Brake support plate
AssigneeSAF-HOLLAND GmbH
InventorOlaf Drewes
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Abstract
A brake support plate secures a caliper for disk brakes or the components of a drum brake to a wheel suspension or to a wheel axle. The brake support plate includes an axle opening with a snug-fit section for receiving an axle element, wherein the snug-fit section is slightly smaller than a corresponding section of the axle element. A circumference of the axle opening includes at least one discontinuation, such as, for example, a slot where the snug-fit section can be expanded for assembly. A securing element is disposed in such a manner as to decrease the discontinuation so that the snug-fit section returns to substantially its original size.
Claims3
A method for the production and mounting of a brake support plate, the method comprising:
- providing an axle defining an outer surface portion having an original size when the axle is in a substantially unstressed state;
- fabricating a brake support plate blank including an axle opening having a size and defining a periphery;
- machining the axle opening to form an engagement surface;
- creating a discontinuation at the periphery of the axle opening by breaking the brake support plate blank in at least one place:
- increasing the size of the axle opening;
- positioning the axle in the axle opening;
- reducing the size of the axle opening to an assembled size such that a frictional connection is achieved over substantially the entire engagement surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.