braking bearing against said corresponding mating surfaces of the hub protruding members and respective said mating surfaces of the rotor recesses, and said plurality of pins are non-load bearing during braking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.